||| FROM MINNIE KNYCH |||
There were several statements made by some of the candidates at the forum on Saturday that deserve fact checking. One statement by Kari McVeigh needs a fact check. When asked why she solicited and got an endorsement from the Democrat Party for a position on county council that is supposed to be non-partisan, she answered that the Republican Party has a statement in their platform that is opposed to gay marriage. She then said she is a gay woman implying that she is a victim of discrimination.
The platform for SJ County Republicans is attached. THERE IS NO SUCH CLAUSE IN THE SAN JUAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. The SJCRP Platform is also posted on the San Juan County Republican website at https://sjcrp.org/about/your-pcos/
Kari’s untrue statement makes it clear that she will NOT represent all SJ County citizens if elected and that she has a bias against a large segment of our population.
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Minnie Knych, why are you reposting the same tired allegations that have already been disputed and disproven (https://theorcasonian.com/letter-to-editor-fact-checking-mcveigh-statements/)? While it is easily understandable that Kari McVeigh would not seek or subscribe to an endorsement by the anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-inclusive Republican party, the implication that she would not be equitable and inclusive of all identities and viewpoints is utter nonsense. The fact that she is the object of the gender discrimination you imply makes her, if anything, more sensitive to discrimination of any kind and more open to diverse points of view of all kinds.