SociallyConditionedAg said:
Microwave Onions said:
So you just don't like Phelan and you're trying to make this about him, got it.
Sometimes I wonder what percentage of political posters are purely motivated by personality, and don't care at all about any principles, philosophy, or policy.
Nope, he just happens to be my representative and is the biggest obstacle to passing conservative legislation in the House. I'm not the only one in my district that feels that Slaton was targeted by him, either. If I was concerned about personality over policy, I'd be supporting RINOs instead of conservatives, but we're quick to kick out actual conservatives while making excuses for RINOs and Dems. It's not a winning strategy.
Phelan did not target Slaton. Here's the
report. Per the report, Slaton developed an inappropriate relationship with a 19 year old staffer. This culminated in getting her intoxicated one night, in front of other underage staffers, and taking her virginity. The loss of virginity caused a significant amount of blood loss.
The staffer's mom noticed that her phone was not pinging at home. The mother called the staffer's roommate, who was at Slaton's apartment the night before, to ask about her daughter's location. The shortened summary of this interaction is that the staffer returned home, after purchasing Plan B, and had bloody undergarments to remember the occasion. This caused the roommate to ask a lot of questions and the staffer shared all the details from her night with Slaton.
Slaton dug his hole further by trying to intimidate the girls into staying quiet about the event. The girls, however, had already shared a lot of the info via the rumor mill. The Freedom Caucus was one of the first groups to learn of the assault.
It was the Freedom Caucus, not Phelan, who targeted Slaton for investigation then expulsion. This is why Briscoe Cain was the first to publicly call out Slaton as a predator. The Freedom Caucus does not tolerate hypocrisy lightly due to the convictions with their policy stances.
I know it seems cool to have a Phelan conspiracy, but that greatly minimizes what actually happened. The GI report is damming and Slaton's actions left no alternative except expulsion. This was driven 100% by his actions and the honest convictions of those who found out first.