Allen Co. GOP Approves Resolution Calling For Resignation Of Speaker Boehner

The Allen Co. Republican Party approved a resolution Monday night denouncing the House Republican leadership for lying to U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman, who had been assured by House leaders that they would replace the $1 trillion continuing resolution with a shorter-term funding bill if he changed his decisive vote on a procedural vote to allow the measure to be brought to the floor for a vote last week. Stutzman says the Republican leadership reneged on that promise, pushing ahead with the $1 trillion spending measure that gave virtually everything President Obama had demanded from lawmakers. Stutzman switched his vote to no on final passage in protest.

Allen County GOP committeepersons also approved an oral resolution calling on House Speaker John Boehner to resign according to the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.. The written resolution approved by the local party found House GOP leaders "devoid of integrity and untrustworthy" for the "offensive and insulting" misrepresentation the leadership made to Rep. Stutzman. Allen Co. GOP Chairman Steve Shine said the resolution was meant "to send a message to Washington, from literally the Republican heartland, to knock it off." Shine said both resolutions were approved unanimously by about 70 precinct committeepersons.