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GOP Mayor Ousted in New Jersey for Refusing to Fly ‘Pride’ Flag​

A Republican mayor in New Jersey was removed from his position after he refused to fly the gay pride flag.

Rochelle Park Mayor Perrin Mosca refused to fly the gay flag over the town hall because he said that it singles out and privileges a particular group, Townhall reported. City Council members from both parties agreed to strip Mosca of his title.

But according to Mosca, everyone had agreed that no particular group would get to fly a flag on public property.

“A majority had agreed that as a township we would not put up any flags that singled out one group over another group. That should have been the end of the issue,” Mosca said.


He also suggested that “private flags do not belong on public property,” and that only the American flag, state flag and township flag were viable. All others, including the LGBT flag, would only cause division.

But instead of receiving support for his moderate position, Mosca was forced out of his position by a Democrat and three Republicans.

Residents of Rochelle Park condemned the Council for its belligerent behavior.

“That’s not right, everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” one resident said. “I say live and let live but everybody has a right to their opinion.”


According to a local paper, the Daily Voice, Mosca had also run into trouble with the local Republican party.

GOP Municipal Chairman Frank Valenzuela said that he “embarrassed the township and brought its governance to a screeching halt, threatening two decades of progress.”

Valenzuela also accused his fellow Republican of using his position “to create a negative atmosphere guided by his personal ideals versus what is best for the residents of Rochelle Park.

Mosca, a local high school teacher, said that people must “consider the political motives” of Valenzuela, who is “struggling for relevancy within the Republican Party.”

Deputy Mayor Jennifer Appice took over until the Council can decide on a more permanent solution.


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I think in future adversaries of America shouldn't bother burning the American flag. Burning or dissing the Pride flag seems to cause more anger. What a farcical time to be alive!

MASSIVE if true

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Martin Alvito]

Oh, come on. I wanted to see her vote against.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Yet another of Gorsuch‘s pro-native American rights rulings. He both displays extensive knowledge of the history and sympathizes.




Unfortunately does not balance out the other conservatives on the court

 

[TN Toffee]

 

[LinekersLegs]

Seem a charming bunch

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Prevenger17]

Where the hell is a shoddy submersible when you need one?

 

[verreauxi]

Seem a charming bunch

Perhaps I'm reading the tweet wrong, but that's not a Hitler quote, that's very popular quote among Neo-Nazis and forms the basis for their 1488 numerology, based on the trial of David Lane.

 

[verreauxi]

Breaks my heart to see two honorable, intellectual heavy-weights stoop to that undignified level. Really never expected this from them.

 

[MrPerfectNot]

Not having met the Rep from the western section of my state and judging just by reputation, it sounds like MTG was actually telling the truth this time.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Yet another of Gorsuch‘s pro-native American rights rulings. He both displays extensive knowledge of the history and sympathizes.




Unfortunately does not balance out the other conservatives on the court

Gorsuch has turned out to be very hard to read. Usually he is in lockstep with the other conservatives, but he has some things he's fussy about.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Not as ugly as what Dick Cheney told Patrick Leahy to do, on the Senate floor.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Guess that's a decent slogan to run on

 

[TN Toffee]

Seem a charming bunch

They’re legitimately awful. This article is a couple months old, but definitely worth a read. Thought I linked it in here when I originally read it, but may have forgotten to.

A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids

Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives.

www.vice.com