Hole in the Wall
Chip Roy's Hate Runneth Over
RECEIVED Wed., June 26, 2024
Dear Editor,
We’re accustomed to politicians mobilizing extremist supporters through violence-evoking demagoguery. On Friday, Chip Roy went over that line on X by tweeting: “I do want to ‘ethnic cleanse’ by deporting white progressive Democrats - with a special bonus for rich ones with an Ivy League degree.”
He was responding to a tweet likening the deportation of 20 million migrants to ethnic cleansing.
The context includes two facts:
1) Mr. Roy indeed wants to deport all undocumented migrants, including “Dreamers” and provisional asylees; and
2) One of his opponents is a white progressive Democrat with an Ivy League degree.
I don't support his Democrat opponent. I’m campaigning to repudiate careerists of both major parties, and to bring more economic/personal freedom by dramatically reducing the size/scope of the federal government. But I feel compelled to call out Mr. Roy for such hateful rhetoric. Yesterday’s tweet might be the most disgusting, but it’s not his first offense. Texas-21 needs a limited government representative who ALSO behaves respectfully towards everyone, including those with whom he disagrees. Mr. Roy’s behavior towards opponents is unbecoming of a congressman, a self-proclaimed Christian, and a Texan. (FYI, Mr. Roy is not a Texan).
Immigration is a complex subject, and it’s true the Biden administration has been derelict in its responsibility to enforce our borders. But Mr. Roy has made clear he opposes any negotiated solution – he would rather perpetuate the crisis than to negotiate. Politically, a festering crisis on the border is more valuable than any solution. We need a representative who cares more about solutions than about getting the credit. We need a representative who isn’t seeking to entrench him/herself for a career in the D.C. swamp. Two alternatives to Mr. Roy are on the ballot: one a progressive, the other a Libertarian. You have clear choices in Texas-21. You’re not compelled to vote for a vile, populist career politician from that swamp.
We’re accustomed to politicians mobilizing extremist supporters through violence-evoking demagoguery. On Friday, Chip Roy went over that line on X by tweeting: “I do want to ‘ethnic cleanse’ by deporting white progressive Democrats - with a special bonus for rich ones with an Ivy League degree.”
He was responding to a tweet likening the deportation of 20 million migrants to ethnic cleansing.
The context includes two facts:
1) Mr. Roy indeed wants to deport all undocumented migrants, including “Dreamers” and provisional asylees; and
2) One of his opponents is a white progressive Democrat with an Ivy League degree.
I don't support his Democrat opponent. I’m campaigning to repudiate careerists of both major parties, and to bring more economic/personal freedom by dramatically reducing the size/scope of the federal government. But I feel compelled to call out Mr. Roy for such hateful rhetoric. Yesterday’s tweet might be the most disgusting, but it’s not his first offense. Texas-21 needs a limited government representative who ALSO behaves respectfully towards everyone, including those with whom he disagrees. Mr. Roy’s behavior towards opponents is unbecoming of a congressman, a self-proclaimed Christian, and a Texan. (FYI, Mr. Roy is not a Texan).
Immigration is a complex subject, and it’s true the Biden administration has been derelict in its responsibility to enforce our borders. But Mr. Roy has made clear he opposes any negotiated solution – he would rather perpetuate the crisis than to negotiate. Politically, a festering crisis on the border is more valuable than any solution. We need a representative who cares more about solutions than about getting the credit. We need a representative who isn’t seeking to entrench him/herself for a career in the D.C. swamp. Two alternatives to Mr. Roy are on the ballot: one a progressive, the other a Libertarian. You have clear choices in Texas-21. You’re not compelled to vote for a vile, populist career politician from that swamp.
Bob King
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Texas’ 21st Congressional District
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Texas’ 21st Congressional District