Editors’ Note: Lt. Col. Allen West was seeing a lot online grief about the lack of new blood making it onto the latest NRA Board of Directors and had this to say.
Opinion by Lt. Col. Allen West
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Okay, since there are stupid people online who make assertions about something they know nothing about, let me enlighten you.
The new slate of officers [candidates] for the National Rifle Association was decided upon, and nominated by, the NRA Board of Directors nominating committee.
There were no nominations from the floor when these names were put forth. With no opposing nominations, the vote was done by acclamation, not roll call vote. This action is similar to passing a piece of legislation by voice vote.
Now, for you chuckleheads, I did not vote for our Board to go into Executive session. That was reported.
Here is the deal: there were some 2 million ballots issued [to voting eligible NRA members] for this past 2019 Board election, for which I was a candidate.
There were less than 150K ballots returned.
[of that number returned some were ineligible or not counted, for assorted reasons, including being blank, having made more than 27 choices, received past the voting deadline, being ballots from wrong years, or not authenticated by the member properly]
So, all of you brave people complaining about me via the invisible mechanism of social media, did you vote? Did you participate? Or, are you just a couch warrior that ain’t got the balls to say something to my face?
Now, please, have a nice evening, and know that God loves you. I can choose whether I do or not.
Allen West is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. Mr. West is a Senior Fellow at the Media Research Center to support its mission to expose and neutralize liberal media bias and is author of the book from Brown Books Publishing Group, “Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death” available on Amazon.
Col.West.
You rule! And you know how to roll.
Continue to lead from the front!
Succinct and to the point.
Thank you sir!
We are our own worst enemy. In NJ we had a 32% voter turnout for Governor. You would think gun people would recognize the right to vote and exercise it. Last NRA election less than 5.9% voted!
2.5 million eligible and 145,000 cast a ballot.
Anthony
West has my support. Right on target and good commentary. Vote or shut up. Folks, all this infighting is tearing up the NRA and playing into the hands of the anti-gunners. Despite our differences, we must stand together united OR fall – fail to protect our 2A rights. Either we come together united, or we lose. Your choice, choose wisely. The time is now.
Lt. Col. Allen West just pointed out that the rest of the NRA Board of Directors has no say, if the NRA Board of Directors nominating committee only nominates 1 person per position. The nominating committee holds all the power and seems to be loyal to only one person, Wayne LaPierre. Does anyone need more proof of how dysfunctional the NRA is?
I bullet-voted for Adam Kraut, as usual, and he lost, as usual. So, please don’t tell me that this is all my fault.
Self perpetuating, self serving power blocks comes to mind.