A Deputy Attorney General in Indiana named Jeff Cox made a rather unusual Tweet over the last weekend on the matter of the union story in Wisconsin.
In Indiana, a similar story is unfolding. It isn't getting as much press as the Wisconsin story, but in Indiana there are also renegade AWOL Democratic legislators who have fled the state to prevent a quorum from assembling at the State Capitol to tactically forestall an effort to erode collective bargaining rights there.
Since Indiana doesn't want to get into the same bind as Wisconsin, they are trying to handle the matter differently.
Except for Jeff Cox, who Tweeted (actually ReTweeted) this:
Mr Cox was confronted on Twitter by Mother Jones editor Adam Weinstein for this reTweet, and Mr Cox doubled down
And now, Jeff Cox is out of a job.
From an official statement from the Indiana Attorney General's office:
A second amendment remedy to making next month's mortgage payment?
The irony here is, if Mr. Cox had been a member of a union, he might still have his job.
In Indiana, a similar story is unfolding. It isn't getting as much press as the Wisconsin story, but in Indiana there are also renegade AWOL Democratic legislators who have fled the state to prevent a quorum from assembling at the State Capitol to tactically forestall an effort to erode collective bargaining rights there.
Since Indiana doesn't want to get into the same bind as Wisconsin, they are trying to handle the matter differently.
Except for Jeff Cox, who Tweeted (actually ReTweeted) this:
Use live ammunition RT @MotherJones Sources in Madison say riot police have been ordered to clear protesters from capitol at 2 am #wiunion
Mr Cox was confronted on Twitter by Mother Jones editor Adam Weinstein for this reTweet, and Mr Cox doubled down
@AdamWeinstein against thugs physically threatening legally-elected state legislator & governor? You're damn right I advocate deadly force.
And now, Jeff Cox is out of a job.
From an official statement from the Indiana Attorney General's office:
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Today the Indiana Attorney General's Office announced that Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Cox is no longer employed by this agency.
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A second amendment remedy to making next month's mortgage payment?
The irony here is, if Mr. Cox had been a member of a union, he might still have his job.
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