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2016 Postmortem

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2016, 11:22 AM Oct 2016

Man Arrested For Wearing 'Basket Of Deplorables' Shirt At Texas Polling Place [View all]

A Texas man was arrested Monday for electioneering after refusing to hide his “Basket of Deplorables” T-shirt.

“He wanted to take a stand,” Bulverde Police Chief Gary Haecker told the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung of Brett Mauthe, who showed up to his polling place with a Trump hat and “Basket of Deplorables” T-shirt. “Unfortunately, he was arrested.”

Mauthe told local TV station KSAT that he removed his Trump hat but refused to turn his T-shirt inside-out, saying he was unaware it constituted a violation of the election code.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/brett-hauthe-arrested-wearing-trump-gear-texas-polling-place

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Man Arrested For Wearing 'Basket Of Deplorables' Shirt At Texas Polling Place [View all] Farmgirl1961 Oct 2016 OP

‘I support you and I appreciate what you’re doing. It’s your right,...' Said the police chief. grossproffit Oct 2016 #1

Hope he was arrested BEFORE he voted! Laf.La.Dem. Oct 2016 #2

He wasn't even wearing a shirt with a candidate's name on it. The ACLU would likely support him... PoliticAverse Oct 2016 #3

It depends whether he was 100 ft from the polls. anamandujano Oct 2016 #5

His Hat doesn't count Capt. Obvious Oct 2016 #12

According to the story he removed his hat when asked to but refused to remove his shirt. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2016 #13

I guess these morons don't realize BigRig Oct 2016 #4

They are bigots as defined by their own words and actions, and proud of it. Hekate Oct 2016 #6

Yes, but my point is that even the half of the rethugs BigRig Oct 2016 #8

This Saturday, my brother and sil will wear their rusty fender Oct 2016 #7

Probably. It's not a big deal to follow the rules, which is no electioneering inside or outside. Hekate Oct 2016 #9

Arrested for just wearing the shirt? bluestateguy Oct 2016 #10

Here in Ohio we have the same rule...don't wear election stuff. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #11