Posted on 02/27/2007 9:01:44 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
Jim Gilchrist, the Orange County accountant who gained national recognition as the co-founder of a citizen border patrol group, will ask a judge this afternoon to issue a restraining order in order to regain control of the Minuteman Project.
Earlier this month, Gilchrist was removed by his board of directors, which accused the charismatic anti-illegal-immigrant figure of abusing his power. Minuteman Project officials said they will detail their allegations at a press conference later this afternoon.
The rift, Gilchrist said, "could very well bring an end to the entire Minuteman Project. There are groups around the country with the name, but we are the most well known and the most powerful."
Gilchrist said he did nothing wrong. His opponents, he said, are motivated by "a greed for power and a false perception of an endless stream of money."
He said he plans to continue his work, which began in 2005 with a citizen border patrol that gained widespread media attention and a criticism from President Bush, who called them "vigilantes."
Robert Vasquez — a former county commissioner in Idaho who, in his elected position, sued companies that hired illegal workers — said top conservative leaders turned against Gilchrist. Among them is Barbara Coe, who heads California Coalition for Immigration Reform and co-authored Proposition 187, the ballot measure that sought to deny undocumented immigrants certain public benefits.
"Sometimes a position becomes bigger than the man," Vasquez said. "It's unfortunate that it has reached this point."............"
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
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What does he mean he did nothing wrong? Has he been charged with wrong doing?
Thanks for posting this, Anti-Bubba182. Gilchrist was interviewed here on the radio tonight. I don't think this will be the last we hear from him.
Not in a court of law, but the board of directors has charged him with misusing the powers of his position.
Ousted Minuteman leader seeks court remedy (Gilchrist Ousted from MMP)
Any cause worth fighting will find itself eventually corrupted by money and fame-seeking individuals. Does Gilchrist fall into the corrupt or fame-seeking category? I don't know but I just bet there's someone out there who will say he is and someone who will say he isn't. And so it goes.
Any time an organization succussfully goes up against the government, it is likely to be infiltrated by government operatives, and in this case probably also operatives of Marxist revolutionary groups that support illegal immigration.
I am a charter member of a local border watch group, we have had problems with disruptors, possibly infiltrators that we have had to cull. On two occasions some of our members have brought up joining the MMP, both times, it was voted on by the members, the majority voted against. I was the most outspoken against, not because I have anything against the MMP, or any of their members, but because I believe one large orginization is more vulnerable to infiltrators, power struggles, and law suits, than many small groups working toward the same goal.
More importantly...
Well, there is that......LOL.
This is an article from the 26th. Do you know of any articles regarding this press conference from that afternoon by any chance?
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