Another question was “What bills have YOU introduced in Washington?” McHenry said Eight bills and described them. One bill was illegal immigrants could not file for tax credits. You have to wonder why McHenry or anybody else had to introduce such a law. Obama or Hillary Clinton would have vetoed such a bill.
Another question asked McHenry if he benefited financially from the grass cutting contract over all of North Carolina that his dad’s company had gotten. McHenry stated there are no statewide grass cutting contracts, his brother runs the grass cutting company that his dad started and he had no financial association with the company.
Lots of stuff was not covered by the Star. I hope this information gives you a better insight into what went on at Patrick McHenry’s Townhall meeting earlier in the week.
One thing that I believe McHenry is wrong about was his excessive concerns with the Charlottesville, VA violence and the so called “hate groups.” Passing laws that call crimes “hate crimes” are wrong I believe. As are calling groups “hate groups.” The problem is who gets to define “hate.” Many would say the “Antifa” (Pronounced An-tee-fah and short for anti-fascist) group of counter-protesters at Charlottesville is also a hate group. It certainly appears the KKK, and other associated groups had legal permits to have a protest march and a Federal Judge said so. It appears the counter-protesters did not have legal permits and should have been run off or arrested by the Charlottesville police right from the start. Next we will have “Love crimes” or “love Groups” and who defines “love?” Many say Christians are “haters” because they read the Bible” which is full of Hate. I say we should pass and enforce equally laws that just define crimes, like murder, rape, burglary, etc. and leave divisive terms like “hate,” etc. out of it. And whoever violates the law should be arrested and prosecuted without concern of their beliefs or political party or who they supported for President. If I wasn’t busy taking notes, perhaps I should have asked McHenry about that.
