11th Commandmant Repealed

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I did a quick search and could not find this so sorry if it is a Dupe..


YAKIMA — State Republicans have decided that 10 commandments are enough.

The Republicans' 11th commandment — Thou shall not speak ill of other Republicans — was repealed at a weekend meeting of the party's executive committee.

The Reagan-era rule was supposed to ensure a sort of Marquess of Queensberry rules for Republicans running against each other in primary elections. A campaign attack against a fellow Republican was punishable by a $5,000 fine and the loss of any support from the party.

It has been used to stop Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan from speaking at a state GOP convention, and it cost local candidates party support.
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"No question it was used as a muzzle," said Doug Parris, who supported Davis. That was one of the things that led Parris and other conservatives in the party to start a new group, the Reagan Wing, which has been critical of the 11th commandment.

"It was an incumbent-in-perpetuity type thing," he said.
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She said she is not. She disagrees that a contested primary would hurt the party.

"If you're not afraid that democracy produces the best candidate, then you should not be afraid of a contested primary," she said.


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002519...