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Hal Shurtleff, New England Coordinator for The John Birch Society, was contacted by
a friend who shared the following E-mail sent out by the New Hampshire Convention
of States:
Good Morning Supporters,
One of the members of the NH State Senate Committee Kevin Avard is now
opposing SCR4 due to a donation he recently received for his campaign by the
John Birch Society who is against us. Senator Avard is from District 12 which
includes Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Mason, New Ipswich, Rindge, & Wards 1,
2, & 5 in the City of Nashua. Make a call and leave a voice message to Senator
Avard today at 603-271-4151 and tell him to support SCR4! Dont forget to
leave your name and the town you are calling from.
Priscilla Mills
Grassroots Coordinator
Convention of States Project
Senator Kevin Avard was informed off this outrageous slander and accusation of
bribery and contacted Ms. Mills by email only to receive an arrogant reply to the
effect that if he doesnt like it, he shouldnt be in politics. Senator Avard then
contacted the New Hampshire director of Convention of States, and he went into
damage control mode and issued this weak apology:
On behalf of Convention of States Action New Hampshire, I would like to
publicly apologize to Senator Avard for the email message that was sent
yesterday by our former volunteer Grassroots Coordinator, Priscilla Mills. The
information in the message was inaccurate and I am truly sorry that it was sent.
Please disregard it in its entirety.
I believe that Senator Avard continues to seriously consider both sides of SCR4,
and I hope that this recent error in judgment by one of our former volunteers
will not prevent him from focusing his attention on the critical substance of this
issue for our nation.
For the foreseeable future, I will be the only volunteer sending out
communications on behalf of COS Action New Hampshire, and I will ensure that
no further incorrect information is disseminated.
I sincerely hope that Senator Avard will forgive us and will not hold this error
in judgment (made by one volunteer) against our entire statewide or national
movement.
Sincerely,
John Therriault
New Hampshire State Director
http://www.nhteapartycoalition.org/tea/2016/02/05/elected-officials-beware-you-better-support-an-article-v-convention-or-you-may-be-accused-of-bribery/