Crackpot Georgia State Senator Threatens Civil War-- And Reaching For His Rifle

Meet Colton Moore

State Senator Colton Moore and his congresswoman, who he greatly admires

Look at this guy in the video below, state Senator Colton Moore; he grew a beard. And click on the video and listen to what he has to say. He’s a dangerous crackpot who should be expelled from the Georgia state Senate today. Or the next time they're in session. He’s talking about igniting a civil war... and drawing his rifle.

The dude is 29 years old and he was elected to represent the people of 5 of the most backward, reactionary counties in Georgia, state Senate district 53, which is part of Marjorie Traitor Green’s congressional district. In 2020, he ran against GOP incumbent Jeff Mullis, the political boss of that part of the state, and lost. Two years later, he challenged him again and Mullis withdrew halfway through the race. Moore beat another Republican, Steven Henry, 14,631 (51.5%) to 13,804 (48.5%). Moore won Chatooga, Dade, Floyd and Walker counties and lost Catoosa. How crackpot are these 5 counties? This is what each gave Trump in 2020:

• Catoosa- 77.1%

• Chatooga- 80.2%

• Dade- 81.5%

• Floyd- 69.9%

• Walker- 78.9%

Democrats don’t even run there. Moore, called for a special session of the state legislature to defund Fani Willis’ office so that she’s forced to stop prosecuting Trump and his 18 cronies who worked on the failed 2021 coup. Moore: “The Legislature has this great check and balance when it comes to controlling the purse. Ultimately, from what I’ve seen, I think she should completely be defunded of any state dollars. People in northwest Georgia and Georgians all over don’t want their tax dollars going to fund this type of political persecution. If it turns out that she’s doing some corrupt things, then absolutely impeach her.”

Not getting his way, Moore went on Steve Bannon’s podcast to talk about civil war and reaching for his rifle. Listen by clicking on it:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution political reporter Greg Bluestein wrote that “In a remarkable press conference, Gov. Brian Kemp squashed the idea of a special legislative session pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she charged them with a vast conspiracy to reverse his 2020 defeat. And the governor on Thursday also dismissed talk of backing efforts to reprimand Willis, either through legislative hearings that seek to slash state funding to her office or a newly empowered panel that can sanction wayward prosecutors or remove them from office. The second-term Republican said he hasn’t ‘seen any evidence’ that Willis has violated her oath of office, even though he voiced concerns about whether she was politically motivated to pursue the 51-count indictment.”

“The bottom line is that in the state of Georgia as long as I’m governor, we’re going to follow the law and the Constitution, regardless of who it helps and harms politically,” said Kemp. “Over the last few years, some inside and outside of this building may have forgotten that. But I can assure you that I have not.”

Kemp added: “In Georgia, we will not be engaging in political theater that only inflames the emotions of the moment. We will do what is right. We will uphold our oath to public service. And it is my belief that our state will be better off for it.”

…The governor joined a chorus of Republicans who seek to lower the temperature of the escalating rhetoric. House Speaker Jon Burns wrote a lengthy letter to Republicans warning that the initiative flouts “the idea of separation of powers, if not outright violates it.”

And Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said in a statement to the AJC on Thursday that Moore’s idea is “not practical.”

“Calling individual members out by name becomes a distraction from what we should be talking about and that is the gross misuse of power, resources and responsibility from the Fulton County DA,” he said.

While senior Republicans have roundly rejected Moore’s initiative, some have endorsed hearings to slash Willis’ funding or encouraged her critics to file complaints before the new Prosecutorial Oversight Committee later this year. Kemp cautioned that tactic could backfire.

“These rules and laws work both ways for all parties— Republican, Democrat or otherwise. And you have to be very careful when you’re in power in government not to abuse that power, because if you do, you set the precedent for the other side using what you did in the future against them.”