National Police Union Refuses to Endorse Romney, First Such Refusal in 98 Years

[California Girl]

Fraternal Order of Police Declines Endorsement in Race for White House 09/07/2012
Nation's largest police labor organization will not support Obama or Romney

Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, today announced that the organization has decided not to support any candidate for the office of President.

"For the first time in our history, and only after careful consideration of the candidates' records and their responses to our questions, we have determined in this instance the Fraternal Order of Police will not make a Presidential endorsement," Canterbury said.

For a candidate to receive the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police, he must receive a two-third majority of the National Board, which is made up of one Trustee from each of the organization's State Lodges.

"The important challenges faced by our rank-and-file officers, the real issues in public safety, and the problems that our criminal justice system is facing are not the focus of either campaign," Canterbury explained. "It would be irresponsible for us to support either candidate."

"What we need is a genuine bipartisanship. This national preoccupation with defeating or trumping political opponents has eroded confidence in our leaders and the entire political system. In such an environment comity, compromise and cooperation have become virtually impossible," Canterbury said. "We urge our members to exercise their right to vote in this election."

The Fraternal Order of Police is the largest law enforcement labor organization in the United States, with more than 330,000 members.

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Interesting that the ranting hordes of USMB have ignored this ^^^. Logic and reason is, apparently, offensive to their emotional bullshit.

 

[grunt11b]

National Police Union Refuses to Endorse Romney, First Such Refusal in 98 Years



For the first time in 98 years, the 330,000-member Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) will not endorse a candidate for president this year. The FOP supported the Republican candidate for President in 2008, 2004, and 2000, and its non-endorsement is seen as a refutation of Mitt Romney.


Why the change? One big reason was Mitt Romney's support of Senate Bill 5 in Ohio, which stripped collective bargaining rights from police officers.

And yet again, another liberal post, noone cares.

 

[grunt11b]

You fuckers are going to feel uppity until you get your asses spanked in November and lose the senate and the white house, and then when you start rioting, the rest of us will start shooting you. I cannot wait.

 

[Cowman]

You fuckers are going to feel uppity until you get your asses spanked in November and lose the senate and the white house, and then when you start rioting, the rest of us will start shooting you. I cannot wait.

You'll get joy out of killing fellow Americans, won't you?

Police ought to have you on a special watch list.

 

[California Girl]

You fuckers are going to feel uppity until you get your asses spanked in November and lose the senate and the white house, and then when you start rioting, the rest of us will start shooting you. I cannot wait.

What a totally stupid thing to post.

 

[Stephanie]

what a piece of crap article...

so because they won't endorse ANYONE FOR PRESIDNT, it means they are refuting Romney

this is the kind of crap you get from THE DAILYKOS