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Judi Lynn

(160,631 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 03:21 PM Jun 2018

Amid worries of Nazi sympathizers on the town council, Leith, North Dakota, moves to dissolve

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center


June 21, 2018
Ryan Lenz

In response to the election of two town council members suspected to maintain associations with neo-Nazi Craig Cobb, officials in Leith, North Dakota, are moving forward with plans to dissolve the town government.

Leith Mayor Ryan Schock collected enough signatures for a petition for dissolution — 12 in total in a town that counts only several dozen as permanent residents. On Wednesday, Schock brought the petition to the Grant County Commission, which set a July 23 special election for the town to make a final decision, The Bismark Tribune reported.

"Hopefully, it will go away. Nobody can take over the city government without a government,” Schock told the newspaper.

The two new town council members, Michael Bencz and Deby Nelson, who live together, were elected with 10 and nine write-in votes respectively. While Bencz has denied he shares ideological sympathies with Cobb, town officials have noted that he bought a Leith property from Cobb and arrived shortly after Cobb announced on a racist message board his plans to turn Leith in to a white supremacist enclave in 2013.

Read more: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/06/21/amid-worries-nazi-sympathizers-town-council-leith-north-dakota-moves-dissolve



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Amid worries of Nazi sympathizers on the town council, Leith, North Dakota, moves to dissolve (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2018 OP
Intensely f-ed up. truthisfreedom Jun 2018 #1
is that John Bolton with a hair weave? bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #2
Yes indeed, the "Master Race" y'all. 47of74 Jun 2018 #5
That poor town. BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #3
If it's still available, watch the documentary "Welcome to Leith" DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #4
Looks like it is out there to rent (stream) but will keep checking BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #7
It orginally aired on Independent Lens DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #8
Already checked youtube BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #9
Craig Cobb failed his DNA test IronLionZion Jun 2018 #6
So what's the Police doing about these traitors? rockfordfile Jun 2018 #10
For those keeping score at home - Number of US towns taken over by Muslims stands at 0 ck4829 Jun 2018 #11

BumRushDaShow

(129,538 posts)
7. Looks like it is out there to rent (stream) but will keep checking
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 04:00 PM
Jun 2018

to see if someone does a special free re-airing.

BumRushDaShow

(129,538 posts)
9. Already checked youtube
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 06:25 PM
Jun 2018

and they link to pay sites to see the whole thing. But will put it on my "to watch" list.

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