Is Friday the end for Agema? Here's the RNC letter calling for his resignation

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This is historic. Here is the letter from Virginia's Pat Mullins officially calling on Dave Agema to be removed from the Republican National Committee by the RNC membership. Mullins, the Virginia GOP chairman, is calling for a vote on a resolution at the Friday RNC meeting that would demand Agema's resignation. Mullins also proposes a follow-up resolution, if Agema does not respond, calling for the censure of Agema.
These actions, while unprecedented, will not satisfy those who are convinced the RNC has the power to remove Agema due to his many bigoted comments.
But it will be interesting to see if Agema can now withstand the growing national attention on his hateful views now that he has received coverage from Time magazine, National Journal, Red State, MSNBC, Slate and other publications.

Here is the Mullins letter:


January 13, 2015

Dear Fellow RNC Member,
It is time for us to take a stand against Dave Agema, the national committeeman from Michigan, who continues to disgrace our Republican Party.

Mullins

This is not about Establishment or Tea Party. This is about one of our colleagues acting in a unbecoming manner that destroys the reputation and standing of not only the RNC, but also Republicans everywhere.
We need to listen to our colleagues from Michigan. Michigan Republicans, including the Governor, state Chairman and the Republican Congressional delegation, have called for Mr.
Agema’s resignation as National Committeeman. So has Chairman Priebus. Unfortunately, Mr.Agema refuses to listen to the voice of reason.

Here in Virginia, we’ve worked with Chairman Priebus and RNC to grow our Republican Party into every community, including many who have been ignored for far too long — and we’ve made significant progress. Mr. Agema’s abhorrent comments are an anathema to those new, and in many cases fragile, relationships.
As such, the voice of reason must be louder. At our meeting on Friday, I hope that we will pass a resolution calling for his resignation. Mr. Agema may be able to ignore the voice of his home state, but I am hopeful he will not be able to ignore the voice of the entire country.

However, should the combined voices of Republicans from Guam to Maine, Virginia to California, be insufficient to convince Mr. Agema to resign, I would suggest that we act as one and pass a resolution making it clear that Mr. Agema's abhorrent views and words have no place in our party — and that he in no way speaks for us. While he might retain his post, he has lost the respect and esteem of his colleagues. Indeed, his actions have made him a pariah.
Anything short of this will allow Mr. Agema to continue disgracing our Republican Party and further impugn the integrity and good standing of the RNC.
Thank you for your consideration.