Here’s something I did not see coming.
Earlier this week, a group of brave Enid residents gathered to prove that not everyone in town is okay with a neo-nazi working in local government and demanded a recall election for the city’s lone white supremacist on the city council – Judd Blevins.
In case you didn’t know, Blevins won a city council seat earlier this year despite the fact he attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, was in a leadership position for Identity Evropa, and spent a lot of time on neo-nazi websites where he praised Hitler.
Here are details from the Enid News Eagle:
Enid Social Justice Committee begins recall petition for Blevins
Enid Social Justice Committee has renewed its attempt to initiate a recall election of Ward 1 Commissioner Judd Blevins.
ESJC had several members speak during public comment at the Enid City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, with each of them denouncing Blevins’ alleged ties to white nationalist organizations.
Fr. James Neal, vice chair of ESJC, said during public comment that an attempt was made by Commissioner Derwin Norwood, at the request of ESJC, to broker an agreement that would have required Blevins to acknowledge hate groups, renounce them and apologize for anyone those groups hurt.
Two quick thoughts before we continue…