MIAC Report Under Review
Posted by disorderlyvision on 06/03/09 12:25 AM
A special House committee has been formed to investigate the inner workings of a state agency that produced a controversial report linking some social conservative views to militia membership.
State Rep. Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, will chair the committee during the interim between legislative sessions.
The Missouri Information Analysis Center's Feb. 20 report created a nationwide firestorm among conservatives because it indicated people who favor small government, refuse to pay taxes, oppose abortion and oppose illegal immigration have tendencies to join violent militias.
The report also alleged that militia members tended to vote for Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and third-party candidates like Libertarian Bob Barr and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin for president in the 2008 election.
State officials later apologized to Paul, Barr and Baldwin for being singled-out by name in the report.
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SOURCE: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=19323