Tea Partier wife files for divorce b/c he wanted her to walk on his left side b/c his sword would be on his right
An Eastern Washington legislator, speaking at a “Self-Reliance Rally” of Tea Party activists and survivalists, predicted last weekend that the United States economy is going to collapse and told activists to stock up on ammunition and stay in top physical condition for when that happens.
“We need to prepare for the inevitable collapse that is going to happen: You know it’s going to happen. That’s right, I am a politician and I am standing up here and saying that,” said state Rep. Matt Shea, a Republican from Spokane Valley. The lawmaker’s remarks were reported in the Coeur D’Alene Press.
“When it happens, we need to look at this as an opportunity, not a crisis,” Shea added. “Whose job is liberty? That’s our job.”
Shea recalled advice given to him in the military:
“Be prepared at any given moment to give up your job to do what is right. You have to stand up for what is right — even if it means you have to stand up to your government.”
The “Self-Reliance Rally” was held at Idaho’s Farragut State Park on Lake Pend Oreille. Attended by about 500 people and sponsored by a group called Oath Keepers, it featured training sessions ranging from hand-to-hand combat to field midwife training. An Idaho legislator, state Rep. Vito Barbieri, was also on hand.
Shea is at the far right of the Republican caucus in Olympia.
He is best known for his speech against same-sex marriage in the House last year and as a director of the group Protect Marriage Washington.
Shea is no stranger to controversy. The Spokane Spokesman Review reported an incident, about two years ago, in which he pulled a loaded gun on another motorist in what was described as a road rage incident. He was cited for having a loaded handgun in his pickup truck without a concealed weapons permit.
While a defender of traditional marriage, Shea was also in the news for his recent divorce. The lawmaker’s wife sought two temporary restraining orders and a protection order, and claimed to have been treated like a “possession.” She claimed that Shea insisted that she walk on his left side “because his sword, if he had one, would be on his right side.”
Northeast Washington and far Northern Idaho have been hotbeds of extreme-right groups who fear the United Nations and believe the federal government is undertaking illegal actions.
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