I really don't expect NRA to defend Mr. Norquist; that is not their duty. I doubt that I will get a reply to my inquiry before voting closes on 22 March. My purpose in making the inquiry was to inform them of the issue and perhaps urge the nominating committee to be more thorough in their quest for suitable nominees in the future.
In a leap of faith, for years, I have voted basing my decisions on the trust that all nominees have been thoroughly vetted by the nominating committee before being placed in nomination. Apparently there is a possibility of error in the vetting process which forces me to do my own vetting in the future rather than taking each biography, furnished by the candidate him/herself, at face value.
My whole take on this is that the nominating committee may have dropped the ball in this case. JMO, but seems that if they had vetted the candidate thoroughly, they would not have placed his name on the ballot. There is a lot of information on Grover Norquist which is easily available by doing a Google search.
Again, IMO, withdrawing one's membership is not the proper course of action to remedy this obvious error, just as not voting in an election because "the party" didn't nominate one's favorite candidate is not helpful in promoting one's beliefs.
I, for one, plan to stay and fight for improvement of NRA, not cut and run. NRA is, and will always be the best hope we have of maintaining our 2nd amendment freedom, if for no other reason, based on sheer membership numbers and the dedication of it's members to defend that freedom.
Regards,
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