From the Radio Free Michigan archives ftp://141.209.3.26/pub/patriot If you have any other files you'd like to contribute, e-mail them to bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu. ------------------------------------------------ I found this in my local paper. I don't know any more about this than what I've read in the paper. Anyone know any more about this group? US MILITIA LEADER SAYS VIOLENCE APPROACHES BOISE, Idaho (AP) The leader of the U.S. Militia Association says civil war could be coming, and with it the need to shoot Idaho legislators. "Go up and look legislators in the face, because some day you may be forced to blow it off"," Samuel Sherwood said in Boise on March 2, according to the latest edition of the Boise Weekly. On Friday, Sherwood said the quote was essentially correct. "I said something about, 'You may have to be shooting them in the face,' and that may well happen," Sherwood said. Sherwood, who leads the Blackfoot-based U.S. Militia Association, has appeared with a few statewide Republican leaders this year. But many GOP officials called his new predictions "frightning" and "uncivilized." Sherwood, whose writing has advocated using militias to defy federal law, predicted on Friday that some Idaho lawmakers will betray Idaho and cling to Washington D.C., when and if civil war erupts. Hence the need to shoot them, he said. Sherwood has organized militia associations in several Idaho counties and in other Western states. He says history shows politicians frequently pick the wrong side in a revolution, and today's politicians are no different. But Attorney General Alan Lance said Sherwood's warning "shows a lack of sensitivity and judgement," and Lt. Gov. Butch Otter condemned the remarks. Otter attended the militia association's March 2 gathering, but left early after declaring he was "amongst friends." But on Friday he said militia supporters "violate the very covenants that they espouse to protect in the Constitution with statements like that." Republican Gov. Phil Batt also is leery of Sherwood's comments. ------------------------------------------------ (This file was found elsewhere on the Internet and uploaded to the Radio Free Michigan archives by the archive maintainer. All files are ZIP archives for fast download. E-mail bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu)