Conservative group, ICE supporters clash in Chatham

The dais at Captain John’s Dockside Fish and Crab House was arranged last Thursday evening for a debate – a forum, in broad terms, on immigration, education, crime and the budget.

On one side sat Hal Winters, representing the Chatham Conservative Voice, a citizens’ advocacy group, and Brian Bock of the Chatham County Republican Party. Rick Martinez of WPTF AM 680 was seated in the middle, moderator’s chair. To his left stood two full water glasses and a pair of empty chairs.

There would be no debate. Churlish words across the Internet – and the likelihood that groups from outside the county that espouse extreme views on immigration would be in attendance – had led county commissioners and members of the county’s Human Relations Commission to decline invitations to attend.

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