Eighteen Republican members of the Utah Legislature are listed among hundreds of lawmakers from around the country who have followed far-right or extremist groups on social media, including House Speaker Brad Wilson.
The list of Utah lawmakers includes House Speaker Brad Wilson, Sen. John Johnson and Rep. Phil Lyman.
Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. John Johnson is one of 18 Utah legislators who have followed far-right groups on social media sites according to a new report. Johnson joined seven groups on social media, the most of any legislator.found nearly 900 state legislators have joined at least one of 789 Facebook groups the organization defined as on the “far-right” of the political spectrum. IREHR is a progressive-leaning organization focused on far-right, racist and anti-semitic organizations.
Facebook group, which the report says is influenced by the violent far-right Posse Comitatus movement. Finicum was part of the group led by Ammon Bundy that staged an armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. Finicum was shot and killed by police during an attempted arrest at a roadblock.
The core belief of the Posse Comitatus movement is the mistaken idea that the county sheriff is the highest constitutional authority and can ignore or even nullify federal laws they believe are unconstitutional. Posse Comitatus groups also want to see the 14th and 15th Amendments overturned.Sen. John Johnson, R-Ogden, belongs to seven Facebook groups identified as promoting extremist views, the most among Utah legislators.
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