According to the Arizona Republic, the resignation follows the Arizona Democratic party highlighting Pearce saying on his radio talk program that if he were in charge of Arizona's public assistance programs "the first thing I'd do is get Norplant, birth control implants, or tubal ligations…Then we'll test recipients for drugs and alcohol, and if you want [to reproduce] or use drugs or alcohol, then get a job."
The Arizona GOP announced that Pearce had stepped down late Sunday, following a number of candidates denouncing Pearce's remarks.
Pearce said it was am e-mail and he failed to attribute them to the author." Several GOP operatives went on snopes and showed via twitter that indeed someone else had said it first.
Arizona congressional candidates as well as the Republican nominees for governor, secretary of State, and attorney general all denounced Pearce's remarks, according to the Republic. Source:TPM
The Arizona GOP announced that Pearce had stepped down late Sunday, following a number of candidates denouncing Pearce's remarks.
Pearce said it was am e-mail and he failed to attribute them to the author." Several GOP operatives went on snopes and showed via twitter that indeed someone else had said it first.
Arizona congressional candidates as well as the Republican nominees for governor, secretary of State, and attorney general all denounced Pearce's remarks, according to the Republic. Source:TPM
