From my personal experience, this kind of church meeting is usually very sparsely attended.  It was enlightening to read that he had done his dirty work  by packing a small meeting, instead of by a vote of the whole church.  That was a really amateurish tactic that is going to cost him dearly - I think we can safely predict that Rev. Republican will be looking for a new job when his contract comes up for renewal, if not sooner.