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Ron Paul See other Ron Paul Articles Title: Why Ron Paul Fans Are Especially Furious About John Boehner's Conservative 'Purge' Fans of Republican Congressman Ron Paul suffered another defeat in their quest for acceptance in the GOP this week, with House Speaker John Boehner's decision to remove four libertarian-friendly Republicans Congressmen from top congressional committees. The "purge" — which removed freshmen Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Walter Jones (R-NC), and David Schweikert (R-AZ) from the House Budget and Banking Committees — sparked outrage among movement conservatives, who interpreted the action as a "warning" for other Republican members to fall in line with a deal that would raise taxes. Nowhere has the criticism been more biting than among members of the so-called "Liberty Movement," the cottage political industry and grassroots networks spawned by Ron Paul and his disciples. Like Paul, all four of the ousted congressmen are hardcore deficit hawks and critics of the Federal Reserve. Amash, in particular, has an avid following among Ron Paul's supporters (Rand Paul-Justin Amash 2016 signs were common at Ron Paul rallies throughout the 2012 primaries). The Michigan Republican has publicly declared himself a fan of Ron Paul, and even earned an endorsement from the libertarian demi-god during his first congressional campaign in 2010. "What's the point of even having a Republican Party if you're going to punish those who believe in balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility? The GOP stands as the opposition to what, exactly?" said Jack Hunter, a Liberty Movement blogger with deep ties to the Pauls. "Everyone knows Republicans haven't been any better than the Democrats in cutting spending for years and the current House Leadership seems hell-bent on preserving this shameful heritage." "The current battle within the GOP is whether it will be the party of limited government or limitless government," Hunter told Business Insider. "It's no secret on which side of that divide Congressman Justin Amash stands, and with his recent decision Speaker Boehner has now made it perfectly clear where he stands." Matt Hawes, vice president of Paul's political organization the Campaign for Liberty, similarly sees the "purge" as part of a growing push to sideline libertarian-minded conservatives in the Republican Party. "I think this is the latest example in a disturbing trend of the Establishment cracking down on people who are serious about cutting spending," Hawes told Business Insider. "The Establishment is doing the best they are doing to stymie some of the people who are most passionate, and most committed to limited government." But Hawes also sees an opportunity for the movement, which has lost momentum since Paul's primary loss and subsequent fade into retirement. "I think it's something that encourages a lot of our people to get further involved. It shows how much the movement has grown that the Establishment has to make these power grabs out in public — it shows the increasing desperation," Hawes said, adding "It's getting people more fired up." Evidence of Hawes' claims are readily apparent in the Ron Paul Internet Universe, where bloggers and commenters have issued a rallying cry for Amash, urging fellow Paul devotees to call their representatives to demand Boehner reinstate the "purged" congressmen and resign from the speaker post. Here's a sampling from Ron Paul blogs: The Daily Paul The Daily Paul ronpaulforums.com From the comments on Amash's Facebook page: Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ron-paul-justin-amash-john-boehner- gop-purge-fiscal-cliff-2012-12#ixzz2EPWSvGha Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 6.
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Goldi-lox, out damned spot, Jim Robinson and the rest of the lovers of big government and war are in ecstasy over this turn of events.
Sure.....Jewish Supremacists and usefull dupe Christian Zionists. The Jewish controlled media and Congress has to be Named openly and outted.
point out Jewish Supremacism....is when they go ape shit! Yeah, but I got banned twice, so I'm still cooler! ;^)
I'm glad to be hell and gone from Stalag 13
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