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Title: U.S. Representative Thomas Massie Announces He Will Not Vote to Re-elect Speaker Boehner
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URL Source: http://massie.house.gov/press-relea ... nces-he-will-not-vote-re-elect
Published: Jan 3, 2015
Author: U.S. Representative Thomas Massie
Post Date: 2015-01-03 18:32:46 by hondo68
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Massie issued these reasons to support a new candidate for Speaker of the House: For years I watched Washington from afar and suspected that something was broken. Why is it that so many people approve of their congressman, yet they consistently disapprove of Congress? During my first two years as a congressman I discovered a significant source of the dysfunction. I watched the House Leadership: • Schedule a fiscal crisis in a lame duck session on the last legislative day before Christmas to get maximum leverage over rank and file members, • Mislead members into thinking that a vote on an unpopular bill was postponed, only to then conduct a rushed voice vote on the $10 billion unfunded spending measure with fewer than a dozen members present, • Give members less than 72 hours to read bills over 1,000 pages long, and • Remove members from committees simply because they voted for the principles upon which they campaigned. With a process this broken, is it any wonder that Washington no longer works for the people? My constituents expect better and America deserves better. On January 6th, 2015, I will vote for a new Speaker who will consistently articulate a constitutional vision for America and facilitate an inclusive and orderly legislative process that allows Congress to truly reflect the will of the people. Poster Comment: Jim Bridenstine is backing Thomas Massie's play. 
http://bridenstine.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-jim-bridenstine-i-will-not-vote-for-john-boehner
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#16. To: hondo68 (#0)
Justin Amash of Michigan would be the best choice, imo, as the most consistently Constitutional Conservative. [Some recent 4um examples here, here, and here.]
Trey Gowdy of South Carolina could potentially be a good choice [Recent 4um example] but I didn't see him among the Colder War No votes. [4um example here.] North Carolina's Walter Jones would be a top tier choice, too. [Recent 4um examples here and here -- possibly the 3 other Republicans, as well, who also voted No on the Colder War issue in addition to Amash and Jones: Thomas Massie-KY, John Duncan-TN and Dana Rohrbacher-CA.]
Tom McClintock-CA would be good too.
Good speech on the Constitution by him: The Great Question - 5.5 minute YouTube; Text with some variation in the Description section Published on Dec 6, 2013
Interesting speech. Some of the subsequent videos are also good.
Michigan's Justin Amash is one of the few Republicans willing to stand strongly for the Constitution on Party-unpopular issues, such as 4th Amendment surveillance abuses, and also against reckless foreign policy but I thought these McClintock of California videos [in chronological order] were good, too + one of Georgia Republican Doug Collins: Rep McClintock Calls For Americans To Rise Up Against Obama's Un-Constitutional Usurpations - 5 minutes Putting Fish Before People - 5 minutes The Constitutional Crisis - 5 minutes The Constitutional Crisis: What to Do? - 5.25 minutes Executive Amnesty Prevention Act - 2.25 minutes [See also GA Rep.: Collins speaks in favor of the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act - 2 minutes]
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Justin Amash of Michigan would be the best choice, imo, as the most consistently Constitutional Conservative. [Some recent 4um examples here, here, and here.]
#18. To: GreyLmist (#17)
#19. To: hondo68 (#18)
Tom McClintock-CA would be good too.
#22. To: GreyLmist (#19)
#24. To: Stoner (#22)
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Interesting speech. Some of the subsequent videos are also good.
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