Vote on Amash Amendment Reveals Ruse of Two-Party System

The New American ^ | 25 July 2013 | Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.

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The fact that a majority of Republicans voted against and a majority of Democrats voted in favor of the Amash amendment demonstrates that the Establishment draws support from both major parties.

Vote on Amash Amendment Reveals Ruse of Two-Party System

The New American
25 July 2013

For all those who still believe that Republican=Constitutionalist and Democrat=Liberty-hating liberal, something happened on Capitol Hill that might change your mind.

As was reported by The New American, the House of Representatives narrowly defeated an amendment to the defense appropriations sponsored by Republican Congressman Justin Amash (shown) of Michigan and Democratic Congressman John Conyers, also of Michigan.

The Amash Amendment would have revoked authority “for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It would also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215” of the Patriot Act.

Despite the threat to the Establishment (or perhaps because of it), Amash's measure failed by a vote of 205-217.

It’s the identity of the “ayes” and “nays” that tells the rest of the story.

An analysis of the roll call reveals that a majority of Democrats voted in favor of restricting the Obama administration’s wholesale surveillance of Americans, while a majority of the GOP voted to uphold the NSA's unconstitutional surveillance of all electronic communications.

Though the final tally was close, the fix was in. In a rare demonstration of meddling in the making of the legislative sausage, the White House issued a statement warning, in not-so-elegant language, that a vote for the Amash amendment was a vote for terrorism.
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Full Story:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/16093-vote-on-amash-amendment-reveals-ruse-of-two-party-system


Related Article:

Rep. Amash: "Washington Elites Fear Liberty"

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It’s probably due to your old browser.

Yesterday we were betrayed. It’s time for a third party.

[BfloGuy]

My Congress-critter, [R-Ostensibly], voted against it. He’ll be hearing from me for what it’s worth.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well we can’t blame this one on the Dems. The GOP is firmly in the shite on this. I sent our rep a lengthly email expressing our disappointment in his vote.

They are wo wedded to this Patriot Act I don’t see a way out. The GOP is going to be largely responsible for the police state. Michelle Bachmann voted agains’t it for God’s sake.