Conservative Koch Brothers Group puts Congressional GOP on notice (A "must read" article)

Yahoo News ^ | January 15, 2015

[Din Maker]

Americans for Prosperity, the most prominent arm of the Koch brothers' organization, put Republican lawmakers on notice Thursday, setting out a conservative agenda for Congress. AFP leaders say it will be pushed by the group's grassroots supporters in 34 states.

Tim Phillips, president of AFP, said at a Washington press conference that congressional Republicans "failed miserably" a decade ago, especially on cutting the federal budget. "They've been given a second chance by the American people," he said, "and we're going to hold them accountable. We're determined about that."

The agenda covers three areas: taxes, including repeal of the estate or death tax; energy, headlined by a call to build the Keystone XL pipeline; and health care, which includes repealing the Affordable Care Act. Phillips noted that Washington has debated all of the issues for years.

Until now, AFP has almost completely avoided the Republican Party's internal battles — a stance that seems ready to change with the emphasis on "accountability." Phillips said AFP will use grassroots and a variety of other avenues to pressure Republicans on Capitol Hill.

[Din Maker]

YES! YES! YES! And let every GOP Congress critter know that if they wimp out on the people who sent them there and become RINO butt kissers, we will "Primary" them in 2016, cut-off all support to them, spend a gazillion dollars on their opponent's campaign and blow their ass into oblivion.

[txrefugee]

Yahoo seems to think this is a bad thing. When will they run scary stories about George Soros financing the riots in Ferguson to the tune of $33,000,000 or Tom Steyer’s payoffs to Democrats in the past election cycle?

[TonyM]

“Yahoo seems to think this is a bad thing...”

Well what else would you expect from a bunch of libtard yahoos?

[Liz]

Tim Phillips, president, said the AFP agenda covers three areas: <><> taxes, including repeal of the estate or death tax; <><> energy, headlined by a call to build the Keystone XL pipeline; and, <><> health care, which includes repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Good start. And let's not forget Kurt Schlichter's dictum ....."let's understand that our real goal is to destroy everything Obama stands for – his lies, elitism, the quasi-fascist dream of controlling every aspect of other people’s lives. This is the time to strike. Our enemies are on the run.....the military knows that you defeat the enemy in detail during a rout. Let's hunt them down. Let's finish off progressivism. And let's do it by not being stupid......."

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Read more Schlichter here:

A Massive, Humiliating And Awesome Rejection Of The Liberals
Townhall.com ^ | November 10, 2014 | Kurt Schlichter / FR Posted by Kaslin

[DoodleDawg]

I notice that AFP avoids the third rail and completely ignores a fourth point outlining spending cuts they would propose to offset the loss in revenue from the tax cuts. Do they honestly think the GOP leadership is capable of doing that on their own?

[Liz]

AFP should know it has oceans of eager personnel to complete the task.

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA---the spectrum of Republican takeover---as of midnight 11/5/14. Later La, Alaska Senate races went Repub. Arizona House recount elected a Repub.

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Midterm Map courtesy of http://www.nationaljournal.com

<><> Republican sweep left 1-2 slivers of coastal territory and insignificant splotches of interior to Dems,

<><> Democrats' new coalition includes Hollyweirdos, the one percenters, govt dependents, sex addicts, Viagra and condom users, abortion worshippers,

<><> Democrats control votes in the inner city, payday loan mills, fast food joints, gangland strongholds, sleazy Hollywood motels, Indian reservations, pineapple plantations, Boston beaneries, coastal clam shacks and surf shops.

(more below)

[Liz]

"THE VICTORY LIST"---The treasure trove of "The Midterm Democrat Demolition Derby" and down-ticket state wins have yet to be fully- mined, but this we know:

<><> REPUBLICANS WON STUNNING HISTORY-MAKING ELECTORAL VICTORIES

<><> midterms were a massive and awesome rejection of liberals;

<><> Southern Democrats control not a single governorship, US senator or legislative chamber,

<><> Democrat losses stretch from the Carolinas westward to Texas,

<><> 110 Of 140 Southern States election districts went Republican.

<><> GOP's House majorities are so huge and solid NBC's Chuck Todd says Dems can't recapture losses until 2022.

<><> Some pundits say Republicans have a 100-year majority;

<><> when the next US Senate convenes, 30 lock-stepping Democrats who voted for Obamacare are gone.

<><> Ark and Ill (Clinton hometowns) have Repub governors---important in a prez race b/c guvs control party machinery.

<><> Unprecedented MINN 6th Congressional district---every single House and Senate district went Repub

<><> GOP now controls the MINN State House.

<><> Ohio's historic GOP statehouse takeover (Gun Control is toast)

<><> Ohio's Gov, Lt. Gov, AG, Secy of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer--all R---Sup/Ct - 6 R/1 D

<><> Britt Hume: "latino vote is zilch"---"over-50" is significant 30% voting segment.

<><> Republicans unified control: gov/legislature in 23 states (Ntl Conference of State Legislatures factoid).

<><> Repub governorships: Florida, Tx, Ill, Ohio, Mich, MD, Wisconsin, NC, GA, Mass.

<><> GOP holds every congressional seat in Arkansas; first time in 141 years...

<><> Environmentalists fogged out---suffered huge losses.

<><> Gun Control Candidates blitzed.

<><> "War on Women" became a ntl joke.

<><> Clinton's labeled politically useless---most candidates they flacked lost.

<><> Montana, So/Dakota and West/VA Dems were forced to retire; no hope of getting re-elected,

<><> Arizona House recount race went Republican.

<><> AZ Republican McSally wins last open House seat (Dem Gaby Giffords seat),

<><> Repub McSally's win gives GOP 5-4 advantage in AZ congressional delegation,

<><> Repubs hold 247 House seats (Dems 188), the largest GOP advantage since the Truman admin after WWII.

<><> 73 percent of LA's white voters say told they "strongly disapproved" of the president.

<><> Republicans hold the largest House majority in 83 years.

<><> Republicans holds 68 of 98 state legislative chambers.

<><> 2015 Republican grip on state government has not been seen since the 1920s.

<><> Republicans hold or share control in nearly every state (7 states' legislature and Governor are Dem-held).

<><> 12 states, including Missouri, Arizona, Arkansas, NC will push income tax cuts and fiscal reform.

<><> Illinois’ new Repub Governor’s top priority is reforming its nearly-bankrupt public pension system.

<><> Vermont Democrats allied w/ VT conservative Repubs to ward off voter backlash

<><> controversial and seemingly incompetent VT Democrat governor did not get the requisite votes to stay in office.

<><> VT poised to install Vermont's first Republican governor in over four years

<><> Republicans now control two-thirds of the state legislatures.

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SUMMING UP: Obama was politically castrated enthsiastic midterm voters.

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FREEPER ACTION ALERT: Any and all communiques w/ the new Congress should include "The Victory List".....you should photocopy it by the gross, and pepper Congress with it ...... including GOPE's, RINOS, etc.

[rrrod]

Its not enough to cheer here folks...make your calls/emails to the GOPe, local,state and national....let hear your rage..donate a few bucks to OUR side..including good ol FR. Talk to friends, stay armed and so on!

[Liz]

CONSERVATIVE WISH LIST --reforms must include lowering taxes, financial accountability, restricting the commerce clause,

<><> restraining the judiciary,

<><> Repealing the 17th returning the election of senators to state legislatures, and,

<><> clarifying and amending Constitution to its original intent

<><> Closing constitutional loopholes created by calculated liberal attacks using case law.

As FReeper Publius posted: The federal government follows the Constitution to the letter. Unfortunately, it's the Living Constitution, the Constitution symbolized as a Tree, the Constitution that evolves with the times even though its words never change, the Constitution of penumbras and emanations, that the federal government follows.

When the federal entity goes beyond the Constitution's words to govern by penumbras and emanations, then the states should modify the words by amendment to restrict what the federal government can and cannot do. phrases like “shall not” and “can not be infringed” are cloudy in their meanings. It’s time to take away their self designed exemptions and selective enforcement for their fellow olgiarchs.

Congress needs to live according to their own laws under Sections VII - IX. It’s called “case law”, or “precedent”. When you build an edifice of case law, you modify and change the meaning of words until they mean something that is quite different from their original intent.

[ICCtheWay]

I didn’t read any statement about REVERSING obama’s illegal unconstitutional actions to allow DE FACTO Amnesty ... Does the AFP and the Koch Brothers believe in overturning obama on executive Amnesty ???

I doubt it as big business wants Amnesty even at the cost of the Constitution

[rollo tomasi]

If the Koch brothers expect fiscal limitations, then they need to harp on social policies too. For abortion/”free sex”/Federal funding of economic hardships, guess what, people will attempt to pass their responsibilities onto the taxpayer.

[eartick]

The death tax is a priority? I can think of a few things that are more of a priority to middle class America than the death tax.

Jobs

Inflation

Getting Obama out of Office

Consolidating departments in the Federal Government to streamline expenses

Another one completely of the radar and probably because of the Chamber of Commerce, Big Business and the Koch Brothers all rolled up in one.

Securing the damn border.

Deporting (yes I said DEPORTING) the 30 million illegal invaders out of our damn country.

No more sanctuary cities.

Bounties on illegal invaders paid to American Citizens. Yipee Kiyyaaa MF....get out.

Arresting and jail time for the Corporate Board for hiring illegal invaders. Stick that in your corporate planning agenda.

[rollo tomasi]

"Closing constitutional loopholes created by calculated liberal attacks using case law."

This would require a Constitutional Amendment to Amend Article III (Because Judicial Review is enumerated with "...extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority") of the Constitution.

We need some type of Judicial restraint to protect "the People" from Legislative/Executive overreach and abuse.

[Hugin]

If the Koch brothers expect fiscal limitations, then they need to harp on social policies too. For abortion/”free sex”/Federal funding of economic hardships, guess what, people will attempt to pass their responsibilities onto the taxpayer.

I would wager that abortion has saved the government trillions in welfare payments over the last 40 years. That's not to say it's morally right, just an economic reality.

[rollo tomasi]

Abortion on demand is one catalyst that leads to irresponsible sexual encounters which has cost the public money as well as the soul of civilization.

Also the flip side is the potential number of people that could result in productive members of society. Who is to say that all those who were murdered in the womb, just based on being unwanted, would become welfare "leechers" for life?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

congressional Republicans "failed miserably" a decade ago, especially on cutting the federal budget.

This has been the most frustrating part of the past 20+ years -- Hell, my entire adult life -- when it comes to politics. No one CUTS SPENDING. It never happens. Our Welfare State is a machine that keeps growing and growing and expanding and expanding. Ronald Reagan only halted the growth but did not cut it. Bush and Bush II opened up the spending spigot while claiming to be conservative. And Obama's spending is now insane. And all the time, the media makes it sound like the GOP has "cut" the budget and is starving children and the elderly.

[Seattle Conservative]

There was a woman on Fox and Friends this morning discussing how Soros funded the Ferguson protests and various other things. I just caught part of it in the background as I was working. I think they said she wrote an article and it was in a Washington paper or online. The little I heard, she was quite good. Hope this comes out more. I did hear her say something to the effect that Soros’ main goal was to have 1 party in the US - the Dem party and get some of these that they’re paying to protest to the polls to vote for Dems.

[Seattle Conservative]

There was a woman on Fox and Friends this morning discussing how Soros funded the Ferguson protests and various other things. I just caught part of it in the background as I was working. I think they said she wrote an article and it was in a Washington paper or online. The little I heard, she was quite good. Hope this comes out more. I did hear her say something to the effect that Soros’ main goal was to have 1 party in the US - the Dem party and get some of these that they’re paying to protest to the polls to vote for Dems.

[sarge83]

Who has more money the AFP of Chamber of Crony Fascism? Only time will tell in this second Gilded Age...