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House conservatives lash out at Boehner's 'culture of punishment'
Politico ^ | 06/22/2015 | LAUREN FRENCH and JAKE SHERMAN

Posted on 06/22/2015 10:37:58 AM PDT by GIdget2004

A key bloc of conservatives is laying plans to throttle legislation on the House floor and will meet privately this week to discuss a shakeup of GOP leadership.

The group is irate at what one called a “culture of punishment” that Speaker John Boehner’s leadership team has instituted against dissenting members — most recently the removal of Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) from a subcommittee chairmanship after he bucked Republican leaders on an important procedural vote.

In his first interview since that move, Meadows stopped short of calling for the removal of Boehner or his lieutenants; House conservatives likely lack support to oust Republicans leaders even if they wanted to. But the mere mention of such a move shows that tensions between Boehner’s team and House conservatives, after seeming to subside the past several months, are peaking once again.

Meadows, a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said the group of roughly three dozen conservatives will meet Tuesday to discuss their next move.

“A change of leadership will start to be talked about in more earnest terms,” Meadows told POLITICO during an interview in his Capitol office Monday. “I’m not angry but I do have a firm resolve that we change [the process] for Americans.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boehner
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1 posted on 06/22/2015 10:37:58 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

“Lash out” is a euphemism for submit.

The GOP endorse Boehner, who endorses Obama
and ObamaTRADE and ObamaCARE and ObamaTYRANNY
including arming al Qaeda.


2 posted on 06/22/2015 10:40:35 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: GIdget2004

The GOP only exists to create an illusion of a representative republic.

It’s job is to put up a phony opposition to the rapid growth of Statism — and lose.

It is, in reality, nothing more than a subsidiary of the Democrat Party


3 posted on 06/22/2015 10:42:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: GIdget2004

Come clean, Boehner. What does the administration has on you? And then please resign.


4 posted on 06/22/2015 10:44:41 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: GIdget2004

Blah, blah-blah, blah-blah-blah-blah. Lashing out means nothing until they do something. Meanwhile, the country is being fundamentally transformed into a socialist crap-hole where racists thugs control huge swaths of our once great cities, starting a business is a form of punishment, and the oligarchs keep taking and taking.


5 posted on 06/22/2015 10:44:46 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: GIdget2004

We need to support these 3 dozen real representatives.


6 posted on 06/22/2015 10:45:08 AM PDT by winner3000
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To: BenLurkin

It’s job is to put up a phony opposition to the rapid growth of Statism — and lose.

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Excellent comment. Right on the money.


7 posted on 06/22/2015 10:45:28 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: GIdget2004

Heave Ho, the squishy Cheeto has got to go!


8 posted on 06/22/2015 10:46:18 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: lowbridge

Come clean, Boehner.

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Not going to happen. Boehner is a miscreant.


9 posted on 06/22/2015 10:47:21 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: GIdget2004

Clearly the DC uni-party is the establishment that is slowly killing the rest of us. One in DC is the enemy if one doesn’t belong. This is just another DC corruption issue the common people will eventually have to sort out.


10 posted on 06/22/2015 10:48:57 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: GIdget2004
House conservatives lash out at Boehner's 'culture of punishment'

Oh great..you've hurt his feelings..


11 posted on 06/22/2015 10:49:02 AM PDT by BerniesFriend (Sarah Palin-"Lord knows she's attractive" says bitter Andrea Mitchell and the rest of the MSM)
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To: GIdget2004

Time to take Boehner down NOW!


12 posted on 06/22/2015 10:49:29 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: winner3000
We need to support these 3 dozen real representatives.

From the article: Meadows stopped short of calling for the removal of Boehner or his lieutenants

If they were serious, they would be SCREAMING for his removal. Until that time, this is kabuki theater, nothing more.

13 posted on 06/22/2015 10:51:16 AM PDT by dware (Yeah, so? What are you going to do about it?)
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To: Hostage

past Time!


14 posted on 06/22/2015 10:57:21 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: BerniesFriend

Tan, drunk and stupid is no way to govern, Mr. Speaker

(Paraphrasing Dean Wormer’s admonition to Flounder in Animal House)


15 posted on 06/22/2015 11:03:08 AM PDT by slapshot ("Tan, drunk and stupid is no way to govern Mr. Boehner".)
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To: Hostage

>>Time to take Boehner down NOW!<<

Not sure how? Representatives keep reinstalling the guy to speaker.


16 posted on 06/22/2015 11:04:54 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: GIdget2004
If they had any guts they'd IMPEACH Boehner and send him packing !
17 posted on 06/22/2015 11:05:19 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: GIdget2004

My only question is this:

‘WHY THE HELL DID YOU PUT HIM BACK IN THAT POSITION?????’


18 posted on 06/22/2015 11:06:06 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 (Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
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To: GIdget2004
Boehner is in reality more evil than all the dims...
He's the traitor to his party and to America..
But what else would anyone expect from an alcoholic, crybaby spineless wimp who is for sale to the highest bidder

Not to mention he uses the same spray tan as Dolezal just to impress 0bozo. He probably has orange knee pads too

19 posted on 06/22/2015 11:07:40 AM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: GIdget2004

Boner leads a majority .... of Democrats and some Republicans.


20 posted on 06/22/2015 11:12:56 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Live off the fat of anyone who is stupid enough to work. It's the American Way.)
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