Intense crackdown on conservatives: 'This is what the mafia does. This is a political mafia'

wnd.com ^ | 6/22/15 | Garth Kant

[cotton1706]

A civil war is raging within the Republican Party, pitting House leaders against conservatives.

And “fed up” conservatives have now decided to fight back in public.

A congressional aide tells WND a group of House conservatives will discuss this week how to proceed, but a few of them have already decided to speak up publicly.

One tactic conservatives might employ would be voting with Democrats on procedural motions to derail legislation favored by leadership.

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The behind-the-scenes battle broke into open view on Friday when Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., was stripped of his chairmanship of a subcommittee for doing just that: voting against a House rule, in an unsuccessful attempt to slow down the rush to give President Obama virtually unchecked power to negotiate massive trade deals.

Radio talk-show host Laura Ingraham didn’t mince words in blasting the tactics of House Republican leaders: “This is what the mafia does. I’m sorry, but this is a political mafia on Capitol Hill.”

“I don’t see this as a Republican Party who represents people like me. And if they distance themselves from people like me, then I don’t see how [they're] going to win the presidency.”

Meadows posted a scathing statement on Facebook:

“No one should be punished for voting their conscience and representing their constituents. I didn’t run for Congress to be a Yes vote for House Republican leadership. I came here to represent the people of Western North Carolina. My voting card may have my picture on it, but it belongs to the people of Western North Carolina and I will continue to listen to their voices regardless of the consequences. God bless.”

[submarinerswife]

I hope the Conservatives can pull this off. (voting with the ‘Rats)

[CodeToad]

“Let the Dems have it. We conservatives wil survive, but only after we deliver a major blow to Rove and Company.”

Let the system collapse. It must before it can get better. I won’t be voting for a (R) this next few election cycles. I will be voting (D) just to be sure I help get in those that will finish the job. Why waste my vote on the RINO eGOP?? If Hillary or anyone else will finish off this system of corruption we call a country then fine. Let’s take her down. Until all the leaches die off we cannot sustain the load any longer and I am tired of false promises. Bring it down. The liberals want a fight, let’s give them what they are demanding. When their policies finish off what’s left of this nation’s productivity, like MN_MIKE and SOCONPUBBIE demand we let in millions of foreign workers when Americans are out of work, well, let’s let them. We need to stop fooling ourselves that our fellow so-called Americans even support Americans anymore. They support foreigners. Why keep this system alive for them to enjoy. Take her down. The liberal leaches will finish off the host. Idiots like them always do. We’ll survive. They won’t. All those foreigners will scurry back to the dirt-worlds they came from.