Posted on 12/05/2012 5:31:35 PM PST by VitacoreVision
Conservative group launches campaign to ‘depose’ Boehner from speakership
The Daily Caller
05 December 2012
The backlash against Speaker of the House John Boehner’s removal of several conservative members of Congress from committees continued Wednesday, with one conservative group calling for Republicans to “depose” Boehner from his speakership.
American Majority Action (AMA) is launching a #FireBoehner campaign. If 16 members of the Republican Party abstain from voting for Boehner as speaker in January, he will be one vote shy of the 218 necessary to confirm his speakership.
“Speaker Boehner has been an abysmal failure as speaker, and his latest purge is the nail in the coffin for conservatives,” said Ned Ryun, president and CEO of AMA. “Boehner has never won a negation battle with the White House or Senate — and he’s been nothing short of an embarrassing spokesman for the conservative movement. It’s time for him to go.”
The recent anger stems in large part from the removal of Reps. David Schweikert, Justin Amash and Tim Huelskamp from their spots on committees. Boehner has said it was an issue of loyalty, Buzzfeed reported, but conservatives have labeled it a purge of more conservative and libertarian elements of the party.
(RELATED: Purged conservative reps: Boehner planning to ‘run over’ conservatives, vote for tax hike)
“We only need 16 votes to get conservatives on the path to actually reducing our $16 trillion debt,” AMA Virginia Director Matt Robbins said. “If conservatives want to tackle our biggest challenges, we need competent leaders — and frankly — new leaders.”
Ron Meyer, press secretary for AMA, said that the group likes Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the outgoing chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, to replace Boehner, though he noted that “there aren’t enough votes to elect someone new — yet.”
(RELATED: Amash slams GOP leadership for purging him without notice)
But removing him from the speakership, Myer said, is “doable for sure.”
Never heard of them.
Good idea.
Boehner is just Nancy Pelosi without the plastic surgery
Anyone not supporting the removal of Boehner is part of the problem...the closet liberals
If Boner is removed watch all the rinos caucus with the democrats. Hell, they may even switch parties.
I think you are right. That would be a two for one special and next election cycle we’d only have to fight the Democrats.
That would also give Romney cover to run in 2016 as the Democrat he really is.
While we’re at it, can we remove Mitch Mconnell for Say, Jim Demint? These guys cannot get out front and say what is good for America - they are behind the friggin 8 ball every last time!~
While we’re at it, can we remove Mitch Mconnell for Say, Jim Demint? These guys cannot get out front and say what is good for America - they are behind the friggin 8 ball every last time!~
” - - - American Majority Action (AMA) is launching a #FireBoehner campaign. - - - - “
I’m in.
Like Europeans who, in an attempt to look "cool," will copy something they've seen Americans do (usually in a hit movie or TV Sitcom), but do it so badly that they just end up looking like an even bigger dork, Sac has a habit of typing first and thinking later... if, indeed, she thinks at all.
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Sent e-mails and will call as well on Monday!!!
This.
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