Posted on 01/06/2015 6:04:45 AM PST by EternalVigilance
If the Republican rank and file were voting today for Speaker of the U.S. House, we all know who would win. And it certainly wouldn't be John Boehner. It wouldn't even be close.
Conservatives across the fruited plain know too well by now that Boehner's governing coalition is not with them, but with Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. Boehner's repeated abandonment of the Hastert rule, which was that no legislation would move in the House unless it was supported by at least a majority of the majority, and his seeking of Democrat votes to pass legislation that is hostile to the conservative agenda, the congressman from Ohio has shown all too vividly where his loyalties lie. And it is not with the base of the GOP.
There are times in American politics when an individual politician comes to personify a set of policies, or a course of political action. Today's vote for House Speaker is one of those times.
The choice is clear: your Republican member of Congress can vote for the status quo, which amounts to the healing of Barack Obama's status through 2016 as a lame duck president, or it can vote to set a new course that is in keeping with the clear cut conservative message sent by the voters in 2014.
The vote is still a few hours away. Light up those phone lines to Capitol Hill, RIGHT NOW! Make it clear to them that any vote for John Boehner today will earn them a serious primary challenge in just a few short months!
Call 202-224-3121. Talk to your Congressman.
I’ve updated the list of those not voting for Boehner on the running total/tracking thread I started yesterday:
Yoho (FL) - will run for Speaker
Gohmert (TX) - will run for Speaker
Massie (KY)
Steve King (IA)
Gosar (AZ)
Brat (VA)
Bridenstine (OK)
Stutzman (IN)
Walter Jones (NC)
Palmer (Ala)(Freshman)
Clawson (FL)
Weber (TX)
Amash (MI)
Steve King said last night that Daniel Webster (FL) would be a great Speaker - sounded like King might nominate him.
Some were having issues using the main switchboard yesterday. I called my Rep’s local and DC offices and got right through to a live person. Also got through to Rep Gohmert’s DC office to say thank you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3243587/posts?page=147#147
If you can’t get through the switchboard, you can find your Rep’s direct contact info in the link below.
Find your Rep:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
Keep the pressure on - call and email your Reps. I would think that the Freshman members don’t hold any allegiance to Boehner and many were Tea Party members - I suspect they could be persuaded.
Also, here’s a link to the Gohmert for Speaker site (I’ve heard that the traffic has been “through the roof” on this):
http://gohmertforspeaker.com/
The fix is in I’m afraid. GOP-e wins again. A triumph of political muscle, money, and the status quo over principles. Its what the GOP is all about.
Yoho is on FNC now - says there are more than 13 - they’ve been receiving calls and the number will continue to grow. He said he honestly thought that they have a chance of beating Boehner.
Well, you may be right.
But it is incumbent upon us to fight right up until the end.
Thanks for posting the Gohmert link. I enthusiastically endorsed him. He’s a solid conservative and I’ve seen him at lots of Tea Party events. Methinks he’s too good for the GOP.
Yes, I agree with you and just endorsed Louie.
Sadly, the GOP has completely turned its back on conservatives. At some point down the road, we have to fight for something else. Just my humble opinion.
Fone lines are jammed
Good.
King said last night that if Daniel Webster contests Boehner, more people could be brought on board to vote against Boehner.
In a lengthy interview couple weeks back, Cong Louie Gohmert (Rep-TX) exposed how House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Majority Whip Steve Scalise strengthened Obama’s executive amnesty with procedural trickery. A video shows Cong Gohmert on the House floor explaining why, as the bill's co-sponsor, he voted "No."
Rep Gohmert is one of Congress' most astute patriots---his circumlocution is formidable. Rep Gohmert is the only lawmaker to issue a high alert as Obama announced his amnesty plans----"by law, people in the country illegally are not permitted to work, " Gohmert said.
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And there's Gohmert's eye-opening exchanges at 2014 House Judiciary hearing on immigration.....w/ Obama's hand-picked USCIS factotum---Leon Rodriguez.
Cong Gohmert set the trap for the oily Rodrigues. He nailed the mealy-mouthed Rodrigues to the wall.
CONG GOHMERT: WRT drug cartels paid $6,000-10,000 to "guide" the hordes over the border---"Would you, as a former prosecutor, call them criminals?," he nonchalantly asked Gonzales.
The smirking Rodrigues stepped headlong into the trap as Cong Gohmert casually hoisted him on his own petard.....making the point that if the hordes were coming here to escape drug cartels, why is it they consort w/ the criminals, and pay the violent breed to get over the border?
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Keep in mind, Obama told Americans that illegal criminals would be weeded out under his E/O.
At the same immigration hearing, Patriot Cong Randy Forbes stated Americans need to know if violent gang members are strolling across the border, and whether they are walking our streets. Forbes asked Obama appointee to USCIS (A DHS agency) Leon Rodrigues---whether the agency asked applicants about gang membership---and when they invariably reply no, how does the agency know whether it's true or not?
Forbes insisted on knowing "do you even ask them if they're gang members." The calculated Rodriguez would not reveal information to Republicans as he glibly responded to Democrats.
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NEED TO KNOW---ARE OBAMA/RODRIGUES/DHS SELLING US CITIZENSHIP TO (a) MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS-(b) ISIS TERRORISTS---(c) CONTAGIOUS ALIENS ?--
In an earlier statement, Sen Charles Grassley (REPUB--IOWA) said ICE identified key vulnerabilities in EB-5 visas
1) Export of sensitive technology/economic espionage.
2) Use by foreign government agents/espionage.
3) Use by terrorists.
4) Investment fraud by regional center.
5) Investment fraud by investors.
6) Fraud conspiracies by investors and regional center.
7) Illicit finance/money laundering.
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Rodriguez's confirmation hearings revealed he was a board member of Casa Maryland---a latino-centric advocacy group---pushing for unlimited immigration, and has connections to nationwide immigrant groups.
Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121
Call or write your legislator ASAP.
I disagree about “Why” the GOPe wins ...
“Patriots” were defeated again by disasterous “national” leadership over “leaders” concerned with ego, $$$, money, and donations ...
Think “Kasserine Pass” ...
P.S. did I mention financial jealousy ?
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One would think by now that people would have figured out what the GOP is really all about, AND ITS NOT ABOUT US! That much should be patently obvious.
You may be right; the “fix” may be in. But, EVERY GOP CONGRESS CRITTER WHO VOTES FOR BOEHNER MUST BE “PRIMARIED” AND “CANTORIZED” IN 2016.
Sorry for the all caps, but, your post got me riled up. Let’s not give up the fight Starboard.
is there a live feed (like CSPAN, but my comcast isp won’t allow it free anymore)
here is the contact info for the new reps:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3243802/posts?q=1&%3bpage=1
Invite your Rep to read the universally negative comments on Boehner’s Facebook page and ask them if they’re willing to face that level of anger come primary season. Boehner is more hated than Obama and they better get their noses out of K Street’s backside and get right with the American people.
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