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Freedom Caucus Majority Backs Paul Ryan for House Speaker
NY Times ^ | 10-21-15 | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN

Posted on 10/21/2015 8:53:26 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

A strong majority of anti-establishment conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus voted on Wednesday night to support Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin for House speaker, assuring that he will have the votes to secure the post next week and averting a leadership crisis for Republicans.

Mr. Ryan indicated that he was prepared to seize the gavel and try to bring unity to his party, which has been riven over how House leaders exert authority over members. That fight had become so bitter that it forced the resignation of Speaker John A. Boehner and derailed the candidacy of the majority leader, Representative Kevin McCarthy, to replace him.

“I’m grateful for the support of a supermajority of the House Freedom Caucus,” Mr. Ryan said in a statement, referring to the two-thirds vote he received.

The apparent coalescing of support behind Mr. Ryan, 45, comes at a critical moment for Congress, with votes expected to begin as soon as next week over raising the government’s borrowing authority, the first of several pressing fiscal matters.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 1flashback; conservativecaucus; freedomcaucus; freedumbcaucus; frontpage; gopestablishment; hypocrisy; obamacare; paulryan; populists; reeeeeee; rino; speaker; speakerofthehouse; trump; tyrannycaucus
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To: bigbob

Here’s some good background reading, for you, on Ryan.....

SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS

http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2015-10-21.html


41 posted on 10/21/2015 10:30:19 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The end of the Republican Party.


42 posted on 10/21/2015 10:47:16 PM PDT by oldbill
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To: bigbob
Want more conservative congressmen? That’s what elections are for!

Oh. You mean those "open" state primaries where Democrats vote for the Republican they want to see on the ballot against their guy? Those elections?

43 posted on 10/21/2015 11:07:10 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: 9YearLurker

Agreed


44 posted on 10/21/2015 11:28:05 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (MARANATHA)
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To: clintonh8r

Ryan’s lifetime average from Heritage is 63%. Not great, but he was at 74% two sessions ago. As part of leadership, he was obliged to go along with Boehner, who pulled him left. I think he’ll be much more conservative now the Boehner is gone, but we’ll see.


45 posted on 10/21/2015 11:29:29 PM PDT by Wayne07
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To: fatnotlazy

95 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS ARE NOT REAL CONSERVATIVES WHICH MEANS 12.35 OF THE 247 GOP MEMBERS ARE REAL CONSERVATIVES.

THE ‘FREEDOM CAUCUS’ CLAIMS 40 SOME MEMBERS. I’M NOT SURPRISED MOST OF THEM BACK PAUL ‘JACK UP THE NATIONAL DEBT’ RYAN. MOST OF THEM ARE FAKES......


46 posted on 10/21/2015 11:31:45 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: fatnotlazy

I agree with you on that and I used to support Rothfus.

Keith was supported by the Trump haters from the Club for Growth, the new Rockefeller Republicans.


47 posted on 10/21/2015 11:34:55 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: clintonh8r
Finally someone identifies the truth! Ryan = Boehner!

And don't fool yourselves, one of his conditions is that once he's in, he stays in and can't be kicked out.

48 posted on 10/21/2015 11:54:39 PM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica (How can God bless a country that's BUTCHERED 53 million babies?? Almost as many as ALL killed inWWII)
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To: onyx

Before I went to bed, I counted 3 major newspapers that said that the freedom Caucus backed Ryan, and Breitbart and National Journal that said he didn’t. Upon closer reading, they all really said the same thing, except that the ones that said the caucus didn’t back Ryan considered that a vote of 2/3 of the voting body was NOT baacking. They insisted that the body needed to get to be 4/5 of the voting body before it could be considered backing. I dunno, I think that 2/3 is a pretty good majority. Besides, the people who said that 2/3 was backing allowed that the items where the body differed were minor and would be worked out within committee.

Depends upon how you read it and how Ryan interprets the vote, doesn’t it?


49 posted on 10/22/2015 2:47:12 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: bigbob
For some background info on Ryan, go to www.marklevinshow.com. Select Audio Rewind and then the date of 10-21-15 and listen to a podcast of Mark's show for that date. Mark lays out why he does not want Ryan for the position. Mark has taped recordings of his conversations with Ryan, in which it shows that Ryan speaks out of both sides of his mouth. It is very much worth listening to..Mark has all his ducks in a row on this one, once again.
50 posted on 10/22/2015 2:57:55 AM PDT by itssme
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To: afraidfortherepublic

WEAK WEASELS!! Is there ANYONE left with a SPINE on our side?


52 posted on 10/22/2015 3:59:06 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: bigbob
Mr. Amnesty is just another Boehner, McCarthy, GOPe.

Want more conservative congressmen? That’s what elections are for!

We thought we did when we voted in a Republican majority House and then Senate.

53 posted on 10/22/2015 4:31:56 AM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

The Freedom Caucus should be called the Enslavement Caucus.


54 posted on 10/22/2015 7:34:55 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: bigbob

Ryan has apparently signaled that he will be a continuance of Boehner’s policies as speaker, but that he will tolerate even less dissent.

That belies your opinion that he would be “fair”.

Ryan is an unabashed amnesty promoter.


55 posted on 10/22/2015 7:37:52 AM PDT by MortMan (The rule of law is now the law of rulings - Judicial, IRS, EPA...)
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To: P-Marlowe

Lest we forget that the freedom caucus is not all purity and light


56 posted on 03/24/2017 8:29:28 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Oldie but goodie from Fake News NY Times :)

From the article....

Mr. Ryan said on Tuesday night that he would reluctantly accept the speakership, but only if his Republican colleagues united behind him and agreed to several demands.

These included changes to a procedure for removing the speaker from office that would deprive rebel lawmakers of a potent weapon.


57 posted on 03/24/2017 8:34:06 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: patriotfury

Trump said we’re gonna have to work something out on the dreamers, so it’s all amnesty all the time.


58 posted on 03/26/2017 4:37:59 AM PDT by momincombatboots (pathway to citizenship... Amnesty history repeats. Walling Illegals In wasn't the idea moron!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
HONK IF YOUR A FREEDOM CAUCUS HYPOCRITE!!
59 posted on 03/26/2017 5:07:09 AM PDT by WhatNot (The Gospel doesn't promise the American dream, it promises Eternal life in the Kingdom of God.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

NY Times must have really wanted Ryancare.


60 posted on 03/26/2017 5:10:47 AM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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