Rep. Justin Amash Quits Republican Party

Yahoo ^ | 4 July 2019 | Matt Fuller

[Erik Latranyi]

Rep. Justin Amash is celebrating this Fourth of July in a manner years in the making: by declaring his independence from the Republican Party.

“No matter your circumstance, I’m asking you to join me in rejecting the partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us,” Amash wrote in a Washington Post op-ed posted Thursday morning. “I’m asking you to believe that we can do better than this two-party system — and to work toward it. If we continue to take America for granted, we will lose it.”

Amash, perhaps the most fiscally conservative member of Congress, has increasingly been at odds with the GOP. In May, he became the first and only Republican in Congress to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. And in June, Amash stepped down from the once-ideologically conservative, now steadily more partisan House Freedom Caucus.

[BillyBoy]

>> Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have gotten us what? Nothing <<

Shh. They are both Scalia clones because their fan clubs on here say so. Nominating a so-called "originalist" judge guarantees they will ALWAYS vote the right way regardless of their actual statements, record, or beliefs, dontsa know?

[nathanbedford]

Perhaps this explanation will comfort you.

The last paragraph of my reply reads as follows:

If one political party becomes rogue the other party must unify, discipline its Mavericks and counterattack with one voice. This is what Justin Amash obviously does not understand. He would take the Republican Party into weakness at the very time when the survival of the nation could depend on our freedoms' spokesman's virility.

The political party that is identified as having gone rogue is the Democrat party. It should not be necessary to catalog it excesses to justify that labeling.

The "other party" is the Republican Party. It is necessary that the Republican party speak with a virile and unified voice to defend the Republic against the rogue party.

It is necessary for the Republican party to be virile in fulfilling this task because of the foregoing contents in my reply which asserts that it is the task of a party to create consensus and govern according to that consensus. A week party is unlikely to create consensus or, even if consensus is created, it is unlikely to successfully govern if the party is not strong.

Justin Amash prescribes precisely the wrong medicine. He wants parties, in this context no doubt especially the Republican party, to tone down its rhetoric, to go week. He says in part:

I’m asking you to join me in rejecting the partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide He wants us to walk away from our party as he has walked away from the Republican Party and he wants us to shut up about it.

I recommend a more virile stance.

[BillyBoy]

>> It is the fact that one party has become utterly UN-American. Amash & others on the right need to understand that. <<

Given Amash's background, I don't think he has qualms with one party being utterly UN-American. In fact, he probably sympathizes with that worldview no matter how loudly he claims to be a champion of "Liberty" and "the Constitution" and blah blah blah...

[lodi90]

A RINO is better than a Democrat any day. It’s the truth. Primaries are the way to move the party to the right but after that WE NEED EVERY REPUBLICAN POSSIBLE! I’ll proudly vote against a Democrat every time! Democrats are THAT bad!

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Go for it! Unfortunately, POTUS has shown us that a vote for the Congressional GOP is a vote for open borders and obamacare.

[lodi90]

John Cornyn in Texas is NOT who I want for a senator, but if it comes down to a vote between him and Bobby O’Rourke, I’ve gotta go Cornyn.

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Beto and Cornyn agree on more issues than they disagree. Neither will ever defend the border and support an America First immigration policy

[dfwgator]

Bye, Felicia!

[lodi90]

Shh. They are both Scalia clones because their fan clubs on here say so. Nominating a so-called “originalist” judge guarantees they will ALWAYS vote the right way regardless of their actual statements, record, or beliefs, dontsa know?

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The judge who allowed dirtbag Jim Acosta back in the WH was a Trump appointee.

The only reason we hear so much about “Trump judges” is because the GOP has done little and have nothing else to trumpet. Resistance leader and MAGA obstructionist Roberts is of course a GOP appointee. I suspect in end few of the “Trump Judges” are indeed MAGA oriented. Almost certainly they are McConnell vetted Deep State loyalists and nothing more. The GOP Senate treatment of Trump’s Fed picks only serves to confirm my initial opinion.

[Impy]

Candidates keep jumping into that primary, he very well could have won a plurality.

I noticed he has NOT joined the Losertarians, not yet at least.

I would reiterate his potential Losertarian POTUS candidacy should not be cause for undue alarm, he would definitely get fewer votes than Gary Johnson did, including in Michigan. I’m more worried he could elect a democrat to his House seat if he runs for that.

His little buddy Tom Massie needs to prove his loyalty by keying Justin’s car.

[Alberta's Child]

Here's my big complaint about someone like Amash:

I have no problem with someone who votes entirely on principle, but in a legislative setting this will usually get you absolutely nowhere. You make your case and garner support among your fellow legislators, but at the end of the day you're voting up or down on any given piece of legislation. Voting against something just because "it isn't good enough" is about the dumbest thing you can possibly do in Washington. You end up always being in a tiny minority no matter which party controls Congress, and you're completely useless as a legislator.

Amash has spent his entire career in Congress painting himself into a corner. Now he can't figure out how to get out of the room.

[Seruzawa]

Well..... Bye!

[dowcaet]

I suspect there are plenty of other RATS disguised as Repukes in Congress who will be heading to the exits soon. If we want to remake the GOP we gotta flush these vermin out!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Some KY Republicans are trying to recruit State Rep. Pat Moser to challenge Tom Massie. The only problem is that she is to the left of Massie (she has an 88% rating vs. his 92%) and more Establishment. Another negative is liberal RINO NY Rep. Elise Stefanik (who scored a 32% Conservative rating from the ACU in 2018) is actively trying to get Moser in. I can’t say her replacement of Massie would be an improvement (and Massie could say NY left-wingers and other interlopers want his head, which would help him in a primary).

[BillyBoy]

>> I suspect in end few of the “Trump Judges” are indeed MAGA oriented. Almost certainly they are McConnell vetted Deep State loyalists and nothing more. <<

That was exactly my issue with Trump's SCOTUS picks, if you looked objectively at their careers and record. It pretty much went down this way:

1) Trump pledged to nominate a proven pro-life conservative judge in the Scalia mold.

2) Trump instead picks a squishy Bush crony and Anthony Kennedy clerk who attends some ultra-liberal "social justice" church and blathers on about "Stare decisis" and how Roe v. Wade was a super duper settled important precedent.

3) FReepers have orgasms over the selection and say we should all be thrilled that President Trump "kept his campaign pledge" to give us Scalia 2.0.

WTF???

[fieldmarshaldj]

"A RINO is better than a Democrat any day. It’s the truth."

Nope. They can inflict infinitely more damage, both in office and to the party, and they then hand the office to a regular Demonrat. An open Demonrat cannot.

[FreeReign]

Partisan, anti American and pro Big Government Yahoo loves A-Mash.

What a dope.

[SaveFerris]

[ Rep. Justin Amash Quits Republican Party ]

Hope the screen door hit him on his way out.

[RetiredArmy]

Well, may his district kick his sorry ass to the curb in the next election.

[Hieronymus]

You’re probably right, but very much spoken as an American—one would be surprised to find such insights coming from Zambia.

Zambia is close to Zamboni.

[MarvinStinson]

Trump says it's 'great news' that Justin Amash is leaving GOP

"Great news for the Republican Party as one of the dumbest & most disloyal men in Congress is 'quitting' the Party. No Collusion, No Obstruction! Knew he couldn’t get the nomination to run again in the Great State of Michigan. Already being challenged for his seat. A total loser!," the president tweeted.

[rockrr]

Several weeks ago when amash was making an ass of himself there were a couple of articles about someone announcing their intent to challenge him.

I wish him success!