Posted on 09/10/2019 6:04:52 PM PDT by Farcesensitive
Arizona’s Andy Biggs will become the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, taking over for North Carolina’s Mark Meadows.
Biggs was elected by caucus members to succeed Meadows in a Tuesday meeting.
The House Freedom Caucus is a conservative congressional group known for a willingness to challenge the Republican establishment, creating thorns in the side of Paul Ryan and John Boehner alike. Most in the caucus are strong supporters of President Trump.
Since arriving in the House of Representatives in 2017 to represent Arizona’s Fifth congressional district, Biggs has made a name for himself as a liberty-inclined conservative willing to take controversial stands that at times leave him alone in the broader Republican caucus.
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Not clear if he beat Meadows, or if Meadows just decided he was done with it.
Biggs seems fine. I’ve seen him on FNC a lot.
Meadows will be a very hard act to follow.
When does the “Congressional Un-POC Caucus” get launched?
Awful, awful choice.
Why “awful, awful”?
I’ve followed this guy for years but don’t see that.
What is the basis for concluding he is “awful”?
“Awful, awful choice.”
Why would you say that?
I think he’s great and so does the John Birch Society:
https://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-index
Dist.5: Andy Biggs - 90%
Dist.11: Mark Meadows - 72%
Perhaps I’m overreacting. However, he effectively killed the Article V convention in the state legislature. He has shown a complete lack of understanding of Article V.
He has voted well in the House since he’s been in but that’s not difficult in a Democratic held House.
If he doesn’t understand an Article V convention what else doesn’t he understand?
Who is this 2015 FR commenter.Lakewood? A drive-by?
“Who is this 2015 FR commenter.Lakewood? A drive-by?”
I’m too new here to make judgements about other members.
“Perhaps I’m overreacting. However, he effectively killed the Article V convention in the state legislature. He has shown a complete lack of understanding of Article V.
He has voted well in the House since he’s been in but that’s not difficult in a Democratic held House.
If he doesn’t understand an Article V convention what else doesn’t he understand?”
I’m against an A5 Convention and so is the John Birch Society.
I’m not willing to trust the GOP let alone the Demoncrats not to hold a runaway convention (like what happened with the Constitution) and gut the Constitution.
That’s ok. I was directing my question to anyone.
...here’s a link to Andy Biggs efforts to kill a Constitutional Convention. Basically, Biggs believes that if we re-educate the American People all our problems can be cured without such a Constitutional Convention.
Article V passed in Arizona.Russell K. Pearce who preceded Andy Biggs as Senate Majority leader told me he went round and round with Biggs over article V. Pearce, by the way was the man behind SB1040, the immigration bill that enforced federal law. That is why the left went to great lengths to destroy him.
I’m against an A5 Convention and so is the John Birch Society.
I’m not willing to trust the GOP let alone the Demoncrats not to hold a runaway convention (like what happened with the Constitution) and gut the Constitution.
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I hear ya loud & clear
Ping. Article V debate.
You are correct, you are over reacting. Art 5 is a two edged sword. Do you really want the left re writing the constitution? You cant legally restrict the topics nor the membership of a constitutional convention.
What you have now is pretty good. Why lose it?
Same here. I see him often on FNC.
He seems A-OKay o me.
The John Birch Society v. Article V.
To dismiss Article V is to deny self-government.
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