Remember to thank principled Members of Congress
January 2, 2013 at 10:45 am in News by Tea Party Patriots 35 Comments
True to form, Congress has once again kicked the can down the road. On New Year’s Day the House passed the Senate’s fiscal cliff deal that raises taxes, avoids meaningful spending reductions, and proves Congress just isn’t serious about stopping overspending.
In the midst of this, however, five Senators and 151 Representatives opposed the legislation because of its tax increases and lack of spending discipline. While it’s important to hold our elected officials accountable when they fail, it’s just as important to praise them when they do well.
These Senators and Representatives opposed the fiscal cliff deal because of their Tea Party-minded principles. We urge you to call them and let them know how much you appreciate their principled stance:
Does anyone here now doubt we need to replace Boehner as Speaker?
The deal:
No cuts in government spending.
New taxes that will generate only 600 billion dollars over a 10-year period while the annual deficit is 1.3+ trillion dollars with absolutely no plan to recuce it.
If we don’t stop this insanity, it is a certainty the government will collapse. What do you think will replace this constitutional republic? Nothing nice comes to mind, considering the people we have in government today are doing.
If we do not force Boehner out of the Speaker’s chair, it is a certainty we will lose the constitutional republic.
After a cursory study of Obama, I made this prediction on the day after Super Tuesday, 2008:
“If Obama wins the election, we will see a horde of thieves descend upon Washington that will surpass any previous administration in the history of the United States.”
Does anyone doubt this has happened?
Should people can select own citizenship?
If anybody can answer this question, then there could be an argument to keep Boehner as Speaker:
Where will the money come from to pay for Obama’s government?
So far, nobody in the world has been able to answer that question.
Who are we supporting for Speaker?
I think Michelle Bachman would be a good choice.
It’s a certainty that continuing with Boehner will lead to the collapse of our government. That means the end of the constitutional republic. That will have consequences equal to, or beyond any human tragedy known. The population will have to be conditioned to accept whatever the Democrats intend to replace it with.
… and they procured 750 million rounds of ammunition for the FBI, BATF and DHS for that purpose.
DB – I like Michelle Bachmann, but she barely beat Jeff Groves in her last election, and is politically damaged after accusing a State Dept employee of Egyptian descent of spying for the enemy. Also, do you think she has the intellect to be Speaker?
I don’t automaticaly discount that accusation. I’m convinced that the White House is directly feeding information to Al Qaeda. And, they are in colusion with the Wahabist Muslim Brotherhood to establish a radical Islamist terrorist-supporting government in Egypt.
She doesn’t lose credibility with me when she accuses someone in the State Department of treason. We just witnessed an obvious case of treason in the Benghazi attack, and the obvious lies from Obama and everyone around him assisting Al Qaeda.
I don’t automaticaly discount that accusation. I’m convinced that the White House is directly feeding information to Al Qaeda. And, they are in colusion with the Wahabist Muslim Brotherhood to establish a radical Islamist terrorist-supporting government in Egypt.
We just witnessed an obvious case of treason in the Benghazi attack, and the obvious lies from Obama and everyone around him assisting Al Qaeda.
You have to be kidding. Michele Bachmann is very intelligent, honest and courageous! She would have been a Terrific Speaker!
Read the Muslim Mafia, J. Paul Gaubetz to learn of the massive infiltration of all of Washington DC by the Saudi Arabian Monarchy and the Muslim Brotherhood (Iran). They have been doing it since the early 60ties.
DB,
I understand your choice, but who is the Tea Party officially backing?
If the FBI is comming for us we should start building IEDs as one wil never beat them in an open fire fight. We willeed to fight like in Syria or Iraq.
Jerry, Based on the silence, looks like the Tea Party is backing Boehner.
Jerry, I’m 60 years old. It won’t be us that stops the government from becoming a totalitarian police state dictatorship. It will be the Americans in their 20s, 30s and 40s that will be the only people that prevent it. It’s all out of our hands. The government fully intends to make the United States a dictatorship with them as the ruling elite. Those we raised (trained) will either allow that to happen, or preserve the Constitution.
Jeez Jerry, put the beer down and turn off Rush or Glen or whatever weird stuff is messing your brain up. You are speaking about criminal acts and treason. What happened to that constitution thing you are supposed to be supporting. Bagger yutz.
Go away
I sent the following to my senators and rep…
“I don’t care how you guys try to spin the outcome of the “fiscal cliff” the bottom line is the president walks away a winner in this…were the losers…and you guys caved into him.
I’m changing my party affilation, which I’ve held for 40 years, from republican to independent.”
It’s time to split the party. Let the RINOs join the Democrats. It’s time for the Republican Party to disappear from the American political landscape.
ds,
Good for you. I still can’t figure out how we lost this one. Don’t the GOP know that the Tea Party will now start a real fight? We’ve got the members to win it.
Many thanks to the folks who took the time to keep their eyes and ears open. This deal could have gone a different direction , but sadly, it did not..Maybe next time.
not sure the Tea Party has what is needed, like in 2010, kinda lost faith in the group.
Any of you baggers notice the Dow went UP 300 points today? You know, that big thing with all the numbers that represents the economy, jobs, business outcomes. All of that stuff?
PutTheBeerDone,
It looks like you had one to many. What’s your point?
With the b-money supply over doubled in the past 4 years, to equivelate the numbers of 5 years ago, the Dow would need to be over 20,000
I was really surpised that Paul Ryan voted for this. Of the 2012 presidential candidates, as DB Writer and Hellfire said, only Tea Party Caucus chair Michele Bachmann voted against it, (unless you count Rand Paul’s vote as a proxy for his retired dad, but since his term hasn’t yet ended, Ron should have voted against it!) On the ohter hand, as the head of the Republican Study Committee, Jim Jordan could be a worthy Speaker nominee as most of the RSC voted agains the cliff deal. I know that some have mentioned Tom Price or Eric Cantor. I do agree that although Mr. Boener may be a nice guy, he hasn’t gotten a win since he became Speaker and therefore any of the others are far more likely to stand for principles instead of bending for compromise.
i like Michelle Bachmann because she is a good Christian women, but politically she is too damaged with her accusation of the State Dept employee of Egyptian descent for being a spy for the enemy. I say we support Jim Jordan.
If I recall correctly, that gal went straight on to prove Ms. Bachmann right. Lets not let Axelrod define either us or our people. Either we ride the horse or quit hollering ” cowboy up”!!!
Loon, I believe John McCain and Speaker Boehner openly dismissed Bachmann’s accusation that Huma Abedin was influencing State Dept policy for the Muslim Brotherhood. Even Bachmann admits she has no direct evidence. Either way, the Democrats and Liberal media will use it to discredit her.
Hellfire,
We need to get support in Congress tonight. The vote is Thrusday.
Jerry, what do we do if the House Republicans just vote in Boehner again? Looks like this is a strong possibility.
Hellfire,
I don’t know. I’m been searching Tea Party sites for somebody with an official plan to defeat Boehner….. so far nothing.
http://www.AmericanMajorityAction initiated a campaign December 5h to vote Boehner out and twelve Congressmen did vote against him. Boehner held a meeting with the House members Wednesday nite to make a deal to keep our Speakership. We had at least 25 votes but, even Bachmann voted for him. We do not know what the deal contained. But, we had a large effect. Obviously we should have voted him out because he is an emotional, physical basket case, an alcoholic and an establishment political hack.
I have learned just today that Boehner did not know until the vote occurred if he was going to win. He was down at least two votes up to the end.
Those that voted against Boehner:
Tim Huelskamp, KS
Justin Amash, MI
Walter Jones, NC
Louie Gohmert, TX
Paul Broun , GA voted for Allen West
Steve Pearce, voted for Eric Cantor.
Freshman members who cast votes against Boehner.
Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma.
Ted Yoho
Tom Massie
Steve Stockman, TX Returning member who served in Congress in the 1990s, voted “Present”.
Paul Labrador, ID Abstained
Mick Mulvaney Abstained from voting.
Also Conservatives who did not vote against Boehner are:
James Jorden
XXXXX Price
Michele Bachmann, MN
Steve King, IA
Will we have a breakdown of the votes linked here?
Mishelle, See above.
If one would have noticed most of the ones that voted against the bill waited until they knew it would pass before voting.
And I’m suppose to thank them for being principled! I think not because they have no principles