Justin Amash out of House Oversight Committee

[jimnyc]

And it was by resignation. Either way, good riddance.

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Justin Amash Leaves House Committee After Calls From Republicans

Michigan Republican Rep. Justin Amash officially left the GOP conference and resigned from the House Oversight Committee on Monday by sending a letter to Republican leadership.

“Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am withdrawing my membership in the House Republican Conference, effective immediately, for the reasons outlined in my accompanying op-ed,” Amash wrote in a letter to top lawmakers.

Today, I sent the attached letter to Republican leaders as formal notification that I am withdrawing my membership in the House Republican Conference and, consistent with House rules, resigning from the Committee on Oversight and Reform. pic.twitter.com/8x8lFUmaGY

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 8, 2019

This comes as North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker called on Amash to leave the House Republican Conference after Amash announced on Independence Day that he is leaving the Republican party.

Rest - https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/08/j...use-committee/

[Kathianne]

I don't know enough about him, other than he's been pretty unbending to both the president and leadership.

Just did a quick check of liberty scorecard, he got a 92. Ted Cruz is at 80. Lindsay Graham is in the 60's.

So, Amash may be one of those who will not compromise, but he certainly seems to be entrenched in conservative principles.

[STTAB]

I don't know enough about him, other than he's been pretty unbending to both the president and leadership.

Just did a quick check of liberty scorecard, he got a 92. Ted Cruz is at 80. Lindsay Graham is in the 60's.

So, Amash may be one of those who will not compromise, but he certainly seems to be entrenched in conservative principles.

Yep, another in a long of DC jackasses who didn't get the memo in 2016, Republican voters are sick of the bullshit business as usual politicians.

[Kathianne]

Yep, another in a long of DC jackasses who didn't get the memo in 2016, Republican voters are sick of the bullshit business as usual politicians.

You are entitled to your opinion of where the electorate is 'at.' In any case, it's pretty darn close to a 50/50 split. Then those 50 each split further. The question becomes, which one splinters most?

[STTAB]

You are entitled to your opinion of where the electorate is 'at.' In any case, it's pretty darn close to a 50/50 split. Then those 50 each split further. The question becomes, which one splinters most?

Oh, I don't think 50% of the electorate is happy with the state of DC, which is not the same thing as supporting Trump. And in fact I would include Democrats in that, and use the support of Bernie and AOC and the like as evidence of that. Most Americans are sick of DC, even if they have differing opinions on how to handle that.

You are actually a prime example of what I am talking about. You obviously are not happy with the current state of the GOP even if that doesn't translate into support for Trump. Probably a lot more conservatives like you than we think. And you can guarantee that likewise there are lots of Democrats out there who are sick of Nancy Pelosi and the like, but are not about to support AOC and her merry band of socialists.

[Kathianne]

Oh, I don't think 50% of the electorate is happy with the state of DC, which is not the same thing as supporting Trump. And in fact I would include Democrats in that, and use the support of Bernie and AOC and the like as evidence of that. Most Americans are sick of DC, even if they have differing opinions on how to handle that.

You are actually a prime example of what I am talking about. You obviously are not happy with the current state of the GOP even if that doesn't translate into support for Trump. Probably a lot more conservatives like you than we think. And you can guarantee that likewise there are lots of Democrats out there who are sick of Nancy Pelosi and the like, but are not about to support AOC and her merry band of socialists.

You are correct, all the examples you are citing are illustrations of people unhappy for one reason or another.

In many ways I am more conservative than most on this messageboard. However, for several reasons, one of which was the choice of President Trump, but not the only one, I no longer identify with the GOP. Which of course does not mean I wouldn't vote for candidates from that party, but it will depend on the candidate. For those I don't know, where I used to x the (R), I'm as likely to go (I) or (L). How many others are like myself? I've no clue. I've a few friends that tend that way, but they still ended up voting for the President last time. I tend to think they would again, for like myself, they think the policies are way better than would have happened under Clinton.

Ultimately though, I come down on the side of behavior actually matters; acknowledging that behaviors and character are two different things. One may say that like President Clinton, President Trump is at least not a hypocrite, he never has pretended or behaved as if morals matter. He's all about 'shaking things up.'

Most here like that a lot. You have the right to. I just don't.

[STTAB]

You are correct, all the examples you are citing are illustrations of people unhappy for one reason or another.

In many ways I am more conservative than most on this messageboard. However, for several reasons, one of which was the choice of President Trump, but not the only one, I no longer identify with the GOP. Which of course does not mean I wouldn't vote for candidates from that party, but it will depend on the candidate. For those I don't know, where I used to x the (R), I'm as likely to go (I) or (L). How many others are like myself? I've no clue. I've a few friends that tend that way, but they still ended up voting for the President last time. I tend to think they would again, for like myself, they think the policies are way better than would have happened under Clinton.

Ultimately though, I come down on the side of behavior actually matters; acknowledging that behaviors and character are two different things. One may say that like President Clinton, President Trump is at least not a hypocrite, he never has pretended or behaved as if morals matter. He's all about 'shaking things up.'

Most here like that a lot. You have the right to. I just don't.

I'll take the morally questionable behavior of Trump over the ethically terrible behavior of the last 3 Presidents we've had any day of the week.