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Amash?

Run third party in 2020
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Concentrate on getting reelected
3 (20%)
POS, should go away
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Keep sticking it to the Man
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #50 on: July 04, 2019, 08:14:21 pm »
I guess I can see how this thread went from Amash to Trump, but it hasn't led to any new ground.

Let's stick to the topic and the ramifications of Amash's action.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #51 on: July 04, 2019, 08:25:56 pm »
Quote from: Night Hides Not on July 04, 2019, 08:11:07 pm
That tweet was just grist for the mill that feeds his base. The Trump fans I’ve met while on vacation are much more measured than those we see here at TBR and TOS. They’re more focused on potential policy outcomes than engaging in nasty arguments.

They disregard many of his tweets, calling it “Trump being Trump”, as being style over substance.


I hear many Trump supporters who wish he would stop tweeting also.  But the thing is that Republican party hasn't done Trump any favors.  And Trump has let them walk all over his campaign promises.  I don't know much about Amash but I join him in not calling Republican my party.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #52 on: July 04, 2019, 08:31:28 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 04, 2019, 08:14:21 pm
I guess I can see how this thread went from Amash to Trump, but it hasn't led to any new ground.


Some must avail themselves of every-single-opportunity, apparently.

IMHO
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #53 on: July 04, 2019, 08:36:04 pm »
   Amash just punched his own ticket to obscurity, a mere Wikipedia entry in the annals of history, I really liked the guy and I didn't necessarily disagree with his Impeachment talk, (I read the Trump Jr/Goldstone emails) which puts me in another place here, so be it. 
   I'm gonna miss him.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #54 on: July 04, 2019, 10:32:57 pm »
Amash.  What a bleep.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #55 on: July 04, 2019, 10:43:45 pm »
   This is what has become of the few Conservatives in Trump's GOP, they are ridiculed into obscurity.  Cruz's transformation alone, astounded me.

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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #56 on: July 04, 2019, 10:59:20 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on July 04, 2019, 10:32:57 pm
Amash.  What a bleep.

The "bleep" is Trump for having to make comments about Amash's departure from the party.    Can he ever shaddap?
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #57 on: July 04, 2019, 11:02:42 pm »
Quote from: Applewood on July 04, 2019, 10:59:20 pm
The "bleep" is Trump for having to make comments about Amash's departure from the party.    Can he ever shaddap?

Never will and I never want him to. 
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #58 on: July 04, 2019, 11:07:06 pm »
   The Republican Party has always been hostile to Conservatives, it's not necessarily a Trump thing, though our cause has suffered.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #59 on: July 04, 2019, 11:32:19 pm »
Quote from: corbe on July 04, 2019, 11:07:06 pm
   The Republican Party has always been hostile to Conservatives, it's not necessarily a Trump thing, though our cause has suffered.


I don't think he was a Conservative.  On the issues has him as Moderate.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #60 on: July 04, 2019, 11:37:28 pm »
Quote from: Chosen Daughter on July 04, 2019, 11:32:19 pm

I don't think he was a Conservative.  On the issues has him as Moderate.

92% CR Conservative scorecard.
https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard/justin-amash/
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #61 on: July 04, 2019, 11:47:40 pm »
Nothing conservative or libertarian about wanting to impeach without evidence. He's going away mad because his Chinese business interests are affected by Trump's efforts to get fair trade and no tariffs.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #62 on: July 04, 2019, 11:52:59 pm »
Quote from: roamer_1 on July 04, 2019, 11:37:28 pm
92% CR Conservative scorecard.
https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard/justin-amash/

He also has a 100% Impeachment scorecard from Nancy Pelosi. 
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #63 on: July 04, 2019, 11:54:39 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 04, 2019, 11:52:59 pm
He also has a 100% Impeachment scorecard from Nancy Pelosi.

So What?
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #64 on: July 05, 2019, 12:03:23 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on July 04, 2019, 11:54:39 pm
So What?

His constituents didn't take kindly to it, is what.  There's  an expression:  "One 'Aw shit!' will wipe away a hundred 'Atta boys'"  His "conservative rating" means less to the people he needs to keep his job than this one "Aw shit."  He acquired a credible Primary opponent the day he announced he was all-in with Pelosi and was on his way to losing before this stunt.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #65 on: July 05, 2019, 12:18:54 am »
Quote from: austingirl on July 04, 2019, 11:47:40 pm
Nothing conservative or libertarian about wanting to impeach without evidence. He's going away mad because his Chinese business interests are affected by Trump's efforts to get fair trade and no tariffs.

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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #66 on: July 05, 2019, 12:21:05 am »
Quote from: austingirl on July 04, 2019, 11:47:40 pm
Nothing conservative or libertarian about wanting to impeach without evidence. He's going away mad because his Chinese business interests are affected by Trump's efforts to get fair trade and no tariffs.

Without evidence?

Between you, me, everyone else here, and this Amish guy, how many of us have read the Mueller report?
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #67 on: July 05, 2019, 12:24:31 am »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on July 05, 2019, 12:21:05 am
Without evidence?

Between you, me, everyone else here, and this Amish guy, how many of us have read the Mueller report?


The actions of the rats since the release of the report are all I need to know.

They’ve got nothing.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #68 on: July 05, 2019, 12:27:44 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 04, 2019, 11:52:59 pm
He also has a 100% Impeachment scorecard from Nancy Pelosi.

They Shirley have him now.  Right?
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #69 on: July 05, 2019, 12:48:43 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on July 04, 2019, 01:06:16 pm
I don't know. That is what impeachment is for - Indictment and presentation of the evidence.

And I don't give a crap that it's Tumpy. I would be in exactly the same place if it were Cruz or even Reagan.

You don't impeach without evidence of a crime, just like you don't indict without evidence of a crime. Kind of basic civil liberties.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #70 on: July 05, 2019, 01:02:20 am »
Quote from: The Ghost on July 05, 2019, 12:27:44 am
They Shirley have him now.  Right?

So it woud appear.  Evidence is so quaint.
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« Reply #71 on: July 05, 2019, 01:04:38 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 05, 2019, 01:02:20 am
So it would appear.  Evidence is so quaint.

Quaint.  It is a nice word.  Kind of sums it all up.   888high58888
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #72 on: July 05, 2019, 01:17:00 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on July 04, 2019, 11:37:28 pm
92% CR Conservative scorecard.
https://www.conservativereview.com/scorecard/justin-amash/


On the issues has him Libertarian Conservative


http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Justin_Amash.htm

With a quick review of his record I didn't see anything I didn't like.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2019, 01:21:45 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 05, 2019, 12:03:23 am
His constituents didn't take kindly to it, is what.  There's  an expression:  "One 'Aw shit!' will wipe away a hundred 'Atta boys'"  His "conservative rating" means less to the people he needs to keep his job than this one "Aw shit."  He acquired a credible Primary opponent the day he announced he was all-in with Pelosi and was on his way to losing before this stunt.

We will see. I am not offended by his actions at all.
In fact, I would hope that calls for impeachment would readily come from one's own party. If more attention were paid to governance and less to partisanship, we'd all be ahead of the game.
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Re: Amash quits Republican Party
« Reply #74 on: July 05, 2019, 01:29:05 am »
Quote from: roamer_1 on July 05, 2019, 01:21:45 am
We will see. I am not offended by his actions at all.
In fact, I would hope that calls for impeachment would readily come from one's own party. If more attention were paid to governance and less to partisanship, we'd all be ahead of the game.

What matters is how his bosses feel about it, and every indication is they hate it.
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