jct74
03-06-2012, 08:29 PM
pretty good article
Majority Makers: Justin Amash Isn’t Afraid to Walk Own Path
By Rachael Bade
Roll Call Staff
March 5, 2012, Midnight
Rep. Justin Amash knows how a battle-worn activist feels.
Trudging from House office to House office, and sometimes from seat to seat on the House floor, the freshman Republican from Michigan spent his free office hours last fall asking colleagues to support his baby — a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
He visited about 60 Members, tirelessly talking with anyone who would listen as he outlined the reasons his amendment was better than the multitude of other BBA proposals.
But when the time came for the House to vote on a budget amendment in November, the resolution brought to the floor was not Amash's. It belonged to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a 10-term Virginia Republican.
The situation illustrates the downside of being a freshman in an institution where seniority rules.
But in the massive freshman class, Amash, a mere 31 years old, stands out for his persistence. The tenacious lawyer-turned-lawmaker, who served in the Michigan House, takes extraordinary measures to shine the spotlight on his causes.
read more:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_103/Majority-Makers-Justin-Amash-Isnt-Afraid-to-Walk-Own-Path-212832-1.html
Majority Makers: Justin Amash Isn’t Afraid to Walk Own Path
By Rachael Bade
Roll Call Staff
March 5, 2012, Midnight
Rep. Justin Amash knows how a battle-worn activist feels.
Trudging from House office to House office, and sometimes from seat to seat on the House floor, the freshman Republican from Michigan spent his free office hours last fall asking colleagues to support his baby — a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
He visited about 60 Members, tirelessly talking with anyone who would listen as he outlined the reasons his amendment was better than the multitude of other BBA proposals.
But when the time came for the House to vote on a budget amendment in November, the resolution brought to the floor was not Amash's. It belonged to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a 10-term Virginia Republican.
The situation illustrates the downside of being a freshman in an institution where seniority rules.
But in the massive freshman class, Amash, a mere 31 years old, stands out for his persistence. The tenacious lawyer-turned-lawmaker, who served in the Michigan House, takes extraordinary measures to shine the spotlight on his causes.
read more:
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_103/Majority-Makers-Justin-Amash-Isnt-Afraid-to-Walk-Own-Path-212832-1.html