Freedom Index: Top Rated Constitutional Congressmen and Senators

[FrankRep]

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The Freedom Index (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/): A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements. The percentages below are cumulative scores are based on key votes from 1999 through 2013. Click on a senator's or representative's name to get a detailed breakdown of his or her voting record.


Senators:

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=P000603) - 93%
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=C001098) - 90%
Sen. Mike Lee, Utah (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=L000577) - 90%
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=J000293) - 86%
Sen. James Risch, Idaho (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=R000584) - 84%
Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=F000444) - 82%
Sen. Thomas Coburn, Oklahoma (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=C000560) - 82%
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=S001184) - 80%
Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=B001261) - 80%
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=R000595) - 80%

Congressmen:

Thomas Massie, Kentucky - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=M001184) - 100%
Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma - Dist.1 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=B001283) - 100%
Steve Stockman, Texas - Dist.36 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=S000937) - 100%
Justin Amash, Michigan - Dist.3 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=A000367) - 93%
Tom McClintock, California - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=M001177) - 92%
Paul Broun, Georgia - Dist.10 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=B001262) - 90%
Ted Yoho, Florida - Dist.3 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=Y000065) - 90%
Ron DeSantis, Florida - Dist.6 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=D000621) - 90%
Raul Labrador, Idaho - Dist.1 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=L000573) - 87%
Jeff Duncan, South Carolina - Dist.3 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=D000615) - 86%
Tim Huelskamp, Kansas - Dist.1 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=H001057) - 85%
John Fleming, Louisiana - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=F000456) - 82%
David Schweikert, Arizona - Dist.6 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=S001183) - 82%
Jason Chaffetz, Utah - Dist.3 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=L000577) - 82%
Tom Graves, Georgia - Dist.14 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000560) - 81%
John Duncan, Tennessee - Dist.2 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=D000533) - 81%
Jim Jordan, Ohio - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=J000289) - 80%
Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan - Dist.11 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=B001280) - 80%
Andy Harris, Maryland - Dist.1 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=H001052) - 80%
Dennis Ross, Florida - Dist.15 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=R000593) - 80%
Doug Collins, Georgia - Dist.9 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=C001093) - 80%
Michele Bachmann, Minnesota - Dist.6 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=B001256) - 80%
Richard Hudson, North Carolina - Dist.8 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=H001067) - 80%
Mark Meadows, North Carolina - Dist.11 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=M001187) - 80%
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma - Dist.2 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=M001190) - 80%
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000566) - 80%
Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee - Dist.4 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=D000616) - 80%
Roger Williams, Texas - Dist.25 (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=W000816) - 80%

[William R]

bump

[FrankRep]

Fun busting bubbles:


Person 1: Michele Bachmann at 80%? Where is Phil Gingrey (my Congressman)? He should be up near 100%, in my estimation.
Freedom Index: Name: Phil Gingrey (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000550) - Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 65%
Person 1: (no comment)

Person 2: Steve King, Rep. 4th dist. Iowa does not appear. He IS the Constitutional (conservative) authority of the Midwest.
Freedom Index: Name: Steve King (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=K000362) - Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 66%
Person 2: (no comment)

[LibertyEagle]

Mine is at 59%. lol

[Bastiat's The Law]

Fun busting bubbles:


Person 1: Michele Bachmann at 80%? Where is Phil Gingrey (my Congressman)? He should be up near 100%, in my estimation.
Freedom Index: Name: Phil Gingrey (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=G000550) - Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 65%
Person 1: (no comment)

Person 2: Steve King, Rep. 4th dist. Iowa does not appear. He IS the Constitutional (conservative) authority of the Midwest.
Freedom Index: Name: Steve King (http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/profile.php?id=K000362) - Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 66%
Person 2: (no comment)

LOL @ Steve King. Him and Massie recently went at it over the hemp bill.

[Warlord]

Frank, was that off another forum? people expecting their congressmen to be more conservative than they are?

[LibertyEagle]

Wasn't Steve King the man who asked for payola from the presidential candidates in order for an endorsement? lol

[dillo]

Lindsey Grahm 63%, should be 0

[Slutter McGee]

One of their choices struck me as odd at first: This is one of Rand's bad votes.


S.Amdt.1488 to S.Amdt.1470: To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve.
Vote Date: February 2, 2012 Vote: AYE Bad Vote.
Congressional Term Limits. During consideration of a bill to ban congressional insider trading (S. 2038), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) offered an amendment "To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve." However, Roger Sherman stated at the 1787 Constitutional Convention: "Frequent elections are necessary to preserve the good behavior of rulers. They also tend to give permanency to the Government, by preserving that good behavior, because it ensures their re-election." Sherman's statement contains the essence of the argument against term limits, which is that the best incentive for an elected official to represent the interests of his constituents is the possibility of reelection.

The Senate rejected DeMint's amendment on February 2, 2012 by a vote of 24 to 75 (Roll Call 11). We have assigned pluses to the nays because congressional term limits would decrease the accountability of Congressmen to their constituents by increasing the number of lame-duck Congressmen serving in each congressional session.

Its an interesting argument, and I can see the point. Have not really thought about it like that. That being said, it seems like a silly vote to base a freedom index on as you can argue both sides.

Slutter McGee

[FrankRep]

One of their choices struck me as odd at first: This is one of Rand's bad votes.

Its an interesting argument, and I can see the point. Have not really thought about it like that. That being said, it seems like a silly vote to base a freedom index on as you can argue both sides.
Some of the worst votes of Congressmen happen in lameduck sessions. They're no longer accountable to the people because they know they'll be leaving and can vote however they want.

Term Limits are not the "easy fix" for bad congressmen, you need an Educated and Informed Electorate or else people will continue voting in the "rascals."