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08-06-2014, 11:42 AM
Justin Amash’s Victory Is A Win For Free Markets, And A Blow To Chamber Cronyism
by David Boaz
12:44 PM 08/06/2014
Big business’s campaign to purge libertarians from Congress and state legislatures stumbled again last night in Michigan, where Rep. Justin Amash soundly defeated his Chamber of Commerce-backed challenger in a Republican primary.
Amash defeated Brian Ellis with 57 percent of the vote.
Organized business interests don’t seem to like Republicans who take Republican values seriously. Most Republicans say they believe in fiscal conservatism and free enterprise. The self-proclaimed “liberty Republicans” actually vote that way, even when it comes to subsidies and other government help for established businesses.
Business won an under-the-radar victory in May when the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and companies such as Delta Airlines, Georgia Power, and AT&T suddenly set up a Georgia Coalition for Job Growth and managed to defeat a Republican legislator, Rep. Charles Gregory, who was just too libertarian for them.
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read more:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/06/justin-amashs-victory-is-a-win-for-free-markets-and-a-blow-to-chamber-cronyism/
by David Boaz
12:44 PM 08/06/2014
Big business’s campaign to purge libertarians from Congress and state legislatures stumbled again last night in Michigan, where Rep. Justin Amash soundly defeated his Chamber of Commerce-backed challenger in a Republican primary.
Amash defeated Brian Ellis with 57 percent of the vote.
Organized business interests don’t seem to like Republicans who take Republican values seriously. Most Republicans say they believe in fiscal conservatism and free enterprise. The self-proclaimed “liberty Republicans” actually vote that way, even when it comes to subsidies and other government help for established businesses.
Business won an under-the-radar victory in May when the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and companies such as Delta Airlines, Georgia Power, and AT&T suddenly set up a Georgia Coalition for Job Growth and managed to defeat a Republican legislator, Rep. Charles Gregory, who was just too libertarian for them.
...
read more:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/06/justin-amashs-victory-is-a-win-for-free-markets-and-a-blow-to-chamber-cronyism/