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    List of Liberty-minded Candidates for US Congress (2014)

    Election Candidates


    US House
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    Arizona
    Paul Gosar (R-incumbent) AZ-4 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Matt Salmon (R-incumbent) AZ-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    David Schweikert (R-incumbent) AZ-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    California
    Doug LaMalfa (R-incumbent) CA-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Tom McClintock (R-incumbent) CA-4 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
    John Dennis (R) CA-12 - (purity: ★★★★★)
    Art Alas (R) CA-32 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
    Dana Rohrabacher (R-Incumbent) CA-48 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
    Carl DeMaio (R) CA-52 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Colorado
    Tisha Casida (I) CO-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Delaware
    Rose Izzo (R) DE-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Florida

    Ted Yoho (R-incumbent) FL-3 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
    Ron DeSantis (R-incumbent) FL-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Bill Posey (R-incumbent) FL-8 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
    Curt Clawson (R) FL-19 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Georgia
    Barry Loudermilk (R) GA-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Tom Graves (R-incumbent) GA-14 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

    Idaho
    Raul Labrador (R-incumbent) ID-1 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Iowa
    Rod Blum (R) IA-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Kansas
    Tim Huelskamp (R-Incumbent) KS-1 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

    Kentucky
    Thomas Massie (R-incumbent) KY-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Louisiana
    Paul Dietzel (R) LA-6 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Maine
    Blaine Richardson (I) ME-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Maryland
    Dan Bongino (R) MD-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Massachusetts
    Richard Tisei (R) MA-6 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

    Michigan
    Justin Amash (R-incumbent) MI-3 - (purity: ★★★★★)
    George Brikho (R) MI-9 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Minnesota
    Tom Emmer (R) MN-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Stewart Mills (R) MN-8 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Mississippi
    Tavish Kelly (R) MS-4 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Missouri
    Jason Smith (R-incumbent) MO-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    New Hampshire
    Marilinda Garcia (R) NH-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)


    New Jersey
    Scott Garrett (R-incumbent) NJ-5 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
    Alieta Eck (R) NJ-12 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    New York
    Chris Gibson (R-incumbent) NY-19 - (purity: ★☆☆☆☆)

    North Carolina
    Walter Jones (R-incumbent) NC-3 - ( ★★★★☆)
    Mark Walker (R) NC-6 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Mark Meadows (R-incumbent) NC-11 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Vince Coakley (R) NC-12 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Oklahoma
    Jim Bridenstine (R-incumbent) OK-1 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Markwayne Mullin (R-incumbent) OK-2 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Oregon
    Dennis Linthicum (R) OR-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)
    Art Robinson (R) OR-4 - ★★★★★)

    South Carolina
    Mark Sanford (R-incumbent) SC-1 - (purity: ★★★★★)
    Jeff Duncan (R-incumbent) SC-3 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Trey Gowdy (R-incumbent) SC-4 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)
    Mick Mulvaney (R-incumbent) SC-5 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Tennessee
    Jimmy Duncan (R-incumbent) TN-2 - (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Utah
    Mia Love (R) UT-4 (purity: ★★★★☆)

    Virginia
    Kevin Meynardie (R) VA-2 (purity: ★★★★★)
    Dave Brat (R) VA-7 (purity: ★★★☆☆)
    Morgan Griffith (R-incumbent) VA-9 - (purity: ★★☆☆☆)

    Washington
    Clint Didier (R) WA-4 ★★★★★)

    West Virginia
    Alex Mooney (R-incumbent) WV-2 - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Wisconsin
    Reid Ribble (R-incumbent) WI-8 - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    US Senate
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    Louisiana
    Rob Maness (R) - (purity: ★★★☆☆)

    Maine
    Erick Bennett (R) - (purity: ★★★★★)

    Green Purity indicates endorsement by Ron Paul


    Check out http://libertycandidates.com/ for more Liberty Candidate endorsements!

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    Dropped out: John Douglas (R) GA-10 [3★], David Seaman (R) FL-23 [3★], Eric Reyes (R) IL-17
    Lost: Paul McKinley (R) IL-2 [4★]
    Separate list in post 3. Refer to that if you don't want to see candidates that don't vote with us 90-100% of the time.

    Credits to: Compromise , Spoa,
    Last edited by Smart3; 10-30-2014 at 01:09 PM. Reason: Update 9-19
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
    Party: Libertarian (since registration) / Religion: none (Ignostic)

    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal



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    I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric21ND View Post
    I'm surprised Baldwin only got 4 stars? What is he lacking on?
    I suppose it's subjective at that point. Whether a candidate is a 4 or 5 star, we need to get them elected.

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    Alternative list containing only GOP and only strict liberty-constitutionalists:
    http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...andidates-2014
    Last edited by Smart3; 07-14-2013 at 12:43 PM.
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
    Party: Libertarian (since registration) / Religion: none (Ignostic)

    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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    We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

    After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

    The Senate side of things looks very promising.
    Last edited by Maximus; 11-14-2012 at 11:34 PM.
    “When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” -CS Lewis

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximus View Post
    We can go a long way towards helping Joe Miller and Gary Johnson (who just built himself a huge network of donors) if they decide to run, and I'd love to knock out Lindsay Graham.

    After Ted Cruz's win in the TX primary, I think we can also help Robert Paul through the primaries should he decide to run. The grassroots is there. I'm excited already.

    The Senate side of things looks very promising.
    With the right retirements, we can double or triple our U.S. House numbers too.

    I'm with you on the Robert Paul idea.
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
    Party: Libertarian (since registration) / Religion: none (Ignostic)

    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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    1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

    2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue

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    I went to a YAL meeting at UNT to watch Robert speak. He addressed calls for him to run and basically said that it ain't gonna happen. He wants to spend time with his kids and is happy running his practice. I jokingly asked him, "Can you at least run for a House seat?" It would be nice, but it's nearly definite that it won't happen.

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    Incumbents:
    Bill Posey FL-15 (3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member
    Scott Garrett NJ-5 (2-3 stars), RP Liberty Caucus member and LPAC 2012 speaker

    Speculative:
    Connie Mack FL-14 (3-4 stars)
    Michael Baumgartner WA-1 (5 stars)
    Last edited by compromise; 11-15-2012 at 01:56 PM.



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    Quote Originally Posted by RonPaul25 View Post
    1. Shouldn't you wait till these people actually announce their gonna run

    2. How can you assign stars to people who haven't even voted on a single issue
    A number of the non-incumbents won't launch their bids for another year, so why wait? We should know who might run to plot out our strategy.

    As for purity stars, I believe they're assigned based on positions on the issues and how close the candidate is to Dr. Paul. If you'd like to dispute the stars, please do so per candidate.
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
    Party: Libertarian (since registration) / Religion: none (Ignostic)

    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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    More incumbents:
    RP Liberty Caucus members:
    Jack Kingston GA-1
    Jeff Miller FL-1
    (Both opposed Libya, probably 2 stars for both, maybe 3 stars for Jack for going against Patriot Act)

    Others:
    Chris Gibson NY-19 (3-4 stars, voted against NDAA, Patriot Act and Ryan plan, opposed Libya and wants to cut military spending)
    Jeff Duncan SC-3 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA, part of Amash's Liberty Caucus)
    Paul Gosar AZ-1 (2-3 stars, voted against NDAA)

    A speculative:
    Mia Love UT-4 (2-3 stars, very strong fiscally and reducing size of gov't, endorsed by Reason)

    Here are some roll calls to help you find liberty incumbents:

    NDAA 2012 (Look for the Nays):
    http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll932.xml

    Libya Kucinich Resolution (Look for the Yeas):
    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h412

    Patriot Act 2011 (Look for the Nays):
    http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll036.xml

    Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment (Look for the Yeas):
    http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll270.xml

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    Bentivolio may have a very tough primary election since his district never really had a primary for 2012. He needs to show his constituents that he's strongly opposing Obama and they will hopefully warm up to him.
    I ignore the fact that RP's take back the GOP strategy is working. I ignore the fact that RP accomplished more from his 2008 GOP run than he ever has before. I ignore the fact that 3rd party candidates lose and are a joke to voters. I ignore all this b/c I have an arousing fantasy where RP runs 3rd party in 2012, magically polls at 15%, magically is allowed in the debates, and then magically wins the election. Trust me, it'll work this time.
    - The naive attitude of too many RPF members

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    Robert Paul did make it clear he was not going to run for senate seat in 2012, but he left the future more ambiguous.

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    http// politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/22/robert-paul-says-texas-senate-bid-unlikely#ixzz2D2HQmlK

    "I'm never going to say I won't ever run for office, but I think running for Senate probably is not going to happen this time,"

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    Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)
    I am the spoon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John F Kennedy III View Post
    Connie Mack just lost. Has he already confirmed he is running in 2014? (I hope he does)
    Speculative/Draft candidates are in italics until they start a formal campaign.
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
    Party: Libertarian (since registration) / Religion: none (Ignostic)

    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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    Right now I would be happy to see Miller and Davis running for Senate. I am hoping that we can get a liberty candidate through the Colorado GOP primary too. A good fusion candidate would do wonders there.

    I am excited about the house too. I am hoping we field some good candidates where incumbents decide to retire. There are also some GOP leaning seats in California we could do really well in if we get some of our people through the primary.



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    Kansas:
    Tim Huelskamp KS-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

    Georgia:
    Paul Broun Senate, speculative

    Utah:
    Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative

    Arizona:
    Paul Gosar AZ-4, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

    Oklahoma:
    Jim Bridenstine OK-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

    Pennsylvania:
    Michael Fitzpatrick PA-8, 1-2 stars? Incumbent

    Wisconsin:
    Reid Ribble WI-8, 3 stars? Incumbent

    Kentucky:
    Gurley Martin Senate, 3-4 stars?

    Michigan:
    Dan Benishek MI-1, 2 stars? Incumbent

    Virginia:
    Morgan Griffith VA-9, 2-3 stars? Incumbent

    New York:
    Chris Gibson NY-19, 1 star? (good on civil liberties and military spending, but a RINO/centrist) incumbent

    South Carolina:
    Tim Scott Senate, 1-2 stars? Incumbent (wasn't a liberty candidate while he was in the House, but fairly good compared to many of his Senate colleagues, very conservative, anti-foreign aid, opposed intervention in Libya)
    Jeff Duncan SC-3, 2 stars? Incumbent
    Mick Mulvaney SC-5, 3 stars? Incumbent

    Massachusetts:
    Richard Tisei MA-6, speculative

    Btw, why does Walsh have 2 stars and Posey have 3 stars? Walsh is a little more fiscally conservative, got an RP endorsement in 2012 and voted well on NDAA, they should swop ratings. Jimmy Duncan is also a lot more conservative than Walter Jones and just as non-interventionist (possibly even more so, because Duncan voted against Iraq), 3 stars is pretty low for him. Bentivolio probably should go down to 3 or 4 stars for some of his recent votes.

    Also, Denny Rehberg said he's not running for Senate again.
    http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com...a4bcf887a.html

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    How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.
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    List of Liberty-minded candidates for Congress in 2014
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    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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    Quote Originally Posted by compromise View Post
    Utah:
    Mia Love UT-4, 3 stars? (she likes Ron Paul and Bastiat and is very conservative), speculative
    Considering how narrow of a lead Jim Matheson had over her (something around 3,000 votes, I believe) and how long it took to actually call the race, she could, in theory, clinch it if she gave it another go. Not sure what she'd have to change, but provided Utah doesn't become bluer by 2014, she could have a shot.

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    half of these people are pro-war, how are you rating them. In my opinion anti-war>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>free market economics

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    also half of these people have zero chance of winning, we need to spend on candidates who can actually win, even if there are only a few, otherwise we are throwing away money

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    Quote Originally Posted by RonPaul25 View Post
    also half of these people have zero chance of winning, we need to spend on candidates who can actually win, even if there are only a few, otherwise we are throwing away money
    These lists are useful for people who live in these areas and are unsure who to vote for.
    I can vote now and I'm voting for Rand!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smart3 View Post
    How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.
    See my blog.

  27. #24
    Quote Originally Posted by Smart3 View Post
    How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.
    Ribble:
    http://wi.rlc.org/2011/12/rlc-wi-pra...ing-liberties/
    http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...ts-to-Pentagon

    Gibson:
    http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-actio...nguage-in-ndaa
    http://www.examiner.com/article/ny-c...-act-extension

    Btw, Gurley Martin has confirmed he's running, he's not speculative any more.
    Last edited by compromise; 01-28-2013 at 04:41 AM.



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    I think it's more important to swallow some of the anti-establishment conservatives already in the House (i.e. the ones who voted against Boehner, fiscal cliff, etc.). This way we can massively increase the liberty influence in the House, and also do so immediately.

    Also, liberty candidates in red districts should be desirable. Most liberty candidates cannot beat Democrats in even districts because they are used to battling within the GOP and have disdain for being a polished politician. Also, RP endorsements should not be important. We HAVE to get people who aren't involved with RP to vote against NDAA. There is a lot of potential for this if we don't insist on prostrations before the liberty movement, but rather philosophical agreement (i.e. in the case of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, both of whom are constitutionalists not from the liberty movement strictly-speaking).

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    Quote Originally Posted by ProvincialPeasant View Post
    I think it's more important to swallow some of the anti-establishment conservatives already in the House (i.e. the ones who voted against Boehner, fiscal cliff, etc.). This way we can massively increase the liberty influence in the House, and also do so immediately.

    Also, liberty candidates in red districts should be desirable. Most liberty candidates cannot beat Democrats in even districts because they are used to battling within the GOP and have disdain for being a polished politician. Also, RP endorsements should not be important. We HAVE to get people who aren't involved with RP to vote against NDAA. There is a lot of potential for this if we don't insist on prostrations before the liberty movement, but rather philosophical agreement (i.e. in the case of Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, both of whom are constitutionalists not from the liberty movement strictly-speaking).
    Cruz and Lee may not have been from the liberty movement, but they certainly were supported by the liberty movement and it's leaders from the start. Lee was endorsed by Ron and Cruz was endorsed by Ron, Rand and Amash.

  31. #27
    If you can get somebody who agrees with you on economics and domestic issues, civil liberties, and at least some of the same foreign policy they are worth supporting.

  32. #28
    Quote Originally Posted by Smart3 View Post
    How are you coming at these stars? The goal of the list is to create awareness of solid pro-civil liberties, fiscally responsible and principled candidates. Not to create a Tea/Liberty list. I have decided to add Griffith, Gosar, etc but unless you clarify the inclusion of Gibson, Ribble, etc I won't add them.
    Mia Love was listed as a liberty candidate by Reason:
    http://reason.com/archives/2012/10/2...h-candidates/1

    Why is Weber 3 stars? Massie says he's talked with Weber extensively and is sure he's nothing close to a liberty candidate.
    Last edited by compromise; 01-28-2013 at 03:46 PM.

  33. #29
    Paul Broun confirmed he's running for Senate, so probably good to take him off speculative and also off the House of Representatives part.

    Here are a couple of other guys you might consider adding:
    Phil Roe - Voted against the Patriot Act in 2011 and NDAA 2012
    Michael Fitzpatrick - Voted against the Patriot Act 2011
    Trey Gowdy - Voted against NDAA 2012
    Todd Rokita - Voted against NDAA 2012
    All of the above are considered to be fiscally conservative/Tea.

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h932

  34. #30
    Quote Originally Posted by compromise View Post
    Paul Broun confirmed he's running for Senate, so probably good to take him off speculative and also off the House of Representatives part.

    Here are a couple of other guys you might consider adding:
    Phil Roe - Voted against the Patriot Act in 2011 and NDAA 2012
    Michael Fitzpatrick - Voted against the Patriot Act 2011
    Trey Gowdy - Voted against NDAA 2012
    Todd Rokita - Voted against NDAA 2012
    All of the above are considered to be fiscally conservative/Tea.

    http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2011/h932
    I won't add Fitzpatrick and Rokita due to their affiliation with the Knights of Columbus.

    I did add Gowdy, oversight on my part.

    With respect to Phil Roe:
    " There is no role more critical for the federal government than protecting our nation. The men and women who serve our nation in the armed forces deserve the best we can give them and their families deserve our full support too.

    Phil opposed President Obama’s efforts to cut our national missile defense program. He voted to impose tough sanctions on the radical regime of Iran while strongly supporting our closest ally in the Middle East - Israel."

    I also see that he's voted pretty much with Cantor on everything except the Patriot Act and NDAA, which earns him perhaps a 1 star.
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    “If while on your way you meet no one your equal or better, steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools.”
    ― Dhammapada, v. 61

    "Asking why there are no Libertarian countries is akin to asking why there are no Atheist Theocracies." - #AncapJackal

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