GOP Leadership Betrays Grassroots with Power Grab

[sailingaway]

GOP Leadership Betrays Grassroots with Power Grab

Shameful actions show Republican leadership learned little from November elections.

SPRINGFIELD, VA - In a gross display of power intended to send a message to the rest of the House GOP, Speaker John Boehner and House Republican leadership removed Reps. Dave Schweikert, Walter Jones, Justin Amash, and Tim Huelskamp from key committee assignments on Monday and replaced them with members more in line with GOP leadership

Schweikert and Jones were removed from the Financial Services Committee, where they served with outgoing Congressman Ron Paul and joined in his efforts to examine the actions of the secretive Federal Reserve

Amash and Huelskamp lost their positions on the Budget Committee. Both voted against the Paul Ryan budget due to concerns it did not cut spending fast enough, and they have demonstrated more commitment to addressing Washington’s spending problems than party leadership and other members of the Budget Committee.

“Only in Washington would the mentality exist that members of a party should be punished for too rigidly adhering to that party’s supposed principles,” said Campaign for Liberty President John Tate.

“Our representatives take an oath to uphold the Constitution, not to blindly fall in line behind party leaders. This is simply a betrayal of conservative grassroots activists by a GOP leadership that wants to consolidate its power and apparently has not learned its lesson from the November elections. Compromise and abandonment of conservative principles led to devastating defeats for the Republican Party, yet this cycle is continuing under John Boehner’s watch.

“Both Walter Jones and Justin Amash endorsed Congressman Ron Paul for President, and Dave Schweikert defeated leadership’s preferred candidate, Ben Quayle. Does House leadership consider this payback? If so, they are the only ones impressed by this power grab.”

Founded in 2008, Campaign for Liberty now includes over half a million members nationwide. The organization’s rapid growth and success have been fueled by grassroots members disgusted with the status quo and determined to advance the freedom message.

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[Mr.NoSmile]

"Power Grab." Same kind of language used for the tactics used at the Republican National Convention. According to the Politico article, the congressman said this was about "“not about principle, it was about obedience," as well as "‘Well, if you disagree with leadership just a couple times we’re going to send you home…you don’t get to participate.’”

Judging by how the backlash and reporting on this is slowly spreading, coupled with the YAL marching on Boehner's office, I get the feeling this will come back to bite them.

[FSP-Rebel]

Levin was talking about this for quite some time last night, you can get the podcast for free on his site. He also brought in Sen DeMint to discuss Boner's cave on the fiscal cliff bs and they also highlighted the growing schism in the GOP between the roots/conservative orgs and the estab. The cat is out of the bag. The bailouts and perceived RINOS started Tea Party 1.0, this fiscal cave and conservative purge is only gonna fuel 2.0 with a vengeance. So, stay involved in your local and state party, ally up with other conservatives and get ready to ride the perfect storm.

[phill4paul]

"Hello I am a registered republican in the great state of North Carolina.

I am calling to register my disapproval with the House Budget and Financial Services steering committee and it's decision to remove Justin Amash, Tim Huelskamp, David Schweikert and North Carolina's own Walter Jones.
I would like to remind Mr. Boehner that the Republican party is THE party of fiscal conservatism. Purges such as this do not go un-noticed and there will be political consequences for those that do not stand by this principle."

202-225-0600