The centrist reaction to a libertarian jumping in the race is hilarious. I thought they’d be happy about to see potential for a right-wing vote split, but it’s the complete opposite. They’re worried Biden is so damn aligned with the Right that Amash will take his voters, not Trump’s
If you want to call your congressional representative asking them to support Rep. Amash's bill ending qualified immunity for law enforcement officers (i.e. making it easier/possible to sue them for violating your constitutional rights), here's the phone numbers for the Washington State congressional representatives.
Note: They might ask for a bill number. Unfortunately I think the bill is in too early a stage to have a bill number. If you call it Rep. Amash's End Qualified Immunity bill, that'll probably do it!
I'm looking forward to making the calls because it feels like a concrete thing I can do to discourage unconstitutional law enforcement actions ranging from arresting the press to killing unarmed/helpless people.
I don't know what the difference is, if any between calling the DC office and a local office.
Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan faced a packed house on Tuesday in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his "misconduct."
Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN)Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan faced a packed house on Tuesday in his home district and called for Congress to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his "misconduct."
"Clearly, things that violate the public trust are impeachable," Amash told the crowd, drawing applause.He remains the only sitting Republican to openly say that Trump engaged in impeachable conduct, though he has not signed on to any existing Democratic impeachment resolutions.But he told the crowd that it is up to Congress to hold Trump accountable for the actions described in special counsel Robert Mueller's report
"I think it's really important that we do our job as Congress. That we would not allow misconduct to go undeterred," he added, earning some more applause."We have a job to do, and I think we owe it to the American people to represent them to ensure that the people we have in office are doing the right thing, are of good character, aren't violating the public trust."Hours before the town hall, his first with constituents since announcing he believes Trump committed impeachable offenses, Amash put out a series of 25 tweets expanding on his takeaways from the Mueller report, which explored Russian interference in the 2016 election.
"In truth, Mueller's report describes concerning contacts between members of Trump's campaign and people in or connected to the Russian government," Amash wrote on Tuesday.
The 39-year-oldAmash singled out Attorney General William Barr for his handling of the report, arguing he misrepresented Mueller's findings, including in testimony before Congress."Barr has so far successfully used his position to sell the President's false narrative to the American people. This will continue if those who have read the report do not start pushing back on his misrepresentations and share the truth," Amash tweeted.
Amash is known for his independent streak and has a history of splitting with conventional GOP positions on controversial topics, such as surveillance and foreign policy.His criticism has made him a target for Trump -- the President recently said Amash has "been a loser for a long time" -- and has drawn a primary challenge in his Grand Rapids-area district, which he has represented since 2011.
Police Face Criminal Prosecution For Death Of Homeowners
An actor caught lying, Bill Weld defected (or returned home depending on your views), a national emergency was declared, and an update on a lying officer that ended the lives of two citizens in their home. This is the last week in review.
We had quite the week this week. An actor caught lying, Bill Weld defected (or returned home depending on your views), a national emergency was declared, and an update on a lying officer that ended the lives of two citizens in their home. This is the last week in review.
National Emergency
The biggest news nationally this week was the announcement of a national emergency on the Southern Border by…