Congressman Justin Amash is feelin' feisty! He's calling for Donald Trump's impeachment since he actually read the Mueller Report and isn't a liarfuckingliar like the rest of his GOP colleagues.
I swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, not an oath to do the bidding of one man or one political p… https: //t.co/kDKnUBlLrm
— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1559427530.0
And yesterday, Amash voted with the Democrats on the OversightCommittee to hold Attorney General Bill Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents on the Census.
Fact: Both Democratic and Republican attorneys general are capable of being in contempt of Congress. https://t.co/90crYcrG2d
— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1560376132.0
He's quitting the house Freedom Caucus, because when he said he believed in limited government and the rule of law, he actually meant it. Amash failed to read the fine print that said, "These holy principles do not apply when a Republican holds the White House."
How many times will Congress let the president unilaterally raise taxes on Americans? All the times. https: //t.co/hJtaKly92K
— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1559272599.0
A Republican who actually believes what he says? And not in that Rand Paul very-serious-objections-unless-my-party-doesn't-have-the-votes-in-which-case-I'm-cool-with-it way? THAT'S WEIRD.
For his impudence -- Integrity? How very dare he! -- Amash has lost the support of his colleagues, and, perhaps more importantly for his 2020 reelection prospects, the big money spigot seems to be drying up. Betsy DeVos, whose billionaire family is a major player in Michigan politics, is packing up her Amway swag and going home.
"Family members have expressed increasing concerns about a lack of representation for their district, the 3rd Congressional, and I would say an inability to advance efforts connected to important policy matters," DeVos spokesman Nick Wasmiller told The Detroit News.
Poppy Trump is piiiissed about the eleventy Amash Twitter threads laying out in exquisite detail Trump's high crimes, misdemeanors, and gross ethical violations.
....he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION...Anyway, how do y… https: //t.co/7Pi0Jf6uZl
— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1558274107.0
Amash has picked up a serious Republican challenger, Michigan state Rep. Jim Lower, who literally carpetbagged himself into Amash's district just to challenge him. Which just might work, since (very) early polling show's Amash trailing Lower with Republican primary voters. And now Don Jr. is heading to Michigan to avenge this dastardly slight to his daddy.
See you soon Justin... I hear Michigan is beautiful during primary season. https: //t.co/dZzDU9240V
— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1560427182.0
Literally hours earlier, Lower had tweeted , "Exactly, don't believe the polls. They are always biased and never give the full picture." But that was then, and this is Deej. Although, the Large Adult Son does have quite the fleshy underbelly for poking.
if it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer https: //t.co/KmtA2khvLs
— Justin Amash (@Justin Amash) 1560431541.0
OUCH. Well, we at Wonkette wish Lower all the best. We hope that Don Jr. can do for him what he did for John James, and Matt Rosendale, and Lou Barletta, and Kris Kobach, and ... Anyway, best of luck, little buddy.
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Is $5F being ironic here?
Wishing someone like this some good fortune is wasting good blessings!
Look at that picture! Gerald Ford preemptively PARDONED RICHARD NIXON after Nixon resigned. Where do you think donnie got it into his noggin that he could pardon his criminal henchmen and even himself? Gerald Ford demonstrated it.
As far as I am concerned this douchebag being savaged by the trump clan is him receiving his karmic deserves for his criminal teabaggerism.
If there will be a meaningful Dem primary, I hope Michigan Dems will participate. But if not, I would absolutely recommend that they vote against Lower in the GOP primary.
I do not think of this as mischievous or ill-intentioned interference- I think of it as voting for the lesser of two evils.