House Republicans aren’t pleased with Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) for leaving the party.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1233930
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1233930
No surprise there.
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[Trump responded to the Declaration of Justin-dependence with glee.
“Great news for the Republican Party as one of the dumbest & most disloyal men in Congress is ‘quitting’ the Party,” he tweeted. “No Collusion, No Obstruction! Knew he couldn’t get the nomination to run again in the Great State of Michigan. Already being challenged for his seat. A total loser!”]
Over the top…even for Trump.
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The Republican Party is vindictive just like Donnie.
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The Republican Party is COMPLICIT just like Donnie.
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OK Amash - you’re up
… you better have dozens of tricks up your sleeves - because you are flying solo
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Republican lawmakers plan on stripping Amash of his seat on the House Oversight Committee.
Should the Democrats then reinstate him?
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Republican lawmakers said Amash does not understand that his role is oversight when a Democrat is president and overlook when a Republican is president.
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Reluctantly, have to respect the fact that Republicans punish party disloyalty, unlike Democrats who infamously allowed Joe Lieberman to retain a committee chairmanship after Lieberman endorsed, and campaigned for, Obama’s Republican opponent in 2008.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97187420
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As an independent, can he not caucus with the Democrats, providing they agree?
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Your OneWordAnswer™: HellFuckingNo
Anyways, the Republicans get to appoint his replacement, as I understand the rules.
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Under the House rules, Amash loses his seat when he stops caucusing with the GOP. But leaving the party doesn’t mean “leaving the caucus” (like Bernie caucuses with the Dems in the Senate, despite not being a Democrat). The GOP could probably expel him from the caucus, but at that point the House majority could re-apportion committee seats on the Oversight committee, giving one fewer to the GOP and one to “independent” i.e. Amash.
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Strikes me as par for the course.
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Dems are such wimps.
Edit: but maybe times have changed (dramatically) since Lieberman.
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Dems cannot reinstate him without pulling a true Dem from committee.
Amash would have to explain a lot of past baggage to now caucus with Dems, so I think @jinnj is right.
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r+6
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This is realpolitik. Conservatives are loyal to their own traitor, criminals, pedophiles and rapists and viciously vengeful to those have betrayed the Party. Democrats are busy playing 5-dimensional chess that they don’t do anything on the ground in the now.
Yes, but if the Democrats stick to the a priori rules, then the Republicans will be invited to name his replacement on Oversight.
Which is a verbose way of asking … Should the Democrats honor the rules or find a way to work around them?
(I’m telling you nothing more than what you already knew. It’s a gift I have.)
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Wouldn’t they have to kick off a Dem to do so?
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Oh please Democrats handle this shrewdly - don’t rush to embrace him in some stupid contrived way - treat him with courtesy, dignity, empathy and as much candor as is appropriate … retain you composure & stay in control of the micro & macro situation.
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