Last night in the House Republican Conference Meeting, Paul
Ryan announced that he would be willing to accept the position of Speaker of
the House if all of his conditions were met. He said he would only agree to be
Speaker if he could be the unifying person between the House Freedom Caucus,
the Republican Study Committee, and the moderate wing of the GOP conference.
Oh and there's one more thing. He will only agree to be
Speaker of the House if the Republican Conference agrees to change the House
rules to get rid of the ability for Members to file a motion to vacate the
chair. You'll recall this is the very tool that Congressman Mark Meadows
ultimately used to force John Boehner to resign.
So, Paul Ryan wants to be Speaker, but he doesn't want to
have to pay the consequences if he does a bad job. Not only that, he wants to
remove any consequences for any future Speaker of the House. Let's be clear
here. He's talking about changing a rule that was initially laid out by Thomas
Jefferson in his Rules on Parliamentary Procedure - a set of rules that each
Member gets a copy of at the beginning of a new session of Congress!
This is absolutely insane and what's more, we have it on
good authority that many Members of the House Freedom Caucus stood and gave
Ryan a standing ovation after his speech last night. Now, perhaps it was simply
a good gesture, but for them to stand and clap after Ryan talked about changing
the rules of the House to remove any accountability for a sitting Speaker is
alarming.
We must continue to encourage the House Freedom Caucus to
remain strong and to remain en bloc. Paul Ryan has already proven that he isn't
willing to change business as usual in Washington, in fact he wants to double
down. The House Freedom Caucus and other conservatives in the House must
continue to stand and demand a Speaker who will devolve the power structure.
Still, the only person who has laid for such a plan is
Daniel
Webster. He is the only one who has actually implemented his
plan and he may well be the only person in the House qualified to make such a
drastic and necessary change.
Call and Tweet the following list of Congressmen today. Tell
them not to give in to Paul Ryan's demands and tell them to remember why they
have their majority. You can remind them by sending them to watch this video:
In liberty, Tea Party Patriots Support Team
Bradley Byrne AL-1 202-225-4931 @RepByrne
Martha Roby AL-2 202-225-2901 @RepMarthaRoby
Mo Brooks* AL-5 202-225-4801 @RepMoBrooks
Gary Palmer* AL-6 202-225-4921 @USRepGaryPalmer
Rick Crawford AR-1 202-225-4076 @RepRickCrawford
French Hill AR-2 202-225-2506 @RepFrenchHill
Steve Womack AR-3 202-225-4301 @Rep_SteveWomack
Bruce Westerman AR-4 202-225-3772 @RepWesterman
Martha McSally AZ-2 202-225-2542 @RepMcSally
Trent Franks* AZ-3 202-225-4576 @RepTrentFranks
Paul A. Gosar* AZ-4 202-225-2315 @RepGosar
Matt Salmon* AZ-5 202-225-2635 @RepMattSalmon
David Schweikert* AZ-6 202-225-2190 @RepDavid
Doug LaMalfa CA-1 202-225-3076 @RepLaMalfa
Jeff Denham CA-10 202-225-4540 @RepJeffDenham
David Valadao CA-21 202-225-4695 @RepDavidValadao
Steve Knight CA-25 202-225-1956 @SteveKnight25
Mimi Walters CA-45 202-225-5611 @RepMimiWalters
Paul Cook CA-8 202-225-5861 @RepPaulCook
Scott Tipton CO-3 202-225-4761 @RepTipton
Ken Buck* CO-4 202-225-4676 @RepKenBuck
Daniel Webster FL-10 202-225-2176 @RepWebster
Richard Nugent FL-11 202-225-1002 @RepRichNugent
David Jolly FL-13 202-225-5961 @USRepDavidJolly
Dennis Ross FL-15 202-225-1252 @RepDennisRoss
Curt Clawson* FL-19 202-225-2536 @RepCurtClawson
Carlos Curbelo FL-26 202-225-2778 @RepCurbelo
Ted Yoho* FL-3 202-225-5744 @RepTedYoho
Ron DeSantis* FL-6 202-225-2706 @RepDeSantis
Bill Posey* FL-8 202-225-3671 @CongBillPosey
Buddy Carter GA-1 202-225-5831 @RepBuddyCarter
Jody Hice* GA-10 202-225-4101 @congressmanhice
Barry Loudermilk* GA-11 202-225-2931 @RepLoudermilk
Rick Allen GA-12 202-225-2823 @reprickallen
Tom Graves GA-14 202-225-5211 @RepTomGraves
Rob Woodall GA-7 202-225-4272 @RepRobWoodall
Austin Scott GA-8 202-225-6531 @AustinScottGA08
Doug Collins GA-9 202-225-9893 @RepDougCollins
Rod Blum* IA-1 202-225-2911 @RepRodBlum
David Young IA-3 202-225-5476 @RepDavidYoung
Raul R. Labrador* ID-1 202-225-6611 @Raul_Labrador
Bob Dold IL-10 202-225-4835 @RepDold
Mike Bost IL-12 202-225-5661 @RepBost
Rodney Davis IL-13 202-225-2371 @RodneyDavis
Randy Hultgren IL-14 202-225-2976 @RepHultgren
Adam Kinzinger IL-16 202-225-3635 @RepKinzinger
Jackie Walorski IN-2 202-225-3915 @RepWalorski
Marlin Stutzman* IN-3 202-225-4436 @RepStutzman
Todd Rokita IN-4 202-225-5037 @ToddRokita
Susan W. Brooks IN-5 202-225-2276 @SusanWBrooks
Luke Messer IN-6 202-225-3021 @RepLukeMesser
Larry Bucshon IN-8 202-225-4636 @RepLarryBucshon
Todd Young IN-9 202-225-5315 @RepToddYoung
Tim Huelskamp* KS-1 202-225-2715 @CongHuelskamp
Kevin Yoder KS-3 202-225-2865 @RepKevinYoder
Mike Pompeo KS-4 202-225-6216 @RepMikePompeo
Thomas Massie KY-4 202-225-3465 @RepThomasMassie
Andy Barr KY-6 202-225-4706 @RepAndyBarr
John Fleming* LA-4 202-225-2777 @RepFleming
Ralph Abraham LA-5 202-225-8490 @RepAbraham
Garret Graves LA-6 202-225-3901 @RepGarretGraves
Andy Harris* MD-1 202-225-5311 @RepAndyHarrisMD
Bruce Poliquin ME-2 202-225-6306 @RepPoliquin
Dan Benishek MI-1 202-225-4735 @CongressmanDan
Dave Trott MI-11 202-225-8171 @repdavetrott
Bill Huizenga MI-2 202-225-4401 @RepHuizenga
Justin Amash* MI-3 202-225-3831 @RepJustinAmash
John Moolenaar MI-4 202-225-3561 @RepMoolenaar
Mike Bishop MI-8 202-225-4872 @RepMikeBishop
Tom Emmer MN-6 202-225-2331 @RepTomEmmer
Ann Wagner MO-2 202-225-1621 @RepAnnWagner
Vicky Hartzler MO-4 202-225-2876 @RepHartzler
Billy Long MO-7 202-225-6536 @USRepLong
Jason Smith MO-8 202-225-4404 @RepJasonSmith
Trent Kelly MS-1 202-225-4306 @RepTrentKelly
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