Justin Amash leaves Freedom Caucus

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/447832-amash-exits-house-freedom-caucus-in-wake-of-trump-impeachment-stance

[gerritcole]

do not go gentle into that good night...

[Sir Mohamed]

Dude is running 4 prez as libertarian? But I doubt it will have any impact.

[Gustaf]

Kind of damning for the "Freedom" caucus that they can't handle having a member with any principles.

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

The guy has principles. I have to respect him for that.

[Crumpets]

Is he joining the Horrible Caucus now?

[Hindsight was 2020]

It's he joining the Horrible Caucus now?

No he just left the freedom caucus

[JA]

Is he joining the Horrible Caucus now?

As far as I know, no, he's not becoming a Democrat.

[Saint Milei]

Kind of damning for the "Freedom" caucus that they can't handle having a member with any principles.

Considering thomas massie is still there, and he's ore libertarian than amash, i think they are doing just fine

[Figueira]

I guess they're not evil enough for him.

[Badger]

Good on him, though from reading the article it sounds like one of those being offered the chance to resign before being fired type of situations

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Amash supports imprisoning our innocent president - that's the very opposite of freedom if I've ever seen it.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Finally getting over the fad the rest of the country ditched after 2012.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

House GOPers are in the minority,  they can talk about impeachment.  Whereas, in Senate, GOP are in majority.

[Progressive Pessimist]

He is really starting to win me over. It's kind of like how a white lobster being born has 1 in 100 million odds. A Republican with a spine might as well have the same ones. Amash might just be one of those.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

Is he joining the Horrible Caucus now?

As far as I know, no, he's not becoming a Democrat.

You're extremely corny.

[Kingpoleon]

Is he joining the Horrible Caucus now?

No... he just left.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Amash supports imprisoning our innocent president - that's the very opposite of freedom if I've ever seen it.

Innocent and naively gullible are not the same thing.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Amash is down the line #NeverTrump, so I give him props for consistency.  He didn't endorse Trump in 2016, and he didn't come around and say how wonderful Trump was when his fortunes appeared to take an uptick.  (I'll think of Amash on the day Ben Sasse endorses Trump for reelection.)

What I don't know is what Amash is going to do.  If he's not going to support the Republican ticket, he's not going to have a future as a Republican, but he's certainly NOT a Democrat.  There is no way I can imagine Amash being conforatable as a Democrat, or even as an Independent caucusing with Republicans.  (I don't think Amash could get reelected that way anyway; his district is pretty solidly Republican, and a mediocre Republican with the GOP nomination would either beat Amash for the seat or cause a Democrat to win with a minority of the votes.) 

Amash has a future, but he has to find a way to stay in the GOP.  He's done a lot to bring himself to the point of being run out of the party.

[junior chįmp]

Why does the Freedumb caucus still exist? The black guy is gone

[Badger]

Why does the Freedumb caucus still exist? The black guy is gone

Evil doesn't create itself.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Why does the Freedumb caucus still exist? The black guy is gone

Evil doesn't create itself.

It's the Economic Freedom Caucus, if the truth be known.

If they were the real Freedom Caucus, they'd be seeking to cut back on private prisons, overcriminalization and mass incarceration, the War on Drugs, foreign military involvements, and a number of other causes that involve less government, but they're not about that.  Let's get real. 

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

He should leave congress while he’s at it.

[Saint Milei]

Amash is down the line #NeverTrump, so I give him props for consistency.  He didn't endorse Trump in 2016, and he didn't come around and say how wonderful Trump was when his fortunes appeared to take an uptick.  (I'll think of Amash on the day Ben Sasse endorses Trump for reelection.)

What I don't know is what Amash is going to do.  If he's not going to support the Republican ticket, he's not going to have a future as a Republican, but he's certainly NOT a Democrat.  There is no way I can imagine Amash being conforatable as a Democrat, or even as an Independent caucusing with Republicans.  (I don't think Amash could get reelected that way anyway; his district is pretty solidly Republican, and a mediocre Republican with the GOP nomination would either beat Amash for the seat or cause a Democrat to win with a minority of the votes.) 

Amash has a future, but he has to find a way to stay in the GOP.  He's done a lot to bring himself to the point of being run out of the party.

He has no future. He knows it. That's why he did this. At best, he will be a fellow at the Cato Institute or something else.

[Wazza [INACTIVE]]

If this was for legitimate ideological reasons I'd be more understanding. However, this seems to have been done largely because of whining over the large pile of bovine excrement that is "muh Russia". For such behavior Amash has tanked his chances of renomination and now the US congress faces losing a man whom I have strongly appreciated due to his principled stances on foreign and domestic policy, what a moronic series of decisions. Every day I become less sympathetic with libertarians largely because they'd rather chuck hissy fits over actually seeing their economic agenda carried out or having any stake in it whatsoever.