Representative Justin Amash (R-MI) reacts to Obama's decision to have Congress vote on Syria

[David Krout]

https://twitter.com/repjustinamash/status/373866418015858688

[tritsofme]

1. What does Rand Paul have to say?

Who cares about this guy?

[David Krout]

2. Did you like what he said?

Who cares about this guy? Most Democrats cared about his NSA amendment recently.

It was called the Amash-Conyers amendment. Conyers cares about what the guy has to say, sometimes, if it's a good thing.

[tritsofme]

3. Go ahead and work with him and his buddy Rand.

No thank you.

[David Krout]

4. And Conyers? nt

[tritsofme]

5. I certainly didn't support that ridiculous Republican backed amendment.

Definitely a lapse in judgement on the part of Conyers.

[David Krout]

6. I forced you to trash Conyers

I like the way this is headed.
We now know that you wanted a war in Syria (I know what you've wrote in the past), and that you doubt Conyers' judgment.
You also defend the NSA which fuels your hatred towards Amash.

Please now trash most Democrats in the House, who sided with Amash and clueless Conyers.

[tritsofme]

7. I trust the judgement of President Obama

over just about any creature that lives in Congress.

[David Krout]

8. What an independent mind! nt

[tritsofme]

9. Go ahead, celebrate Republicans like Amash and Paul

I won't stop you.

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. you should accept that most of us here on DU are committed to liberal democracy and the principles

of the American constitution - when Mr. Conyers and Mr. Amash are able to set aside differences and are joined by the majority of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and a minority but a fair number of Republicans in defending our values as Americans and as citizens of a liberal democracy - that is indeed a beautiful thing.

[tritsofme]

11. The Republicans are opportunists, this was just another front in their war against the president.

Not an attempt at actual reform.

Boehner has no control over his caucus, at least Pelosi was able to convince enough members not to stand in as useful idiots for the likes of Rand Paul.

[David Krout]

12. Celebrate most Democrats in the House, too? nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. I don't care if the devil himself joins with Congressman Conyers and the majority of the Democratic

caucus in defending our Constitution.

[tritsofme]

14. See #11

Pelosi wasn't duped.

[JoeyT]

15. No, she was complicit.

"Impeachment is off the table" is probably not the right person to bring up if you're trying to wave around someone with firm moral convictions.

[tritsofme]

16. lol, I'm sure Amash and Paul will put impeachment on the table for you!

I've often had disagreements with Pelosi, but she lives in the real world.

[JoeyT]

17. Well, they're Republicans, so they weren't supposed to.

They're supposed to be morally reprehensible idiots that can't touch anything without fucking it up. That's why they're Republicans. People that claim to be on our side are *not* supposed to be that way.

[David Krout]

18. So do you stand by your prediction that Amash and Paul will move to impeach Obama?

Warning: I will call you out on your botched prediction if they don't.

[tritsofme]

19. As I said, this was just another battle in their total war against Obama.

The Democrats that stood with them were useful idiots toward that cause. The Amash amendment was not serious reform.

Of course they go to bed at night dreaming about impeachment. Do I think they will actually pursue it? No, not really, impeachment is hard. It is much easier to whip up the base and send out fundraising appeals alluding to it, but it certainly isn't "off the table" to them.