It is a good thing to see the masks dropping amid the professionally republican class who view themselves as something more than representatives of their constituents.
In public response to the requests of the voters, Idaho’s Second Congressional District Representative Mike Simpson reminds voters that their opinion means nothing.
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FYI, Steve Scalise is voting for Jim Jordan.
Who is paying for Mike Simpson? Because apparently, he doesn’t think the voters matter much.
Ah, yes, I see now . . . perhaps this is what Congressman Bacon from the 2nd District of Nebraska meant when he said “I don’t do well with threats” and I thought that seemed quite odd because I just can’t see Jim Jordan threatening someone “vote for me as Speaker in this next round or else” . . .
but it’s the constituents “threatening” to see them primaried and their answer is you can’t do anything, I am not going to get primaried?
They come to rule, not to serve. That conceit is now on display; it’s not principle but pathology being displayed.
Not conservative whatsoever. They’re much too vain and provincial to be a fit trustee.
They come to get wealthy.
They get wealthy just by playing the campaign game. 10% to the big guy/gal.
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“Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions.
There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.
-Daniel Webster
Whats that quote about the people fearing the Govt. vs the Govt. fearing the people?
Perhaps we’re starting to get thru to them, but only starting.
They need to be cowering under their desks, at a minimum for the horrific things they have done and not done,..crimes of omission and commission, crimes against humanity, so large in scope that there can be no possible earthly justice.
And still, they give us such attitude?
“When the people fear the government, that’s tyranny; when the government fears the people, that’s freedom.”
“When the people fear the government, there’s tyranny. When the government fears the people, there’s liberty. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”— Thomas Jefferson
Thank you!
Probably because they know that VOTER FRAUD will get them reelected. They learned well from the DEMS.
It does, watched it on a quite a few local matters.
Thank you for bringing that up. Rampant in my reddest state. It was our R Senate Pro Tem hiding our fraud forensics. He’ll call the FBI if confronted.
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/video/2023/08/rnc-co-chair-assaulted-a-journalist-asking-questions-about-voting-machines/
Well my friend as you probably know these “people” aren’t really conservatives republicans. They are democrats who ran as republicans in red districts to get elected. So now that they’re showing their true colors they act as though we the people owe them something. What they are too stupid to realize is that in th 24 election they will find out how relevant they are! I foresee a large turnover in 24. Maga will be much stronger. Those who are in there now need to get with the program they ran on to win or be replaced.
As a California refugee here in Idaho I can tell you that Simpson is as you say a RINO who gets elected with Democrat votes from the Boise area which has a radical leftist mayor. He is a Mormon in the Romney mold and the Mormons will vote for Mormons.
We are working to get the radical leftist mayor McLean out. Slow steps.
perhaps its more along the lines of “the fix is in”; I will be in office whether my constituents want it or not.
do not think for one minute that only the presidential election was stolen
Nope. Bet that is what the Dems are promising them. Help in stealing the election.
“Steve Bannon: I Have Spies – Lobbyists Were Walking Around the Capital Grille Last Night Cutting Deals with GOP Reps to Vote Against Jim Jordan (Video)”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/steve-bannon-lobbyists-were-walking-around-cutting-deals/
A reference to Frank Underwood in House of Cards is Important (Machiavellian but important)…It’s not JJ’s job to deliver the threats…but he does not have his consigliere yet, as far a I can determine….the person holding the book with dirt assigned to deliver the threats is the WHIP(Scalise and Jordan have no love lost, and he definitely wont whip for Jordan, or probably deliver the book)…
I heard Autie NAN, and by extension, Steny Hoyer, the overseer on the “urban plantation” that was the DNC (prior to their retirement , and the short tenure of Deep State Kevin) had the book…The real question is who is the New “Plantation owner’s” Whiphand…and were they given Nan’s book, or did they have to pay?
On paper it is Katherine Clark…looks like a good second to Hakeem Jefferies…both devotees of BHO(wiki says she refused to attend an Israel event because it was approved by the Lightbringer)…maybe she has the funds to buy the leverage book…or it was delivered with strings attached…
Cong Mike Simpson, as in Vietcong?
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Bless his heart.
This won’t be a popular post here, but it seems to me, once you’ve eliminated the option of a gigantic “omnibus” spending bill… representatives have to really work at securing votes to get even the most constituent-worthy spending item passed.
One way of securing votes for your needed hometown project is to become the suddenly valuable swing vote on something that someone with political power really wants. That’s just the way sausage is made, regardless of whether the butcher is honest or corrupt.
That isn’t what is happening with these guys pork or not, they arent fighting for anything for their constituents in their districts. They are representing corporate and industry special interest in exchange for money and cush jobs after Congress. The special interest often do not even tie back to their districts.
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If you KNOW that each of these representatives is voting according to corrupt or personally profitable interests, favoring corporations or lobbies rather than their constituents’ interests… then of course, we as informed citizens are required to expose their actions and hold them accountable.
But until facts can be produced and accusations substantiated, then such broad, general accusations–no matter how likely true of at least some of these representatives–remain only accusations made from behind an avatar (which also protects against accountability).
The supports for liberty and rule of law are too weakened for us to merely condemn and bulldoze the bunch. We need to identify and remove the compromised timbers, and replace them with solid, reliable timbers to prevent collapse.
Let me reiterate the point that, regarding the securing of votes for a new speaker, the actions of both corrupt and honest representatives–in this moment, and from a distance–will necessarily look the same as they jockey for leverage.
Yes, “pork” can be building a “bridge to nowhere” that just diverts public money into a big, regional business in return for campaign contributions. But it can also be widening a road to accommodate new residential growth and keep residents supporting local businesses rather than avoiding the traffic and just shopping Amazon from home. Unless we know the facts, we can’t tell which legislative efforts are corrupt, and which are responsible.
What we do know is that corrupt, white collar sociopaths will remain unaffected by our broad accusations, even if accurate. Knee-jerk and inaccurate accusations can only discourage the good representatives and their families.
The tide of public opinion appears to be turning in freedom’s direction. This isn’t the time to be lazy in how we express our frustrations with Washington. The search for facts and substantiation are why we come to Conservative Treehouse.
Well observed…
Also they may want support for their own campaigns later, like when Zeldin ran for NY gov and someone didn’t show up.
Scalise dropped out of the running, so why blatantly throw your vote to him?
“Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.”
– Claud Cockburn
If the big donors and other self enriching manipulators of the USA can’t control P Trump, they will just order their Republican puppet allies to destroy the Republican party internally in a desperate attempt to lose the 2024 election and save the floundering and destructive Biden/Obama Democrat party. The nation and its people are cast aside for the gravy train benefits.
What the RINO’s and DEMS fail to acknowledge but are becoming fully aware of now is the “Powder keg” they’ve placed themselves upon of American ANGER that cannot be contained or controlled any longer. I’m of the impression that soon they will realize that Americans are far beyond compassion for their TREASON and that vengeance IS coming and that can’t be stopped.
Some real talk: Everyone here should know that Ukraine and Israel would get funded if Jordan became Speaker. That’s not really the issue.
It’s not about the money. It’s about power. The RINOs simply don’t want to lose their seat at the table.
No, this is as is ALWAYS the case in CONgress, a DECEPTION.
This is all to make us rube MAGA types think “Gee, Jordan MUST be “our guy” given who is resisting him as Speaker!”
And, your right. Once JJ is Speaker, funding for Ukraine (what the Uniparty REALLY wants) funding for Israel (with strings attached, tieing israels hands) and,…
No J6 tapes released.
No change in funding, so Omnibus, C.R.’s, pass to read, etc. continues.
I give JJ short time, 1-2 months, it won’t take long, to show his true colors or prove me wrong.
The rapidity of the veil pullbback is accelerating at the speed of light. Much thanks to those hanging out at the tree house and Sundance.
The replies to this tweet are wonderful. People are fed up and done with these over inflated hacks.
https://x.com/CongMikeSimpson/status/1714715790891520439?s=20
“Intimidation and threats”.
It’s a coordinated message. Lobbyist-coordinated.
These people cannot even think for themselves.
What a drama queen !
Sounds like they both recieved the talking point of the day. Yuck!
decoded: My Principles = Where my big money comes from
A few years ago someone posted a letter they’d gotten from their representative here at the Treehouse.
By the end of the day people from all over the country said they’d gotten the same letter from their representative.
Different state, different name, same words, same letter.
Hmmm, what does that say?
Just a guess–
That they stand united in representing their own and big money interests, but not united in representing their own constituents?
Wow!
both of these examples (above) and many others say the truth. And the best example is the phone greeting on Jim Lankford’s congressional phone. “If you want to know my position, please go to my website..” Every time I call my message begins with, “I dont need to know what YOU think Jim, you need to know what I think”. Now it is obvious and they dont mind saying, that they dont care what we think.
My Letters to Michael Cloud have to include the reminder also. He had one of his clerks call to tell me that Cloud was working on , “Tweaking the Patriot Act so they would have to go thru a court to get a search warrant.” I could barely control my anger. They think we are all ignorant.
They are constantly begging us for money — that is designed to make us think they are not bought and paid for by big money. Did you know that when McGovern ran for Pres. he had ELEVEN donors. This has been going on for decades.
Recall the POS!!
Can’t recall Senators or House members, can only try to primary them.
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Did someone threaten to slap the dicks out of his mouth?
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They can score all the money in the world, but it still hurts to be a loser.
His VM was full last night. I’ve posted his number on all the ID groups. He sucks. We’re blowing up his phone lines and he’s skeeerrddt.
May his constituents hold him accountable…
You might find some answers about Idaho’s Mike Simpson below. Money flows like a river in Idaho.
Watch the video:
https://www.kivitv.com/news/outdoors/taking-another-look-at-rep-simpsons-plan-to-breach-the-dams-for-the-salmon
Sounds like a certain Governor here in the PNW. Push EV’s, electric everything, then remove the dams to “save the salmon” (when last year’s salmon run was huge)!
And this ridiculous piece:
https://grist.org/article/republican-rep-mike-simpson-its-my-party-and-ill-fight-climate-change-if-i-want-to/
I am TOTALLY DISGUSTED with DC and the people who run our government! ALL the RINO’s HAVE to GO!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/raging-rinos-anti-jim-jordan-gopers-triggered-constituents/
If you look at the photos of these people you might understand this is the country club set. Obviously, their constituents are just menials that are beneath them except at primary time and election time. They pretty much make that clear by their comments.
Elections have consequences and if these congressmen and women are not successfully replaced we only have ourselves to blame for times like these.
The disease isn’t the politicians but the republican voters that put them into office.
Actually, it is State R parties, that put them in office.
And RNC and Congressional Campaogn Committee funding, that funded their campaigns, while withholding $ from any successful MAGA primary challengers.
Don’t focus on the turtle, stuck on the fencepost.
Focus on the sumbitchs that put the turtle there.
its time that people figured it out
How a MAGA is flipped to RINO — one story:
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dutchman, you nailed a big part of the problem. My representative ran as pro-Trump, MAGA. McCarthy reached into the Congressional war chest that he controlled as Speaker and spent over a $million in the primary against him. He won the primary anyway due to tremendous grassroots support.
Leaks or rumors came out that McCarthy met with him and threatened to ruin him n the general election unless he bent the knee and promised to vote for McCarthy in the January Speaker vote. My rep apparently agreed to be a McCarthy puppet and won the general election and voted for McCarthy. He’s voted as a RINO ever since.
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Donors and Lobbyists Are Another Unaddressed Reason Why Everyone is a RINO
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America First Agenda does not align with 99% of Donor and Lobbyists interests. We need to recognize the reasons everyone turns RINO and begin to focus on finding strategies that will work to retain MAGA loyalty.
We are the POOR movement.
You’d think the oil industry would be behind us with lobbyist and donors, but for some reason (which we need to find out why) they align with the left which wants to end them — Perhaps the financial industry has their boot on the neck of the industry keeping them in line??
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Until we focus on the money issue, even electing MAGA won’t prevent the eventual flipping to RINO.
who’s your representative?
Turns out their opposition to Matt Gaetz’s strategy was pure jealousy, nothing more.
I’m surprised nobody’s come up with a strategy for metaphorically bludgeoning the hold-outs’ heads in. Are they that insulated from accountability — do their mega-donors and lobbyists hold that much power in their districts?
The simps that make up the hard core RINO’s are among the worst of the worst Americans. They only have a loyalty to power and cash. We all deserve better. FYI This includes the leadership and staff at the RNC and most if not all of the state organizations.
Gotta wonder if Dominion helps a few Republicans as well. Just sayin…
Maybe it’s the same “voters” that put Biden into office…
of course it is
Lindsey and Mitch certainly benefitted in 2020.
An even better question for the constituents of Mike Simpson: Who is voting for Mike Simpson? If you are, you evidently are NOT voting your own values. He is obviously representing himself and doesn’t want to be bothered with the opinions of those who put him in Congress. Is that what you really want? A rogue Congressman? A self-serving Congressman?
His is NOT the only district. He just spoke out, likely because his staff was tired of answering the phone and reading emails. He hasn’t gotten the message yet. Rather than backing off, the message needs to penetrate. It obviously hasn’t gotten through. The shame is that his personal cell number and home number aren’t known. His staff is tired and maybe they aren’t conveying the correct message. People need to be able to communicate directly with him! Sounds as though he and some of his compadres don’t want to hear from the voters. Maybe they have already cut a back door voting machine counting deal?
FWIW, Simpson is my congressman. I voted for a primary challenger in 2022, but he lost. In the general, it was Simpson, or a Democrat, and to be specific, an out and proud left wing Democrat. At that point, half a loaf with Simpson was better than a Biden puppet. Yes, I know, there are times when Simpson is a Biden puppet. Truly, politicians suck.
Catturd posted that he is done with the Republican party. The point is the Republican Party is done with the American people.
MAGA has a leader. However, millions of us are not represented by his party. President Trump is not supported by the party, either.
who would win?
DJT
RFK
HALEY
OBIDEN
what percent would his gal Nikki get?
Should Trump and all true conservatives should consider changing to independent?
…these men and women…how do they live with themselves? What kind of delusion would make an elected official respond that way to those who elected him? The old Groucho Marx line fits most of them to a tee:
“These are my principles. If you don’t care for them, I have others.”
After so many years of watching this BS go on and on, I’m just tired of it. There are no good guys anymore. It’s all just vacuous apes trying to slug each other’s brains out and steal as much fiat paper as they can get. Even gold isn’t really worth what it used to be. Every year, gold miners dig up tons and tons more of the stuff, and governments bank it in huge vaults to keep it out of circulation and artificially prop-up the price. None of the shit these apes are killing each other for is worth anything. None of their disgusting, wretched jabbering adds up to anything of real value for us or for them. It’s all just idiots fighting over dime store junk.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
https://truthsocial.com/@Speaker23/111261221167018564
https://truthsocial.com/@Speaker23/111261221167018564
Just saying
This just isn’t working. I called Mike Kelley’s office in PA., and spoke to an aide and asked him to vote for Jordan. He voted for John Boehner. This is not what our Founding Fathers had in mind.
Our children are being brainwashed, manipulated, turned against us in our schools, universities, churches. Newly trained Social workers, nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, and teachers are taught to “protect the children” from the outdated beliefs of their abusive parents who teach them restraint of their passion, emotions, and desires.
Literature, media, books, sources of guidance for life are continually infused with the new group think that pits generation against generation, parent against child. MAJOR problem in the USA SCHOOLS…
Bye Mikey, we will see you at your PRIMARY…WE AIN’T PLAYING RINO GAMES ANYMORE!
Simpson is not intimidated because he is not worried about re-selection if he “runs for office” in 24. Get rid of voting machines. We might be a republic again instead of a tyranny with the illusion of choice.
Bought, paid for, and manipulated by K Street…
Simpson, like Howie Car, they don’t like it when voices rise up.
Was listening to Howie Carr and he is just literally annoyed by the whole thing – that McCarthy ok and this is all embarrassing.
Howie bitches all day and when it comes time to actually make change, he runs to the hills in defeat. He even supported Desantis for a little bit until it became insufferable – to any patriot, Desantis was so obviously being funded by the JEB! Camapaign.
Seriously, what is with these blowhards that roll around in sh*t all day and grow to love the smell so much they pound tables at any threat to keep the sh*t around.
Disgusted. America is 32 trillion in debt and people with influence fight for the status quo.
So…who are the lobbyists behind this sudden attack of “conscience”?
Don Bacon – Americans for Prosperity, aka Kochs, aka DeSantis…..
https://m.facebook.com/RepDonBacon/photos/a.1711069172539423/2218647231781612/?type=3&locale2=zh_CN
Chavez-DeRemer’s largest donor was former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s joint fundraising committee, Protect the House 2024, which gave her nearly $100,000 near the end of the quarter and has given her close to $250,000 so far this year.
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/17/oregon-rep-chavez-deremer-fundraising-election-2024/#:~:text=She%20raised%20a%20little%20more,%2C%20engineers%2C%20teachers%20and%20laborers.
We haven’t heard a peep from DeSantis on this which indicates to me is in agreement There are many hold outs from Florida, too many to be a coincidence.
The politians don’t get it. Modern Monetary Theory is dead. You can’t spend the country to oblivion without ramifications. The only way Washington will cut spending is for the bond and stock market to collapse.
Actually that’s when the rate of monetary increase will accelerate. Modern Monetary Theory is total BS, it’s just an excuse to spend money like a drunken sailor. Read your history, Socialists/Communists/Marxists whatever you want to call them, spend economies in oblivion. Buckle up as blowhard Hannity always says, we are well on our way.
Yeah ya better feel intimidated. That’s how it works. YOU work for US
Strangely, 3 of the New York State gop voted for Zeldin. Maybe there is some horse trading going on. Perhaps they want something in return, he ran for governor.
Giminez is saying on Newsmax, that they are teaching Matt Gaetz and Co. a lesson, to never do this again.
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans asserts that threats and intimidation won’t work. She is absolutely correct.
Bribes and payouts — now or– in the future– does work.
By all means, do not listen to your constituents, you sellout be-atch. Just add some more disloyal dollars from the oligarchs to an offshore account. Whatever works.
Don’t fall back on,”I was a pilot in the navy.”
That just makes you a traitorous sellout.
Quite a few of these “22” are former military, a few were police. All are probably quite wealthy
As I said before, she could rely on her donors for votes too. Good luck.
“Intimidation and threatening tactics do not – and will not – work.”
Well then Congressman, what about blackmail and bribes?
Are they “working”?
Dear Mr. Simpson,
You are the terrorists holding us hostage, every single year, to the whims of The Swamp and the globalist across the world who wish to destroy us. How dare you disparage the people who pay your salary of that of the 100s of sycophants you employ on our dime to make yourself look good.
You sicken me.
FU
I’m at a loss, we can recall governess and state Legislators but not congressman.
If they’re not doing the work for the people than why are they still there.
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote:
“In keeping with the complexity of our federal system, once the representatives chosen by the people of each State assemble in Congress, they form a national body and are beyond the control of the individual States until the next election.”
Once assembled, the chosen representatives, can do as they please.
Apparently
When election time rolls around, they promise this, that and the other thing to get reelected. THEN…
They do as they please.
When the next election rolls around,…
Same w my congressman, John Rutherford. He claims that what Gaetz did was undemocratic, and that voting for Jordan would appease Gaetz. But those are the Rules they all agreed to in order to win enough votes to make McCarthy speaker. Those RINOs think we’re stupid and not paying attention.
I’m new to Idaho. I was just starting to write an email to Simpson and was wondering how he would receive it. Now I know and will most definitely not be voting for him.
I’ve written to him many times. Responses are canned, shallow and never directly address any of my points. At first I thought that he and his staff were not intelligent, but it has become more apparent that Simpson is bought and paid for. I hope we can coalesce around a good primary challenger.
99.99% of Representatives and Senators respond like that: canned, shallow and don’t address the issue you’re contacting them about.
AIPAC always gets its pound of flesh
There has been so many people leave New York. Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. But they never seem to lose representatives. Seems to me the entire voter map is red and the Dems should lose many seats that they have been clinging on to.
Amazing how this process is exposing the rot in the swamp! Exactly what we the people needed to see. And oh, that continuing resolution runs out in less than 40 days….oh no…we have no Speaker? Gee…does that mean the establishment is stopped from its insane fricking blowing of our money! Shut the s#It down and let’s see how long before they decide Jordan and having a Speaker is better than no Speaker and no spending or work getting done! They don’t work for us anyways…lets see how they operate with no Speaker! Or a temp with no real power! It is the establishment that is concerned about the spigot being shut off! Let’s shut It off and watch for a bit for some panic!
I have a great idea…let’s go back to our founding documents and make being a rep – ZERO pay !! You run and serve
because you are a statesman/woman. Make them live at home WITH their constituents. Schedule votes based on a published agenda that bubbles up from the grassroots. How many more laws do we really need?????? Go to DC to vote 2X a year based on the list that we decide is important enough to warrant another LAW. They create more problems and Waste more $$$$$ and cause most ALL of our problems.
P.S. NO I AM NOT HIGH/ALTERED just completely FED UP.
(A girl can dream, right?)
Here’s a crazy idea. Each county requires a net worth of $2 million before you can get on the ballot. Those.
I’m afraid that this won’t work. Their salary is not the largest part of their remuneration now. It is the insider trading that they legally permitted, and the sweetheart deals and stock tips that find their way to those compliant with oligarch rule. Liz Cheney entered congress with $6mil and left with $36mil. She didn’t increase that wealth from her government salary. Paying them nothing would simply amplify the dependence, removing all of the few patriots in Congress who aren’t there to get rich.
Do not forget the money they get from the lobbyists !! They enter congress as thousandaires and leave as millionaires. Term limits, no pay, you are performing a service to the country. 8 years max and then get back to creating jobs in the private sector.
AMEN!!!
If you are a rep in DC you MUST ride a Greyhound Bus or Amtrak back and forth to your district. NEVER fly. GREAT way to mix with the people who make the country work. Dormitory housing for you, provided by Hampton Inns, no moving to DC with your family. Get rid of that Sidwell Friends shit for the kids. It just jacks them up.. ie Chelsea, Obama brood.
I could lay it all out but I think you know where I’m headed.