Take the 'play acting' of our bought-and-paid-for Speaker, for example...On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, Congress is supposed to have legislative authority, but they've unconstitutionally delegated their powers to the Executive branch. John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Steve Scalise and the GOP should take up the cause of reconstituting Congress. The executive 'super branch' has to be fixed before we become a centralized authoritarian government. Over $2 trillion a year is spent on programs passed through the Executive branch; not by Congress. Instead of talking about funding the Department of Homeland Security, Boehner should be proposing amendments to restore Congress' power. Also, our massive regulatory state is destroying free enterprise in America. The economy will never recover unless we reverse the birth/death rate of small businesses. Without a growing entrepreneurial economy, there are no new jobs.
TRS: Mark Levin says Boehner, bought and paid for by the Chamber of Commerce, is play acting in the House right now as he rails against Obama’s illegal amnesty because he thinks you’re stupid. Levin points out Boehner is talking out of both sides of his mouth because he has already admitted that he’s going to fully fund DHS in a ‘clean bill’ which will including everything immigration because they control it.And, yes, it IS 'about damn time' the House use the Power of the Purse, Mr. Gowdy. Unfortunately, I fear this is more 'play acting'...
Listen:
Sorry, I want to believe he's genuine, but like TRS commentor Justin Henry says, "As much as I like Gowdy, he´s Boehner's boy. Where has he been for 6 years? He's in the Benghazi committee, IRS and gun-walking to Mexico. Nobody is in jail over what the Marxist in Chief has done. He talks a great game, that's about it."
He's not the only one to call out for play acting, though. Just look at what the Texas Legislature did a week after the U.S. House: they reelected their own Boeher!
Nice hair, the both of them...but no backbone. And that's not gonna save our republic or restore legislative authority to its proper place, GOP.EmpowerTexans: The Texas House gaveled the 84th Legislature into session Tuesday afternoon and the election of a Speaker headlined the agenda.
Conservative and Tea Party Republicans, frustrated with a moderate to outright liberal Speaker with a proven track record of killing conservative legislation, had been leading the charge for more conservative leadership in the House. They rallied around State Rep. Scott Turner (R-Frisco) who campaigned on a conservative agenda of honesty in spending and limited government.
Despite enjoying the support of the grassroots who spent months calling their representatives and descending on the Capitol in droves Monday and Tuesday to meet with them in person, the activists were not successful. Scott Turner fell short in his campaign for the Speaker’s gavel by a vote of 127-19.
Retaining power is Joe Straus, a moderate who first came to power thanks to the “Gang of 11” Republicans empowered by the support of 64 Democrats. With actions such as killing concealed carry on campus, delaying border security measures, wanting to bring Obamacare to Texas, and other matters, it’s no wonder that his allies include so many liberal Democrats. ...
It’s not known what is next for the Texas House, Speaker Straus, or Rep. Turner, but one thing is clear: The voters of Texas are demanding conservative results. They will lift up their champions to higher office, and vote out those who go on the record against them. And they are watching.
The answer lies in what you deny, and that's the principles of conservatism. I know it's so much easier to be liberal or progressive these days, but forget the media and your bundlers for a moment, and just try genuinely standing up for principle, just once. You'll find a multitude of Americans backing you. And you might just find the courage to regain your authority prescribed by the Framers.
Related link: Mark Levin: Republicans need to take back the power of the purse
