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US House candidate, MI-3

I defend #liberty and explain every vote at http://facebook.com/justinamash  • 'Laws must be general, equal, and certain.' —F.A. Hayek

Third District of Michigan
Joined January 2011

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    Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
    US House candidate, MI-3

    1/ Confused about what the House voted on today? You're not alone. I hope you'll find this explanation (in the following tweets) helpful.

    5:16 PM - 13 Jan 2017
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      2. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        2/ There's been a lot of lazy (or lousy) reporting and intentional misrepresentation from partisans on both sides.

        8 replies 222 retweets 345 likes
      3. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        3/ Today, we voted on the most massive budget in U.S. history. It's been misleadingly described as an "Obamacare repeal vote."

        8 replies 473 retweets 470 likes
      4. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        4/ It's actually a budget resolution that proposes adding more than $9 TRILLION to the debt over the next decade.

        26 replies 464 retweets 464 likes
      5. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        5/ Does that extra debt come from repealing Obamacare? No. The budget doesn't even mention Obamacare and doesn't repeal it.

        13 replies 363 retweets 392 likes
      6. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        6/ Budget includes "reconciliation instructions" to allow Congress to bring a LATER bill to repeal part of Obamacare with a simple majority.

        13 replies 242 retweets 278 likes
      7. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        7/ But these instructions can be included in ANY budget. It's not necessary to pass this particular budget, a.k.a. Worst. Budget. Ever.

        16 replies 244 retweets 390 likes
      8. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        8/ Partisans in both parties like to describe the vote as an "Obamacare repeal vote" (rather than a budget vote) for obvious reasons.

        7 replies 226 retweets 287 likes
      9. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        9/ Republicans don't want their voters to know that they voted for the most massive budget ever.

        15 replies 599 retweets 636 likes
      10. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        10/ Democrats want their voters to think it's all about stopping Republicans from repealing Obamacare.

        8 replies 213 retweets 277 likes
      11. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        11/ Reporters are fixated on the sexy angle, which is the misleading angle that most of the politicians are talking about: Obamacare.

        13 replies 141 retweets 244 likes
      12. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        12/ So, my no vote does not mean I oppose repealing Obamacare (sorry, Democrats); that's not what today's vote was really about.

        21 replies 166 retweets 270 likes
      13. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        13/ My no vote was about standing up for limited govt and fighting for the next generation. It was about stopping a never-balanced budget.

        21 replies 237 retweets 586 likes
      14. Justin Amash‏Verified account @justinamash 13 Jan 2017
        US House candidate, MI-3
        Replying to @justinamash

        14/ We can't afford more spending and more debt, regardless of whether it's demanded by a Democratic president or Republican president. ###

        32 replies 254 retweets 590 likes
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      2. Paul J Elliott‏ @PaulJElliott 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @justinamash

        Unless you vote on impeachment, really not interested.

        13 replies 13 retweets 157 likes
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      4. SemSunshine‏ @SemSunshine1 13 Jan 2017

        I third it

        2 replies 2 retweets 37 likes
      5. Sherri‏ @sjellis_0220 14 Jan 2017
        Replying to @SemSunshine1 @Fascists_Suck and

        I was secretly hoping we could all just get a do over.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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      7. Sherri‏ @sjellis_0220 14 Jan 2017

        when will we get past the one=all mentality? There is good in both parties, seek & find.

        4 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
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