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| Justin Amash decides to jump into the messy presidential race. |
Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI) is a conservative lawmaker from Grand Rapids. He was the founding member of the do-nothing "Freedom Caucus" which is led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). He is good friends with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and now Chief of Staff (former North Carolina lawmaker) Mark Meadows.
What happened between the Amash and his fellow far-white allies.
He voted against Donald J. Trump.
The lawmaker voted to impeach the 45th President of the United States on the grounds he abused his power. He was impeached but not convicted for demanding a foreign country to get dirt on his Biden.
Trump was obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.
Democrats are trying to unite around Biden are facing a whole bunch of distractions.
Namely, Trump is the biggest obstacle in the way. His handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has all-but ruined his legacy as a leader. He is facing a health crisis, a housing crisis, an economic crisis and an unemployment crisis.
But the far-extremes are not done with Biden yet. They're still trying to push the Tara Reade allegations and the debunked Eva Murry allegations.
The Berners are desperate. They want to force Biden out the race and encourage Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to be the nominee. If Sanders does become the nominee, he will damage the Democratic Party and hurt our chances to retake the Senate.
Also the Russian Federation is working overtime to generate attention off Trump and towards Biden.
Russia wants Trump to win so they can watch the United States collapse.
Amash's attempts to run for president is ridiculous. He is considering a run to pick off disgruntled Democrats who feel that Biden isn't progressive enough. It might be a part of the Russian Active Measures campaign to sow discourse in the 2020 elections.
On CNN, Amash announced his intentions to run as a third party candidate. He will also be on the ballot in Michigan for the 3rd Congressional District. He is facing a Republican and Democratic opponent.
"First of all we don't know how an additional candidate changes a race. There are too many calculations involved so the most important thing is that we have a ballot, so if you want to vote for someone, you can vote for that person," said Amash.
Amash could pick off votes in Michigan to deny Biden a sweeping victory. Cause some Republicans aren't easy with Trump but they'll settle with Amash.
Amash announcing a presidential exploratory committee.
Amash opposes abortion and federal funding for abortion. He supports abolishing the death penalty at federal level but retain it at state level.
He won't win any Black votes. He opposed the Emmett Till Justice for Victims of Lynching Act.
He opposes government bailouts. So that means he voted against giving struggling families federal aid. With the coronavirus pandemic being an ongoing issue, he won't help Michiganders struggling without a job or money to pay for bills. He opposed the CARES act signed by Trump this year.
Amash still makes nearly $200,000 and hardly does much other than grandstands on Fox News or Newsmax.
He might pull a Berner over because he believes in climate change. However, he doesn't like government involved in private companies decisions to handle environmental issues.
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| Amash wants to run as Trump-lite. |
He voted against the Affordable Care Act. That law was supposed to be a backup plan for citizens who need healthcare with this uncertainty.
He supports reducing criminal charges for drug use and legalizing marijuana. I guess he'll win a Berner over but he again doesn't support overturning federal convictions.
He isn't a supporter of gay marriage. But he does believe the government doesn't have a right to meddle in the personal business between two individuals of the same gender. At one time, he was strongly opposed to giving transgender Americans rights. He voted "present" on Trump and Republicans resolution to keep transgender Americans out of the military.
He doesn't support Trump's harsh stances on immigration but does believe that immigrants shouldn't be able to get federal assistance if they're not here legally. He blocked Trump's national security declaration to build a wall.
Amash might win a Berner over with his no more military intervention stance. He supports decreasing American influence in the Middle East, Africa and South Korea.
The left was down with Amash when he was criticizing Trump. I was with him on that. But now that he's running for president and resorting to his old ways, he's no longer the "maverick" he claims to be.
He's a stooge like Trump. Embolden to not move the country and perhaps the world forward.
Like Trump, Amash will fuck up the economy. He doesn't think your live matters when it comes to guns, contagious diseases, you losing your home, your job or your life savings due to an unfortunate event.
He's Trump-Lite.
No to Justin Amash.
With Justin Amash running for the nomination for the Libertarian Party, is he ready to be President of the United States?
Amash is the first member of the Libertarian Party to serve in the U.S House of Representatives.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Amash was born to Arab Christian parents who had immigrated to the United States. After high school, he studied economics at the University of Michigan, then earned a law degree at the University of Michigan Law School and briefly worked as a corporate lawyer before entering politics.
His father, Attallah Amash, is a Palestinian Christian who immigrated to the United States in 1956 at age 16 through the sponsorship of an American pastor and his family. His mother Mimi is a Syrian Christian who met his father through family friends in Damascus, Syria, and the two married in 1974.
Amash was raised in Kentwood, Michigan. He first attended Kelloggsville Christian School in Kentwood, then attended Grand Rapids Christian High School, from which he graduated in 1998 as class valedictorian. He then attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics with high honors. He stayed at the university to attend the University of Michigan Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 2005.
After graduating from law school, Amash spent less than a year as an attorney at the Grand Rapids law firm Varnum. He then became a consultant to Michigan Industrial Tools Inc. (also known as Tekton Inc.), a company his father founded and owned. He worked for his family's business for a year before being elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2008.
Amash's two brothers also have positions at Michigan Industrial Tools.
Amash and his wife Kara Day attended high school together and married after he graduated from Michigan and she from Calvin College. They have a son and two daughters.
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