Stutzman Lone Hoosier Republican To Announce Opposition To Boehner

There is at least one Republican member of Indiana's congressional district who is listening to folks back home. U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman announced yesterday he will not support House Speaker John Boehner for re-election. Two Republican members, Louis Gohmert of Texas and Ted Yoho of Florida have announced they will run against Boehner. It takes 29 Republican defections to block Boehner's re-election. To date, just nine have publicly announced their opposition to him.

Stutzman told the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette leadership's betrayal of his trust on the continuing resolution legislation last month known as Cromnibus sealed his opposition to Boehner.

"One month after winning the 2014 midterm elections, the current House leadership forced members to vote on the ‘CROmnibus’ legislation less than three days after it was introduced, a violation of the spirit of the House of Representatives ‘three-day rule’ before voting on bills,” Stutzman wrote Monday. “Legislation that contains almost 1,700 pages of legal language deserves the time and attention required to comprehend its content before bringing it to the floor for a vote. Recorded votes that break our own rules are no better than ‘passing a bill so we can find out what’s in it’. It is a dangerous practice that consistently results in laws that are detrimental for the American people. This type of disregard for regular order and other similar actions will not do anything to build the trust of the American people. We can and must do better." 

"I’ve been in regular contact with leadership before and after my public statement of disappointment in the passage of the 2014 ‘CROmnibus’ bill,” he wrote. “Out of respect for the process and those in positions of elected leadership in the House, I’ve worked to resolve these issues with them individually."

It is my belief that Boehner has been too corrupted by Washington influence. If he hasn't been blackmailed because of something he did in the past, then I don't know how to explain his actions. It is unfortunate that the rest of Indiana's Hoosier delegation is so beholden to Washington lobbyists that they will sell out their own constituents to protect this corrupt leadership team of which one of our, U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, is a part. Anyone familiar with his background knows that any leadership team of which he is a part must be corrupted. He represents the worst of what the Republican establishment is all about in Indiana.

UPDATE: The Hill provides a list of 25 bold Republicans who said no to their bribe up and blackmailed Speaker. Sadly, only three freshman Republicans voted against Boehner, which speaks little of the independence of the freshman class. Expect nothing nothing but deals to benefit the ruling 1% from this lousy RINO-controlled Congress.

Justin Amash (R-Mich.)
Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Rod Blum (R-Iowa)
Dave Brat (R-Va.)
Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.)
Curt Clawson (R-Fla.)
Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)
Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)
Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.)
Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.)
Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
Steve King (R-Iowa)
Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)
Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)
Richard Nugent (R-Fla.)
Gary Palmer (R-Ala.)
Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Scott Rigell (R-Va.)
Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Daniel Webster (R-Fla.)
Ted Yoho (R-Fla.)