A group of prominent conservative leaders signed a letter yesterday sharing their support for the courageous GOP members of the US House who are standing up against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.
Twenty courageous GOP members in the House are standing up and saying and showing that they will not vote for Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House. Many feel that these are the real conservatives in the party.
Many also believe that McCarthy is a card-carrying DC swamp member. These twenty GOP representatives refust to vote for McCarthy for that reason. They believe a McCarthy Speakership will be more of the same.
With the country facing its greatest crisis since the Civil War, these GOP Representatives know that we need a courageous leader not a chameleon.
The Daily Caller reported:
Dozens of prominent conservatives, including a former attorney general for the Reagan administration, released a letter Wednesday in support of the 20 House Republicans standing between Rep. Kevin McCarthy and his bid for the speakership.
“Months ago, these members made clear that this established way of doing things was no longer acceptable,” the Conservative Action Project letter said. “Rather than engage them in a good faith negotiation, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has instead maligned both the requests and the messengers. He has publicly and through proxies leveled attacks against members of his own party, including threatening to deny committee assignments for those who continue to oppose him.”
Some of the signees included Edwin Meese III, former attorney general for Ronald Reagan, Ginni Thomas, president of Liberty Consulting and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Jim DeMint, chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute and former U.S. senator.
Below is a copy of the letter found here.
January 4, 2023Washington, DC
Conservative organizations and the millions of grassroots conservatives we represent are united in our support of the 20 courageous members of Congress seeking to change the status quo in Washington.
Over the past decade, the House has grown increasingly autocratic. Rank and file members are routinely denied a chance to participate in the legislative process, committees are ignored, deals and loopholes for interests abound, and there is virtually no amendment process for any bills, large or small. The outcome reflects the process: bills that cater to a handful of members in leadership and K street lobbyists, but ignore the priorities of the voters.
Months ago, these members made clear that this established way of doing things was no longer acceptable. They made public a series of proposed reforms designed to democratize the House – to engage the broader membership in legislating, and bring accountability back to the People’s House.
Rather than engage them in a good faith negotiation, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has instead maligned both the requests and the messengers. He has publicly and through proxies leveled attacks against members of his own party, including threatening to deny committee assignments for those who continue to oppose him. Moreover, he has failed to answer for, or commit to halting, his coordinated efforts in the 2022 elections to promote moderate Republican candidates over conservatives.
Because of this, he has thus far failed to garner the 218 votes necessary to lead the House GOP conference in three separate rounds of voting. The job of the Speaker is to garner consensus among disparate factions of the party, and unite them.
These members represents the millions of voters across the country who are disgusted with the business-as-usual, self-interested governance in Washington. We stand behind them and beside them in their courageous efforts to find a Speaker of the House who will represent the interests of conservatives. We encourage more conservative members to join their ranks.
The Honorable J. Kenneth BlackwellChairman, Conservative Action ProjectChairman, CNP Action, Inc. Jenny Beth MartinChairmanTea Party Patriots Citizen Fund L. Brent Bozell IIIFounder and PresidentMedia Research Center The Honorable Jim DeMintChairman, Conservative Partnership InstituteMember, US Senate (SC 2005-2013) David N. BossiePresidentCitizens United Lori RomanPresidentACRU Action Fund Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq.President and CEOFirst Liberty Institute Andrew RothPresidentState Freedom Caucus Network Ed CorriganVice Chairman, Conservative Action ProjectPresident & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute Cleta Mitchell, Esq.Senior Legal FellowConservative Partnership Institute The Honorable Becky Norton DunlopWhite House AdvisorPresident Ronald Reagan (1981-1985) Tom JonesCo-FounderAmerican Accountability Foundation The Honorable Edwin Meese IIIAttorney GeneralPresident Ronald Reagan (1985-1988) The Honorable Bob McEwenU.S. House of RepresentativesFormer Member, Ohio Thomas E. McCluskyPrincipalGreenlight Strategies, LLC The Honorable Morton C. BlackwellPresidentThe Leadership Institute The Honorable Russ VoughtDirectorOffice of Management and Budget (2020-2021) Noah WallExecutive Vice PresidentFreedomWorks William L. WaltonThe Bill Walton ShowResolute Protector Foundation Myron EbellDirector, Center for Energy and EnvironmentCompetitive Enterprise Institute David BozellPresidentForAmerica Ginni ThomasPresidentLiberty Consulting Terry SchillingPresidentAmerican Principles Project Alfred S. RegneryPresidentRepublic Book Publishers Chad ConnellyFounder and PresidentFaith Wins Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.Executive ChairmanCenter for Security Policy The Honorable David McIntoshPresidentClub for Growth Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.)Executive Vice PresidentFamily Research Council Scott T. ParkinsonVice President for Government AffairsClub for Growth Wesley DentonChief Operating OfficerConservative Partnership Institute (CPI) Seton MotleyPresidentLess Government Khadine RitterChairEagle Forum of Ohio Kristen A. UllmanPresidentEagle Forum Dr. Virginia ArmstrongNat’l. Chrm., Law & Worldview ProgramEagle Forum Karen EnglandPresidentCapitol Resource Institute The Honorable Gary L. BauerPresidentAmerican Values The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr.Managing EditorConservativeHQ.com Mike DavisFounder and PresidentArticle III Project (A3P) and Internet Accountability Project (IAP) Allen J. HebertChairmanAmerican-Chinese Fellowship of Houston Ralph RebandtFormer 2022 Gubernatorial candidateRalph Rebandt for Michigan Governor The Honorable Louis F. TerharOhio State Senator (Ret.)CNP, Board of Governors C. Preston Noell IIIPresidentTradition, Family, Property, Inc. Melvin AdamsPresidentNoah Webster Educational Foundation Carol RebandtChief of Staff2022 Campaign to elect Ralph Rebandt for Michigan Governor Floyd BrownFounderThe Western Journal Debbie GeorgatosHost, America Can We Talk?CWT Publications, LLC Rob GluskinManaging PartnerGluskin Investment Partners Richard RounsavelleTrusteeMRC The Honorable Mike HillFormer MemberFlorida State House Robert K. FischerMeeting CoordinatorConservatives of Faith Dr. John C. EastmanPartnerConstitutional Counsel Group Debbie WuthnowPresidentIVoterGuide The Honorable George DunlopSenior Policy Advisor Trump Transition 2017Trump Transition 2017 Sheryl KaufmanBoard MemberAmericans for Limited Government Ron ArmstrongPresidentStand Up Michigan Inc. Ned JonesDeputy DirectorElection Integrity Network The Honorable Steve KingMember, U.S. Congress (Ret.) The Honorable Jake HoffmanPresident & CEO1TEN A Creative Agency The Honorable Laurin HendrixRepresentative ElectAZ Legislature The Honorable Anthony KernMemberArizona State Senate Brigitte GabrielCEO, ACT For AmericaACT For America The Honorable Jacqueline ParkerMemberAZ State House of Representatives Jessie Jane DuffGunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (ret)2020 Campaign Co-Chair Veterans for Trump Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D.Founders and CEOCorstet LLC All organizations listed for IDENTIFICATION purposes only.
What a handsome group of Representatives – any one of them could be a great Speaker of the House.