Vote with us or step down

[Common]

Strong arming other Republicans to vote they way they want or they take thier committee seats ? What happened to state rights, what happened to congressman voting what they believe and voting for what their constituents want ?

Obviously there is no free will in the new republican m


House Republicans are continuing to threaten the rebels within their ranks.
At least three committee chairmen have issued formal warnings to subcommittee chairmen that lawmakers planning to vote against procedural motions on the House floor should give up their posts — the third time in just six weeks that Republican leaders have made it known they will not tolerate members stepping out of line.


House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop of Utah and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce of California have all warned their subcommittee chairs that voting against rules while occupying the coveted positions will not be accepted, according to lawmakers familiar with the discussions.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/house-gop-leadership-115162.html#ixzz3RhgpfCu5

[Peter1469]

The establishment rules. And the establishment is (D) and (R). And the sheep tend to vote for the establishment. Just ask Mac.

[Common]

Yes the establishment is D and R but threatening your members to vote against what their constituents may want and telling them they will lose their positon goes way beyond just being establishment

[Mac-7]

The establishment rules. And the establishment is (D) and (R). And the sheep tend to vote for the establishment. Just ask Mac.

Libertarians will never rule.

But if fence sitters became the majority they would strong arm members also.

[Mr. Right]

Yes the establishment is D and R but threatening your members to vote against what their constituents may want and telling them they will lose their positon goes way beyond just being establishment

Common, you must think that the "D's" would never stoop to this kind of badgering.

[Adelaide]

Generally politicians will always vote with their 'side' and if they don't they get ostracized. Up here, those people who get ostracized usually end up changing from Conservative party members to independents, although Eve Adams recently switched from Conservative to Liberal. It's just the nature of the game - you get elected as a member of a political party and it's assumed that you will rarely stray from the party line. After all, you ran on the values and mission of that party you belong to, so in a way it makes sense. But there are issues where politicians really need to think for themselves and unfortunately that comes with a price if it's different from the party line.

[donttread]

Strong arming other Republicans to vote they way they want or they take thier committee seats ? What happened to state rights, what happened to congressman voting what they believe and voting for what their constituents want ?

Obviously there is no free will in the new republican m


House Republicans are continuing to threaten the rebels within their ranks.
At least three committee chairmen have issued formal warnings to subcommittee chairmen that lawmakers planning to vote against procedural motions on the House floor should give up their posts — the third time in just six weeks that Republican leaders have made it known they will not tolerate members stepping out of line.


House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway of Texas, Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop of Utah and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce of California have all warned their subcommittee chairs that voting against rules while occupying the coveted positions will not be accepted, according to lawmakers familiar with the discussions.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/house-gop-leadership-115162.html#ixzz3RhgpfCu5



You mean like when dems turned on Gillibrand because she was control freakish enough?