Republicans Fail Again
When I was a teacher, I gave an F to scores on tests or assignments that were below 60. This means that Republicans have failed again.
The latest Republican scores can be found in “The Freedom Index: A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution.” The Freedom Index “rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements.” It is published by The New American magazine, where I am a contributing columnist.
The new edition of The Freedom Index is the third for the 118th Congress, and looks at ten key measures. Scores are derived by dividing a congressman’s constitutional votes by the total number of votes cast and multiplying by 100. So, the higher the score the better.
This edition tracks congressional votes in the House on IRS firearms and ammunition, defunding OSHA, impeachment of the Secretary of Homeland Security, consolidated appropriations, further
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