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Tow the party line or you will be relegated to a insignificant role. This is the dirty little secret neither party is willing to talk about it and they will probably deny. <br />
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Even though WE ELECT OUR REPRESENTATIVES to represent us the party&rsquo;s leadership keep legislators in line to promote the PARTY&rsquo;S INTERESTS. <br />
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For an article on how Congressman Amash was removed from the powerful House Budget Committee click on the following story link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/report_justin_amash_among_rebe.html">http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/report_justin_amash_among_rebe.html</a><br />
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