E134. Justin Amash Says There Are Basically 3 People Running Our Federal Government

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 24 June 2021

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Former US Congressman, Justin Amash, gives us an inside look on the inner workings of Congress and the fact that people in Washington aren't actively trying to harm people, it's just that they mostly don't care. He and Bridget discuss the difficulty of having a free society when everyone's angry and hostile with each other, why the use of the word "defend" is problematic, the importance of focusing on process in government, why fixing the process is only going to happen from external pressure because all internal attempts to effect change have failed or fallen apart, why most politicians have no interest in upending the system so they just follow the leader, and why the Speaker of the House basically operates like a dictator. They cover term limits, decentralization, Libertarianism, how each side of the aisle has used their power in a dictatorial fashion, how media outlets continue to fail us, the credibility crisis in America, the insanity of spending bill votes, why government functionality depends on independent media, and why Washington is basically Hollywood for ugly people.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Walk-In's Welcome with me, Bridget Pettasy, on Podcast One, where
0:06.1	everyone is welcome.
0:08.6	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Pettasy, I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
0:26.0	You know the drill, please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friend,
0:30.8	send smoke signals, whatever.
0:32.5	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:35.4	This week on the Podcast, we welcome Justin Amash.
0:40.0	Justin Amash is a former member of Congress who represented Michigan's third district
0:44.7	in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 2011 to January 2021.
0:51.8	Just elected as a Republican, Representative Amash left the Republican Party in July 2019
0:58.1	and later joined the Libertarian Party, becoming the highest ranking Libertarian Party office
1:02.9	holder in the country.
1:04.8	During his time in office, Representative Amash came to be particularly concerned by the
1:10.7	harms of power centralization in Congress and increasing partisanship, and since leaving
1:16.0	office, he has been exploring ways to combat these trends.
1:20.4	In Congress, Representative Amash earned a reputation as one of its most transparent
1:25.0	and accessible members thanks to his frequent vote explanations on social media and many
1:30.0	town halls.
1:31.3	His legislative efforts focused heavily on congressional openness and protecting individual
1:36.1	rights.
1:37.1	I'm with Justin Amash, everyone, welcome.
1:41.0	We finally made it happen.
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