Conservatives Say They Will Hold the Next Republican Majority Accountable
- Fred Lucas - CNSNews.com
- Sep 13, 2010
Washington (CNSNews.com) – If Republicans regain a majority in Congress, grassroots conservatives will not let them go astray again, said former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, a leading figure in the 1994 Republican takeover of the House.
“What we did in ‘94 was an inside job,” Armey told CNSNews.com on Sunday at the 9/12 Taxpayers March on Washington. “That was done at the initiative of half-a-dozen legislative entrepreneurs, and it didn’t have staying power. It kind of fell apart after a few years.
“What this is, is a grassroots, ground-up, across-the-country movement basically saying to the Republicans: If you want the privilege of governing, you’re going to have to govern as sincere, serious, able adults, and we’re not going to go away. We’re going to be watching you after you take the majority.”
That means tea parties and 9/12 rallies will not end if Republicans take power, Armey said.
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