01 / 08
He reads the bill.
MIT, twice. Twenty-nine patents. He treats Congress like a system that's supposed to actually work. When he votes no, it's because he read the thing — and the thing is broken.
THE CASE · 8 REASONS
Why Massie.
Why 2028.
Most candidates are running for what the office can do for them. Thomas Massie has spent thirteen years voting like a man with no career to protect. Here is the case, made cleanly.
02 / 08
He votes the same way whether the cameras are on or off.
Cameras on. Cameras off. President pressuring. President praising. Party for. Party against. The vote is the same. Every time. That's not a slogan. That's thirteen years of roll-call votes.
03 / 08
He is not for sale.
Doesn't take leadership PAC money. Doesn't trade favors for committee seats. Doesn't soften principles for proximity to power. The lobbyists know which doors don't open in his hallway.
04 / 08
He fights for the Bill of Rights — every one of them.
Second Amendment Caucus. Surveillance State Repeal Act. Secure Data Act. Free speech, even when it's unpopular. Due process, even when the headline is hard. Property rights, even when the government wants them.
05 / 08
He'd actually cut spending.
Mr. No isn't a brand. It's a discipline. Voted no on continuing resolutions and omnibuses from both parties. Co-sponsored bills to abolish the Department of Education and audit the Fed. The math has to math.
06 / 08
He'd end the forever wars before signing the next one.
Voted against blank-check authorizations. Demanded Congress reclaim the war powers it surrendered. The Constitution puts that pen in the legislature. He wants to give it back.
07 / 08
He builds.
Hand-built off-grid homestead in Kentucky. Salvaged Tesla packs from a wreck twenty hours away. A well dug by hand. Solar, geothermal, wood gasification. America needs a builder. Not a borrower.
08 / 08
He'd tell you the truth.
Even the parts you don't want. Especially the parts you don't want. Most politicians lie when their lips move. Massie tells you the math, the trade-off, and the answer — and then he goes home to feed his cattle.
"I came here this week to make sure our Republic doesn't die in an empty chamber by unanimous consent."
— Thomas Massie · March 27, 2020
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