Justin Amash

Orthodox Christian • Hayekian individualist • libertarian-republican • constitutional conservative • classical liberal • member of Congress, 2011–2021

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Thanks to @LPNational for inviting me to deliver a keynote at the Libertarian National Convention in my hometown of Grand Rapids.

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, I spoke about our libertarian heritage, the Constitution under assault, and how we must seize this moment.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

This is absurd. Every piece of voter data Trump mentions here, as well as which elections each voter voted in, is readily available in Kentucky for a small fee.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

@RepDebDingell Praying for your family, Debbie. May her memory be eternal.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

This is not how it works. The War Powers Resolution doesn’t give the president a “free” 60 days—and the Constitution certainly doesn’t either.

Regardless, we’re talking about a single war. You don’t get to pause it and then pretend it’s a different war.

[Mark Satter @marksatter]

NEW: President Trump formally notified lawmakers this weekend that the nation is once again at war with Iran, giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.

W/ @connorobrienNH @LeoShane
https://t.co/wZ1R7p4pMz

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Man: "You're going to ticket us for 'offensive' speech?"

Fort Worth Cop: "Yes, I am."

That’s not how that works. Thankfully, the city says it’s taking steps so this never happens again.

FIRE stands ready to help @fortworthpd in providing First Amendment training to officers.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Day 135 of Trump’s 35-day war.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "We're gonna keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. We should be reimbursed for that. When we do that, we're gonna be reimbursed. We're gonna get paid."

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

“The FBI is assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available.” 🤔

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

Senator Lindsey Graham was a devoted public servant, a fierce defender of our nation, and a true patriot who dedicated his life to the people of South Carolina and the United States.

Our prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who knew him during this devastating time.

The FBI is assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine.

When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers & continued our detention.

They made a huge mistake.

You will be hearing more soon. https://t.co/rZw8bRAn64

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Congress shouldn’t give the president another dime for his insane, unauthorized war that he said would last just four weeks and that we’ve supposedly won 40 times.

[Libertarian Party @LPNational]

Principles matter. 💯

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

@YALiberty Looking forward to it!

[Young Americans for Liberty @YALiberty]

Justin Amash is coming to YALCON 2026! @justinamash

In 2013, he introduced the Amash-Conyers amendment, the vote that nearly defunded the NSA's bulk data collection program. It failed by twelve votes, but he kept fighting anyway. 

He helped build the House Liberty Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus in 2015. 

As a member of the Fourth Amendment Caucus, he fought warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, civil asset forfeiture, and qualified immunity from inside Congress for ten years. 

He's coming to Xavier University in Cincinnati this July to show the next generation of liberty students exactly what it looks like to hold the line when the institution around you won't. 

Apply before spots are gone!

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The Declaration of Independence was the Founders’ indictment of their own government:

“Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The American Revolution was a radical libertarian movement unique in human history.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Happy 250th, America!

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Forty-seven members of Congress skipped the vote on the KIDS Act, which establishes the infrastructure for mass surveillance of Americans online.

This bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass, so just 17 more no votes could have sunk it!

A couple members might have a legit excuse, but 47? No way. They bailed to avoid going on the record, even at the cost of furthering the surveillance state.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Our government is run by people who are malevolent, totally clueless, or both.

No rational person who understands what they’re doing wants this.

They’re bragging about a backdoor digital ID and monitoring both kids and adults online!

[House Republicans @HouseGOP]

PASSED: the KIDS Act requires age verification on obscene websites, sets nationwide standards enforced by the FTC, and empowers parents, while letting states pass even stronger child protections.

Thank you @RepGuthrie!

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

My apologies to those who are having trouble reading the compressed image. Here’s the roll call split into four images.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Here’s the roll call of members of Congress who betrayed the Constitution and the American people by voting yes on the KIDS Act.

The sickest part is that these people used “protecting kids” as an excuse to further insert government between parents and their children—all while establishing a surveillance infrastructure to monitor and control Americans of all ages.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Any member of Congress who votes yes today on the KIDS Act—empowering the government at parents’ expense and turning every American into a surveillance target—should be removed from office.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

“Humiliating to human pride as it may be, we must recognize that the advance and even the preservation of civilization are dependent upon a maximum of opportunity for accidents to happen.”
—F.A. Hayek