The best test of an effective conservative is the ability to take incoming fire from the media and survive. It’s important that we recognize some of the best conservative fighters in the game, and acknowledge their hard work in defending freedom and conserving the true spirit of America last year.
Standout Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was targeted by the media and Republican power brokers like Karl Rove, yet Paxton survived the ambush sham impeachment by his own Republican Party. Back in office, Paxton has resumed his valiant efforts to secure our southern border despite litigation by the Biden Administration to keep illegals flooding into our country.
The new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) shut off the funding of foreign wars for the remainder of 2023, despite intense pressure from the Senate uni party led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Speaker Johnson set up a January showdown over continued funding of the federal government, while his leverage improves as Biden’s declines.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is the courageous congressman who made the election of Speaker Johnson possible. By moving to “vacate the chair” occupied by Kevin McCarthy, who has since quit Congress, Gaetz overcame naysayers to enable the election of the most conservative Speaker ever.
Marine veteran Harrison Floyd has accomplished the most among the 19 unfairly indicted by the politically motivated Fulton County prosecutor in Atlanta, Georgia. Floyd overcame his wrongful imprisonment as the only black defendant and has vigorously contested the charges by subpoenaing Fulton County’s mail-in ballots, with their envelopes, and information about its electronic voting tabulation concerning the 2020 election.
In his Martine uniform, Floyd looked dapper when he appeared in court as the unhinged prosecutor Fani Willis, seething with resentment against the black Trump supporter, improperly attempted to revoke his bail merely because Floyd spoke out on social media against the injustice. While the deck remained stacked against him and all 19 defendants there, Floyd’s tremendous effort stunted Willis’ efforts against former President Trump.
These powerful conservatives should be shining examples to us as we approach November’s election.
This post originally appeared at https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/constitution/congress/conservative-champions-of-2023/
