He is a hero, but I think he'd agree that WE are who we all need. One or two congresspeople aren't going to save us, especially without the will to be saved.
Thomas Massie is Jefferson reincarnated, renaissance man, farmer, true environmentalist, inventor and real patriot. The entire country needs to stop whatever they are doing and listen to him for an hour!
March 27, 2020: Massie's "no" vote on the 2 trillion dollar stimulus bill brought me to this and his Living Off the Grid videos. Although I consider myself a progressive liberal, I respect Massie. I admire his transparency and his conviction to not simply play politics as usual. A very rare politician.
I'm with you on this. I would say I am the same but so many of the Progressives keep selling out but not these guys. I would rather support them just to get us out of wars and cut our Military spending down big time.
When the establishments hate somebody, that means he is a good guy. He would be a fantastic President, and after his tenure as President he should be Speaker of the House.
Everytime a candidate or new congressman says, "I'm gonna clean this place up!" I cheer them on but I know in my heart they're fighting a losing battle. They go in there and maybe don't even understand that they are COMPLETELY surrounded by people whose entire career, the way they make money for themselves and their families, is through graft and massaging the rules.
Mr. Massie is one of the best. Actually probably my favorite up there in Mordor. Just watched the documentary on him. Fantastic renaissance man. A true man of liberty.
These people swear to uphold, protect and defend the constitution. Nobody in Washington is doing that... That's why I like Thomas. Wish Ron Paul was running in 2020
invisibleAzN I can’t vote for him either but we can still help him win and succeed. Contributing to his re-election campaigns is huge. Thomas Massie is a great voice for liberty and limited government; he deserves our help.
He appears to be one of the few, educated that kept his ability to reason. We do need more like this, just not sure they're available these days or possibly more important, the voter base may be too ignorant to accept the truth.
I love Massie, I live in his district in Kentucky. Every vote he makes he explains why he voted the he did in detail on his social media accounts. You don't see that in politics anymore, he is truly for the people.
Disband the EPA, lives off-grid in a house that he built himself. The stones used on his house came from his own land, were dug and hewn by his own hands. Married his high school sweetheart and they raise their children on the land she grew up on. Her parents live close on family property. That, my friends, is as perfect a candidate for Congress as we can get!
Vote for him or Rand Paul for POTUS or at least Speaker, and other candidates like him for Congress, and American founders will stop turning in their graves.
Was fortunate to meet him in Washington D.C. was surpirsed to find how accessable he was. Also saw him at a local political meeting. He was very good at explaining what goes on in Washington. Felt much more connected to the political process.
Idk how anyone could hate this guy. He does it all and truly knows what he’s talking about and cares about his constituents. His little 33 min documentary is awesome and you learn about how us in Appalachia just want to be left alone and our rights to our lives protected as they were envisioned to be. I’d love to work privately, then have land and live off the grid and be entirely self sufficient like him
I'm a Filipino! Can I come to KY just to vote for Rep. Massie? 😂 Obviously no, I mean, not gonna be that easy! I have to become a US citizen, live in KY, etc. I adore this man! Mr. Massie is the kind of politician that I will gladly vote for! Cheers & mabuhay from tropical Philippines!
@@rockstarofredondo I've noticed many who claim to be libertarian are really progressive Democrats. And it didn't happen overnight. I noticed one guy slowly transition
jason starek why not 2020? Trump is just as bad as Obama was, for different reasons, but still not good for the future nor for protecting our rights and freedoms. He may be worse than Bush ever was and more destructive to our constitution than Bush and Obama combined.
Donald Esposito Primarying Trump will create a backlash amongst his base causing them not to show up on Election Day. While it’s feasible to win without them, it creates a much harder road as Trump is extremely popular within the GOP. Libertarian ideologues aren’t mainstream yet, and we can’t lose any votes over some trivial matter.
They'd have my vote. President Trump is why no reasonable person would run against him in 2020. The dude has been on the side of liberty 90% of the time.
Massie, and other elected libertarians across the country that aren't big L are known to the LP. The deal the LP has made with these great candidates is that we have to build a party that can get and keep them elected, then they will flip. Everyone needs to settle down and relax, for us to have great victory we need to build our party sustainably.
I'm a Canadian Conservative so I only get to watch US politics like a reality TV show. However I have to say Thomas is the kind of Republican the US needs right now. If Thomas was a typical Republican and Andrew Yang were a typical Democrat, the US would already have a colony on Mars, disease would be non-existant and world hunger and war would be gone. Please elect smart people USA, and I promise we'll try to stop electing drama teachers to be our Prime Minister...
2 out of 435 is how many consistently liberty-minded constitutionalist people in the US House of Representatives. That's not great, but it's better than none.
I like thomas massie a lot. I agree with most of his ideas and I think he’s a good person. He’s just a humble guy who deserves to be there because he takes pride in doing his job to the best of his ability.
An amendment, requiring a 60% supermajority in the House of Representatives to pass new legislation and a simple majority to repeal legislation, would make it easier to repeal legislation than pass it.
Jimmy Catalina - There would be more than a handful that we have now. It would be easier to repeal than to pass legislation and people usually go for what is easier to do. This would create a path of least resistance.
Mr. Massie is one of the few, along with Amash, who I have respect for........But at what point is the GOP and what it does, not worthy of the likes of Mr. Massie?
TK UA - Yes. And just in case you didn't know, the US manipulates its currency. Intellectual property theft is a crime, deal with the crime without punishing Americans with tariffs.
"Intellectual property: is the crime. It is not a valid form of property, but a government granted monopoly that is if anything even less compatible with a free market than direct subsidies.
I was disappointed that Massie claimed to "mostly support" Trump on his trade policy if I remember correctly. I understand the political implications of him pissing of economically illiterate protectionists amongst Republican voters, but I still don't like it. I can appreciate pragmatism while still having ideals.
those things are already unconstitutional there is nothing article 1 section 8, therefore benefits, subsidies, entitlements, welfare are unconstitutional
You have to love this guy. I've watched a bunch of stuff on him now. His OffGrid documentary is really good too, released not long ago, find it here on YT.
So it is impossible to NOT be corrupt!??! This was a very discouraging video. A good man CANNOT be good... pathetic! This must be how people eventually become anarchists!
It is not about being good. It is about incentives. If incentives are such as to pull towards cronyism, then you have a systemic problem that grows stronger than the “goodness”.
G.J. H I didn’t get that feeling at all. After all, Massie himself, with a few like-minded colleagues, is demonstrating how it CAN be done. It requires a level of intellectual integrity and resourcefulness that most people don’t possess, but his constituents seem to get it and they return him to DC every two years.
An incorruptible, intelligent, statesman who know how to critically thinking due to his engineering degree (14 patents under his name is huge feat), know extensively about the economy, and exposes how congress really works? This man needs to write a book which I definetly would buy
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Glad to hear someone stand up for the rights of the people. Wish more people in congrass would have Massie ideas an goals...
This man is a hero. He is who we all need.
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!
He is a hero, but I think he'd agree that WE are who we all need. One or two congresspeople aren't going to save us, especially without the will to be saved.
Thomas Massie is Jefferson reincarnated, renaissance man, farmer, true environmentalist, inventor and real patriot. The entire country needs to stop whatever they are doing and listen to him for an hour!
Agreed..
Massie is an anglo name ;)
If someone tells me my congressman didn't get anything done, I'm going to consider voting for him again.
Government operates best when it operates least.
March 27, 2020: Massie's "no" vote on the 2 trillion dollar stimulus bill brought me to this and his Living Off the Grid videos. Although I consider myself a progressive liberal, I respect Massie. I admire his transparency and his conviction to not simply play politics as usual. A very rare politician.
I'm here for the same reason.
Trust me, if Massie doesn’t back something, then it’s unconstitutional.
I'm with you on this. I would say I am the same but so many of the Progressives keep selling out but not these guys. I would rather support them just to get us out of wars and cut our Military spending down big time.
Massie could be the real libertarian ticket in 2024
@@FightForFreedom1776 not quite. he only has a 99 score with JBS 😂😂
Thank you for your service and your integrity!
I'm not surprised I haven't heard of this gentleman before
Right since he’s honest he gets swept under the rug
When the establishments hate somebody, that means he is a good guy.
He would be a fantastic President, and after his tenure as President he should be Speaker of the House.
They save the best for last.
Everytime a candidate or new congressman says, "I'm gonna clean this place up!" I cheer them on but I know in my heart they're fighting a losing battle. They go in there and maybe don't even understand that they are COMPLETELY surrounded by people whose entire career, the way they make money for themselves and their families, is through graft and massaging the rules.
Fat forward to Christmas month 2021 and check him out.
"A mediocre libertarian makes for a great republican" Truer words have never been spoken
Mr. Massie is one of the best. Actually probably my favorite up there in Mordor. Just watched the documentary on him. Fantastic renaissance man. A true man of liberty.
These people swear to uphold, protect and defend the constitution. Nobody in Washington is doing that... That's why I like Thomas. Wish Ron Paul was running in 2020
Donald Esposito Amash is good too
In order of Libertarianism, it's Massie, Amash, and Rand. Maybe Rand before Amash
Milliam Woody I’d agree with that but from a pure constitutional case Amash is the best in congress.
I'm a pretty staunch Republican. I agree we need more Massie's in our party. Down with the remnants of the establishment.
I'd vote massie, L or R if given the chance.
invisibleAzN I can’t vote for him either but we can still help him win and succeed. Contributing to his re-election campaigns is huge. Thomas Massie is a great voice for liberty and limited government; he deserves our help.
God bless America for this principled Congressman.
we need more guys like this---educated and has principles
He appears to be one of the few, educated that kept his ability to reason. We do need more like this, just not sure they're available these days or possibly more important, the voter base may be too ignorant to accept the truth.
I love Massie, I live in his district in Kentucky. Every vote he makes he explains why he voted the he did in detail on his social media accounts. You don't see that in politics anymore, he is truly for the people.
I was just saying how I would move to Kentucky just to be in his district.
@@cassyk8164 the trick is we need more like him.
He is truly a great guy.
Disband the EPA, lives off-grid in a house that he built himself. The stones used on his house came from his own land, were dug and hewn by his own hands. Married his high school sweetheart and they raise their children on the land she grew up on. Her parents live close on family property. That, my friends, is as perfect a candidate for Congress as we can get!
Our founding fathers would be proud of this man!
Vote for him or Rand Paul for POTUS or at least Speaker, and other candidates like him for Congress, and American founders will stop turning in their graves.
The best congressman in the country. Right in the mold of the great Ron Paul.
Ron Paul was the President that America was never allowed to have.
Kentucky has the best congressmen
Except Mitch McConnell, though Mitch does sometimes know how to get one over on the Dems......
Must be something in the water. Might need to make drinking bourbon mandatory for all.
KenLUCKY.
Kentucky is the state of the free
So jealous. From Texas.
Before watching this video, Thomas Massie was just a name. But now I know who he is and can respect him. Thank you
@Burr Anderson Oh, OK, Maybe you should let ReasonTV know as well; they spell it "Massie".
Was fortunate to meet him in Washington D.C. was surpirsed to find how accessable he was. Also saw him at a local political meeting. He was very good at explaining what goes on in Washington. Felt much more connected to the political process.
Go Thomas Massie ! We stand with you all the way !!
Agreed..
Thomas Massie is quite personable besides having good ideas.It would be nice to vote for him as president.
I'm a big fan of yours Congressman Massey! 🙏🏻
Keep your integrity!
This guy is so awesome.
Genuine American hero.
Congressman massie is literally a genius
With his name on 14 patents he definitely is. Also, he is quite modest person. He is a true statesman, not a regular politician.
Idk how anyone could hate this guy. He does it all and truly knows what he’s talking about and cares about his constituents. His little 33 min documentary is awesome and you learn about how us in Appalachia just want to be left alone and our rights to our lives protected as they were envisioned to be. I’d love to work privately, then have land and live off the grid and be entirely self sufficient like him
This was an incredible interview.
God bless Congressman Massie!
I'd vote for 'em
Massie is an American hero!
Agreed..
That's what it's like to try and drain the Swamp. "They hate you for breathing." It takes rare courage to take on something like that.
Me: He looks like a Kentucky country bumpkin.
He's a tech engineer with 14 patents to his name.
Me: Oh....I am a country bumpkin
I wish Massie was representing my district. :(
Yes I as well
I'm a Filipino! Can I come to KY just to vote for Rep. Massie? 😂
Obviously no, I mean, not gonna be that easy! I have to become a US citizen, live in KY, etc.
I adore this man! Mr. Massie is the kind of politician that I will gladly vote for!
Cheers & mabuhay from tropical Philippines!
@@yengsabio5315 live the dream brother. Hard work , big dreams, and honesty will take you there. 🤜🤛
@@yengsabio5315 live the dream brother. Hard work , big dreams, and honesty will take you there. 🤜🤛
GOP needs people like Massie, not McConnell.
Rep Massie is my rep! Super proud of him.
Love you Bluegrassers
Lucky.
We need more like Thomas Massie.
I have the best congressman. I love living in KY
LOVE you, Bluegrasser- from a NH Porcupine
Too bad your Senator is a piece of shit
Maybe so, but you have a despicable POS for a Senator.
But the other KY senator is gold.
We the People need more leaders like him.
He sounds more libertarian than most of the LP
They were consumed by weirdo commies several years ago.
@@rockstarofredondo I've noticed many who claim to be libertarian are really progressive Democrats. And it didn't happen overnight. I noticed one guy slowly transition
@@Blobstermcblobster the LP is basically controlled opposition at this point
@@Blobstermcblobster once ron paul left politics, it got taken over. Johnson was horrible for the party.
@@wolfsden6479 and they chased off Justin Amash, even though Ron Paul supported him.
Thomas Massie is awesome!
Paul/Massie2024
jason starek why not 2020? Trump is just as bad as Obama was, for different reasons, but still not good for the future nor for protecting our rights and freedoms. He may be worse than Bush ever was and more destructive to our constitution than Bush and Obama combined.
jason starek hope you Ron, not Rand
Donald Esposito Primarying Trump will create a backlash amongst his base causing them not to show up on Election Day. While it’s feasible to win without them, it creates a much harder road as Trump is extremely popular within the GOP. Libertarian ideologues aren’t mainstream yet, and we can’t lose any votes over some trivial matter.
They'd have my vote.
President Trump is why no reasonable person would run against him in 2020. The dude has been on the side of liberty 90% of the time.
Donald Esposito I disagree on the worse than Bush part, and I'd say slightly less worse than Obama, but just slightly less. Just my opinion.
What a blessing to have him in Congress.....where can we get more?
The federal prohibition against hemp is unconstitutional. Everyone who has ever been persecuted under this "law" is due compensation.
my guess is youre a burnout and havent experienced that hemp is actually pretty trash and being subsidized
You are awesome. Please don't let DC corrupt you.
Thank God for statesmen like Thomas Massie.
Thomas Massie for president 2024!
This guy is a hero and should be given a medal!
This guy is my hero.
I think I'd vote republican again if Massie ran for president.
He would be fantastic President, but the establishment will sabotage it and join the democrooks.
Massie 2024
How can I like this post a million times?
Love Rep. Thomas Massie! Thank you!
At least Massie recognizes that laws are not being followed and there are no legal consequences, so new laws will not help.
Good shit Massie, You have my vote if you ever run.
Run for president please Thomas
Awesome video, sooo educational!!! Thank you...!
We should pass and ratify an amendment making it illegal to tax income anywhere in the United States.
I'm a voter in Thomas's district and I would not trade Thomas Massie, Matt Bevin and Rand Paul for anyone.
This video should have more than 70k views. It’s a damn shame, glad I clicked. I will be rewatching now.
Massie, and other elected libertarians across the country that aren't big L are known to the LP. The deal the LP has made with these great candidates is that we have to build a party that can get and keep them elected, then they will flip. Everyone needs to settle down and relax, for us to have great victory we need to build our party sustainably.
I'm a Canadian Conservative so I only get to watch US politics like a reality TV show. However I have to say Thomas is the kind of Republican the US needs right now. If Thomas was a typical Republican and Andrew Yang were a typical Democrat, the US would already have a colony on Mars, disease would be non-existant and world hunger and war would be gone. Please elect smart people USA, and I promise we'll try to stop electing drama teachers to be our Prime Minister...
Massie for President 2024!!!
He will get my vote if he ran for president. I love what he does and who he is.
Thomas Massie: Please run for President in '24
As a kentucky boy this is my man
I want to know more about these massive donations that they’re “required” to obtain to get committee seats!!
He is brilliant!
Good for Thomas Massie
2 out of 435 is how many consistently liberty-minded constitutionalist people in the US House of Representatives. That's not great, but it's better than none.
I LOVE you guys. Where else is Reason TV? You need to broadcast to the public like NBC and ABC etc....
Thomas Massie would probably make a good presidential candidate some day.
His analysis of trade wars & tariffs as wars is spot on .
I like thomas massie a lot. I agree with most of his ideas and I think he’s a good person. He’s just a humble guy who deserves to be there because he takes pride in doing his job to the best of his ability.
An amendment, requiring a 60% supermajority in the House of Representatives to pass new legislation and a simple majority to repeal legislation, would make it easier to repeal legislation than pass it.
You know, that's not a bad idea.
Thanks
2VNews Are there any legislators interested in repealing laws?
Jimmy Catalina - There would be more than a handful that we have now. It would be easier to repeal than to pass legislation and people usually go for what is easier to do. This would create a path of least resistance.
2VNews Agree! I'd be more interested in seeing them repeal the trash
Mr. Massie is one of the few, along with Amash, who I have respect for........But at what point is the GOP and what it does, not worthy of the likes of Mr. Massie?
Freedom ninjas on the move! If you live in Missouri, August 7th vote Austin Petersen!
#AP4Senate #AP4Liberty #TeamLiberty
He supports legalizing marijuana. He supports the Constitution and the American way of freedom. You Kentuckians are blessed to have him!
Here is where Rep Massie talked about how buying committee seats works in detail: www.stitcher.com/s?eid=64787294&refid=asa
Unilateral free trade would benefit Americans and remove power from politicians.
2VNews even with other countries cheating, currency manipulation intellectual property theft?
TK UA - Yes. And just in case you didn't know, the US manipulates its currency. Intellectual property theft is a crime, deal with the crime without punishing Americans with tariffs.
2VNews Sack anyone who sold out to AIPAC! Hell they'll give you the list! www.aipac.org their dam proud of their accusations
"Intellectual property: is the crime. It is not a valid form of property, but a government granted monopoly that is if anything even less compatible with a free market than direct subsidies.
I was disappointed that Massie claimed to "mostly support" Trump on his trade policy if I remember correctly. I understand the political implications of him pissing of economically illiterate protectionists amongst Republican voters, but I still don't like it. I can appreciate pragmatism while still having ideals.
We need an amendment that will unequivocally forbid the federal government from being in the entitlement, benefit, subsidy, and insurance businesses.
2VNews we already have one. The 10th amendment. They just ignore it.
That is why we need one that will directly "unequivocally forbid".
those things are already unconstitutional there is nothing article 1 section 8, therefore benefits, subsidies, entitlements, welfare are unconstitutional
Politicians and judges need one that will directly "unequivocally forbid".
2VNews agreed
I vote Republican and this dude would have my vote for president no problem
End the Omnibus
Finally a man that makes sense. When will libertarians realize they won’t win on the libertarian party. Either work with Republicans or stay home
You have to love this guy. I've watched a bunch of stuff on him now. His OffGrid documentary is really good too, released not long ago, find it here on YT.
Thomas Massie for president
Let's write him in for 2024 to get him on the radar. Won't win, will hurt Jabmaga huuuge, oh well. Massievely '28.
The problem. probably since 4000 BC, is that people drool over and won't refuse free stuff....except for smart mice.
Eye opening!
Right on and outstanding information!!!!++!!!!
I think I should move to Kentucky! This guy is real and I like him!
Senator MASSIE is a true hero!!
Wow. Impressed.
So it is impossible to NOT be corrupt!??! This was a very discouraging video. A good man CANNOT be good... pathetic! This must be how people eventually become anarchists!
G.J. Haycock Thats how I started!
It is not about being good. It is about incentives. If incentives are such as to pull towards cronyism, then you have a systemic problem that grows stronger than the “goodness”.
The older I get the more anarchist I become.
G.J. H I didn’t get that feeling at all. After all, Massie himself, with a few like-minded colleagues, is demonstrating how it CAN be done. It requires a level of intellectual integrity and resourcefulness that most people don’t possess, but his constituents seem to get it and they return him to DC every two years.
Next time Rand Paul runs for POTUS he has my vote.
Holy crap, I never knew anything about this. Thank you.
An incorruptible, intelligent, statesman who know how to critically thinking due to his engineering degree (14 patents under his name is huge feat), know extensively about the economy, and exposes how congress really works? This man needs to write a book which I definetly would buy
This should be the most famous politician
Amash/Massie 2024
This US Govt is just over the top NUTS!
This man is Awesome !
I like this guy!!!
I especially like his stance on solar panels being the way of the future but that it doesn't mean we should subsidize them...