Former Indiana Congressman John Hostettler will speak to the Constitution Party’s national committee meeting in Orlando, Florida, on December 12-13. Hostettler, a Republican who served 1994-2006, also has revealed that he cast a write-in vote for the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate, Chuck Baldwin, this year. Hostettler has recently published a book, “Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq.”
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Hostettler’s book, Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq, is a systematic study of why the Bush Administration invaded Iraq. The book chronicles the events leading up to the vote on the “Iraq War Resolution”, and he provides the reasons for why he voted against it on constitutional and empirical grounds. The most heartening aspect of the book is that Hostettler bluntly states what few politicians dare not say publicly, that the reason the Bush Administration invaded Iraq was to “secure the realm” for the state of Israel. Hostettler details the connection between the disinformation peddled by the Iraqi National Congress, who wanted to see Saddam removed, and the Office of Special Plans headed by Douglass Feith and staffed with American and Christian Zionists(aka neo-conservatives) who manipulated, assessed and disseminated the disinformation to the media, the Congress, and the public. The pre-text of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was used to justify the implementation of the 1996 white paper “A Clean Break :A New Strategy for Securing the Realm”. Hostetller describes the paper as a “thesis for the economic and physical security of Israel.” The reason for war was not because Saddam was connected to the 9/11 attacks, or that he had weapons of mass destruction, or that he posed an imminent threat to America. The reason was the neo-conservative Bush Administration wanted to remove Saddam in the interest of Israel’s security.
Former 6 term Congressman John Hostettler from Indiana will be addressing the National CP meeting this Decmember at Orlando Florida.
Hostettler was one of the “true believers” in the Congressional freshman class of 1995. He believed the U.S. Constitution should be strictly interpreted and was very critical of government actions–especially those of judges–that he felt overstepped their constitutional limits. Even those who disagreed with Hostettler felt that they knew where he stood and would likely give him the benefit of the doubt that he regularly voted in principle and not for political ends.
He was strongly pro-life and opposed gun control. He favored the dissolution of the Department of Education, and voted against the No Child Left Behind Act because he felt education was a state matter. He also voted against most federal health care bills, feeling health care was a state matter. He also felt that many federal environmental laws and regulations infringed on individuals’ property rights.
Hostettler was very active on issues of religious freedom and expression. For example, during his last term, he was the chief sponsor of the Veterans’ Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2006, which would have prevented attorneys who successfully challenge violations of the Establishment Clause from collecting attorneys’ fees.
On economic issues, he supported repeal of the estate tax, the capital gains tax and the “marriage tax penalty.”
Hostettler was a hawk by inclination (he strongly supported the Strategic Defense Initiative). However, he was one of the leading Republican opponents of the Iraq War. He felt that preemptive military strikes were improper, and also felt that the military should not go into action unless there was an “imminent threat” to national security.
Hostettler was a hardliner on immigration issues
“…the Constitution … is very clear. These are violations of our immigration law, and those that violate our immigration law should be dealt with, and should be punished, and should be ultimately deported.”
he supported building a fence at the Mexican border and opposed benefits of any sort to illegal immigrants. During his last two terms in Congress, he was Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sounds like a real champion, and I look forward to hearing from him.
Bill Lussenheide- Candidate US Congress CA-49
Hostettler also wanted to zero out farm subsidies, but Newt Gingrich had promised Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas that he would support keeping the subsidies.
Pat Roberts was still a U. S. House member when the Class of ’94 took over Congress.
Hostettler served in Congress from 1995 to 2007, not 1994 to 2006.
Although I don’t live in his district, I knew that Rep Hostettler was one of 6 or 7 at the time who supported the US Constitution. I was shocked when he lost his seat convincingly in 2006. I knew it was quite foreboding for how the rest of that election night would go. Glad that he is continuing to fight to have the Constitution restored as the Law of the Land.
Could this hint out that he may run for the party’s nomination for president in 2012? If he does, maybe he should pick Jerome Corsi as his running mate.
And Bill Lussenheides qualifications
are?