It appears as though Congressman Ron Paul may have a new ally next January in the House of Representatives. Michigan state representative Justin Amash, who just turned 30 years old, decimated his opponents in the Republican primary for the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan. Amash led his opponents with 40.3% of the vote with his next closest opponent having only 26.3%. The 3rd CD is a heavily Republican district, so Amash is expected to easily ride his way to victory in November.

As a state rep., Justin Amash has never voted “Yes” for a bill which he did not read and never missed a single vote. He also did something that no other representative to my knowledge has ever done. For every vote of his in the State House, he posted his reasoning behind the vote on his Facebook page. Americans should desire and demand that sort of transparency in Washington D.C.. In addition to providing his constituents with clarity, Justin’s voting record and speeches exhibit somewhat of a libertarian stance. Amash’s opponents have even called him a libertarian in order to alienate him from Republican primary voters. They seem to forget that libertarians are the ones who want both personal freedom and economic freedom from the government.

What separates Amash from neoconservatives is that he is a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, but also is a non-interventionist, who would not senselessly send soldiers into endless wars of aggression. Amash also would work audit and possibly abolish the Federal Reserve. Justin will hopefully join Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and many other freedom fighters in the Senate and the House in 2011.