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Amash Tells Lawmakers Who Support Syria Intervention They "Might as Well Start Cleaning Out" Their Office

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Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), who has hosted numerous town hall meetings this week to discuss possible military intervention in Syria, has a message for his colleagues who are planning to support a military strike against the Assad regime.

From MLive:

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Federal lawmakers who plan to vote in favor of a U.S. military strike against Syria "might as well start cleaning out" their office, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash said Thursday.

Amash, R-Cascade Township, tweeted that the "unprecedented level of public opposition" to military intervention in the country should beg for dissenting votes.

"If you're voting yes on military action in #Syria, might as well start cleaning out your office," Amash tweeted Thursday afternoon. "Unprecedented level of public opposition."

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