Alternatively, he could beat the bastards at their own game.
If not, we could use this kind of tactic:
Posted on 04/19/2016 3:59:13 AM PDT by markomalley
One predictable element of the current Republican primaries is that each time Donald Trump's supposed inevitability is challenged, he will tell you it is because the process is unfair. He, his official spokesmen, his "unofficial" enforcers, his sycophantic "conservative media" surrogates, and his hornet's nest of online commenters, consistently greet any momentary setback with a cacophonous chorus of "rigged," "stolen," and above all "unfair."
To be fair to Trump, it is true that life really is unfair sometimes. Furthermore, it cannot be denied that political insiders beget more than their fair share of life's unfairness (such as when they seek preferential treatment in their private business dealings by buying off politicians). So we must not let the crybaby antics of a front-running sore winner obscure the possibility that the GOP primaries really are unfair. Setting aside the Great Alpha Male's congenital pouting, then, let us assess the process's fairness.
The Trumpsters claim that Colorado's caucus rules were unfair because they disenfranchised the voters of that state. On its face, this is analogous to screaming "censorship" when your sister asks you not to swear in front of her children during Christmas dinner at her house. This is not a free speech issue. It's her home; you were free not to accept her dinner invitation, and she is free to protect her children, in her home, from language she dislikes. If you accept her invitation, then you have to play by the house rules.
Similarly, a party nomination process does not represent a citizen's franchise, because it is not a vote for public office. It is the process whereby a non-governmental club chooses its candidate for public office.
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And of course his will be populated only by the angels.
Sheesh. Who do you think the GOP is? They’re what’s left of the Whigs.
I wish the Donald would shut his pie hole and leave or stay. It’s nauseating to watch. Will he, won’t he.
What a crybaby.
The THEFTS by Romney, Cruz and Soros are from
the PEOPLE, you scum; not from Mr. Trump.
May the GOP get what it deserves.
It depends on what the definition of “rigged” is. The word communicates nefarious intent and some seem convinced that it is clear that this is the current situation and, finally, their schemes and machinations have been exposed. Perhaps just a bit of reflection can provide another way to think about this.
Did the Founding Fathers “rig” the Republic that they established with the Declaration and Constitution? If we can eliminate nefarious intent from the definition of that word, then I submit that they did. Did they wish the “voice of the people” to be heard? I submit that they did (consent of the governed).
They accomplished this by means of dispersing power as widely as possible. One example is the legislative power. The House of Representatives is elected directly for a short term so it is responsive to the will of the people, Why not just leave it there? The short answer is they were wary of unmitigated democracy. They had read their history. So, they added a second legislative body, the Senate, with longer terms and election by state legislatures (a different voice of the people) rather than direct vote of the people.
Though the Constitution never speaks of political parties and how they might organize themselves, it is reasonable to assert that the same principle of dispersed power is a good thing for organizing and administering one. Make places for the House principle and the Senate principle. But why would a party think it needs to disperse power at all? And, more importantly, who gets their hands on the reins of political power and how do they do it? Is it all done in the dark? Of course not.
It’s pretty basic. A person who wants power and influence in party affairs has to show up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3422064/posts
Cruz went around crowing about his voterless victories and Trump condemned the system.
One is going up in the polls the other is crashing.
Any time you put one or more layers of political hackery between the voter and the outcome, bad things are sure to happen.
The writer is an idiot. Colorado is not a personal domicile. The real analogy is that Colorado GOP politicos are acting JUST LIKE Union Leaders who do what they damned well want, the union members' thoughts be damned.
And it is for this reason I do not trust Trump. He’z done this for decades and he’z supposed to be an outsider?
Furthermore, big business greasing the pockets of politicians has denied the working man a voice in the halls of congress and eroded the middle class.
Big business wooing politicians, lavishing them with perks, trips (fact finding missions), campaign cash in exchange for policy that would make it easier for them to move a project/process forward. Perhaps even a night in a swanky hotel Casino...who knows.
“Mr. Donald J. Trump needs to form his own political party and leave the GOP to wither away and die. “
GREAT IDEA!!
He could consult with Ross Perot so that he would get it right and elect a democrat as president twice, or more!
Alternatively, he could beat the bastards at their own game.
If not, we could use this kind of tactic:
What a crybaby
One may or may not like the Colorado rules but they were what they were, Doesn’t Trump bear any responsibility or should he just be taken by the hand and be guided by others?
Spot on.
The Donald has said that he does this, it’s his explanation for the love fest with the Clintons. It’s horse hockey. He’s the sleazy insider. He’s the one who brags about buying influence.
How does this man, who is so dirty, muck out the stables in Washington, answer, he doesn’t. At best we get a place holder. At worst we get Il Duce.
New York values, they’re a lot like the Illinois values that I moved to escape. It doesn’t matter who you know, only who you blow.
Please, please, please! Mr. Donald J. Trump, leave the Republican Party and let the conservatives renew the GOP. Maybe the old Perot party is still around!
The writer is an idiot. Colorado is not a personal domicile. The real analogy is that Colorado GOP politicos are acting JUST LIKE Union Leaders who do what they damned well want, the union members’ thoughts be damned.
Actually it belongs to the Colorado GOP they can decide anything they want.....this article is what I’ve been saying for two weeks
Trump has simply highlighted the problems the GOP has had for some time at a state, local, and federal level. The old political game is not relevant today. Catch on or die.
They still act like Union Thug Leaders, and they can’t do that for the General Election thank goodness.
Fully advocating for direct democracy? So, "Republic" is just a word with no meaning?
The writer, and many in the GOP act like the party is their own personal domicile. They’re pissed that others are coming into the party and “ruining it” for them.
So you would rather have a “pure” party than a winning party? Gotcha.
Guess the author isn’t aware that even Tom Tancredo came out and told us that it was as rigged as can be.....as Colorado Republican, he probably has more knowledge than most of those claiming that everything is Kosher....
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