Posted on 03/11/2022 9:37:38 AM PST by PoliticallyShort
One disastrous year of one-party rule has Americans ready for something else, and the consensus predicts a backlash in the 2022 midterm elections. But if the Washington establishment gets its way, the abuses and excesses of the Biden era will not be reversed. Exploitation of our country’s citizens and resources will continue, as traditional modes of recourse are invalidated. The ruling class is increasingly comfortable enriching itself at the expense of the public. Our politicians sacrifice their own citizens’ welfare for radical ideological experiments in public health, criminal justice, and primary education. Those in charge are dangerously divorced from the interests of the people. As dissatisfaction grows, they have resorted to more feverish and desperate efforts to nullify dissent and deprive voters of recourse. A ruling class primarily concerned with insulating itself from accountability has troubling consequences for all Americans, regardless of party.
What does this all mean for 2022? Some GOP politicians and pundits envision coasting to victory by simply existing as the alternative, pushing “uncontroversial” issues, and hoping Biden’s dismal record speaks for itself. This seems reasonable enough, but there is real danger to the typical GOP Beltway consultant advice of pursuing non-committal, non-confrontational politics for fear of alienating voters. GOP central command apparently hopes to motivate voters with the mere implication they can deliver a reprieve. This risk-averse approach seems naïve given the threats of our era.
Vague platitudes and talking points give the impression that Republicans do not have a stomach for the realities of what it will take to save America’s destiny. Pushing only anodyne solutions to major problems is a mistaken strategy, because defending America against hostile ruling institutions is not a fringe cause.
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Most elected Republicans are just Assistant Democrats.
If we want to keep our country they must be replaced with an actual opposition party.
The problem is, we are a country of ‘reactors.’ We “try something” and then don’t like the results, so we reflexively go in another direction, ignoring the underlying ideologies which drive each political party, which are well known in advance. (I say “we” collectively, since the majority generally makes the decisions.)
I have known brain-dead, unengaged people who have said, “we gave the Republicans a try at governing for a few year, let’s let the Democrats have a shot for a while.” I just shake my head.
“Most elected Republicans are just Assistant Democrats.”
There is only one party in Washington DC, and they want your money.
So, do you both not vote?
I vote, but I will no longer vote for Assistant Democrats.
It’s not one party rule
GOPe has collaborated
And if an “Assistant Democrat” is on your ballot with an “R” next to his name?
I leave it blank or vote third party as I did when Bob Barr was the only eligible candidate on my ballot in 2008.
Understood. I did the same when Mitt Romney was on the ballot in 2012.
This is well written and precise. Every election we are told the GOP has to move “to the middle.” The Democrats are burning down everything, and usually the Republicans hold the gasoline cans for them.
There will be no country in three years…Should have started a new party after the first George Bush…Reagan’s biggest mistake
China will have the new world currency….the dollar will be like the ruble…
But if the Washington establishment gets its way, the abuses and excesses of the Biden era will not be reversed
One of the points is that once the first Head of state disregarded the rules of the Republic, even though the law was reestablished, Everyone after him said, “He did it, so can I.”
the realities of what it will take to save America’s destiny.
You start by controlling your town, your village and your county by voting in patriots for every office, right down to the treasurer. This gives you a safe refuge for your families, your businesses and your community.
This is the blueprint followed by our Founders to take the country away from British rule.
And if you live in a home rule state, you can start a petition to recall any elected official.
Without intending to do so, the author makes a decent argument for an Article V Convention of States.
Indeed!
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