Posted on 09/16/2014 5:10:19 AM PDT by Jacquerie
As the November elections approach, we’ve heard nothing but deafening silence from the GOP as to why the electorate should put Congress in its hands.
Now, I have nothing against the ages-old stratagem of not interrupting an enemy in the process of making enormous mistakes. But, we’re not simply considering a ‘my team good’ vs. ‘their team bad’ situation, as if the outcome was nothing more than a sporting event to be remembered until the next big game.
Some fundamental American freedoms have been under assault for decades, and Obama and his party have accelerated the trend. Where is the pushback, the resistance to galloping tyranny? It isn’t to be found among GOP elders.
Consider this partial list of recent assaults on civil society and freedom:
Court imposed homosexual marriage.
Congress may force you to purchase a product.
Open borders, and a Presidential alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Scotus and the President may rewrite laws as they see fit.
Anti-republican government indoctrination of young minds through Common Core.
Perhaps deep in their souls, the GOPE despise these open assaults on republican freedom. Yet from their silence, and for all practical purposes they signal support rather than opposition.
Take one example. Obamacare. In its five years, it has never polled majority support. Its heinous provisions are routinely delayed, modified to the point that no one can be sure what this jello-statute is. Obamacare is the easiest awful law in American history to oppose and repeal. If the GOP cannot run their congressional campaigns in part on excising this virus, can we ever expect them to repeal less onerous laws and diktats?
By virtue of their silence, the GOP signals its support for continued erosion and eventual destruction of the American Republic. “Vote for me because I’m not him,” won’t cut it.
If the RATS that crossed over to vote for Cochran in the runoff vote for Childers in the General, won’t that be proof positive that the law was broken? MS code that says you can’t vote for someone in the primary that you don’t intend to support in the general?
If I were True the Vote I would find each and every voter who went back and voted RAT (although technically Childers isn’t a rat) and publish the names. Set a precedent: you jack with elections, we jack with you right back.
says you can’t vote for someone in the primary that you don’t intend to support in the general?
ESPECIALLY if those rats voted in the Dem primary and then crossed over for the R runoff?
It would be very difficult for a RAT voter to explain why they voted for Childers in the RAT primary, then voted for Cochran in the primary runoff, then voted again for Childers in the general.
It would thusly be difficult for precinct chairmen to explain how their black precincts did that. There obviously will be no voting for Cochran in the black districts in the general. Yet there will remain history of 10-15K votes on their books for Cochran in the runoff.
True the vote (I need to send them money right now) could make MS the poster child for vote fraud and help states who don’t have it enact Voter ID.
I didn’t realize you’re from MS. My condolences.. but know that you have millions of non-MS folks outraged right along with you.
I pray the MS Justices are independent and not bought off by Team Barbour. We’ll have a good idea where this is going by next Friday.. a new election after the general might be the best solution (outside of declaring McDaniel the outright winner of the runoff due to fraud) because the political machine won’t be sharing resources they enjoyed earlier. Only the staunch (TEA) will be motivated.
McDaniels’ taking the high road this whole time will be instrumental in swaying R Cochran voters to support him.
Good! I wish we Texans could get as angry about the GOPe. Makes no sense to be 100% behind Cruz AND 60% behind Cornyn.
May justice prevail for McDaniel.
Even if it comes to the worst, Childers seems to be a decent guy for a ‘rat, probably morally a step UP from Team Barbour.
I hope so, because that’s who’s gonna’ win.
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