More Liberal nonsense...

Sometimes, I guess, you have to figure out SOMETHING….ANYTHING…..that might…hopefully….derail the mounting evidence….. 

Although I’ve heard it from time to time for several years now, I’m hearing it CONSTANTLY these days: 

“The Republicans and Democrats have ‘switched sides’”.  

This is now THE reaction to anyone bringing up Democrat’s role in slavery, the (anti) Suffrage movement, the (anti) Civil Rights movement, Jim Crow laws, creation of the Ku Klux Klan, etc…. 

And, I’ll be honest….if I’m a Democrat, I’m RUNNING….SCREAMING….away from the factual history of my Party! Cuz……you know……GEEEEEEZZ! 

But, let’s be clear: The two Parties HAVEN’T changed sides.  

What HAS happened: 

-          The Republican Party has become the new “Whig Party”. (The Whig Party was the “anti-slavery” party….at least, in name and platform. Their problem: ZERO action was taken by the Whigs to stop slavery. Ultimately, this is what caused their demise; another minor Party, the Republican Party, running on a platform of abolishing slavery, succeeded in getting their second candidate elected to the Presidency). Today, while their platform professes “pro-life” (anti-abortion), the Republican Party takes only minor steps in seeking the abolition of this human rights issue. They have become the “New Whig Party”. 

-          The Democrat Party remains exactly the same. Once, their rally cry was “SLAVERY!”. Then “NO SUFFRAGE!”. Then “NO CIVIL RIGHTS!”.

 

Yadda yadda yadda….

 

Throughout THEIR history, the Democrat Party has a CLEAR track record of discrimination…..LEGISLATED discrimination. And that track record continues to this very day. (Of COURSE they realize this….why else do you think they are claiming the side switching???!!)

The current rally cry: “ABORTION!!!!”  “AFFIRMATIVE ACTION!!”  “EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH (…and Government-funded, too)!!!”  “HATE CRIME LAWS!!!!”    ALL of these laws are inherently discriminatory, since they….LEGISLATIVELY…..single out a group or groups of people (whether based on stage of life, ethnicity, etc) and design laws that either directly benefit or negatively-target those respective groups. Discrimination…..legislated.

 

No, the parties haven’t “switched sides”; they’re merely proving that history, indeed, DOES repeat.

The Second Amendment

Let’s say, for a moment, that “The Donald” DOES turn out to be the modern incarnation of Hitler/Stalin/Mao; that he is able, somehow, to render the Constitution, the courts and Congress meaningless… 

Just how relevant will the words of our Framers be:  

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.... The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun."
- Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 5, 1778 

"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them."
- Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833 

Just how important, at that point, will The Second Amendment be?

IT'LL BE YOUR OWN DAMNED FAULT!

My wishes for this (and every) election: 

-          For every eligible person to exercise their civic duty……and VOTE! 

-          For every person, eligible to vote, to DO THEIR HOMEWORK on candidates and issues; to take as dispassionate-as-possible stance, weighing all sides of the argument. With non-partisan sites like “Project Vote Smart” (http://votesmart.org/) and “Citizens Against Government Waste” (http://www.cagw.org/), both of which are simple to navigate, there is NO REASON for voters NOT to read up and weigh the benefits and detriments of all candidates.  Issues (ballot measures, judges, etc) are a bit more difficult to research, BUT the information IS out there; instead of soundbyte decision-making, how about read the text of the proposals, then read arguments from ALL sides.  

-          Then……and arguably the most important thing: Irrespective of who wins (the White House or any Congressional seat), for ALL Americans to watch them like hawks! EVEN if your candidate(s) are the winners, hold them to accountable for EVERYTHING…..EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE DECISION! 

Alexis de Toqueville said, “In a democracy, people get the government they deserve”, so if we are unhappy, disgusted, angry and frustrated with the direction of our country and our elected officials…..guess what?

 

IT’S OUR OWN DAMNED FAULT!