Political Involvement
One does not need to become a politician to be involved in the political process. All you need is some idea about what you support and the ability to respectfully convey your message. Our Constitution protects our right to assemble and speak as long as we do it without harm or threat of harm. There are many presentations on some of the methods for getting your ideas out there. This is one of those resources.
I have found, in the short time I have been involved, that a combination of talking points and written literature is best. Some people are listeners, others are readers. There are people who will talk your ear off rather than taking a 1-page document. There are people who will read the document right in front of you, and ask their questions if they have any. The world takes all kinds, be prepared for We, the People, to come with points of view. It’s all good if it’s all Constitutional!!!
It helps to put together a set of literature in case you have to drop something off somewhere because no one is around to receive the word. It also helps to practice your courteous disengagements in case you run into someone who is more argumentative than respectful; it never hurts to agree to disagree, it can hurt to react poorly if pressed into a corner by a menace.
In Texas although you have to be certified by the County to register people to vote, the voter registration form is publicly available and can be distributed without such a certification. It never hurts to carry some of those forms on you, just remember you cannot collect the form once it is filled out unless you are certified. Let people know they have to fill out the document and mail it to their County registrar; be sure to print out the County registrar’s address to hand out alongside the form.
You do not need to be affiliated with a political party to block walk or canvass. It helps to be affiliated for some households; it helps to be unaffiliated for other households. The point is to make sure you understand what you believe in, understand what the candidates you support believe in, and make sure those beliefs are aligned where it counts. you will never have 100% the same beliefs as any other person, politicians included. Just because you disagree on some things does not mean you cannot block walk in support of someone.
For instance, I strongly believe in the 9th and 10th Amendments to the United States Constitution, and I believe these Amendments coupled with the holding in Brown v Board of Education preclude the Federal Government from funding and regulating schools; these schools are State entities whose power and influence are governed by the elected officials and people of the several States. This belief conflicts directly with several provisions within Agenda47. This does not mean I cannot support Donald Trump. I support him greatly.
Every American has a stake in the political game. It should be part of all our lives to utilise the 1st Amendment and express our opinions in supporting whomever we want to support at the polls.
Party Endorsements
Here in Texas we have (at least) two major problems at the polls.
There are “non-partisan” local elections.
Primaries are open.
Party endorsements, while a valuable tool, can also be misused. They offer a clear way to identify the most solid Constitutional Conservative candidate in a race, allowing us to unite our voting power in case of Democrats participating in the “wrong” primary. However, it's important to be aware of the potential for misuse.
The chief issue with Party Endorsements arises when there are only great choices in a race. It is my firm and unapologetic position that the Party abstains from making an endorsement where a race presents just this kind of dilemma. The party, as a whole, is far too disconnected from local politics in any area to make reasonable judgment calls about which conservative would be better for a particular local election; let the local Republicans tend to their own.
The party must refrain from interfering in local politics unless party members, precinct chairs, and delegates raise concerns about an elected official diverging from the Party's practices, policies, and principles. The Party's role is to bolster and amplify the people's voice, not to influence their selection. This selection, I believe strongly and wholeheartedly, that the people are better equipped to make than the Party.
Free Speech
Several Anti-Anti-Semitism bills have been passed in various States throughout the Nation - Texas included. These bills fail under the strict scrutiny of my Constitutional Conservativism.
I am not an Anti-Semite. I do; however, believe in freedom of speech and share President Jefferson’s belief “that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions.” A bill criminalizing an action in support of a victim’s Civil Rights and Liberties is a bill I would welcome. A bill that goes past the action and gives the Government authority to ascertain a person’s thoughts, feelings, and opinions to further punish that perpetrator is unwelcome. That is exactly what these kinds of bills do.
This is not a new position of mine. I have always regarded “hate crime” bills as unlawful. A Court cannot reasonably, according to law, determine the “hate crime” portion of an offense. Murder and assault are crimes; hate is not. Why not just severely punish murder and assault in all cases irrespective of a person’s thought and feeling? Are police now operating under guidance to ascertain “hate”? Are prosecutors now endowed with the ability to read the minds of the accused? Should Judges be able to enhance sentencing on the basis of “hate” be that “hate” perceived or actual? This is not a line of reason we should embark.
We should be criminalizing conduct. In recent days, there were barricades (both human and inanimate) erected across shared thoroughfares; this was a crime irrespective of whether they were disallowing Jewish students passage or any other group. There were also assaults. The assailants’ perceived or actual hatred does not determine whether this is a crime or the severity thereof; surely, assault is criminal no matter what the circumstances. The thoughts and feelings behind the crimes are irrelevant to the arrests, prosecutions, and judgments thereof.
As Constitutional Conservatives, we should be holding the line at our manual - the US Constitution - and pressing the issues no further than that. Greg Abbott along with the Republican members of the Texas legislature must do some serious reflection upon this kind of bill and what it means to sit in those chairs. We put you there to hold the line for us.
We must charge into the battle, behind Lady Liberty, in support for and defense of the Constitution. One cannot be both Israel First and America First. One cannot be Black First and America First. One cannot be Palestine First and America First. It’s America First all day long. Hold the line.
Leftist Violence
Once again, an election year is upon us, and with it comes a summer of violence. The Victimhood Olympics (as any person on the Right side has undoubtedly already ascertained) leads only to death, destruction, and degeneration. If you contain at least one of the Infinity Stones of Wokeness, you are a victim, everyone else is an oppressor, and we all must bow before the glory and power of your victimhood.
To wit, the Infinity Stones of Wokeness are:
BIPOC
Woman 2.0 (Trans)
Religious Minority
Immigrant
Impoverished
Original Recipe Woman
What we have seen is the Leftists propping all these groups up against the group that has zero Infinity Stones of Wokeness: White, hetero-normative, Christian, American, middle-class, male (hereinafter, the “wokeless”). When this wokeless group is removed from an area, the Victimhood Olympics begins.
Without the common enemy of the wokeless - the common “oppressor” - the woke-protected begin to attack one another. There is a constant struggle for the title of “biggest victim” or “most oppressed” or “most powerful Infinity Stone”. We see this in schools, where blacks and LGBTQ+ fight each other with impunity because authorities don’t know if they can prosecute either group. We see this on college campuses where two religious minorities are battling it out as I write this post because the wokeless are no longer a common enemy. We saw this play out in the Courts when Asian Americans fought to be treated the same as blacks when it comes to admissions. We saw this in COVID when violence against Asians increased at the same time as George Floyd’s protests were happening: the media had to choose a battle and they chose the blacks over the Asians. We see this when a black Conservative says “close the border” and gets lambasted for it while Barack Obama literally issued an executive order to send military troops to secure the border just a decade ago.
The Left has to fight someone, anyone at all, at all times, even if it means fighting each other.
The issue is that installing the word “victim” rather than the word “victor” within someone’s self-assessment creates an ever-increasing need for attention and blaming the other. The logical conclusion is exactly what we are seeing, where identity politics has gone so far that everyone who buys into it believes they are alone and everyone else is against them. It is a push away from accountability and toward blame assignment.
Why ever would Leftist leaders do this? It seems insane, but it does not appear to be so. Lonely people do not have any protection. The greatest threat to Government is a strong family; the second greatest threat to Government is a strong community. If I help my cousin and my neighbor, the Government need not know of their plight. If I ignore my follows’ suffering, he has nowhere to turn but Government. Once one becomes dependent upon Government, one’s children will learn this dependence, and a generational curse falls upon the family.
Biden has boasted about the economy. Most of the progress was due to allowing big tech to run slip-shod over everyone else. Another factor is the reopening of offices that were closed due to COVID. The most striking jobs increase factor is the Biden administration itself: 25% of new jobs under the Biden Administration are Government jobs. This is the point. Tearing American from American forces Americans into the arms of Government (away from Family and Community) for protection, support, and solace. The more people who request Government, the more Government gets created.
The Infinity Stones of Wokeness are a Ponzi scheme to siphon money from We, the People, into Government hands. The Biden Administration promises political capital in exchange for proselytizing to the Left.
A Party United
The Republican Party is a mess. Before I decided to pick a side - as it were - it appeared to be a mess from the perspective of an Independent looking in. However, now that I have come in to inspect the party for my own edification, I have come to find the situation is much worse than I had once believed it to be.
The fact that my representative, Brian Harrison, is compelled by spirit to travel throughout the great State of Texas questing against establishment-backed, uni-party-owned, vapid, placid, fake Republicans is astonishing. The grassroots have been checking boxes next to the same names for far too long, and we must do something about it.
This nation was founded on the belief that people governed themselves locally through their representatives. Our forerunners revolted over a 2% tax on a drink. On December 17, 1773, John Adams wrote in his diary,
Last Night 3 Cargoes of Bohea Tea were emptied into the Sea. This Morning a Man of War sails… The People should never rise, without doing something to be remembered—something notable And striking… Cushing gave us an Account of[] the Quantity of Tea the East India Company had on Hand[], that is Seven Years Consumption…
Leading up to that point was a 10-year-long struggle against Taxation by Parliamentary Authority - that is a tax upon the people by authoritarian decree rather than by the people’s consent. They destroyed 7-years’ worth of tea and subsequently fought a war over taxes. Now, we have taxes in the double digits, and Republicans, those of us who are supposed to uphold the ideals enshrined within the original text of the US Constitution, go right along with it. This is one of the chief fractures within the party.
Another fracture is Trump. Look. The party is going with Trump, so get on board! This never Trump nonsense is a real drag on our goals. Of course, healthy debate is important, but debate becomes unhealthy when the race is under way. We picked the guy, so everyone needs to stop talking about it and move on to POLICY discussions. I was a Ramaswamy supporter; I 100% planned to vote for Ramaswamy in the primary. Ramaswamy announced his withdrawal from the race and put his support behind Trump, I voted Trump in the primary. This is simple; it has an easy fix; let’s fix it.
One could go on about these issues, but that would be unhelpful. The point is we need to work together, vet candidates appropriately, offer good candidates to run against the poor performers, show up, get policy done, and all this together.
How do we move forward? We do what we are supposed to do and stick by the Constitution and its supporting texts. That’s how. We hit the streets, we go to the parks, we get on social media, we get on podcasts, we go anywhere and everywhere to send a clear message that we are for the Constitution, and we shall not bend knee to the uni-party, to the Feds, to big business. Our manual is the Constitution: Follow it.
Texas is the Alamo in this Country
This is a quote from David Stein. He is running for Vice-Chair of the Republican Party of Texas, and I had the privilege of being part of a discussion with him this past Friday morning. The fact that he opened his calendar for us, delegates, to get to know him shows the level of responsibility with which he would take the mantle if elected.
This statement directly falls in line with one of my Pillars of Service: Texas Leads. This is the last stand our nation makes for freedom within this Republic. Our border is embattled by threats both foreign and domestic. We face a foreign invasion from numerous nations across the globe, and we face a Civil invasion from our Federal Government. These are both as a result of our Federal Government abdicating its resposibilities under the Biden Administration.
Article IV, Section 4 of the US Constitution guarantees us a Republican form of Government and protection against invasion. The Biden Administration has failed in its duty to hold up its end of the bargain and has further litigated this State against our own right to secure our own border. While we wait for the wheels of justice to turn as they will, our border is falling as did the stand at the Alamo.
This failed border has caused Texas to call out to our fellows. Some have responded to the call; others have refused the call. All manner of illegal immigrant has been cast to every corner of this great nation, and the nation has begun to awaken when directly confronted with what must be done.
Not all immigrants are bad. I am a fan of immigration and work with thousands of people who came from outside this nation in search of a better life. This being said, the fact of the matter is that people crossing our border unvetted and uncontrolled has a negative effect on everyone within these United States.
Some sanctuary cities, like Denver, are turning immigrants away having run out of resources, telling them to seek refuge in a different city. Some cities, like Chicago, are facing potential recall elections and other civil issues due to the expenses lost to the taxpayers thereof. Some cities, like Athens, have lost lives later finding out the murderers had been arrested and deported for violent crimes in the past.
Again, not all immigrants are bad; however, the sting of these incidents is being felt by those law-abiding citizens and immigrants alike who are legally here, pay their taxes, and go about daily life the legal way. As the Texas border falls, the rest of the nation weeps for the loss and comes to our aid. This was so at the time the Alamo fell, and it shall be so this year as our border’s invasion continues.