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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
Very few people would have anticipated the level and duration of violence and destruction in the cities of America that have been 
displayed over the last two months. Even our Republican Senators seem to be throwing up their hands in frustration and complaining at the feckless Democrat mayors and governors in our states.
But that seems to be all that our Senators are doing.
And this country needs to see earth-shaking changes in Congress or we will watch our country go down in flames.
So, I’m speaking to the Republicans in the Senate: Please take my suggestions seriously, as painful as it will be for you to follow through.
Senators, you should immediately stop business as usual. Decrying the disruptions, quoting the Constitution and blaming the Democrats are fruitless actions.
No one is listening to you. No one cares.
Stop attending rubber chicken dinners or giving campaign speeches in order to be re-elected. If you don’t immediately change direction, there will be no Senate seat for you to fill.
Here are my three suggestions if you really care about the future of this country:
- Act as a unified body of Republicans. Drop the petty fights. Stop negotiating with the Democrats, which is akin to negotiating with terrorists. Focus on the most important issues: the rule of law, the power of the federal government, and the power of the people. When you see foolish issues come up like another $600 per month for the unemployed and worry about your choices because you want to be re-elected, stop arguing. All of you need to be on the same page (which means denying the $600), which also requires you to be forthright about backing the President. I don’t care if you don’t like him if he offends your sensibilities. You must demonstrate—which means voting for his policies—that you want to preserve this country. That goal should be your primary concern. That unity also should be demonstrated by making a powerful statement to the people.
- Speak to the people directly. Film commercials that show all of the Republican Senators with Trump standing with you. Each commercial can focus on an interview with different Senators—attacking the violence that is happening; pointing out the betrayals of the Democrats; of support for sending in Federal law enforcement to protect federal property. I expect the commercials will go viral on YouTube. Have the Republican National Convention buy one-page ads in all the major newspapers except the NY Times and the Washington Post. Send the same message of unifying the country, re-establishing the rule of law, and supporting the Constitution. Use these efforts to educate the public that the Constitution is not an archaic document, but the foundations of a lawful existence, and will be the basis for re-establishing peace and order in this nation.
- Appeal to the American people. Remind them that you serve them, that you need not only their support but their participation in this effort. Tell the people you trust them to find jobs just like they did before the coronavirus struck the country; tell them you want to empower them to take back their country by honoring and celebrating the Constitution; tell them you don’t want to dictate what they should do, but serve them in the most productive way possible to put the country back on the right track; tell them you want them not to be oppressed by Marxist tyranny, but free to practice the Bill of Rights. List the first ten amendments of the Constitution every chance you get and apply them to everyday life: free speech means that no one has the right to demand political correctness in your words or demand that you close your churches or synagogues; right to bear arms means that you have a right to protect yourself, your family and community from those who wish to enslave you under a Marxist/socialist regime. Let them know that you will be right there with them to ensure that not only will their rights be protected, but you will work together to save the nation from tyranny, so that everyone can exist in peace and safety in the United States of America.
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If you truly care about the future of this country, for the freedom and prosperity of its people, please take action now.
Prove to the world that we are still that City on the Hill.
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I would love to see a few senators go ballistic, no holds barred! Except for occasional rants by Jim Jordan and Ted Cruz, is anyone ready to stand for what is right and true??
This is why I am against the “federal presence” in Portland. Believe it or not, the feds attempting to protect federal property is redounding to the benefit of Democrats/anarchists. We have to get left-of-center people on the side of law and order, and that will only happen when they don’t have a bogeyman to shift blame onto.
Our Republicans in the Senate and the House get their news from the same sources that the Democrats do. They only know what the media they consume tells them. They wouldn’t dream of accessing alternative media.
So it should come as no surprise that they act like a bunch of abused dogs, cowering before the Democrats. They did that when they had both houses of Congress and the White House as well. They do not act, because they accept the media narrative. If the media tells them the President must be shunned, that’s what they’ll do. If the media tells them that burning buildings and destroyed statues are “peaceful protests” that’s what they’ll believe.
Step one to get Republicans to act is to break them free of the mind-control cult that comprises our news media.
And because they desperately want to be loved (and they want that sweet, sweet lobbyist cash), they will not act against the Left Wing Ruling Class, because it’s not in their self-interest to do so.
They also know that they can go to Washington and stay in power for decades (and many do). They will outlast mere Presidents. They are American Royalty.
Term limits anyone? And when I say limits, I now think ONE TERM ONLY is more than enough.
Jim Jordan appears ready to defend the censors at Big Tech. The very ones who make sure our leadership doesn’t know any better.
I don’t think that it would make a difference in terms of the anarchists attitudes. They’d find something else to latch onto, to blame Trump. I like the idea of our defending federal property since their own locals won’t. And I don’t think pulling out the feds will do anything to get the Left on our side; they were angry at every type of law enforcement before the feds even went in. As long as their activities are about protecting federal buildings, I’m for their presence; I think taking them out would just give the mayors another feather in their caps.
Don’t worry. If the feds didn’t try to protect federal property the Dems would accuse Trump of dereliction of duty. And they would be right. Coherence in arguments and positions is never a requirement for progressions. Any weapon at hand is the rule.
I am uncertain of that. Haven’t had time yet to study the memo people are using for that claim.
Well, the feds are there now, so the administration clearly doesn’t see it my way. Maybe they will eventually restore order. It could happen. Or maybe the status quo will continue until the protestors tire of it. I shudder to think what the consequences will be if the federales shoot one of them.
Whereas, I think they should shoot batches.
Here’s a great example:
In this clip, Jordan talks a good game. Tucker points out his second biggest donor is Google. And when it comes to actually doing something about Big Tech censorship, Jordan falls back on “Well, we have to win the election.” Several times Tucker asks him about what they can do, and every time he says “Well, first we have to take back the House.” Tucker asks the obvious question: how are you going to do that if Big Tech is influencing the election? What are you going to do about it? “Well, first we have to take back the House.”
This strikes me as typical GOP do-nothingness. I’m over half a century old. I’ve heard this every effing election. “We can’t act because we don’t have the House. We can’t act because we don’t have the Senate. We can’t act because we don’t have the White House.” Well, we gave them the House. They did nothing because they claimed they needed the Senate. We gave them the Senate. They did nothing because they claimed they needed the White House. We gave them the White House. Not only did they do nothing, many of them resigned en masse because they were just too fussy and delicate to work with the Orange Man.
I’m done with this party. They talk. And they talk. And they talk. And they fund-raise. And they fill their pockets. But if Google took down Ricochet, for example, they wouldn’t give a damn. Keep Google cash flowing!
I’m glad the do-nothings resigned after 2016, because the Orange Man offended their sensibilities. I hope more of them do. One good reason to re-elect the President: perhaps more do-nothing idiots will resign. Maybe Sasse this time. One can only hope.
You make some good points, @drewinwisconsin. I’m tired of their excuses, too, and you list them fairly. Heaven help us if we don’t win in November, though.