So for now, simply stated, it's my opinion that this November's election should primarily be about the “down ticket” ballot candidates and which party they belong to, for it's those very persons who will set the actual course that our country will be on for the next four long years. And know it's no matter which man...sorry Nikki...is elected president, as the all-important state and local levels matter as well, for successful change usually starts at the bottom and works it's way up. And if we're not careful in how we vote the course we're on now could remain unchanged for a generation or more to come.
But first some
important, albeit brief, background information many of us learned in
high school while many others did not as mandatory civics classes
have now become few and far in between, most especially in “blue
states.” So here let's start with the
“pecking order”
if you will, beginning with the president himself or (someday)
herself, including some civics 101 basics. While our duly-elected
President is both the head of state as well as deemed to be the head
of our government, he under “Article
2, Section 2”
of the U.S. Constitution is also the
Commander-in-Chief of all U.S. armed forces both in times of peace
and in times of war. Also, under “Article
2, Section 3” the president is
responsible “to
take
Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”... meaning
not just laws
newly created
and passed by Congress, but all laws that currently exist on the
books...as well as his ability to sign bills into law; holding the
power of the veto; and making treaties with the approval of Congress.
So while the president can
propose and present an annual budget for federal agencies or suggest
other legislation along with corresponding monetary funding if need
be, remember only the House can actually make new laws or change
existing laws, while at the same time they can pass or reject any
proposed monies needed in the implementation of said laws. And while
the president can still veto what has been passed if it's not to his
liking, even his veto can be overturned with a two-thirds majority
vote in both the House and the Senate, as per “Article
1, Section 7” of the Constitution.
But here with our once again recently passed “Stop-Gap” bill to temporarily fund the government...you should see why “down ticket” voting is important especially in regards to the House's control of the “purse strings,” control which most definitely includes how our taxpayer dollars are spent. And with we Republicans currently holding such a slim lead in the House at best, we more times than not are having to face trying to convince some members of the other party why they should cross over in the name of “bipartisanship.” And with some House Republicans being but RINOs at best, losing their votes over “personality clashes” equates to yet another failure of the Republican party to get done what they need to get done. But if the House was in complete Republican control by a sizable majority, things would be greatly different than they are today even with Biden as president.
Why so? Scenario one: if Donald Trump is able to pull off an election win...which at this point in time I believe can only happen if all Republicans rally around him as well as the independents...if no election “funny business” was to take place including not allowing “illegals” or “dead people” to vote...and if a good number of fed up with the economy and border fiasco Democrat “crossovers” were to also cast their vote for Trump...even then celebration would be but short lived if we were to lose either the House or the Senate, or more likely both.
And why so...because 2022 proved that Trump supported and/or endorsed candidates did not fare well in their races. Remember, we barely took the House and outright lost the Senate by four seats even in the more competitive states, with some candidates not even wanting or were leery of Trump's support especially in swing states.
Now for scenario two...a somewhat simple reversal if you will. If Joe Biden were to win in November not only would Obama get his fourth term in office and more time to “fundamentally transform” America from within...a loss for our great republic in its own right...but Biden would also face a tit-for-tat Republican called for impeachment for obvious and rightful reasons, and yet he would still be able to push forward Obama's said transformation via a Democrat controlled Congress rubber-stamping his every whim. And this would happen even if the House technically stayed in Republican hands because these past few years have shown that the Republican party itself is far from being united behind the entirety of its ticket.
And once again both “We the People” and our beloved America loses.
Simply, Biden as president does not really have to fear Democrats switching to the Republican side regarding their vote, but Trump has to fear Republicans siding with Democrats on certain issues. Remember, not all Republicans are conservatives nor are they all far to the right, while almost all Democrats march in lockstep with the hierarchy's wishes, together united in their leaning to the left. And this could only be negated if by some outside chance the Republicans took both the House and the Senate by enough numbers to override any Biden presidential veto he might issue.
So do think long and hard about the importance of voting a straight Republican line ticket, whether you like Trump or not, because to do otherwise might well mean our republic's demise. Sadly, case closed.
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As primary season now heats up it is important to remember three things: 1. America is not a democracy contrary to the Democrats forced upon us claim as we are and remain a republic...a constitutional republic...and it's high time people understand that and act and govern accordingly; 2. Trump was and is one hundred percent correct in saying that our government under Joe Biden has been weaponized against any and all who do not march in lockstep with his and his puppet master Obama's far left radical agenda; and 3. the Democrats have had eight long years (four when Trump was president and the four under Biden) to “perfect,” if you will, the “fix”...“perfect” it to such a degree that there will be no question as to whom the next president will be...in fact, in Democrat minds it's already been decided. After all, our Republican party remains too busy fighting amongst themselves to have done or still do anything of substance to make sure a voting fiasco like 2020 does not happen again.
Remember, money talks; politicians are bought and paid for; backstabbing deals continue to be made; mystery mail-in ballots will, as always, suddenly appear; machines and tallies will again be tampered with; and besides, as I write this, over 72+% of voting Americans do not want a Trump v. Biden rematch...this author surely included.
And while I have come to terms with the fact that Donald J. Trump will be the Republican nominee for president, that does not mean I have to like it. Simply, I do not...I wanted Ron DeSantis to head the Republican ticket...but I am smart enough to know that while someday he will be president it will not be in 2024...please hurry up 2028. So now that leaves me and many others with five options: 1. vote for the Democrat whomever the final nominee is; 2. vote third party; 3. leave the presidential line blank; 4. write in any of the former Republican candidates of your choice as some are saying they will do; or 5. suck it up, put the clothespin on your nose, and vote Trump. And while I take my right to vote seriously like I'm sure many of you do too...in fact I have not missed voting in an election since I started voting at the age of 18...also know that at this point in time only numbers 4 or 5 are viable options for many more folks than most think or want to believe.
And as far as voting for a third party “spoiler” in this most critical of election cycles, I truly believe that doing so is not the best way to go in 2024. And while a third party vote sends a much needed and powerful message to both the Republican and Democrat parties that one is not happy with either of those parties candidates, not to be forgotten is the fact, that no one running as a third party candidate has ever won or even come close to winning a major election. And this makes voting third party, especially in this particular election... seeming like nothing but a wasted vote to me.
Not a pretty picture at all, for even if every Republican rallied around President Trump as the Republican nominee...thus putting party loyalty above all else...I'm still not totally convinced that Trump could win in November, because the fact remains that it's independent voters who, more times than not, decide an election's winners and losers. And now with many independents still “on the fence,” so to speak, about whom to vote for...after all Trump has alienated not only a significant number of more moderate Republicans with his silly name calling and debate refusals; many women of all ages for what should be obvious reasons; along with hoped for “crossover” more moderate Democrat voters...we could in the end find that the majority of the independent vote went instead to a third party “spoiler” candidate.
And besides, even if Trump were able to skirt the sure to come attempted Democrat “fix,” ...voting “irregularities” the politically correct still like to call it...and pull off an election win, it could be but a hollow victory at best for we still might be facing a scenario on par with an actual Trump loss.
Do the words “impeachment” ring a bell?
Now remember back to the 2022 midterm disaster and how a “Red Wave” was predicted which instead turned out to be anything but, and how the hoped for “face saving” word “underwhelming” was freely bantered about even with us taking back the House but by the slimmest of margins. And in the interim between then and now not only did the House Speaker position change hands...Trump loyalists saw to that...but the infighting within the party itself grows stronger and nastier by the day, especially after losing an all-important New York House seat in a “special election” just a few short weeks ago.
One just needs to look to Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada to see but a few examples of how said 2020 and 2022 Trump endorsed “down-ticket” candidates lost...lost in what were competitive races...and know it can happen in 2024 as well, And this is especially important in regards to independent voters who not only do not have the guilt trip of party or candidate loyalty to deal with, but who tend to vote more in regards to a candidate's substance and what they bring to the table in the way of change from the political norm. And when you add in voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in general, coupled with the ongoing dissatisfaction of having to vote between what many call the “lesser of two evils,” the fact remains that if we do lose the House and fail to retake the Senate, a Trump presidential win would basically be meaningless.
So please do not think that Trump's retaking the White House is solely what November is all about...it's not...actually the “down-ticket” House and Senate Congressional wins are just as important if not more so. Simply, November must be about a total course change back to the “right” if our country is to survive even semi-intact. Remember, no matter what Biden or his people say or use as their “talking points” to rally their masses, the truth is that our economy remains not in good shape as everyday Americans see wages not keeping pace with the costs of essential goods and services like groceries, the price at the pump, homes, healthcare, etc...what I call “generalized affordability” if you will...unemployment numbers are starting to rise again as they usually do after the holiday season is over; inflation is not really declining as it is status-quo at best; our southern border remains an unmitigated disaster; crime is on the rise especially retail crime; and the Middle East and Europe are both on the brink of all out war...Hamas, Iran, and Vladimir Putin have well seen to that.
We as a nation can survive another what would be drama filled four years of Trump... political baggage, courtroom appearances, and all. What our beloved American republic cannot survive is four more years of Obama's socialist/Marxist driven “fundamental transformation of America” courtesy of Joe Biden's again happily dancing on his now totally knotted up puppet strings. Case closed.
