Jim Young, Guest Columnist: Following the 2020 election, I admit to having stuck my head in the sand as a citizen. I didn't want to pay much attention to all the ridiculous haranguing about stolen elections and other crazy political rhetoric.
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... My heroes are Ronald Reagan ...
There's this...
Trump's Triumph Writes an Epitaph for Reagan Republican Party
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
... Donald Trump's sweep through the primaries Tuesday erases any lingering doubt that a Republican Party long-defined by allegiance to Ronald Reagan's world view has been transformed into a party singularly dominated by Trump's. ...
@#9 ... I just think the common "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing dems seem to have with Liz is disconcerting. To say the least. ...
That is a mischaracterization of what has occurred.
Fmr Rep Cheney was not an enemy of the Republicans. She put politics aside and fought at a higher level, she fought for what is good for the Country. I am surprised that Republicans somehow think that is being an enemy of them.
That is why I respected her actions regarding January 6, even though I strongly disagree with her political views.
George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
constitutioncenter.org
...[emphasis mine]
But the Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.
All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency.
They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.
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Even fmr Pres George Washington had a concern, and warned about, political parties ("faction") working to put itself above the good of the Country.
@#37 ... who stole national security secrets ...
August 18, 2016 - In my Administration, I am going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law.
( www.politico.com )
September 6, 2016 - ...one of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification rules, and enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information..
( thehill.com )
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