John R. Houk
© August 11, 2017
In full disclosure, I left the Republican Party after Mitt
Romney proved he couldn’t stand up to the lies of Barack Hussein Obama in the
2012 election cycle. Since those days I have registered as an Independent. It’s
true that I continue to vote GOP, because in my State most Republican
candidates are Conservative.
As an Independent I keep my eyes open for a new Political
Party to knock out the GOP much like the Republican Party replaced the Whig
Party and eventually elected Abraham Lincoln as its first Party President in
1860.
The only way for a Political Party to replace the GOP is for
Conservative Republican Congressional members to abandon the Republican Party.
Until that day, any Political Party formed to attract Conservative voters will
be considered also-ran Third Party political hacks with no national coalition
to make a difference.
Now after my full disclosure, I want to share an American
Family Association (AFA) email alert that shows 30 Republican
Senators joining the Democrats to keep an obsolete Senate rule (as in not in
the Constitution) that forces 60 votes to end a filibuster.
As a political in the Senate the GOP is the Majority Party
with 52 members. But each time the Dems want to obstruct the Trump they pull a filibuster
which they know can’t be stopped by 52 votes. Now it has become worse for the
President’s agenda to make America great again because there are THIRTY
Republican Senators that refuse to reform the 60-vote rule by changing it
to a simple majority.
30 GOP
Senators Supporting Dems – Photo from AFA email alert
If you are a Conservative voter that has become fed-up with
a Congress that is opposing President Trump at every turn, examine the photo of
30 to discover if your Senator is amongst them. If your Senator is there Google
their contact info and write, phone or both to express your displeasure. If
they respond with a form letter or email trying to push some political hocus
pocus about Senatorial tradition in their rules. Former Dem Majority Leader
didn’t hesitate to suspend the 60-vote threshold when they rammed Obama agenda
legislation down Conservative throats.
It’s time to toss out the 60-vote rule in favor of majority
rule except for where the Constitution specifically calls for a super-majority.
For your convenience, the AFA has provided a method to
contact your Senator even giving you the text to work from:
JRH 8/11/17
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30 Senate Republicans defending
Democratic Obstruction
By Tim Wildmon, President
American Family Association
American Family Association
Sent August 10, 2017
Sent from American Family Association
The U.S. Senate has a 52 Republican majority that can get a
conservative agenda through the Senate, but 30 of these Senators have declared they
support the obstruction of Democrats. These 30 establishment
Republican senators oppose putting an end to the ongoing obstruction of
Democrat's legislative filibuster. As U.S. Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ) recently
said, "It is time for America
to abolish the 60-vote Senate rule" to end the filibuster.
Urge your senators to end Democratic obstruction and end the legislative filibuster.
In fact, they signed on to a letter authored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), stating they are "opposing any effort to curtail the existing rights and prerogatives (including the 60 rule vote to end the Democrat filibuster) of Senators to engage in full, robust, and extended debate as we (the Senate) consider legislation before the body in the future." Sen. McConnell agrees with them.
Regarding the letter, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) noted that "Democrats want the Senate to work, and we are willing to partner with our colleagues across the aisle if we can get things done for the American people. We have a long way to go to heal the wounds between our two parties, but this letter is a small first step towards that important goal." (Emphasis added.)
These 30 Senate Republicans, by refusing to stop the Democratic filibuster, want to allow the ongoing obstruction of Democrats in the name of "healing." Conservative Republicans know that Democrats will not cross the aisle to help pass a conservative agenda.
Democrats oppose a conservative agenda that includes repealing Obamacare, funding the border wall, defunding sanctuary cities, passing Kate's Law, defunding Planned Parenthood, and applying the Hyde Amendment to ensure federal tax dollars do not fund abortion.
Senate Democrats have been obstructionists to a conservative agenda. Sen. Coons' statement that Democrats "are willing to partner with our colleagues (Republicans) across the aisle if we can get things done for the American people" is political posturing and an empty promise to pass conservative legislation. Keeping the filibuster is nothing more than a mechanism for Democrats and liberal Republicans to further capitulate to the left. This is not by accident, but by design.
Tell your senators to end Democratic obstruction and end the legislative filibuster.
Urge your senators to end Democratic obstruction and end the legislative filibuster.
In fact, they signed on to a letter authored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), stating they are "opposing any effort to curtail the existing rights and prerogatives (including the 60 rule vote to end the Democrat filibuster) of Senators to engage in full, robust, and extended debate as we (the Senate) consider legislation before the body in the future." Sen. McConnell agrees with them.
Regarding the letter, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) noted that "Democrats want the Senate to work, and we are willing to partner with our colleagues across the aisle if we can get things done for the American people. We have a long way to go to heal the wounds between our two parties, but this letter is a small first step towards that important goal." (Emphasis added.)
These 30 Senate Republicans, by refusing to stop the Democratic filibuster, want to allow the ongoing obstruction of Democrats in the name of "healing." Conservative Republicans know that Democrats will not cross the aisle to help pass a conservative agenda.
Democrats oppose a conservative agenda that includes repealing Obamacare, funding the border wall, defunding sanctuary cities, passing Kate's Law, defunding Planned Parenthood, and applying the Hyde Amendment to ensure federal tax dollars do not fund abortion.
Senate Democrats have been obstructionists to a conservative agenda. Sen. Coons' statement that Democrats "are willing to partner with our colleagues (Republicans) across the aisle if we can get things done for the American people" is political posturing and an empty promise to pass conservative legislation. Keeping the filibuster is nothing more than a mechanism for Democrats and liberal Republicans to further capitulate to the left. This is not by accident, but by design.
Tell your senators to end Democratic obstruction and end the legislative filibuster.
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Tim Wildmon, President
American Family Association
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John R. Houk
© August 11, 2017
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