The Year Is 1976...

...an establishment pick and a B Movie actor were up for the count. A man who was not a conservative and a man who would define modern conservatism. Counts started coming in at the convention. The man they would pick would be the establishment pick. With an impromptu speech, the crowd quickly realized they chose the wrong man. The establishment pick would go in to lose.

32 years later. 

A man who is far left than any past president is elected after an establishment pick and a conservative from Alaska lose. The Alaskan conservative said "it takes a Carter to get a Reagan". 

8 years later. 

A man who is loved by establishment and a constitutional conservative battle it out during the primaries. The establishment candidate bests the conservative.

The Conservative suspends his campaign......

Let that sink in for a moment. A brief history lesson from the not-so-distant past can be learned from. It's happening again. Instead of the impending '1984', we have 1976 happening all over again only this time the crowd doesn't realize, quickly, they chose the wrong man. Now, you're probably wondering why I didn't write about this yesterday. I wanted to collect my thoughts on this because I was one of the ones who quickly gasped. Even though it took me a moment to truly understand what happened, I do realize how monumental that event was. 

We will not be able to replace Scalia in the Surpreme Court. We will not be able to escape the clutch of the IRS. We will not be able to secure eminent domain; our private property. No more, will the threat of a nuclear war disappear. No more will the economy explode with vibrant ideas. Men, women can share the same bathroom in public. We will not be able to secure the blessings of liberty for our children and grandchildren. The constitution as we know it now, will be torn into more pieces from here on. 

When Cruz dropped out, the choice is clear when it comes to the future of this country: populism/progressivism is in. The history of the world will begin now. 

Trump will lose to Hillary Clinton. I firmly believe this. 40 years later, history IS repeating itself. However, I do have hope. 

As an Alaskan Govenor once said: "It takes a Carter to get a Reagan". 

-Clint

America Needs God

What must a society come to when it's morals are based off of humanities reasoning and not from a higher power?

I'm currently reading two books: 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon and 'Second Treatise of Government' by John Locke. In the early chapters of the former, it paints the picture of a militaristic people who exercise the phrase, 'speak softly but carry a big stick'. The latter exclaims the rights given by a higher being and equality through justice. Obviously we know what happens to Rome but we don't know what happens to America. Simply, the end hasn't happened yet. 

Obama joked the other day saying "The end of the republic never looked better". Three things: what does that phrase mean, why now does he define this country as a republic instead of the commonly used democracy and I believe a sitting president has never joked about this subject. A man who has stated he would "fundamentally change America" laughingly joked about "the end of the republic". We do not have a strong military from this president, we do not have a constitutional system anymore..I mean, seriously, the people are so angry at "the system", they are about to get a candidate for president who personifies that anger. This is some scary stuff!

There are people who fight for "equality" and there are people who actually care about equality. Equality in the sense of how the constitution originally defines the word. "All Men Are Created Equally". This phrase seems to be overshadowed by the word 'equally' but I think we should focus more on the word 'created'. Not only does this signify the relation of a higher being above us and our 'rights', but it shows us where those rights come from. If another human being has to give us rights, such as healthcare because that human is a doctor, they have to give up their rights for you to have your healthcare because you should have it anytime you want. How is that equality?

Man can create a thousand different empires and countries. But we need to know where the power comes from. It does not come from you or I, but from the thing that created us. 

If we do not believe in a creator, who's to say what's right or wrong? Who's to say it's okay to be nice and it's not okay to be mean? Men are by definition imperfect. We cannot hold the perfect card when it comes to deciding what's wrong vs right. We need a being who can tell us the difference. What must a society come to then? A society will fall. It will become a broken, depressed, barbaric, anarchy driven group of individuals. We are almost to that point, America. 

We have a small group of individuals who don't even know what gender they are, when all they have to do is look between their legs and get mental help. And we have the audacity to think we can separate the right and wrong?

-Clint

“History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”

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The Cruz-Fiorina Ticket

I like this plan of action. Here's why:

Fiorina has a tremendous amount of knowledge of the world and its leaders. For foreign policy, this was a great move in my humble opinion. I've said that before, even back when she was running for president. However, the HP disaster is still up for argument. When it comes to business action, she doesn't have the best record. But, either does Trump with that regard. How many times has he filed for bankruptcy? Trump is a risk taker. 

Trump is also an idea maker. He can spit out ideas left and right. I know a few people like that, personally. The problem with those kinds of people is that while they may create a lot of ideas, that's all they ever are: ideas. Ideas are not based off of anything, hence the word idea. We need principles. For instance: tariffs. Trump thinks that it is a great idea to raise tariffs on other countries. We know this will actually harm us in the short term and even more so in the long term. Yet, the idea is being sold as 'this is part of placing America first'. It won't work. It never worked. He doesn't know this, so it's an idea. Cruz realizes it doesn't work based off the human experience from the last century and longer, so he refuses to raise them. It's a principle not an idea. 

Both Cruz and Fiorina know the world is in a world war state. They both recognize the constitution is important. Shrinking government, lowering taxes, building a strong defense and yes: building that wall. Remember, back when Cruz was trying to defend the border in 2012, Trump was helping Rubio, McCain and the rest of the gang of 8. I guess you could say Cruz was for the wall, before it was cool. 

A Cruz-Fiorina ticket also brings this into light: females despise Trump. What a better person to vote for, now, than a Cruz-Fiorina ticket? It's not playing the sex card, it's filling a void the Trump campaign doesn't/can't fill. Picture this: two gas stations. One serves the three normal ones, and the other station serves those and diesel. If you need diesel in you car, which one will you go to, to pump your car? The one that serves diesel. If you are a female republican voter and you have a choice between a guy who has 'made sexist remarks in the past' versus a guy who now has a running mate who is a woman, and that's something you really care about, which candidate will you choose? There's only one choice. 

Like I said, I like this plan of action. Instead of talking the talk, we have a candidate who is actually walking the walk. 

We need to get back to the constitution. If we support a tryannical position for our side, how is that different than if there is a tyrannical position on their side? Tyranny is tyranny. The constitution is the law of the land. We don't need a risk taker with limitless ideas. We need a principled conservative who understands the constitution. 

-Clint

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/apr/27/us-election-live-trump-foreign-policy-speech-clinton-live

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-04-27/trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-littered-with-contradictions

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cruz-introduces-fiorina-as-running-mate/ar-BBskSVN?ocid=ansmsnnews11

http://www.redstate.com/aglanon/2016/02/11/donald-trump-financed-gang-8/