But, if we think nobody but OWEMs (Other WEMs) are persuadable, or could be, we’ve already lost a key part of the meaning of what they set up, and the means to shape our government.

As I see people wrestling with this quandry they’ve placed themselves in, they are the first to compromise on their principles to back someone who gives all kinds of indications that he’d operate and deliver things opposite what these same people claim they want.

Instead, it rather looks like they want to instill their own will on those with whom they disagree, with trump as their proxy, rather than doing the “hard work” of convincing others.

A labor leader said a long time ago, “collective bargaining is a give-and-take process – you give and we take.” There is never each side giving a little in a “compromise” between “moderates” and Marxists, the left may temporarily settle in any given battle by taking somewhat less from us in liberty and treasure than the whole pie, because they don’t have the power…yet…to take it all. They never give up what they already have, only we do, over and over and over again, every time our “moderates” “compromise” with them. These moderates are never willing to fight to claw back the freedoms and monies we have already surrendered.

This process is inexorable and interminable and attacks freedom in all possible arenas from all directions: political, cultural, judicial, educational, financial, regulatory, nibbling away at the edges of our constitutional governance and our way of life in ever larger chunks until we’re backed into a corner as we are now.

The Constitution was specifically designed to deter the centralization of power, because the DWEMs (Dead White Euro Males) were wise enough to understand that road only leads to tyranny, towards which we fast approaching. If you’re not a strong constitutional and cultural conservative, then you’re just dickering over the speed and methods by which we rush to 1984.

Irv G: And if you think anyone here is arguing that, you are definitely not paying attention.

And that’s the problem with Trump supporters, i.e. people who support Trump, most of them don’t pay attention to what their opponents say.

They just reboot and repeat the same arguments all over again, hoping it will somehow be different this time.

For me, it’s exactly like talking to people on the left.

Of course you need to add to Trump’s vote with the media and crossover democrats supplying enough to keep him upright.

Once he was the last one standing then most strong conservatives said at least he’s not a moderate, and decided to get on board. Unfortunately he scares moderates the most because he is definitely not one of them, for lots of reasons. So they’re not on board.

That’s why, if he loses, the party will split probably permanently with conservatives blaming moderates and vice versa.

How did we get here? Look at the performance of congress compared to their promises if only they were made the majority in both houses.

Conservatives feel betrayed by omnibus spending bills over and over again. At a minimum they could have passed individual bills for different departments with nuanced reductions. They didn’t try anything. They just complained that they were powerless without the presidency.

They didn’t say that when they were running. They promised gold mine and gave us the shaft.

http://710wor.iheart.com/onair/mark-simone-52176/watch-lou-dobbs-with-some-incredible-15243637/

And a leftist court can always rule that hate speech laws do NOT violate the 1st amendment. Ala the Roberts court ruling that ObamaCare’s mandated penalty is a ‘tax’. So in the future, forget speaking any truth that contradicts the narrative.

Of course, our voices will be repressed with Internet censorship coming. And 25 million ‘new’ voters will make actually having a say in governance a thing of the past. But we will still have our soapboxes. Even though they be politically correct soapboxes.

Consent of the governed disappears when +51% for all intents and purposes denies -49% meaningful participation. It literally fulfills the condition of being taxed and ruled over without representation.

The leftists are running the table now because they can and most of them feel it is the good and moral thing to do.

Republicans have not rolled over for it, as the Trump narrative goes, but we are fighting an uphill battle.

If there were more people voting our way as under Bush, not that long ago, it would be Democrats going on about having no voice.

But the pendulumn swings. I think it was swinging our way this year, but a lot of people blinded by their anger and despair jumped on board the Trump bandwagon to the delight of Democrats. And now things are going to get worse.

History is not a matter of straight-line extrapolations. You can count on change. And you can count on the Democrats overreaching.

We must bide our time, take care of ourselves, and be ready for opportunities.

There used to be something in government called compromise. A recognition that a narrow victory was not a mandate to implement a victorious party’s entire agenda without attempting to get buy in from the opposition with recognition of their support. That concept has been entirely abandoned by the Democrats over the years, reaching its culmination with Obama. They have politicized every aspect of government and weponized once independent agencies against their own people. Are we to accept these as the price of losing elections? My point is that something fundamental has changed and while winning elections has never been more important for our republic than now, I have less confidence than at any time in my life that it’s as simple as that.

Is that a surprise?” – huxley

That is one of the things that p*sses me off greatly about this lunatic trump debacle… clinton, in this world, will never face any accountability for the email server and many other of her actions.

“Good” does not always win the day.

Your title of the article should be a call to action:

“Get off Your Duff and Vote – GOP Down Ticket! (whoever you want for president)”