The two-party system is not the entire problem\u2014the problem exists when party loyalty is more important than what is good for the country. Full disclosure\u2014I am a registered Republican. At various times in my life, I have been a registered Democrat, a registered unaffiliated, and a registered Republican. I am much more of a conservative than a Republican. I am registered as a Republican right now because I think the other party is crazy. Obviously, that\u2019s just a personal opinion.<\/p>\n
But let\u2019s look at some of the results of prioritizing party over country.<\/p>\n
During President Trump\u2019s first term, there were several attempts to use the 25th<\/sup> Amendment to remove President Trump from office. In September 2018, CNN<\/a> reported, \u201cIn the days after FBI Director James Comey\u2019s May 2017 firing, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed wearing a \u201cwire\u201d to record conversations with President Donald Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.\u201d Where was this concern during the Biden administration? How was discussing the 25th<\/sup> Amendment regarding President Trump and ignoring the 25th<\/sup> Amendment regarding President Biden helpful to America in any way? It was simply a reflection of the desire of one political party.<\/p>\n After Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop was proven to be authentic, why was there no action taken concerning what was on the laptop\u2014evidence of money being funneled to the Biden family from foreign entities, evidence of illegal activities involving minors, etc.? During that same time, the Justice Department was doing S.W.A.T. raids on people who were protesting outside abortion clinics. Again? Where was the unbiased concern for criminal activity?<\/p>\n The January 6th<\/sup> protesters were put in prison, denied trials in a timely manner, had exculpatory evidence withheld during their trials, and their plight was pretty much ignored. Yet, a gang member who is in America illegally gets all kinds of positive press when he is deported. Why in the world would we want to bring him back?<\/p>\n The Democrat party has supported a number of things that are not only bad for America, but totally unpopular among the American people\u2014open borders, men in women\u2019s sports, transgender surgery on minors without parental consent, etc. However, many Americans who oppose these things are still voting for Democrat candidates, putting party over principle. I am not saying that I expect every voter to agree totally with his political party on every issue, but ignoring moral issues for the sake of a political party is not good for the country.<\/p>\n It’s time all of us put our allegiance to America before our allegiance to a political party. And while we are at it, let\u2019s let issues decide who and what we support\u2014not personalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The two-party system is not the entire problem\u2014the problem exists when party loyalty is more important than what is good for the country. Full disclosure\u2014I am a registered Republican. At various times in my life, I have been a registered … Continue reading