.
"Headed into October 1, the House was the only body that had the
ability to pass a funding bill. Republicans had enough votes to block
Harry Reid from reinserting funding for Obamacare. Instead, McConnell
and the gang acted in solidarity with fellow Senate Democrats instead of
House Republicans."
10/16/13, "Sabotage, and Where We go From Here," Daniel Horowitz, RedState.com
"We must also never give up the fight against Obamacare. This is not
the farm bill or flood insurance. This will permanently crush the
dignity and self-sufficiency of the middle class, destroy the entire
healthcare system, and degrade the broader job market in every other
field. This cannot stand. We must continue to fight the law at every
turn and use every leverage point possible....
But amidst all the focus on Speaker John Boehner and House
Republicans, we cannot lose focus on Mitch McConnell and the GOP
Conference in the Senate. McConnell and his henchmen sabotaged House
Republicans at the two most critical points.
Headed into October 1, the House was the only body that had the
ability to pass a funding bill.
Republicans had enough votes to block
Harry Reid from reinserting funding for Obamacare. Instead, McConnell
and the gang acted in solidarity with fellow Senate Democrats instead of
House Republicans. That dynamic was only accentuated as the showdown
dragged on.
Aside for Senators Mike Lee and Ted Cruz, nobody else paid more than
lip service to fighting Obamacare. Worse, the overwhelming majority of
Republicans in the Senate sabotaged the effort. One after another, they
would go on TV and trash House Republicans and echo Harry Reid’s
talking points. Reid and Obama just sat back and let Senate Republicans
blow up their colleagues. Then in the eleventh hour, instead of at
least demanding delay of the individual mandate (which McConnell touted
months ago as the alternative to defund), McConnell gave Harry Reid
everything he wanted.
House GOP leadership was never going to change, but there was a sense
that we got as much unity out of the House conference as we will ever
get for battles like this. Some House Republicans might be spineless,
but the Senate Republicans are rotten to the core. We will never change
the status quo in Washington unless we completely shake up the Senate
Republicans. Anyone who thinks that by merely seeking 51 GOP senators
next year we will suddenly obtain more leverage is mistaken. Harry Reid
will still be the defacto leader unless we get rid of Mitch McConnell
and as many of his backbenchers as possible.
It’s time to support Matt Bevin
or go home. It’s time to continue plugging for all of the other
challengers. In some states there are already multiple candidates.
There are also some more impressive challengers that are set to announce
soon....
But ultimately, this is not just about Washington. The Constitution
references three branches of “government.” I’m not referring to the
executive, legislature, and judiciary. They have all become
incorrigibly malignant. At this juncture, they are beyond repair. I am
referring to the federal government, state government, and the
individual. We must continue to fight this out in the states and with
individuals.
Sadly, some states are completely hopeless until they collapse under
their own failed policies. But there are a number of states where we
can still protect from the relentless federal tyranny. Yet, in so many
of these states, we are underutilizing our potential. We need to elect
men and women with courage to state legislatures (a much easier goal
than congressional elections) – people who are willing to reassert state
powers as prescribed by the Tenth Amendment. We need to start in
states like Texas and Oklahoma, and elect governing majorities who will
just say no to Obamacare at every possible turn.
Moreover, state legislative elections are the front lines in the
battle to restore our Republic through state-directed constitutional
amendments, as recommended by Mark Levin.
I know some people are skeptical of Article V conventions, but we have
no choice. We have hit rock bottom. If the Obamacare tragedy doesn’t
expose the failure of our current strategy nothing will change the
inevitable march to full tyranny. There is no better long-term
solution.
Finally, there is the individual. Our Republic was founded upon the
inviolate guarantee of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To
that end, the federal government was limited to enumerated powers, which
were intended to preserve liberty, not infringe upon it. The Tenth
Amendment states that all “powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively, or to the people.” It goes without saying that
the basic right to live with dignity and self-reliance is reserved to
the people.
Yet, we have incurred a bloodless revolution over the past century,
culminating with the Obamacare court decision, which has empowered the
federal government with the ability to tax or regulate all activity or
inactivity. Most Americans will no longer have the ability to raise a
family with dignity and freedom. We have allowed the federal
government, and in some cases, state governments, to limit our liberty
and property rights for years. Obamacare must be the Waterloo in the
battle to preserve individual liberty. As individuals, it’s time to say
NO."
Cross-posted from The Madison Project
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