The Republican "Reach-a-round" the aisle. The desire for playing ball with Democrats

    “Come on people now. Smile on your brother. Everybody get together. Try to love one another right now”, because “all we are saying is give peace a chance”. The tune that the Democrats love to croon. It’s what they believe the citizens of our great nation desire from their elected officials. They believe in the concept of “reaching across the aisle”. In reality, The media and the Democrats wish to impose upon them a Republican “reach around”. It’s a dance that the Democrats long to have and it is extended to the Republicans ONLY as long as Democrats get to lead. It’s their way or the highway. And the media will audibly vocalize the frustrations of the Democrats to enrage the public at large.

    An excellent example of the media’s desire to bellyache about the inability of Republicans to “cooperate” with their views is Obamacare. Obamacare, AKA the A.C.A. (which was the technical acronym, now being touted due to the fully displayed failure of this progressive ideology in practice). A Washington Post leftwing stenographer wrote an opinion piece asking, “When will republicans begin to love Obamacare? The left continually wants our acceptance of their will, while we deny our principles. When will we "Heart" Obamacare? When will we love it and be happy with it? When we pull the plug, say our last goodbyes and put it to rest. We'll fondly reminiscence about it when we take those trips down Obamacare memory lane. Remember the "Slut" & "Pajama Boy" ads? Those were great! Remember when the website wouldn't work & it didn't sign you up! Oops! LOL!! How about the prank where you suddenly realized your premiums DOUBLED and your deductibles sky rocketed! Oh, the look on their faces!!! Oh, Obamacare, how we "Heart" you and loathe you...RIP. Thank you, media and Democrats for boldfaced lying to us and sticking this into our system without proper vetting. Silly ole’ citizenry, Mr. Gruber is proud of you! He’s proud of the media and Democrats for manipulating everyone to pass a law that would've never made it through the process if it was viewed in all of its glory.

    If the system as designed would've been allowed to work, we would've circumvented this debacle. The struggle to shove improper legislation as this on through would've been prevented from fully coming to fruition. What they fail to understand is that Republicans must stand on principle, even if it causes gridlock. Ultimately, that was the design of our government. The structural framework of our Constitution firmly displays the concept separation of powers. Having experienced many forms of governmental tyranny, the founders painstakingly fleshed out the concepts to create this new design. From the flow of the legislative process to the admittance of Presidential endorsements that are Congressionally approved, gridlock is purposely embedded. Take a gander into the legislative process. A proposal is issued for a bill that is then referred to the House Ways and Means Committee to ultimately land a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives. The bill is then swatted over to the Senate, where the Senate Finance Committee puts their greasy paws all over it.  Then the Senate has to vote on it, take what it currently looks like after another manipulation, and submit it for the President’s approval. He could say, “YAY!” or “NAY!!” Congress gets it back and could override the President’s veto by a 2/3^rd’s majority vote in each chamber. If this is supposed to be a seamless, quick, productive process you wouldn't get that from just the cumbersome steps that I've just listed. And this was done with purposeful intentions. Nothing would dash across the finish line until fully vetted and scrutinized. This would result in legislation that is beneficial to the republic. They also only convened 4 months out of a year. The less a congress was in session, the less we’d flood the system with useless, detrimental legislation.

 
    So, due to the fact that Republicans wish for free market principles, such as a free market solution to the Healthcare problem, they are painted as the failure of progress. For standing firmly on their principles, even if it results in the disruption of governmental operations, they are attacked. The media steps in and then becomes the 24/7 bullhorn for the Democrats. The public begins to buys into it after consistent repetition of talking points. Say something enough times the same way, it becomes “the truth”. Similar to the manner in which a group of individuals committing a crime must do to beat an accusation. But the actual vilification is then placed upon the Republicans for not playing along and selling out their principles. Without a well-educated citizenry, versed in the constitutional design of our freedom, we will continue to fall for these fabricated lies and continue to move further away from the founder’s creation.

The "Spiritual Totalitarianism" - Our Representative Republic

          There is an innate desire embedded within the fabric of humanity. It is based upon a natural desire for guidance. There is a will within human beings to be provided with structure & guidance. A sense of security is found in this type of guidance. The yearning guidance facilitates it's emergence through the seeking of leadership. And leadership resides in many places. It's found in every facet of our existence. You can witness leadership in action within the family unit, the workplace, and from our government. Leadership is also evident in divinity and spirituality. There are many different forms and styles of leadership. Some forms derive from motivational perspectives based upon rational thought. Others are simply formed out of our barbaric nature. Regardless of style, a yearning for leadership is ingrained in the heart of all beings and can illustrate the differences between the Progressive and Conservative political viewpoints.

     
     Totalitarianism is the leadership style that seems to have been “norm” for the majority of the globe. It has been that way since the beginning of time. Most every nation’s governmental structure is built upon some flavor and form of dictatorship, usually consisting of a solitary leader or ruling class. Many of these nations’ historical accounts consist of centuries of a type of totalitarian leadership form. In turn, most citizens of these totalitarian nations are subservient to their leaders, as this way of life is all they've known. The problem lies with the leaders at the top. Being humans, with a sinful nature, these rulers or elite ruling class groups will not govern towards the will of the people. They will typically pursue their own self-interest. The will of the citizens is an afterthought and any benefit, whether it be small or marginal, will be a byproduct of selfish pursuits. So while pursuing self-interest, by default they will serve to some degree, their view of what actually is "the will of the citizens". The totalitarian leader doesn't typically view a higher authority above and beyond themselves. While pursing self-interest, they allow greed and other human desires to grow and influence without conscience. Neglect of the people will ultimately occur. Complete suppression and even torture of the people will be employed and are meant to solidify the ruler’s role as totalitarian leader to ensure decades of power. Ultimately, man without any regard for moral authority, is completely dangerous to the people they govern. Unfortunately, this is the root of Progressivism. The Progressive sees themselves as being born with the talent and birthright to guide all of the citizens due to their superior intellect. This explains their lack of faith in a higher power. It also explains their arrogant desire to eliminate themselves from being held to an equal and similar standard as every other citizen in a nation.

       
  In contrast, we must take a look at the development and makeup of how our nation was born. Many will say we live in a Democracy. Many will recognize that we actually live in a Representative Republic. But, I ascertain, that the American design of Governance is actually a form of "Spiritual Totalitarianism." God is the ruler of our elected officials. Decisions and actions of those who we've elected into office are to be governed upon their "Fear of God" and respect for their creator. Our elected leader is nothing more than an executor-executing the laws provided by the lawmakers of the country, Congress. Our Lawmakers are nothing more than a collection of representatives and senators that spar in a process that consists of SO MUCH gridlock (by design) that they are only allowed to submit logical legislative solutions. This is the cornerstone upon which the Founders based the construction of this new form of Government. But ultimately, the leader is GOD! Decisions are based on those principles. It's not a topless form of government, because those close to the top were seeking God's countenance to instruct their path of service "to the will of the people." They were allowing God to be the ultimate ruler and placed themselves as servants of God and their constituents. This is where Conservatism resides. Conservatism sees God’s role as ruler and acknowledges its adherence to Godly principles. They do not view themselves above anyone else, but see that everyone be given equal CHANCE to succeed. Whether or not success is initiated or attempted by an individual is that individual’s choice.

       
   As the views of the role of our leadership change in many areas of culture, we must realize the root of our governmental design. The fundamentals of its founding and composition are crucial to maintaining its integrity. Certainly, a separation of an established style of religion as mandated by the government is necessary in allowing us to remain the free society. The founders escaped a government ruled by a national religion and focused on the importance of its separation. But, a severing of God and our leaders should never be enacted. Doing so opens the door for corruption, lawlessness, and facilitates a quenching of thirst for unbridled power. Just as the design of a system of checks and balances is employed to maintain the integrity of each branch and area of power, we must have a moral authority as well. God must be in charge to keep a system of checks and balances between our duties and actions as elected servants and our overall self-interest. These “spiritual ethics” are what should govern us individually, which ultimately leads to effective governance collectively.

The War on Capitalism

    The politicized "War on...fill in the blank" fad doesn't involve a race or gender. It isn't carried out by some media-rebranded, "right winged brigade of bigoted, Ozzy & Harriet, prude throwbacks”, as the left wing socialists wish to portray conservatives. It is a war that is waged from the left side. It's the "tolerant" left side that despises every idea that doesn't fall in line with their ideology. Where opposing viewpoints are to be "tolerantly" banned instead of ignored. Your ability to opt out based upon your own choice not to partake, which should be firmly planted in your own free-will, is to be “tolerantly” regulated with their guidance. This is achieved through silencing opposition with overreaching legislation. And this war isn't a new one. It's actually been waged for over a century. This is The War on Capitalism. To further explain this, you must dig for the root differences between conservatives and liberals. Morality is the basis between both the conservative ideology and the liberal viewpoint, with the types of morality being what make them completely different.
 
      For the Conservative point of view, you must look towards divine morality. It's the belief in an almighty God that is the force to which guidance is provided. It's what keeps conservative "capitalists" within the boundaries of godly practices and away from acting in complete selfishness. They act upon individual self-interest, not selfishness. It's the self-interest of the individual and the individual's personal interest (family, friends, neighbors, communities, & churches) that is of main concern. They involve themselves in helping the community based upon what is pleasing to God. The "fear" of God is how they are judged and governed. Freedom for them is a divine gift from God and government should be involved only to meet the necessary, barebones needs of the community. It's also the belief that, second only to God's providence; no one else will be concerned for the well being of an individual more than that of the individual themselves.
 
      As for the Liberal, a humanitarian morality is the basis of their virtue. The community or "village" is the overall concern. Decisions and guidance is managed base upon its effects on the community and “Mother Earth” (animals, nature, et al). They justify their goodness through their participation or involvement with community service groups and organizations. Ultimately, Government is what oversees this group’s ideology. Following what's legal and trying to define ethics solely from what is good or bad for others is how they achieve justification. Funding the governing body, in the form of taxation, is seen as a rightful duty or a "tithe" to allow it to continue to operate and provide for the collectives needs. But the ability to have freedom to engage in activities that are justified by the government are how they base "Freedom". They assess the intelligence level of the general public, based upon their assumptions, to justify their call to public service. It is they, who are deemed to be smart and talented enough to "know what's best" for us. The court system is used to fortify these activities in a codified manner, giving justification to its allowance into the culture and eventually, the community.
 
     Now that the differences are established, we then need to break down the concept of capitalism and the "Private Sector". An individual sees a need or assesses a situation that may pose a need or solution. Through creativity, ingenuity, and risk, the individual attempts to meet that need. In meeting that need, the individual understands they have the opportunity to financially gain a return upon their investment and risk failure or collapse if they are unsuccessful. They employ other individuals, which allow better facilitation of this need. Many times, they utilize other services or products with financial capital that would enhance the vision to which they are trying to achieve. Other individuals with creativity, ingenuity, and risk may decide to compete in this arena with a better idea to meet that need. In doing so, resources are excellently managed. Any waste of resources would result in less profit. Negative externalities from their output are minimized to avoid damaging other resources. The community can cast their "votes" if an entity is acting inappropriately by engaging in refusing to purchase their product or refusing their support of services through their buying power. Is it a perfect system? Yes & no. The system ITSELF is perfect in addressing the needs of the community, allocating the resources, and providing just the right amount to satisfy the demand. Where it falls short is not to be blamed by the system. It's those running the system. The fallible, imperfect, sinful, egotistical human that will manipulate or take advantage of the benefits & trust of the system is where it falls short. But that's where the morality comes into play. If your moral grounding is such that you have personal "lines in the sand" that you will not cross (like trustworthy business practices and respect for other individuals & customers) this line won't be crossed and the system will operate with full merit. Without it, employee's wages are not fairly allocated, resources are abused, negative externalities are ignored and finances are exploited. This is what causes the tarnishing of the capitalist system.
 
    Now that the players are introduced and the process is laid out, the war is then explained. After listening to recent comments made by Prince Charles of England (from a family funded completely by taxpayer revenue, allowing every aspect of their needs to be provided by the Government, that without the Royal designation would be considered to be on Welfare) was stated as saying "After all, it is perhaps worth bearing in mind that at the end of the day the primary purpose of capitalism should surely be to serve the wider, long-term interests and concerns of humanity."  But alas, capitalism DOES serve the wider, long term interest of humanity! It meets our needs, addresses the concerns, & provides the resources. A great example of this was Boris Yeltsin’s (Communist Russia’s Leader at the time) visit to an American grocery store in 1989, where he saw that all of the resources Russia was lacking at the time were packed on shelves in overabundance and available in different forms or flavors, Yeltsin was noted as saying, “When I saw those shelves crammed with hundreds, thousands of cans, cartons and goods of every possible sort, for the first time I felt quite frankly sick with despair for the Soviet people.” “That such a potentially super-rich country as ours has been brought to a state of such poverty! It is terrible to think of it.” The Occupy Wall Street “Movement” (Which has largely disappeared from the media) was attacking capitalism. They failed to make the case because not only did they mainly came across as disgruntled, spoiled, ex-employees that were disillusioned by the struggle up the corporate ladder, they were also were utilizing many of the benefits of a capitalist economy (iPad's & iPhones, etc.). Some were college graduates that demanded to be paid as if they earned their stripes through the ranks of a business just because they received a degree. Unfortunately for them, competition doesn’t just reside in the corporate world, but also in those vying for a career. To blame a system and not those who corrupt a system is extremely short sighted. Ultimately, Government cannot create a bureaucracy large enough or efficient enough to handle the strain of meeting the population’s needs. This should lead many to realize that a War on Capitalism is more than just being fair or just. It's about perpetuating a movement to shift freedom from the individual to the collective "village" which is run by the Government to regulate every activity. This creates a permanent underclass that will be subservient to those they elect. And the new elite that are continually elected will continue to diminish the power of our country economically to level the playing field with other countries and set the stage for a one world government. Capitalism elevates and provides prosperity for individuals which increase the power of the country. A robust economy makes it extremely difficult to remove Sovereignty. Just remember the overall question, who will regulate the regulators???