The "Fundamental Transformation of Our Country" -- Gutting Historical Norms of Governance

And a classic case of projection

Almost every argument that I see Democrats and their allies make against Trump and Vance is a classic case of projection. You could write a book on it and someday someone will. It has been going on for years. Trump was colluding with Russia, at the exact time that the Hillary Clinton campaign was literally colluding with Russians to create to the phony Trump-Russia dossier.

Similarly, Democrats and their allies in the ancien régime media have been warning us that electing Trump would be the end of America as we know it. He is a Fascist and a Nazi. Anyone who supports him is “garbage.” Those who attend his rallies are no different than Nazi brown shirts of the 1930’s. To convince us of this, they tell us that Trump has made no secret of his intent to become a dictator on Day 1. And he would shred the Constitution.

I would say it is all just a continuation of their projection. My Brit friends might put it more descriptively: It is “bollocks.”

But fear not, hope is at hand. To take just one example, the London-based, Japanese-owned Financial Times assures us that Kamala Harris “accepts the US constitutional order.” A President Trump, on the other hand, would “overturn” the same “US constitutional order.”

The Financial Times concludes,

Less important than the detail of Harris’s programme is what she stands for implicitly. Where Trump threatens a perilous rupture, Harris represents continuity with the values of liberal democracy ….

The Financial Times is correct that we do not know “the detail of Harris’s programme.” What our friends across the pond omit is that although Harris has repeatedly been pressed for the “details” of her policies, she continues to hide them either because she has not yet developed them, or because she wants to conceal from the American people what she intends to do, or because she is incapable of focusing and articulating what she stands for. We can embrace the edifying power of “and” since choices these could be overlapping sets in one of Kamala’s Venn diagrams.

Harris’ Evasive Explanation

So, we hear from the Financial Times and others that Harris wants to accept our “constitutional order” and “represents continuity with the values of liberal democracy.” And, of course, from Trump’s first term through the present (and likely for our lifetimes), we have been and will be bombarded with propaganda about how he was the one who is attempting to destroy “our democracy” while the Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Liz Cheney, and others are valiantly fighting to preserve it.

It is Harris, Walz and other “elite” Democrats who are projecting on Trump their proposed agenda that is intended to create a perpetual Democrat majority and essentially convert the Country into a one-party state like, say, California or Chicago. Let’s look at just a few of their agenda items that illustrate their intent to continue the “fundamental transformation” of our Country by overturning our “constitutional order” and gutting our traditional way of governing ourselves.

Fundamental threats to our way of government?

Packing the Court — In one of their many short-sighted proposals, because the Democrats are unhappy with some Supreme Court rulings, their agenda includes packing the Court with new justices. Does any sane person have the slightest doubt that these new justices would be fully committed to the progressive agenda, including pledges to nationalize democrats preferred abortion laws? And, of course, if the Democrats carried through with their Court-packing plan the Republicans would have no choice but to follow suit at the first opportunity. Just ask Harry Reid what happened when he set a new precedent in 2013 by abolishing the filibuster for lower court judicial nominees. Four years later the Republicans followed suit and did away with the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, giving President Trump the chance to nominate three new justices. The short-sighted Democrats who voted for the filibuster 2013 have been howling like scalded dogs ever since. Packing the Court with reliable “progressives” would lead to the same type of retaliatory warfare. What could go wrong?

Direct popular election of the president and elimination of the electoral college — Tim Walz and other prominent Democrats have proposed eliminating the electoral college. The electoral college is a keystone of our Republic. Walz and other Democrats would be perfectly happy with a geographical oligarchy where the President would be elected by a majority of all votes cast nationwide. The candidate with the most votes nationwide would be the winner. Pure democracy is not what the Founders wanted, and for good reason.

With such a change a small number of states with major cities could control the outcome of any presidential election. Contrary to fundamental principles of federalism, the votes of the large majority of states would become irrelevant if one party controls the major population centers in a handful of states. This is exactly what the Founders sought to avoid. For those who want one-party rule so that San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis and New York City become the prototypes for the rest of the Country, abolishing the electoral college is a key plank in their platform.

Requiring electors to vote contrary to the votes of the citizens who elected them — Democrats have floated another proposal that would keep the electoral college for appearances’ sake but would effectively adopt a nationwide direct election of the president. It is a proposal to require states to agree that regardless of how their citizens voted, their electors would cast their votes for the candidates who received the most votes nationwide. For example, if this proposal were in effect in West Virginia, voters there might find that all their state’s electoral votes went to Harris, even if Trump carried West Virginia by a 70-30 margin. That is not what the Financial Times called the “constitutional order.”

Creating new reliably Democratic states — A key item on the Democratic agenda is making two new states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Both, of course, are Democrat strongholds and are unlikely to change anytime soon. And, if the Democrats cannot manage to kill the electoral college, then the pick-up of four new senators would offset that setback. So, we would have a new City-State and a state whose primary language is not English. Maintaining “the constitutional order” requires it, I suppose.

Eliminating the filibuster — The Democrats want to eliminate the filibuster, which is another protection for smaller states. If they succeed, the Senate could pass highly controversial measures that are vehemently opposed by half of the Country. Mandatory vaccine mandates could be ordered nationwide if bare majorities of the House and Senate voted that everyone had to get the jab, despite their health concerns.

Weaponizing government agencies — We have seen how key agencies have been politicized. The IRS, the FBI, DOJ, and others. The political persecutions and prosecutions are pervasive. Republicans have targeted by early morning FBI raids as though they were successors to El Chapo Guzmán. Over two dozen federal agents raiding the home of a former President while toting assault weapons and armed with authority to use deadly force. And the target is not just the former President. Ordinary and non-violent citizens who have protested in front of abortion clinics or at the capital have been arrested in SWAT raids and thrown in prison. It would take a book to document all of them. And the cover-ups? There are so many. We still cannot even get a straight answer on how many FBI assets were present at the capital on January 6, and what their role was. Accountability? Our “elite” don’t need no stinkin’ accountability. The stonewalling of Congress’ attempts to investigate the attempted assassinations of President Trump and to hold the out-of-control Attorney General accountable, are just two examples of a breathtaking lack of accountability.

Censorship and control of free speech — We all have seen, and many have experienced, the results of our government’s campaign to censor news that our “elites” don’t like. DHS even created a “Disinformation Governance Board” that was disbanded just three weeks after light was shown on it. Want to see it rise again? Vote for Harris.

Illegal voting — I have not talked to a single conservative, libertarian or Republican who trusts that this will be an honest election, free of fraud and other election-stealing tactics. Every one is of the opinion that Trump must win by wide margins because he has to beat the margin of stolen and fraudulent votes. I don’t know if they are right or not but I do know that there is no trust. None. We have all read reports of attempts to register illegal immigrants invaders so they can vote. And what of efforts to require voters to be citizens of the states where they vote? Our guide to a Democrat-mandated future is the rogue Attorney General who attempted to force the Commonwealth of Virginia to restore non-citizens to the voting roles. And let’s not forget the constants efforts to label as racist any efforts to require proof of identity from potential voters.

Politicizing the military — This is another issue that could fill a book. I have written on it previously, including here, here, here, and here. There is much more, and worse. I will not add to this by making the case in detail. But if you think that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will support an independent, non-politicized military, then please seek help.

And so?

Harris and Walz are correct about one thing: Tomorrow’s election is critical to the future of the Country and the lives and welfare of our children and grandchildren will turn on the outcome. Vote as if their future depends upon it. Because it does.

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