As a registered republican voter, I feel it is important to write and share my opinion and observations of the recent republican primaries and the recent republican convention. For the first time in my 33 years voting as a republican, this is the first time I have been ashamed and embarrassed to admit my party affiliation, nor have I felt this level of disgust for the Republican Party, particularly what I would refer to as the Establishment, or the current republican congressmen currently in office.
At a time when our county needs courageous leadership more than ever, the Republican establishment quickly demonstrated they are not prepared or even equipped to lead this country. The actions of the republican establishment during the recent
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For the establishment to actively contemplate and strategize an avenue to change convention rules, to take delegation votes away from Donald Trump is an egregious insult to the American public who voted in the primary. The actions of the party, to include those delegates who conspired to turn those votes over to a different candidate, who by the way did not exist, sadly make the Democratic Party appear to they be the party of the American public. Yes, a significant percentage of voters think the Democratic Party is corrupt, however, even contemplating a method to alter or reallocate those votes designated for Donald Trump screams of the parties contempt for the American …show more content…
That is a wait and see question, but the American voters have spoken loudly that they have no confidence in the current career politicians. And yet instead of listening to the American voters, the Republican Party desperately attempted to discredit the desires of the American voters, whom the career politicians were elected to represent and substitute their own desires. Is that anymore corrupt or dishonest than the numerous scandals effecting the country in the past eight years? How anything can be more disingenuous and in-american than engaging in activities, such as we have seen once Donald Trump received the necessary votes to be the candidate, than disregarding the wishes and votes of the American
The Affordable Health Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, is basically just Obama trying to make sure that the whole nation has insurance and if they do not have it by January 1, 2014, they will be penalized with a fine. To make insurance more affordable, many Americans are able to qualify for a subsidy that lowers the cost depending on age and income. Also, “Obamacare” made it impossible for insurers’ to discriminate, or charge higher rates, for anyone who has pre-existing conditions or for a certain gender. Medicare will also be easier to obtain due to requirement of insurance. This law was passed in the U.S. on March 23, 2010 by Congress and President Barack Obama.
Nicholas Kristof’s “3 Peerless Republicans for President: Trump, Carson and Fiorina”, deems the leading candidates from the Grand Old Party unfit for presidency, and the public’s fixation with them a temporary affair. Multiple previous controversies being detailed, and the use notably bleak statistics help undermine the contenders while urging voters to look elsewhere. Kristof utilizes harsh diction with a simple, yet critical tone to denounce the trio, and further his own
As a leader of the party, Thomas Jefferson upheld general Democratic-Republican values for a majority of his presidency. After being elected in 1800, Jefferson stated, in a letter to one of his future cabinet members, “The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best that the states are independent as to everything within themselves” (Doc A). Jefferson stated his overall views as traditionally being in favor of state’s independence. He further reinforces his traditional Republican beliefs by expressing that the government should not be involved with religious affairs.
The democrats have stayed with this system more so than the republicans because Nixon and Reagan buried their democrat rivals in the general elections and won by landslides so, they decided that when they have a candidate that they know will not stand up well against the rival party, that they have the ability to impact who gets nominated and possibly field a more successful candidate. If I would have been asked this question prior to this election, I probably would have said “Get rid of the superdelgates,” but now I’m not 100% sure. With a candidate like Trump, you see that he has a great voter following, more than anyone thought would ever take him seriously. Imagine if the Democratic Party had a candidate like Trump (some see Bernie Sanders as a “grassroots activist” in the Democratic Party although Bernie is not emotionally and negatively divisive). Trump may take the popular vote but, he may not get the “unpledged" delegates (Republican Party) or enough total delegates to get the nomination and for me, that would be a “pro” for the “super or “unpledged” delegate
Life in the spring of 1838 was not pleasant for Atsadi and his family living in North Carolina with his small Cherokee tribe. It was a time of hardship and sadness,for his family as well as the rest of his Cherokee tribe were being forced to emigrate from their home in North Carolina to Indian reserves in Oklahoma on order of President Andrew Jackson. It started with president Andrew Jackson signing the Indian Removal Act In 1830 which gave the Federal Government power to exchange land the Natives own in the cotton kingdom east of the Mississippi for land west of the Mississippi. There was a law created saying that the government had to negotiate the removal treaties fairly and peacefully, meaning it did not allow the President or anyone else
What led to the rise of the political parties in America from 1789-1799? The period of time in which the revolutionary war, US bank arguments, and the US debt happened. Also with the rise of the political parties, this all, is sending the US into a national crisis.
The Constitutional Defyer The horror of Racism and thousands of deaths. Imagine this being a president of the US. In reality this would be Andrew Jackson the Defyer. These attributes are the description of a disgusting monster.
To someone who is familiar with the reform this is unsurprising, given that the reform can effectively make the primary system more inclusive and successfully decrease polarization, without being impractical and nearly impossible to implement. Unlike a traditional close primary election, “top-two” primaries allow every eligible voter to participate in primary elections, regardless of their party affiliation. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and even Libertarians, can vote on a preferred candidate they believe should proceed to a general election. However, the “top two” primary differs from an open one since voters do not have to choose which party’s primary to participate in; all voters receive identical ballots that list all the candidates competing and their party affiliations (Add book quote). Thus, a “top two” primary ballot can potentially have a dozen candidates from several different parties listed on it.
While the Federalists believe in rule by wealthy class, the Democratic-Republicans supported in rule by the common people. Both Federalists and Democratic-Republicans disregarded the idea of a monarchy. When the Constitution was created, and during the Constitutional Convention, the concept of a monarchy was requested by neither Federalists or Democratic-Republicans. Both of the creators of the 2 parties attended the Constitutional Convention, and they were considered part of the Founding Fathers. While there were many disagreements at the Constitutional Convention, the idea of a monarchy was not desired by any of the intelligent men at the convention.
The third Republican Debate is now in the books, after the top 10 leading GOP candidates debated for more than two hours. There are now less than 100 days until the first ballots are cast. This debate was a very important for many of the candidates campaigns because they are now approaching the “make-or-break point” of their campaigns (Diamond). Only a few candidates rose to the occasion and gave a strong performance that could boost their standings in the polls. Other candidates did not leave very happy from the debate.
Federalists vs Democratic Republicans The government has to be run by someone right but by what party and how? The first two political parties in the nation had many different conflicting views on how to run the government. They both had obvious reasons for who the type of people they wanted to be in control.
Williams suggests that the founders thought that the Electoral College was a sensible plan, but things don’t always work out how they should (28). It is a relic of America’s predemocratic past when leaders were scared of having too much power over the people (Klinker, McClellan 1). Congressional Digest suggests that we are stuck in a time warp (31). We still rely on a horse-and-buggy election system in the age of the internet (Congressional Digest 31). Congressional Digest points out the fact that voters today know more about the candidates than they did 200 years ago (19).
I urge the leaders of my party to do something different: to take the offensive for our beliefs rather than surrendering before the battle begins. Too often Washington looks like two sides of the same coin to the American people. We have a chance to change that and we must act this week. I hear our leaders preaching of the necessity of 60 votes to defund anything. This is a warped and completely backwards mis-reading of our role.
American political parties are not responsible parties by which i mean they have neither centralized control over nominations and financing or the power to impose on the party platform on members. The parties in texas are especially weak,because neither the primary election or the party organization is important in deciding who is nominated to office, and candidates rely on their own fundraising more than their party to help them get elected. Texas should have disciplined parties in the future because it would make more intelligent voting, encourage more people to vote, the candidates chosen would be loyal and not betray the public's trust, and office and public policy would be easier to enact while more self consistent. A responsible party is when a party has centralized control over nominations and financing and the power to impose the party platform on members. Election campaigns are often times confusing simply
I. Introduction Donald Trump: American Hero or Villain? For many Americans, Trump is seen as the long-awaited saviour of the nation. Others see him as the man to start World War III.