Shameful Politicians - Just Like Neon Marshmallow Chicks

Allow me to introduce you to the Peep Senators:

Susan Collins (R-ME), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Mark Kirk (R-IL).

These are selfish critters - ugly and small. Much more concerned about their own political futures in Washington than they are about the future of the United States of America and its Constitution.

These individuals are up for re-election in November. Because of the leftists in their districts pushing for a leftist SCOTUS nominee, they are afraid that they won't get their cushy job again come the election. Instead of standing up for what's right, they are willing to throw America to the left for at least one generation, and probably forever. These three have agreed to give a show - they will meet with Obie-One's SCOTUS nominee - Merrick Garland.

Now I don't know much about this man. I did check out the SCOTUS blog before getting farther into this than the paragraph above. Maybe he would be the greatest thing since sliced bread. But the fact that he has been nominated by a socialist-leaning President who has done everything he can think of to undermine and abrogate my Second Amendment right is a gigantic red flashing warning sign.

I do not want a man or the Supreme Court to re-write the Constitution. They are not there to re-write it, or mold it into something other than what it is. They are there to interpret it. Period.

The fact that Garland openly questioned the Court's decision on the Heller decision is telling. He does not like the Second Amendment. He wants to strike it down as far as possible without trying to get it repealed. That would be a losing battle and he knows it. But if he takes a seat on the Court, he will be in a position to do great damage to this right and to any other to which he takes exception.

This article from the Washington Times lays it out in clear terms: 

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Republican presidential candidate, said Judge Garland is the kind of nominee people get “when you make deals in Washington, D.C.”

“Make no mistake: If Garland were confirmed, he would side predictably with President Obama on critical issues such as undermining the Second Amendment, legalizing partial-birth abortion and propping up overreaching bureaucratic agencies like the EPA and the IRS,” Mr. Cruz said.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/16/merrick-garland-has-very-liberal-view-gun-rights/?page=all

We all know Obie-One is done after the November 8th general election (thank GOD!) so the article isn't referring to the man, it is referring to the man's positions.

Obie-One is an open opponent of the Second Amendment. He has spent eight years taking every opportunity to try to ignite a grassroots uprising against it, and has failed. He has papered the West Wing in an attempt to find the Executive Order that will stick, and has failed. This nomination is his last best hope - and it's a play for which these Peep Senators are falling.

As for Garland, when the Heller ruling came down he was on the Washington District Court. He suggested that it should be reconsidered, even though SCOTUS - the very body he wants to join - had spoken.

In that case, a Washington DC police officer - someone who routinely carried a handgun during his duty hours - asked for permission to purchase and register a gun for his residence. He was denied, so he applied to the Supreme Court under the Second Amendment.

The Court heard the case and determined that Heller had the right, under the Second Amendment, to purchase and keep an operable firearm at home for his self-protection.

Garland didn't like that. Therefore, he questioned the decision. Which is his right, but it does not bode well for Constitutional freedom if he takes a seat on the court.

The fact that these three Senators are showing all the spine of an Easter peep is worrying. And it's shameful.

Obviously they are far more concerned about their political futures than they are about the future freedoms of their constituents. That is despicable. They should be ashamed and they should lose their seats come November. The fact that they will cave to some political directive instead of standing hard and fast on principle speaks to their character. They don't deserve to represent anyone.


Personally, I value the rights given to me as a citizen of the United States via the Constitution. I do not want the Court to take my rights away. If we give up one, another will follow and then another. Eventually the Constitution won't be worth the paper on which it's written - and this country will be just like every other.

Imagine the government gaining more right, more power to examine our lives - how we act or speak or with whom we associate and punishing us for those actions, thoughts or associations.

With the Constitution as written we are protected from government intrusion into our lives.

What if the Court decides that we have too many rights, too much freedom of association? What if the Court decides we don't have the right to speak or write as we want?

With a leftist Court, one that doesn't like this Amendment or that, these things are not outside the realm of possibility.

Already there is a move afoot to shut people up - the First Amendment is under scrutiny and outright assault on our college campuses.

Just this week someone or a group used chalk - plain, ordinary chalk - to write pro-Trump messages on sidewalks, railings and fences at Emory University and other students claimed - because of a few white lines easily blurred or wiped away - that they felt 'threatened'. They whined and cried to the University administration which caved and is threatening to punish the perpetrators of this horrible act. Really? Obviously, the pro-Trump people haven't got the right to express themselves.

This is not an isolated case and it is one that could well end up in front of SCOTUS.

Do you want to lose your right to express yourself? Do you want your right to speak out, even if it's not the popular, taken away? Are you prepared for the thought police to take control of your life - perhaps even throw you in jail because you write a few lines in chalk on a campus sidewalk?

If we have justices on the Supreme Court who do not interpret the Constitution but instead mold it into their world view, this is not impossible. This could well come to be in short order - and it would be impossible to undo.

Our rights, our freedoms are at stake and it is not something to take lightly.

Just something to keep in mind between now and election day. We need someone to nominate a Justice who values the Constitution, who understands their role as interpreter, not crafter. Based on my review of his background, Merrick Garland is not a good choice.

Best~
Philippa

What the Right & Their Media Tools Don't Get

Straight out of the gate: I do not pretend to speak for anyone else. Not being in the mind or heart of anyone else, I can't. I speak for myself but being a writer, and an observer of human behavior, I can pretty well guess what's in the hearts and minds of at least some others.

With that said: The Establishment Right and the Media are colluding to blow this country apart and devolve it into a leftist / socialist state. If they do not stop working to undermine and subvert the will of the people, that is precisely what will happen. Not only will they gift wrap and bow tie the White House for Hilliary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, they will also guarantee at least a generation of leftist Supreme Court rulings that will utterly change the face of America forever.

Scalia's seat is open. Bader-Ginsberg is waiting to retire and will no doubt step down the second after Hilliary lifts her hand from the Bible after being sworn into office. It is likely that at least one or two other Justices will retire or die in the next four years - so it's going to be a critical time for the Supreme Court.

The so-called Right - the Establishment, Donor Class and Airhead Elites - would do well to bear this in mind.

Trump's following - the massive crowds at his rallies, the new voters registering with the Republican party, the cross-the-board blocs that are voting for him - are all indicative of a FACT.

FACT: For the first time in nearly thirty years people are enthusiastic about a candidate.

FACT: Despite the best efforts by the Elitists to bring this man down, to destroy his candidacy, he is still winning. Even bringing Mitt Romney out - a disgusting human being for willingly being a sock puppet of these Elitist morons - didn't completely stop Trump's momentum.

FACT: Trump won two of four states yesterday - not resoundingly, but by enough - and they were the two states with the highest delegate counts.

FACT: In Michigan this morning, the latest NBC/Marist poll shows Trump is leading Cruz by about twenty points.

FACT: The Annointed One v.1 in the form of Jeb!, despite the money class pushing him hard, went down in embarrassing fashion. In early February, he actually had to beg a "crowd" at one of his so-called rallies to clap.

FACT: The Annointed One v.2 has won one state - Minnesota. Given the fact that there have been nineteen caucuses and elections and he has managed one win does not bode well for his viability.

FACT: Donald Trump has won more states than Ted Cruz by a 2:1 margin (twelve states to six) and leads in the delegate count.

So, with all of those facts to hand, what does the donor class fronted by Mitt Romney, aided and abetted by the likes of Rich Lowry, George Will, Bill Kristol and the other Airhead Elites intend for the future of this country?

Do they really want to hand this election to someone who is a known criminal?

Just because Hilliary hasn't been indicted or convicted (and if either of those events was to happen this year, guess who would be at the top of Obie-One's pardon list) doesn't mean she's innocent. There is enough information out in the public realm to show that she is far from innocent - and I'm confident the FBI has at least five times as much that hasn't leaked.

If they mess around with a brokered convention and take the delegates away from the front-runner and hand them to someone We The People don't want, they will hand the general election to the left.

I, for one, won't rush out and participate in something that I know will destroy this country. That would be like joining the mob that's tearing down my house. 'Oh! No! What are you doing! *Oh, wait - there are more of them than of me, I guess I'll join in.*' That would be the equivalent.

If I do not believe in and trust the candidate to put America's interests first, I will not vote for them and I can state, as things are now, I will not vote for Ted Cruz. He is, in my honest opinion, a SLEAZE of the worst kind.

Talk about someone having a 'tenuous grasp on facts'. He is dishonest about other people (check out PolitiFact).

He is boring as dirt and he has all the appeal of a low-end used car salesman.

Apparently, despite his 'deep faith' he has not read the passages in the Bible that talk about people in glass houses or about bearing false witness.

Before he casts stones at Trump's glass house, he would do well to look to his own.

Before he makes didactic statements about Trump's beliefs and conservatism, he would do well to consider what the Bible says about 'one who breathes out lies, and sows discord among brothers'. When Cruz claims to know what is in Trump's heart and mind, he is stomping along the razor thin boundary of the Ninth Commandment.

I do think he would be a reasonable pick for AG or, perhaps, a member of SCOTUS, but not as president.

So, again, what is the Vapid Right's plan for this great country? I would really like to know, but they're not saying - which is dangerous.

Do I think Donald Trump is the be-all, end-all of perfection? Hell no! He has warts aplenty.

He doesn't know as much as he should about foreign affairs and policy, but I trust him to know what he doesn't know and to fill in the gap with someone over qualified. Do I wish, fervently, that he was stronger on that subject? Hell yes!

What I would like, more than anything, is for him to call in favors in the next day or two - to bring on board Trump One people who know what's what around the world and have them teach him. He's smart and I think he's a quick study so he could bone up on everything he needs to know immediately, before the next debate. He doesn't have to have a deep and profound understanding - just enough to be able to address the points well and in knowledgeable fashion. The deep and profound understanding can come later, with reliance on people who know more of the nuances.

I trust him on trade - because he's a trader and he knows other capable qualified people who are the same.

I trust him on immigration. He has been vocal about the wall and he has, apparently, scared the Bejeezus out of Mexico - they are reacting to him on the subject so we know he's hit a nerve.

What is Cruz's plan? What does the used car salesman plan?

He's parroting Trump on the wall, but I sincerely doubt he'll do anything. I think he's another insider who likes the status quo because until Trump started talking and catching the media's notice about the wall, he wasn't an advocate.

Immigration is a poison pill inside the Beltway, let's be clear. If you are anti-illegal immigrant, you're painted as a bigot, a racist, narrow-minded, you name it. Cruz, Rubio and the other pro-pols don't like that. Trump doesn't care what names he's called - he's made that clear.

So what plan do the Right - GOP / RNC and the Pointy Media Pinheads have for this country if they steal the election from Trump (assuming he doesn't gather enough delegates for a clear win)? I would really like to know but they're not saying.

So, given that status quo of disgusting hatred and silence from the Elites and Establishment, I will keep rooting for Trump. When the time comes that I have a chance, I will vote for him because of all the people in the field, he is the only one worthy of my vote.

Best~
Philippa

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