This election is one of the most if not the most consequential in the history of the United States, if not the world. At this blog we are all proud republicans in the tradition of Eisenhower, Lincoln, Reagan, Goldwater, Bush and McCain. Nothing would please us more than to vote for a traditional conservative who is dedicated to upholding our constitution and the republic for which it stands.
Sadly Donald Trump the Republican nominee for President is anything but such a candidate. During his time as President he repeatedly flouted the limits of his constitutional authority, denigrating our allies, and gave praise to our enemies. In marked contrast to Reagan who correctly called Russia the source of evil in the modern world, and was proud to call America the “shining city on the hill”. Donald Trump has repeatedly run down this greatest nation on God’s green earth, he has shown disrespect to our institutions, mocked veterans and referred to we Republicans who have criticized him as “human scum”. He also by his refusal to accept his election loss in 2020, jeopardized our long standing tradition of the peaceful transfer of power.
President Reagan during his first inaugural address pointed out the importance of the peaceful transfer of power and praised outgoing President Carter for continuing that tradition:
“To a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place, as it has for almost two centuries, and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every-4-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle.
Mr. President, I want our fellow citizens to know how much you did to carry on this tradition. By your gracious cooperation in the transition process, you have shown a watching world that we are a united people pledged to maintaining a political system which guarantees individual liberty to a greater degree than any other, and I thank you and your people for all your help in maintaining the continuity which is the bulwark of our Republic.”
We will not spend much space pointing out why Trump is not a conservative as we have done so elsewhere and as Trump himself has stated he is not a conservative. This election is not ultimately about policy, it is not about the need to reign in spending. No, this election is about who we are as Americans and if we still wish to be the candle in the darkness, shining the light of Western Civilization for all the world to see.
Donald Trump showed during his time as President that he is utterly unfit to occupy the office of President. He has only become more unbalanced and more ill suited to any position of responsibility since he lost in 2020. To return him to office would be a slap in the face to all who have fought and died to defend our great nation.
We have significant policy and political disagreements with Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris is on many issues far too liberal than we would prefer.
The same can be said of President Trump, the key difference being that Harris will uphold the Constitution if only imperfectly, and Trump will set fire to it. Unlike Trump, Harris is strong on National Defense, she opposes kowtowing to tyrants, dictators and terrorists. Also unlike Trump she is intelligent, thoughtful and is willing to learn about subjects on which she doesn’t know much about.
Harris also will not try to unlawfully extend her stay in office, she has shown a healthier attitude to federalism and the separation of powers than Trump. Because Donald Trump will not uphold the Constitution, rule of law, and stand for limited government we will not vote for him. Because Kamala Harris will honor her oath of office, we will vote for her. The decision is not a hard one. I am not asking anyone to vote for Harris, I am asking only that you not vote for Trump. Help send a message to Trump and his underlings that there time in politics is over! Honor the examples and ideals of the better angels of our nature and send Trump out to political pasture!
Praise be to God! Amen!
