Earlier this year, Republican members of the House held their three-day annual retreat, the House Republican Issues Conference, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
“Americans are facing the worst inflation crisis in 40 years and struggling to make ends meet,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, chair of the House Republican Conference. She also mentioned “record high gas prices, a grave crisis at the southern border, worsening crime, and a national security crisis.” She blamed these crises on the Biden administration and congressional Democrats: “And these crises, make no mistake, have been created by President Biden and House Democrats’ failed leadership and reckless policies. And yet, despite this, President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Democrats are doubling down on this failed agenda and trying to pass the buck for the pain they are causing American families.”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California reminded the attendees that Republicans had previously created seven task forces to listen to Americans and “find the solutions for America to a lot of the problems the Democrats have created.”
The seven task forces include: Jobs and the Economy; Big Tech Censorship and Data; Future of American Freedoms; Energy, Climate and Conservation; American Security; Healthy Futures; and China Accountability. The seven leaders of each task force began the retreat by highlighting each area they say they will focus on in the coming months and years.
“Big Tech has become a destructive force,” said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington. Every single right we enjoy as Americans “has been assaulted by the left,” said Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, but Republicans remain committed to “defending and respecting the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and Americans’ liberties.” Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana said that his task force is ready to create a “path forward where the United States can play a leadership role in increasing energy resources for the United States citizens.” “The border is wide open,” said Rep. John Katko of New York. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky said the objective of the Healthy Futures task force is to “develop targeted solutions that modernize our health care system for lower costs and create more choices and more innovation.” Filling in for Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, the House Minority Leader promised that Republicans have or are developing better solutions to address the food and gasoline cost crises. Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas believes that China poses a critical threat to America, and that the United States needs to limit the kinds of technology exported to China.
In reporting on this Republican retreat, a writer for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, titled her piece “GOP Lawmakers Cite 7 Ways the Left Has Failed Americans.” Since she did not also mention the miserable failings of Republicans, it might be pertinent to take a quick look at “7 Ways the Right Has Failed Americans.”
1. The Right has failed Americans on gun control. It was just last month that 15 Republican senators and 14 Republican representatives voted with Senate and House Democrats to pass the Democrat’s latest gun-control bill. Whenever there is a high-profile mass shooting, some conservatives will join with liberals in supporting more gun-control laws. But even though the Second Amendment has no exceptions, even the most conservative members of Congress support the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), federal licensing of gun dealers, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and federal bans on certain types of guns.
2. The Right has failed Americans on foreign aid. About $35-40 billion a year is looted from Americans and given to foreign governments and NGOs. Yet, the only time that conservatives generally question foreign aid spending is when some country that receives U.S. foreign aid does something stupid or against U.S. interests. Republicans in Congress overwhelmingly support giving billions more of American dollars to Ukraine and Taiwan.
3. The Right has failed Americans on the welfare state. The federal government has about 80 means-tested welfare programs that provide cash, food, subsidies, and a variety of social services to poor, disabled, and lower-income Americans on the basis of the beneficiary’s income or assets. But since the government has no money of its own, it can’t give one American benefits without first taking money from another American. The only difference between the Left and the Right when it comes to welfare is its amount, duration, structure, and requirements. The Right has no philosophical objection to government income-transfer programs.
4. The Right has failed Americans on education. In the 1980s and 1990s, Republicans called for eliminating the federal Department of Education. But under George W. Bush, when the Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress for over four years, the budget of the Department of Education ballooned to $100 billion even though the Constitution doesn’t authorize the federal government to spend one penny on education. Instead of separating school from state, most conservatives fully support Pell Grants, federal student loans, Head Start, federal school breakfast and lunch programs, and federal research grants to colleges and universities. The best thing the Right can come up with is another welfare program—educational vouchers.
5. The Right has failed Americans on the drug war. Although the Constitution nowhere authorizes the federal government to have anything to do with marijuana, medical marijuana is legal in 37 states, and recreational marijuana is legal in 19 states, the Right still fully supports the federal government locking Americans in cages for possessing what it considers to be too much of a plant. And woe be to any American who uses or sells “hard” drugs. Even though the war on drugs is a colossal failure that has clogged the judicial system, unnecessarily swelled prison populations, fostered violence, corrupted law enforcement, eroded civil liberties, and destroyed financial privacy, the Right fully supports it.
6. The Right has failed Americans on health care. Republicans in Congress talked for years about repealing Obamacare. They passed symbolic measures to repeal Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) when he was the president. Yet, when they had a Republican in the White House and control of both Houses of Congress and could have actually repealed it, they failed to do so. But this should come as no surprise since Republicans have for years supported Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, the National Institutes of Health, federal laboratories, the FDA, and the Department of Health and Human Services. They even funded America’s largest abortion provider—Planned Parenthood—for decades while they maintained that Republicans alone were pro-life.
7. The Right has failed Americans on the warfare state. To their shame, the Right has been the greatest supporter of bloated military budgets, the U.S. empire of troops and bases that garrison the planet, foreign wars and military adventures, and a foreign policy that is reckless, belligerent, and meddling.
All talk by the Right about the Constitution, limited government, federalism, private property, individual freedom, the private sector, free enterprise, and the free market is just a bunch of hot air. They have failed Americans even when it comes to the very things they profess to believe in.
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DEEP STATE is in BOTH PARTIES and yet here we go again with more political nonsense, BOTH SIDES ALWAYS BLAMING THE OTHER SIDE. THIS is a distraction! This is a manipulation.
This is the OLD WAY
SEND both sides LOVE and HEALING
DONT give this type of nonsense any power or attention. THIS is the Old Way of being manipulated into blaming the “other” side for everything wrong perceived
The Republicans, the so called right, failed on all these issues deliberately. The Democrats are the demonicly possessed party of the insane, the Luciferians. The Republicans belong to the same party but they pretend to oppose them.
The Republican’s role is to give the illusion of choice and protect the Luciferian gains.
The dying 3D is defined by polarization, embodied by “Right and Left.” This post just perpetuates those energies that divide, rather than unite us.
That said, millions of American lightworkers vote Left because of legislative goals/ accomplishments:
Providing Healthcare to all, not just those who can afford it.
Protecting Gaia’s clean air, water, forests, sacred lands, etc. (The Right strips away those protections, instead favoring rampant drilling, mining, logging, etc.)
Subsidies for new Clean Energy technology, rather than the old polluting fossil fuel industry.
Supporting sensible Gun Safety laws – favored by a huge majority of Americans weary that guns are now the leading cause of death of our children and teens. There were no AR15’s when the Second Amendment was written.
Require that the wealthy pay their fair share of Taxes. Some of the richest companies and individuals pay no taxes at all, while the rest of us shoulder the burden. (Welfare abuse by poor Americans pales in comparison to the billions lost from Corporate welfare and tax evasion.)
As we rise into higher dimensions, humans will leave off political power struggles and work in harmony together to solve the huge challenges facing us. Gaia, the Angels and our Galactic family will rejoice!
“Providing Healthcare to all, not just those who can afford it.”
Yes, but not at the control of the government. Let people (all people) CHOOSE who they will see – be it modern doctor or naturopathic doctor. When government gets involved, prices skyrocket for everyone. Remove the government’s control, healthcare will be more affordable to ALL. Demand the government release cures they have suppressed for decades. Demand they release technologies that are meant to keep us healthy, or at the very least, healthier than what we are now. I believe in a free market approach to healthcare, with no government involvement, so crony capitalism would not be possible.
“Protecting Gaia’s clean air, water, forests, sacred lands, etc. (The Right strips away those protections, instead favoring rampant drilling, mining, logging, etc.)”
Again, remove government from this and give this ownership back to the people; private property rights, maybe? The government is one, if not THE one, of the worst polluters in the world. They create a problem, then come up with a solution that 1) costs far more than the problem, thus raising taxes and 2) never gets implemented, thus never cleans anything up. It seems to me that this is a game they play (Right and Left), so nothing ever gets accomplished. They simply go round and round keeping us, the people, at their mercy. Neither “team” cares for us, the people. Get rid of them!
“Subsidies for new Clean Energy technology, rather than the old polluting fossil fuel industry.”
Demand government release the technologies they’ve suppressed for decades. You are right, there is no need for old polluting fossil fuels. There are far superior and less harmful to the environment technologies that have already been “invented”. Zero point energy comes to mind.
“Supporting sensible Gun Safety laws – favored by a huge majority of Americans weary that guns are now the leading cause of death of our children and teens. There were no AR15’s when the Second Amendment was written.”
Personally, I was once a hard-core defender of the 2nd Amendment despite never owning a gun in my long years (and for the record, the 2nd Amendment specifically states “arms” so that any gun falls into that category). However, I also believe that government should not be in control of this either, except in respect to the Constitution. The more laws they create beyond the Constitution, the worse the problem gets. To me, it feeds the black market for guns, and THAT is where most criminals get their guns. So, again, remove government from this equation. I envision a day when no gun exists on the planet – therefore, no “mass” shootings (which, I believe, have all been government controlled/inspired).
“Require that the wealthy pay their fair share of Taxes. Some of the richest companies and individuals pay no taxes at all, while the rest of us shoulder the burden. (Welfare abuse by poor Americans pales in comparison to the billions lost from Corporate welfare and tax evasion.)”
I believe taxation is theft. Repeal the federal income tax, thus allowing citizens to keep more of their hard-earned money. Sales tax for new items only could be implemented (why pay tax again on something that was already taxed?). Get rid of fees, fines, and the like that the government claims are needed to “run” a civilized society. Clearly, they don’t work as we don’t live in a civilized society. The government has proven (both Left and Right) they cannot spend wisely; take that power away from them. What happens when you go over budget for the month in your household? Can you just print money out of thin air? That’s what our government does and then raises taxes to cover their exuberant spending. Congress writes the tax code, so again, I feel it’s a game with we the people as pawns. Both the Left and the Right play this game pitting us against each other so that we don’t see what they are doing with our tax money. Let the government set up Go Fund Me accounts for their “projects”. If people WANT to give more money to the government for a program the government wants to implement, let them have the FREE choice to do so. If that government then doesn’t implement the program, vote those politicians out and either run yourself, or vote someone in who WILL implement that program your money went to.
“As we rise into higher dimensions, humans will leave off political power struggles and work in harmony together to solve the huge challenges facing us. Gaia, the Angels and our Galactic family will rejoice!”
Yes, I agree with this. As we rise into higher consciousness, our views change (mine sure have!) and we no longer see things the way we once did (I sure don’t!). The blinders have come off. We see ways in which to make life simpler that will benefit ALL of humanity; not just the poor, not just the elite, but ALL. And that is something to rejoice! 😊
Some fascinating ideas here, Jac 🙂
I actually think this post serves to show how ridiculous the divide is
Right and Left both sold out. Forget them.