As of today, there is less than a week, 5 days until the most consequential election in American history. This is what they say about many past elections, but this is really it. For if the Democrats seize power – control of the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate and the Presidency – and doing it by hook or by crook (the justifies the means, you know) America as we know it will be forever changed. America envisioned and created by the Founding Fathers will disappear into the shadows of history.
The ungodly secular-humanists/Marxists slow march through America’s institutions over the last 100 years or so will have reached a crescendo – fulfilling Mr. Obama’s fundamental transformation of control of the masses.
Envision with me what a Socialist Democratic Party, takeover, a bloodless coup, a regime change, would look like. This is one in a series of daily articles leading up to the 2020 General Election.
Culture of Corruption in Washington, DC
U.S. Representative Ken Buck
in a 2017 Newsmax article
wrote, “Money rules in Washington. Most Americans don't realize that
influence in Congress comes with a price tag. Members are required to pay for
committee assignments. Chairmen are required to pay for their chairmanships.
The speaker, leader, and Whip compete for the leadership position and then must
pay millions of dollars for the honor of holding the office. Lobbyists, corporations,
and wealthy individuals who need something from Congress raise the
money.
Rep. Buck continues, “For Republicans, all the money raised by these charges goes to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), supposedly to help get members elected. The reality is that NRCC funds are used to coerce members to vote with the leadership. When members don't vote the "right way," the funding dries up from the donor class, members are pressured to step down from their committee assignments, and the NRCC refuses to help finance their campaigns..."
Corruption is a bipartisan issue both the Republicans and the Democrats do much of the same thing.
Drain the Swamp
The following is an excerpt from a WesternJournal.com article, "How to Effectively 'Drain the Swamp' in Washington DC": "A substantial number of Americans heartily support efforts to “drain the swamp” in Washington, DC. The term “drain the swamp” means to drastically reduce the number of self-serving, power-hungry politicians (Republicans and Democrats alike), lobbyists, and government workers in and around Washington, DC, who strive (live!) for self-enrichment to the detriment of America and the nation as a whole." The article addresses some ways to drain the swamp.
Term Limits
The first way to drain the swamp is to institute term-limits for Congress. Some states like Ohio already have term limits. Unfortunately, it will be very difficult to get Congress to pass any Amendments to the Constitution because many current members of Congress would have to give up their personal golden goose.
One possible solution is to call a Convention of States Convention, which is being undertaken right now. This is dangerous because it could jeopardize the Constitution itself.
Balanced Budget
Another way to drain the swamp would be balancing the federal budget. Yeah, right. This is necessary, but both the Democrats and the Republican lack the courage to do the right thing, which is to limit spending to revenue or taxes received. Balancing the budget would mean taking a hard look at every expenditure and saying "no" to your favorite outlay. Making decisions and prioritizing expenditures is hard. No one wants to say no. It is too easy to go with the flow, the status quo.
In addition to lack of courage, there is a great amount of influence by lobbyists of all sorts that back up their requests for certain legislation with oodles of cash for campaigns and for personal enrichment of Congressional members.
Limit Lobbying by Former Members of Congress
What has become lucrative for some former Congresspersons is a job as a lobbyist. Jason Strauss wrote, "During the 2016 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump proposed a series of ethics measures, including several lobbying-related provisions. They are:
Ø extending "cooling off" periods on lobbying the government for five years after government service;
Ø instituting a five-year ban on lobbying by former Members of Congress and their staffs";
Ø expanding the definition of a lobbyist to cover former government officials who engage in strategic consulting; and
Ø issuing a "lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government."
Exposing and Deconstructing the DC Swamp
We must do all we can to expose the DC Swamp. We must do all we can to educate the public about the DC Swamp and to return the power back to the people. President Trump is doing all he can to clean house. But he has had only 4 years to try to turn back 80 years or more of what the DC Swamp wrestled control incrementally away from the people and our elected representatives.
Supporting legal organizations like Judicial Watch, who are actively working to expose the Deep State and the DC Swamp is important, especially since Congress lacks the will to do it.
Relentlessly presenting, petitioning, and pressing our representatives with our grievances and demands to do something about the DC Swamp.
The people need to demand that the alleged crimes of key Deep State operatives like Hillary Clinton, James Comey, John Brennan, etc. And those funding, ignoring, and covering for the rioters, all be brought to light and justice.
Reducing the size and scope of the government is sorely needed. Getting the federal budget under control is a must.
It all starts with giving President Trump three things: re-election for 4 more years, Republican House and Senate majorities. These are the essential outcomes of the 2020 General Election.
