The Sad Truth About GOP And Religious Freedom
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He writes: “Yet, the GOP must find language that holds social conservatives while attracting socially moderate independents and even Democrats who think their party’s left wing is too wacky.” His basic argument is that the GOP must keep social conservatives in the party using the pro-life issue, while at the same time trying to attract those who are social liberals on other issues such as same-sex marriage. I guess you could say he recommends the GOP should “speak with a forked tongue” to attract into one party people who fundamentally disagree with each other for spiritual reasons.
Back to Karl Rove. He promotes the concept that the GOP can only win with a platform of lower taxes, holding down the wage scale and balancing the budget by reducing future Social Security payments, while mouthing support for the pro-life movement. Rove and the rest of the GOP elites stick to the core idea that social issues lose elections and must be avoided. That worked well for Gov. Mitt Romney, didn’t it?
As his rationale, Rove goes back to a survey in his Wall Street Journal column that states 39 percent of Americans say they are conservative and only 19 percent say they are liberal. But is someone “conservative” just because they say they are? If so, considering the polls, why is Barack Obama president?
- 52 percent of Americans want wealth redistribution and higher taxes on the rich.
- 71 percent want to increase the minimum wage, including 54 percent of Republicans.
- Socialist Bernie Sanders raised more money to run for president the first 24 hours of his campaign than any GOP candidate.
The GOP controls the Congress because most Republican congressmen are social conservatives. They win in areas that are socially conservative but somewhat economically liberal. In many areas the churchgoing, blue-collar union vote helps to elect GOP congressmen. Elitists just don’t get the fact that many of those who vote for the GOP are not doing so because of economics. Lots of Walmart employees making $10 an hour vote GOP. People on food stamps vote for GOP congressmen based on their positions on social issues.
There is a total disconnect between the donor class and the voter class in the GOP on numerous other issues as well, including defense and foreign policy. The donor class is all hawk, willing to back any president of any party if he wants to go to war, for just about any reason. And it is the donor class that hands over the money that wins elections. When Bill Clinton was president his core support to bomb Christian Serbia back to the Stone Age and help form a Muslim state in Europe came from Republicans. Muslim terrorists from Kosovo have already attacked one of our Air Force bases in Germany as a result. Thank you, Bill Clinton and the GOP!
The Brookings Institute found in a poll that a whopping 72 percent of Americans were against the United States fighting the Syrian government headed by Bashir Assad, but the “inside the beltway” GOP establishment supports President Obama’s plan to overthrow that government. Congressional Republicans also overwhelmingly backed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in attacking Libya, and most even wanted ground troops involved. Libya is now a failed state exporting weapons and Islamic terror around the world.
To counter the elites who believe the GOP should be only about guns and money, the social conservatives must keep in the race as long as possible those candidates who express social conservative views. That means supporting them financially and voting for them in the primaries, regardless of who it looks like is a “front runner.” Gov. Mike Huckabee, as he did in 2008, is standing for social conservative values and for the natural family. So are Ted Cruz and Rick Santorum. Sen. Rand Paul simply tells the truth about the Middle East and is equally critical of Republicans and Democrats who have toppled secular governments and handed stable nations over to total chaos. There are reasons to support these candidates and others like them, to keep the views of social conservatives in discussion in the 2016 presidential race.
It is far better for social conservatives to keep alive the public expression of their beliefs than to side with a John McCain clone who will not represent them in the general election nor in the White House, in the unlikely event of a GOP win in November, 2016.
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William J. Murray is chairman of the Washington, D.C. based Religious Freedom Coalition and ARRA News Service contributing author. He has authored seven books including “My Life Without God,” which chronicles his early life in the home of destructive atheist and Marxist leader Madalyn Murray O’Hair. Having lived the Marxist and the Ayn Rand lifestyle, he has a unique perspective on religion and politics.
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Karl Rove is personally in full support of homosexual "marriage" -- read his book about his working for GW Bush of you doubt me. So this isn't just political opposition --it is personal opposition.
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