Republican "Principled Dozen"

Today, twelve Senate Republicans joined all the Democrats and voted to 

block President Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border.  

The reason they offered was their concern of executive power overreach, which 

they found being unconstitutional.

At first glance I found their vote was principled and admirable. But, when I saw

every Democrat was aligned with this "principled dozen", I knew most votes

were purely political, to ensure the border will be as porous when Trump leaves

office as it was when he entered. 

President Trump said he will veto this bill, his first as president and rightly so.

Until Trump came on the scene there has been little interest in protecting the

border, only spending money with little to show.  Trump understood what was

going on, Congress teasing the public with promises, easily forgotten because

as a body Congress did not care!

Nor it seemed the judicial branch didn't either, as courts gave "green lights" 

to anyone who entered our country illegally to remain for decades which 

brought us to where we are today. 

This is what President Trump is up against, two branches of govt. indifferent

about enforcement of immigration law. 

The only hope is the third branch, where President Trump has executive power

to do what the other two branches have failed for decades.

Does it represent a constitutional concern? Perhaps.  But when the Constitution

stands in the way enforcing laws and protecting the American people, this

debate can be argued another day. 

The "Principled Dozen" should sleep well, even if our nation doesn't! 

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"Records are made to be broken", even the most shameful

Its unfortunate that even shameful records have an allure,

as does the record that comes from Planned Parenthood,

the number of abortions this women's "health care" provider 

performed in 2018!

The 5% increase brought the number of abortions to a 

staggering 337,000, up from 321,000, more than 30%

of all abortions performed. 

In contrast, Planned Parenthood only tallies 1000 adoptions

annually, less than 1% of 135,000 adoptions each year.

This story was reported on Fox News, and several conservative 

websites, including this link:  

https://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2019/01/more-abortion-less-health-care-at-planned-parenthood/

It appears the lives of the 337,000 unborn was undeserving of 

mention on the majority of media sources in print or network. 

Think of these disturbing numbers when you hear Congress

continues to fund Planned Parenthood $500,000,000 each year. 

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Bowing to the pressure, spineless Republican leaders...

Once again our elected Republicans in Congress have delivered the

"punch" as instructed by their opponents in and out of the media.

On this occasion the knockout blow comes with the removal of Iowa

representative Steve King who has been condemned for stating, 

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how 

did that language become offensive?” in an interview with the 

NY Times.

Apparently Rep. King went against the "holy grail" of the Left that

decides what can be said, then proceeds to denigrate anyone whose

remarks IT finds offensive.

Rep. King, who I met during a Washington rally organized by Black 

ministers on the impact on Black communities of illegal immigration, 

is anything but!  

At the rally King was joined by a few other Republicans, including 

Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz.  At no time did I see Rep McCarthy, 

the GOP leader who took away King's committee seat, in attendance!

I called Rep. King's office to offer support but his mailbox was full, 

so I could not leave a message. I took this as an encouraging sign 

of support. His number is 202 225 4426 if you want to do likewise.

I also called Rep. McCarthy's office, stating my displeasure of his 

action  against a good, decent, representative like King. His number

is 202 225 2915.

Consider doing so yourselves....

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Its not personal, its business..

Three headlines recently caught my attention......

 "Netflix drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia"

"Airbnb removes Israeli West Bank settlements listings"   

"Vatican signs historic deal with China, critics 
denounce sellout" 

What could they possibly have in common?

To begin,

"Netflix confirmed Tuesday it removed an episode of a satirical 
comedy show that criticizes Saudi Arabia, after officials in the 
kingdom complained." 

The full story can be found on this link, https://yhoo.it/2F0jYGW

As I read this I thought of the double standard often used by 
businesses, based on how far they will go to ensure they have 
access to markets around the world. And since we have been 
conditioned to this behavior I do not expect Netflix to be criticized 
for dropping any degree of "artistic integrity", to continue to be 
allowed access to the Saudi market.

Conversely "Airbnb" a vacation rental company, refuses to do
business in Israel, citing its disagreement with settlements being built, https://cnn.it/2TqDkJv

This is the upside down world where two different standards, each
based on what can best be described as a 'totalitarian' litmus test, 
exist.

Companies that have accepted China's strong arm tactics in order 
to sell products, are the same ones that fight against, even minor 
suggestions, made by our own government, to protect personal 
privacy and even national security!

Companies understand an unwritten "two standard" system found
in nations in the Middle East and Asia, that have a stranglehold 
on its people, different than found here in the United States and 
other Western democracies. 

We have seen time and again American companies give up whatever 
it takes to ensure they have access to markets around the world,
with the exception being in our country where most quickly 'defend' 
their resistance to even the simplest requests no matter the reason, 
using supposed rights protected in our Constitution.

Lastly, companies are not alone in such behavior. Even the Vatican
can be seen submitting to national requests as it did recently with
its recent "agreement" with China over appointment of bishops, by
allowing the government to have final say, something that would not
happen here.   Full story, https://bit.ly/2OMfkOP

These are the times we live in, call it globalism run a muck! 

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