Whatever you may think of Trump or his campaign the way the
Republicans are treating his candidacy will create a black hole of confidence
that may not be able to be recoverable and will assuredly cause the Democrats
to win the election.
We supposedly live in a democratic society where anyone can
run for office as long as they meet the minimum requirements. Trump calls himself a republican and under
that broad umbrella lives the diversity that has for so long been the hope of the
Republican Party. With one fell swoop
and a wave of some unseen hand that hope will be dashed and replaced with the
already perceived ideals that make up the current republican leadership.
They, the leaders are hoping for a brokered convention that
will allow them to disregard Trumps prominence within the party and replace him
with a candidate of their choosing. We
are then allowed to vote for their choice, not much of a choice if what you
want does not fall within the strict conventions of “what a republican should
be”.
Trump in my opinion is not the best candidate but he is the
current leader in that campaign. He has
shown an ability to gather followers and to win elections. Has it always been this way with in the
Republican Party and is it this way as well within the Democratic Party? Are we simple pawns to their battle of
political supremacy?
Like so many other instances where the people chose and then the choice is negated through the courts reminding all of us that the spell of
democracy is now broken and replaced with a tyrannical process of outlawing
free choice and forcing the public into accepting their choices as the only
ones that matter. If Trump is removed
from his place as current leader of the Republican Party the choices that Trump
has will inevitably lead to a third party run and a fractured republican ticket
that will leave the path wide open for Hillary to win. (See my article “A Trump in Sheep’s Clothing”…Aug
2015)
I had hoped I was wrong but it seems so much more likely
when the party of the candidate has turned their backs on that candidate and
are openly moving toward marginalizing that candidate. This is and will be an unprecedented action
of power over democracy and the republicans will suffer as a result.
Since my August article, I have had hopes of a Maverick
coming on the scene and really changing Washington
in such a manner that level heads can prevail and common sense becomes common
again. But with this move by the
republicans the notion of “politics as Usual” will once again be the power play
of the day.
I like what Trump says, and I like what Trump represents and
for the most part I can understand his allure but let the democratic system
chose, let my vote count. Regardless of
the democratic republic that has the tendency to over regulate our choices, I
don’t want someone else making these decisions for me, not this time. Let the democratic process run its
course. Let those who vote matter and
let their candidates swing it out in the general election.
If the leaders don’t like it, make changes for the next
election and prepare for the eventuality of this happening again, but don’t
change the rules mid stream, which is dishonest, manipulative and smacks of
self preservation over the needs of many.
It’s not that I want Trump but I want the idea of a Trump
taking charge, being a leader, speaking his mind and having the ability to run
and get elected as a result of an open and free election. The Republicans are wrong to censure Donald
Trump and when the eventually do the wrath of the public will hand the
republicans a defeat that they may never recover from.
Call your congressman, call your senators, your local
leaders as well and put them on the spot to support Democracy over the
tyrannical machinations of this republican forced 2016 election.
