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- It’s Not Fair, Change the Rules
- Why We Have the Electoral College - Capitalism Is... Books
- The Three-Fifths Clause
- The Ruling Class and the Unruly Class
- We the Deplorables
- Frederick Douglass to Governor Blackface - Don’t Take My Guns
- The Grasshopper and the Ants (a fable)
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It’s Not Fair, Change the Rules
- Why We Have the Electoral College
by Robert Harrison
Special to Potomac Tea Party
February 2020
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Imagine this . . . your team won the football game by two points, 16 to 14. It was your win and the championship was yours. But the other team claimed that the game and championship should have been theirs. When asked why, they said it was because their team scored two touchdowns while your team only scored one, so the scoring rules needed to be changed.
Further imagine that the losing team spent the next three years arguing the championship should be theirs because the points for the three field goals should not have been counted even though it was allowed by the rules. But that is exactly what the Left has done with the 2016 election results in saying we shouldn’t use the votes of the Electoral College provided in the U. S. Constitution.
So what would the 2016 election look like without the Electoral College? Let’s use Illinois as an example. Cook County, the home of Chicago, has the electoral power to elect the governor of Illinois even when the remainder of the 102 counties votes for the opposition. That is what a national election could look like.
What the Founding Fathers were trying to do when they put the Electoral College into the Constitution was to give electoral power to all areas of the country, not have it concentrated in population centers. Without the provisions of the Electoral College, would the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary be significant? The answer is “No”. In America we care that this republic is structured the way it is and it should stay as it is. Thank you Founding Fathers for the Constitution!
- Why We Have the Electoral College
by Robert Harrison
Special to Potomac Tea Party
February 2020
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Imagine this . . . your team won the football game by two points, 16 to 14. It was your win and the championship was yours. But the other team claimed that the game and championship should have been theirs. When asked why, they said it was because their team scored two touchdowns while your team only scored one, so the scoring rules needed to be changed.
Further imagine that the losing team spent the next three years arguing the championship should be theirs because the points for the three field goals should not have been counted even though it was allowed by the rules. But that is exactly what the Left has done with the 2016 election results in saying we shouldn’t use the votes of the Electoral College provided in the U. S. Constitution.
So what would the 2016 election look like without the Electoral College? Let’s use Illinois as an example. Cook County, the home of Chicago, has the electoral power to elect the governor of Illinois even when the remainder of the 102 counties votes for the opposition. That is what a national election could look like.
What the Founding Fathers were trying to do when they put the Electoral College into the Constitution was to give electoral power to all areas of the country, not have it concentrated in population centers. Without the provisions of the Electoral College, would the Iowa caucuses or the New Hampshire primary be significant? The answer is “No”. In America we care that this republic is structured the way it is and it should stay as it is. Thank you Founding Fathers for the Constitution!
Encouraging you to stand up for the truth
© Robert Harrison 2020
© Robert Harrison 2020
Capitalism is… books
by John Michael Wagner
May 2, 2019
Reposted from The Case for Capitalism blog with permission of the author
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Capitalism encourages productivity and innovation. That’s how we get better and cheaper products, including books. It’s no accident that the greatest proliferation of books occurred in the capitalist era of post-1800.
The history of books illustrates a pattern of capitalism:
In the case of books, the pattern has been even more beneficial. The proliferation of books has done more than make life more enjoyable. Knowledge is a vital raw material for capitalism, so the proliferation of books has helped boost prosperity.
However, we must always remember the capitalist pattern is not guaranteed. It requires the right conditions. Chiefly, it requires free-market freedom and competition. That means enough government to provide a framework of stability, but not so much government that it stifles freedom and competition.
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by John Michael Wagner
May 2, 2019
Reposted from The Case for Capitalism blog with permission of the author
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Capitalism encourages productivity and innovation. That’s how we get better and cheaper products, including books. It’s no accident that the greatest proliferation of books occurred in the capitalist era of post-1800.
The history of books illustrates a pattern of capitalism:
- First, a new product gets invented, but it’s a high-cost luxury that only the wealthy can afford.
- Second, the product becomes increasingly affordable as (a) the product becomes mass-produced and (b) workers earn higher pay.
- Third, companies keep improving the features, cost, and quality of the product.
- Fourth, the new and improved product becomes the new normal that we take for granted.
In the case of books, the pattern has been even more beneficial. The proliferation of books has done more than make life more enjoyable. Knowledge is a vital raw material for capitalism, so the proliferation of books has helped boost prosperity.
However, we must always remember the capitalist pattern is not guaranteed. It requires the right conditions. Chiefly, it requires free-market freedom and competition. That means enough government to provide a framework of stability, but not so much government that it stifles freedom and competition.
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The Three-Fifths Clause
by KCarl Smith
Reposted from Liberty Messenger USA with permission of the author
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Many people contend the Constitution is a pro-slavery document in light of the three-fifths clause which states:
- “Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included in this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons …” (Article 1, Section 2.3)
Thus, the three-fifths clause was written for the sole purpose of limiting the congressional representation of the slave states. According to the Constitution, for every 30,000 residents in a state, that state would receive one representative to Congress. The slave states wanted to count each slave as one vote. Rejecting their demand, the Northern states argued that no slave would be counted as a vote as long as that person was a slave.
A compromise was reached in that 50,000 slaves rather than 30,000 slaves would equal one congressional representative. In other words, the three-fifths compromise denied the slave states additional pro-slavery representation in Congress.
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A compromise was reached in that 50,000 slaves rather than 30,000 slaves would equal one congressional representative. In other words, the three-fifths compromise denied the slave states additional pro-slavery representation in Congress.
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KCarl Smith
The foremost expert on diversity outreach, the Trump Campaign recently selected KCarl to serve as an Advisory Board Member, Black Votes for Trump. A bestselling author and highly sought-after speaker, KCarl is the creator of the Frederick Douglass Republican Engagement Strategy, a powerful and proven persuasive messaging approach—developed through years of real-world successes. For more than 11 years, KCarl has empowered thousands of Conservatives with his proprietary, game-changing diversity outreach best practice. KCarl has spoken to more than 300 Conservative, Republican and faith-based organizations. He has appeared on several national TV and radio talk shows. KCarl is the author of, Frederick Douglass Republicans: The Movement to Re-Ignite American’s Passion for Liberty. In 2011, an upper level executive of the NAACP, who wishes to remain anonymous, read KCarl’s book and commented, “If the message in KCarl’s book gets national attention, the Democratic Party will be a thing of the past.” As the Founder, President and CEO of LibertyMESSENGER USA, KCarl leads the organization’s efforts since to: (1) Champion policies that promote the values of free market enterprise—enabling Americans to pursue their dreams; (2) Empower freedom advocates to win the narrative in ways that resonate with all Americans—especially minorities, young people and women, by voting their values as articulated by the life-empowering values of Frederick Douglass and (3) Ensure educational opportunity for all students–specifically those attending under-performing, poverty-plighted schools. A retired U.S. Army field-grade officer, KCarl completed the Army’s Airborne and Air Assault Schools while on active duty. He resides in Trussville, Alabama. KCarl is the proud father of three children: Keith, Christie and Kyle. KCarl also has seven grandchildren.
The foremost expert on diversity outreach, the Trump Campaign recently selected KCarl to serve as an Advisory Board Member, Black Votes for Trump. A bestselling author and highly sought-after speaker, KCarl is the creator of the Frederick Douglass Republican Engagement Strategy, a powerful and proven persuasive messaging approach—developed through years of real-world successes. For more than 11 years, KCarl has empowered thousands of Conservatives with his proprietary, game-changing diversity outreach best practice. KCarl has spoken to more than 300 Conservative, Republican and faith-based organizations. He has appeared on several national TV and radio talk shows. KCarl is the author of, Frederick Douglass Republicans: The Movement to Re-Ignite American’s Passion for Liberty. In 2011, an upper level executive of the NAACP, who wishes to remain anonymous, read KCarl’s book and commented, “If the message in KCarl’s book gets national attention, the Democratic Party will be a thing of the past.” As the Founder, President and CEO of LibertyMESSENGER USA, KCarl leads the organization’s efforts since to: (1) Champion policies that promote the values of free market enterprise—enabling Americans to pursue their dreams; (2) Empower freedom advocates to win the narrative in ways that resonate with all Americans—especially minorities, young people and women, by voting their values as articulated by the life-empowering values of Frederick Douglass and (3) Ensure educational opportunity for all students–specifically those attending under-performing, poverty-plighted schools. A retired U.S. Army field-grade officer, KCarl completed the Army’s Airborne and Air Assault Schools while on active duty. He resides in Trussville, Alabama. KCarl is the proud father of three children: Keith, Christie and Kyle. KCarl also has seven grandchildren.
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The Ruling Class and the Unruly Class
by Robert Harrison Special to Potomac Tea Party January 2020 PERMALINK |
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What world leader in the recent World Economic Summit wouldn’t like to see their country’s economy as strong as that of the United States? What leader wouldn’t like to have the popular support of their people like President Trump? The answer is he is the envy of every one of them. But what they see is President Trump being impeached by the Democratic Party and he has had legal threats and investigations from them since his election beginning even before his inauguration. The problem is that no other world leader could deal with what President Trump deals with every day.
Does this mean that doing what is best for the people in any country so challenges the established ruling class that a leader who fights for the rights of the people has the risk being run out of office? If we are the example, the answer is “Yes”. Do the people want the prosperity we have in the United States? Ask the people in Hong Kong what freedom means to them when they march with our flag and are under the threat of losing their freedom or even their lives. Ask the people in Iran what freedom means. Ask the people in Mexico and Central and South America what they would be willing to go through to live in the United States with the freedom we have here. Apparently they would do about anything.
Then the question is if Donald Trump is willing to fight for the rights of “We the People”, then what can we do to support that fight? Or to put it another way, what should we do? If we look at the process used by the Democrats that charged President Trump with breaking non-existent laws yet gave him no ability to call witnesses or defend himself in any way while calling him guilty until he proved himself innocent, it should terrify us. How would we feel if that happened to us? We should ask that because if it can happen to our President, it can and will happen to us next. Where are the protections given by the Constitution? They are gone along with all the freedoms we have fought to defend for generations. Once lost, they will be much harder to get back. Where are those selfless people like our Founding Fathers now?
Does this mean that doing what is best for the people in any country so challenges the established ruling class that a leader who fights for the rights of the people has the risk being run out of office? If we are the example, the answer is “Yes”. Do the people want the prosperity we have in the United States? Ask the people in Hong Kong what freedom means to them when they march with our flag and are under the threat of losing their freedom or even their lives. Ask the people in Iran what freedom means. Ask the people in Mexico and Central and South America what they would be willing to go through to live in the United States with the freedom we have here. Apparently they would do about anything.
Then the question is if Donald Trump is willing to fight for the rights of “We the People”, then what can we do to support that fight? Or to put it another way, what should we do? If we look at the process used by the Democrats that charged President Trump with breaking non-existent laws yet gave him no ability to call witnesses or defend himself in any way while calling him guilty until he proved himself innocent, it should terrify us. How would we feel if that happened to us? We should ask that because if it can happen to our President, it can and will happen to us next. Where are the protections given by the Constitution? They are gone along with all the freedoms we have fought to defend for generations. Once lost, they will be much harder to get back. Where are those selfless people like our Founding Fathers now?
Encouraging you to stand up for the truth
© Robert Harrison 2020
© Robert Harrison 2020
We the Deplorables
by Robert Harrison
Special to Potomac Tea Party
January 2020
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Scrooge described them as “surplus population” in Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. Later, Henry Potter described them as “rabble” in the Frank Capra movie It’s a Wonderful Life. In the 2016 campaign for President, Hillary Clinton refereed to them as the “deplorables”.
But the United States Constitution refers to them as “We the People”. Despite this, there is a long history of average people being overlooked by certain members of the government. Their only opportunity to count was written into the Constitution by our founders who, despite their wealth in some cases, wanted this country to be governed by “the people”.
Over the years it has become so expensive to even run for office that only the very rich could hope to do so. Wealth can be made from business, but also from politics. But one has to ask “How do they become millionaires with a salary not representative of that figure?” The Clintons became excellent examples of this with the Clinton Foundation being used to raise millions of dollars for extravagant living and to give them the funds to be involved in politics. They were basically broke as a result of their personal efforts, but getting them into public office and running for President has changed all that. They are now part of the “ruling class”, and destined to run our lives, they thought.
They are all a part of the swamp that is imbedded into our government that runs it all, including the news media. But how can someone who generally cares about the average person ever have the resources to get into office and turn the situation around? Enter Donald Trump - a man with a reputation for effective negotiating skills, but he always had time and an ear for the average person. Truly he is an exceptional person. And what does he get for it? - absolute lies and attacks from the ruling class who see him as a threat to them. For this he takes no salary and has cut White House staff dramatically compared to his predecessor.
Why is he such a threat? Because he does care about the average person and owes nothing to the ruling class or the media. He believes that turning a person loose with economic opportunities will make this country better and his or her life better than it ever could be when run by the ruling class. The ruling class does not want this seen. The superiority of our system of individual freedom will outshine the socialist system promised by the progressives every time. When the average person sees his or her success without government intervention, the liberal philosophy of socialism will die a natural death as all people want to be free.
© Robert Harrison 2020
by Robert Harrison
Special to Potomac Tea Party
January 2020
PERMALINK
Scrooge described them as “surplus population” in Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. Later, Henry Potter described them as “rabble” in the Frank Capra movie It’s a Wonderful Life. In the 2016 campaign for President, Hillary Clinton refereed to them as the “deplorables”.
But the United States Constitution refers to them as “We the People”. Despite this, there is a long history of average people being overlooked by certain members of the government. Their only opportunity to count was written into the Constitution by our founders who, despite their wealth in some cases, wanted this country to be governed by “the people”.
Over the years it has become so expensive to even run for office that only the very rich could hope to do so. Wealth can be made from business, but also from politics. But one has to ask “How do they become millionaires with a salary not representative of that figure?” The Clintons became excellent examples of this with the Clinton Foundation being used to raise millions of dollars for extravagant living and to give them the funds to be involved in politics. They were basically broke as a result of their personal efforts, but getting them into public office and running for President has changed all that. They are now part of the “ruling class”, and destined to run our lives, they thought.
They are all a part of the swamp that is imbedded into our government that runs it all, including the news media. But how can someone who generally cares about the average person ever have the resources to get into office and turn the situation around? Enter Donald Trump - a man with a reputation for effective negotiating skills, but he always had time and an ear for the average person. Truly he is an exceptional person. And what does he get for it? - absolute lies and attacks from the ruling class who see him as a threat to them. For this he takes no salary and has cut White House staff dramatically compared to his predecessor.
Why is he such a threat? Because he does care about the average person and owes nothing to the ruling class or the media. He believes that turning a person loose with economic opportunities will make this country better and his or her life better than it ever could be when run by the ruling class. The ruling class does not want this seen. The superiority of our system of individual freedom will outshine the socialist system promised by the progressives every time. When the average person sees his or her success without government intervention, the liberal philosophy of socialism will die a natural death as all people want to be free.
© Robert Harrison 2020