Posted on 04/11/2016 6:52:28 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX
Simple void the votes of the people, make smokey, under the table, deals behind closed doors, with crooked politicians, bribes and threats and openly laugh at, and defy the choices of the American people. Folks...we are no longer a democracy....we join Russia, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, etc, and have become a Nazi, Facist or Communist party/country...because that is exactly what we are today. Ted Cruz & Hillary Clinton, the sleaze of humanity. That is all that needs to said about these two, who would eagerly rig any "Democrat" free election in any illegal manner and thereby cancel out the choice of the American voters.
IMHO....we should have only "winner take all" Primaries, no conventions, no caucuses, etc. Only the voters should choose our candidates without the interference of the political class, who cannot find their way to a bathroom, when need be!!!
Both Ted Cruz & Hillary Clinton, cheats & lie tellers they are, should be forced to withdraw from the current POTUS race...period. American voters....wake up...you are losing your freedoms by supporting either of these two shysters!!!
I simply want the American people, and, only the American People, to freely choose their choices for POTUS candidates....and, then choose which one should become out next POTUS
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, in gving the Gettysburg Address stated this: "That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation - under God, shall have a new birth of FREEDOM - And, that the government "of the people", "by the people", "for the people" shall not perish from the earth!!! Folks get rid of Cruz & Clinton....these are not the leaders we need or want!!!
So go back to the posts about the cute doggies, and let the adults share their opinions.
I can tell ya for a flat fact, if Trump's aides would have known about this, they too would have taken advantage of it.
If Cruz camp followed the rules setup before the primary season began, why then is it crooked to use the rules in place? Would it be as crooked if Trump were to have been the one utilizing it?
Looks like the Trump camp failed to do their homework. Not being snarky, just seems to be the case.
If I remember the Constitution correctly, the Founders left it to the States to set “rules” for selecting political candidates.
This decision fits their belief that different methods would be tried, and that the worst methods would be winnowed out as their weaknesses were revealed. And fit their belief that one size does NOT fit all — at ALL times.
So, now...
Should I accept the Founders’ wisdom? Or your “feelings”?
Hmmm...? That’s a “toughie”...
Wouldn't you want a president who was aware, resourceful and aggressive enough to achieve his goals in a manner consistent with accepted mores and practices? I would.
Lincoln, in gving the Gettysburg Address stated this: “That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation - under God, shall have a new birth of FREEDOM - And, that the government “of the people”, “by the people”, “for the people” shall not perish from the earth!!! Folks get rid of Cruz & Clinton....these are not the leaders we need or want!!!
Good post.
In truth, these are the Republican and Democratic parties selecting “Their” candidates. The voters are just a tool they use to gauge who will win and to pretend they actually care what the voters want.
The only way to have a truly “democratic” election is to have candidates not affiliated with either party run in the fall.
I think it is time for Trump and Sanders to announce they will be running in the Fall no matter what happens in the primaries. 4 way race and Kasich will probably run as well since he hasn’t gotten the hint yet.
I don’t know what will happen to Donald J. Trump...because so many options are open to him, if he choses to exercise them. But...this I can tell you with certainty, that Ted Cruz will never get the Republican Establishement Nomination for POTUS...and, if by chance he does get it, he will be politcally slaughtered by any Democrat that runs for POTUS.
Ted Cruz is a man with a “Zero” likeability personality....he would steal milk from a newborn baby...if need be!!! He upsets you when he says Good Morning to you!!! Your vote may as well be thrown into the garbage when you cast it for Ted Cruz. Cruz is simply not liked...and will go nowhere. If the GOP ever did nominate him...he would be a major factor in the death of the Republican Party...period. But...it does not matter who the GOP (E) coughs up.....they are politicaly dead-on-arrival!!!
I do believe that Trump might run on a third party ticket....and might evn win the general election on that ticket. Certainly, if Ted Cruz were the POTUS nominee, very few Trump supporters would vote for him, me included. I would vote to destroy the Republican Party with some write-in candidate......but never for Ted Cruz, political whore that he is.
Folks....work out this game in your heads....the GOP Establishment has boxed itself into failure, long before this game ever started. Trump was their best choice...and, they have screwed that up from the gitgo. Ryan, Romney, McCain, Kasich, Bush, Graham, etc......none them can come close to cutting the mustard!!! So...let the lie telling Ted Cruz rants continue....this will not end well for Ted Cruz or the GOP Establishment!!!
So don’t post serial vanities of opinion posing as news. Save that crap for responses to legitimate threads.
The primary process is not a democracy. Never has been.
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So what’s the point of voting? The parties and their candidates bombard us with ads telling us to vote, but in the end its all a big charade. The party apparatchiks decide all.
I’m sure many delegate votes are purchased with various political favors. Such corrupt deals effectively negate the votes of the common man.
There’s been much attention on the Dems manipulation of the primary vote on the news and social media. Plenty of folks PO’d. The GOP/Cruz continue their BS and we will have a situation where Trump can walk away from the convention with an easy majority of the population supporting him as a third party.
Neither.....Fairness, Freedom and the vote of the American voter are the only things that matter!!!
CRUZ CELEBRATES VOTERLESS VICTORY
Bingo....you hit it right on target!!! You get to pass Go & collect two hundred dollars!!! You are so right on...my friend!!! “BRAVO”!!! Cruz voters cannot see the forest for the trees, sadly!!!
You've been around since 1998 and you think Free Republic is just for posting news?
Good Lord.
Oh, and by the way, Laserman: it may have escaped your laser vision, but this thread is posted in "Chit/Chat".
Ay yi yi....[shakes head]
Wouldn’t you want a president who was aware, resourceful and aggressive enough to achieve his goals
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Those same aggressive and devious traits can, and probably would be, turned against you at some point. Beware of fanatical people; you can’t trust them, especially in leadership positions. Integrity matters.
Cheaters may win but they also undermine the concept of fair play and distort the very mores and practices to which you refer.
Obviously I disagree with your characterizations of what happened in Colorado.
We desperately need a third party, now more than ever. The two parties have failed us in so many ways. The country is a mess.
As for the DNC, we already knew who they are.
Both parties suck!
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