“It’s things like this that make me very leery of a Republican win in the upcoming elections”
It’s unlikely “the people” will like anything politicians do. We’re stuck with choosing the method of our enslavement; fast or slow. I was hoping the tea party might put enough candidates in to insulate “the people” from government for a decade or so. But our loss of freedom has been constant, now faster, now slower. If it’s a RINO or a communist, I vote RINO. (Donning protective gear, hunkering down. Pulling lid over head.)
I would not.
The 2008 election was the last time I voted for the lesser of two evils — to my everlasting shame I did pull the lever for McCain.
I did however promise myself that I would not ever vote in favor of someone because the other guy's worse
but instead vote for somebody; this promise saved me from voting in favor of Romney (I voted for Gary Johnson). — In short the Republican party [RINO] does not get my vote by default, the candidate has to earn it by convincing me that he is a [fairly] good candidate… now I could be fooled, or mistaken as to his character, but if I'm voting because he seems agreeable to both my sensibilities and conscience then I won't be ashamed and condemned by my conscience for having voted in his favor.