Posted on 05/03/2016 8:38:20 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Our Founding Father, John Adams is quoted as saying: “We are a nation of laws and not men.” He said this to express the fact that we were not ruled by men. Whether king or emperor, all were to be governed and judged the same.
Unlike the many nations of the world, swept up in divine right or democratic despotism (France), we were a nation that was founded on a written law. This law, the Constitution, was to be the final authority. We were not to look to figureheads or talking heads. We were to look to the standard, and it was to guide our law making and our political decisions. But, we see that this is a long dead concept.
The Washington Standard reports
(Excerpt) Read more at constitution.com ...
Trump will beat Hillary without a doubt and go on to Make America Great Again.
LOL! Trying to become akin to the low-info folks who jump to conclusions then jump the shark?
I started for Cruz with Trump my second choice and a couple months ago decided that Trump was the only logical one to back and stopped donating to Cruz and started donating to Trump.
I wasn't whining as a disaffected Cruz person but telling those who won't let go of the sour grapes over Cruz's defeat to stop with the crap already - it is done and we need to unite to stop Hillary.
You see, we seem to agree about Trump, except for the fact that you still want to get in folks faces over the rift, and I'm telling folks it's time to get over it. Having so many of us on such a hair trigger ain't helpful - capiche?
Blah, blah, blah... Teddy lost. Capiche?
You really are dense, aren't you?
Iv'e been a big proponent of Cruz dropping out for some time now and have been 100% behind Trump for the same period of time.
You must be really low info and comprehension-challenged.
That said, at least you seem to be behind the right candidate.
Smart horse owners will not put a fat jockey on a tired old horse!
Trump ran a steeplechase, , Cruz couldn’t jump the last fence.
Doing important work, Trebb. A little harsh on WVK, maybe, but Cruz supporters care deeply about the USA.
Cruz is an amazing conservative leader. No doubt about it.
We only won this primary because Trump connects better with your average patriot. Truth is that half of all patriots [perhaps most] are ‘low-info’. It’s confusing the heck out of rock-ribbed conservatives.
I used to admire many movie stars and now regret that I learned about their dark secrets and/or politics. I wish I could just enjoy the movies free of all that junk.
The same with Cruz supporters. We need to give them an extended vacaction from all of the Cruz criticism. Keep your powder dry, and when the time is right one day in the future your research will come in handy.
I understand your frustration, but Cruz supporters have dug in their heels.
We don’t need to rub their faces in his flaws any more. It’s time to give them a break from negativity.
The national government is supposed to be the government of the States. It was never intended to be involved in the day-to-day affairs of individual citizens.
What's wrong with Washington is systemic. Trump may be able to mitigate the symptoms for awhile but when he leaves office it will still be just as broken.
I disagree with Trump about one thing: that Cruz has an “amazing future.” That slimy, phony, oleaginous, smarmy, bible-thumping me-first a-hole has no future as far as I’m concerned, unless it’s spending the rest of his life wallowing in pig sh!t. He’s the most unlikable jackass ever to appear in American politics.
Bradley felt the same way about General Patton during the Sicily operations. And maybe Patton did need to be more ‘hands on’ and instill his vision to his officers.
But people change.
Further ... you are kicking a dead horse in front of people who loved and adored it.
The horse is dead. Leave it in peace.
We followed the same path and when I described that path, you responded as if I was having sour grapes because Cruz is finally out.
Obvious misunderstanding and I apologize for my part in it.
Go Trump!
Trash Hillary!
people change
Not people like Cruz.
Most likely Heidi had enough of his losing campaign and demanded he withdraw. She became a joke to America with having to stand by her man.
Pray America wakes
Totally agree and I believe that I had a misunderstanding with WVK and have tendered my apology.
we have not been a nation of laws for quite some time
we have morphed into a nation of lawyers. America suffers from the tyranny of lawyers
the law is any thing you can convince a judge
Much of wisdom is about timing.
Ecclesiastes 3 —
There’s a time to kill, a time to hate, a time for doing good things, etc.
AND — A TIME to KEEP SILENT.
“Blah, blah, blah... Teddy lost. Capiche?”
Really? Trump won and you’re still trying to alienate Cruz supporters? It’s about time that those of us who voted for Trump (as I did a week ago today) acted like adults.
This is not a difficult concept: Rudeness directed at Cruz or at his voters does not make it more likely for the 30% of republican voters who preferred Cruz to vote Trump in November. That conduct makes it more likely for Hillary to win. Please give it some thought and start acting like a gracious winner - even if it’s an act.
Capiche?
We know who rules the nations. Before His worldwide wrath is unleashed, pray He allows a worldwide revival as there was during the reign of Josiah.
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