The U.S. has a RINO problem. There are herds of epublicans in Name Only that have entrenched themselves in State capitols and our nation’s capitol. The core problem is a statist-collectivist attitude that pervades both the Democrat Party, and to a lesser extent, the Republican Party. The RINOs are little better than Democrats. Like the Democrats, their agenda is socialist. They are just more deceptive and patient about their socialistic goals.
Like the Dems, the RINOs seek reelection for multiple terms, where they enrich themselves through corruption.
The key differences between true conservative Republicans and RINOs are as follows:
- Conservative Republicans stand for limited government while RINOs only rarely object to expanding government.
- Conservative Republicans want balanced budgets while RINOs go along with massive overspending.
- Conservative Republicans are firm in their convictions, while RINOs compromise on most issues.
- Conservative Republicans want to minimize foreign entanglements, while RINOs seek a New World Order.
There is no need to elaborate any further about where RINOs stand. For most other issues, just extrapolate on the preceding bullet points.
Sadly, the genuine conservative and freedom-loving Republicans are now outnumbered by well-entrenched RINOs. So, even in states with a Republican majority, Democrat/’Statist laws keep getting enacted, and government bureaucracies continue to grow. With each passing year, we are less free, more clore closely surveilled, and burdened by regulations, licensing, zoning, and gradually increasing taxes.
As a preparedness-minded Christian libertarian (note the lowercase “L”), I am alarmed at how our elected “representatives” have exposed us to so many perils travails, and indignities.
I expect this situation to get worse before it gets better.
I urge SurvivalBlog readers to remain politically active. Vote out incumbent politicians with statist voting records. Even at the risk of turning genuine representatives out of office, we now must seek term limits. And we must demand that Congressmembers be denied their present insider trading advantages, by instuting blind investment trusts. Nothing else will curb their corruption. – JWR