What will be the issue that realigns political parties in America?
If you read history you have heard of the Whig party. They elected a number of presidents and were the balance to the historic Democrat party. The issue that finally brought them down was slavery. Historically the party of slavery and servitude has been, and continues to be, the Democrats. That is historic fact. In the 1850's the issue of slavery was tearing the nation apart. The Democrats were solidly in favor and the nation was looking to the Whigs for an alternative voice. They did not get it. The Whigs dithered and danced. They refused to take a stand. They tried to ride the rail.
Enter the Republicans. This is the Republican party of 1856, not the party of 2017. They had a mission and it involved advancing the cause of common people: Free land, free silver, free men. They ran solid in 1856 and because the Whigs continued to be moderate and bipartisan the Republicans took the Presidency in 1860.
Then it was slavery. What will it be today? Will one, or both, of the current dominate parties fade into history books? Who will replace them.
The lack of principle demonstrated by McCain, Collins and Murkowski could cause the “repeal and replace” mantra to move from Obamacare to the Republicans. The refusal of the Democrats to listen to the people could cause the same thing to happen to them. I know that I, for one, am ready to listen to an alternative voice. Someone once said that the Democrats were the problem but he wasn’t sure that the Republicans were the solution.
I agree. The people want repeal. If they can’t get it with Obamacare they may get it with a political party. Until that happens we can always start with individual politicians.
Vote the suckers out.
homo unius libri
2018 is coming.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace