I have a column out this morning on the widespread claim by media and political figures that democracy may be lost if the GOP prevails in the midterm elections. The over-the-top rhetoric was recently captured in the unhinged claim of historian Michael Beschloss on MSNBC that a Republican win could lead not only to the end of history books and democracy but lead to the killing of our children. MSNBC later followed up with an interview with actor and Director Rob Reiner who seemed to struggle to outdo Beschloss in the apocalyptic predictions.
On MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Anchor Joy Reid brought up the possibility of “rape panels” for women seeking abortions if the GOP wins and asked why the election is this close. Reiner then went full fringe:
“Because the other side reality does not mean anything. They are only interested in power. They are only interested, and they will do anything to get the power. And they are willing to kill, literally kill, to get the power. You can’t have a conversation with them. The only thing we can do is try to hold on to the House and a couple of Senate seats. It will be very hard. If we do not do that, this might be the last election we have in a democracy.”
It is unfortunately right on message for not just MSNBC but many of our leaders, including President Biden. On MSNBC, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) previously agreed with John Heilemann that Democrats must “scare the crap out of [voters] and get them to come out.”
However, as discussed today in my Hill column, the claims ignore both the historical and constitutional realities of this country. The “democracy or death” pitch is not only failing to shift the direction of most polls, it fails to consider the proven resilience of our constitutional system and the commitment of our people to the rule of law.
“Rob Reiner: Republicans Will Kill for Power and This may be our Last Election”
– Professor Turley
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“It’s the [Constitution], stupid!”
– James Carville
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Republicans have proven over time, their inability to vigorously or effectively oppose communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs).
The problem for communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs) is that you cannot vote for “free stuff.”
The Constitution omits and, thereby, excludes taxation for anything other than debt, defense and infrastructure (i.e. general Welfare) in Article 1, Section 8.
The Supreme Court recently acted retroactively by 50 years to strike down abortion, which was not a constitutional right in 1973 and will never be a constitutional right.
As soon as the Supreme Court discovers that it has the power of Judicial Review, every last vestige of the welfare state will be retroactively abrogated with extreme prejudice.
If your greatest desire is to honorably wallow in the realm of counterproductive “free stuff,” God bless you, and remember that you are free to start a charity or act as the “help” for one.
By all means, engage in your “pursuit of happiness” as good, free Americans.
So because I’m a progressive I’m a commie? Good to know that. Any other bs you want to spew?
You are not only a communist, Wall, you’re a direct and mortal enemy of freedom, the American thesis (i.e. freedom and self-reliance), the U.S. Constitution, America and Americans, and you will, ultimately, be treated as such, if there is anything left of America’s soul.
Next question.
@wally
Yes. If you are supporting the modern Dem party, you are supporting Communism. That is pretty much established, comrade. The party of JFK and Bill Clinton no longer exists.
Both parties are trying to take our system of governance out at the knees in their own way.
Ah, Professor Turley’s duopoly; you are so right.
That’s where Real President Donald J. Trump comes in.
He’ll reimplement the Constitution with a vengeance.
Starting with Social Security and Medicare, he’ll return that free insurance enterprise to the private sector where the efficiency of competition will prevail for the benefit of consumers.
Communism is never righteous, correct or otherwise effective.
What are you progressing towards? Define that and I’ll tell you exactly what you are.
My guess: central authoritarian who believes the ends justify the means. Moreover those ends are pure fantasy, something along the lines of equality of outcome or some other nonsense.
Feel free to correct my guess.
Your guess cannot be corrected.
The proof is in the pudding; the communists themselves got rid of communism after 75 years of incorrigible failure.
One cannot progress toward freedom and the Constitution; that would require regression.
“Republicans have proven over time, their inability to vigorously or effectively oppose communists (liberals, progressives, socialists, democrats, RINOs, AINOs).”
Perhaps they’re not supposed to. It’s a game of keep away and we the people are the monkeys in the middle. 🙂
Republicans are just as complicit in the erosion and degradation of our constitutional republic. They like corporatism fine.
#HateLovesAbortion
More lies and extreme misinformation from the unhinged Democrats because they have no reasonable and rational arguments in their favor. They are desperate.
How many “Republicans” will kill for power? 3?…4?….5? Wouldn’t a more accurate descriptor of such a grouping be “psychopaths”? “Paranoid schizophrenics off their meds”? “Loners with mental health issues”???
How many Republicans will SAY they would kill for power as a bluff only (or hapless fantasy-image)? Probably 1,000,000 times more.
It’s the non-quantitative use of grouping adjectives that pollutes the thinking and talk of whack political tribalists like Rob Reiner. Cognitive scientists who study the tribalistic social instincts have a name for it….aggrandizing the perceived threat posed by “the others”.
That’s funny because the president of the United States, and some dems repeatedly in public tell the Dept. of Justice that Trump voters are terrorists and Garland needs to get with it.
That while excusing him doing so.
When Al Gore won more votes than George W. Bush, he wasn’t a cry-baby about it. Democrats didn’t support insurrection or a coup attempt. Gore was a real man and loyal American upholding his loyalty oath (Title 5 US Code 3331).
Parents your kids are watching. When your child’s sports team loses a game fair & square, what example are you setting for your kids? Cheat to win, following the rules doesn’t matter?
1. Al Gore filed the lawsuit to try to overturn the 2000 election.
2. Marty Baron, then editor of the Miami Herald, hired a CPA firm, BDO Seidman, to count EVERY ballot cast in Florida in the 2000 presidential election. The Miami Herald also independently recounted EVERY ballot.
Both the Miami Herald and BDO Seidman concluded that GWB got more votes than Gore “in every reasonable scenario.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4571785/user-clip-certifying-2000-election
re: “10 held by H….”
That’s not an accurate comparison and your vote count is false.
Both Al Gore and Trump (at first) pursued constitutional due process by asking the Judicial Branch courts to act as “referees”.
More than 60 courts ruled that Trump lost both the popular vote and electoral vote (some were even Trump appointed judges that ruled he lost the election). Trump sought constitutional due process then didn’t accept what more than 60 referees (federal judges) ruled – subverting the constitutional rule of law.
By comparison, Al Gore followed constitutional due process and his oath office. Gore pursued a proper legal examination by federal courts but accepted the results.
Al Gore actually won more votes than George W. Bush but lost the Electoral College votes. Democrats didn’t commit insurrection or a coup attempt. Democrats didn’t attack police officers or hunt Republican members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. Democrats didn’t bring bear spray, didn’t erect gallows and didn’t stockpile weapons at a nearby hotel.
If anyone thinks Trump won then you would also have to think the same for Al Gore. Gore actually won about 500,000 more votes than George W. Bush did.
“More than 60 courts ruled that Trump lost both the popular vote and electoral vote”
Despite the fact thatches argument has been refuted many times and court cases provided when requested ignorance still prevails.
In the cases decided based on merit Trump and/or the GOP won 18 out of 25.
I can provide the 18, but I bet you can’t provide the 7. Why should you be considered credible when you repeat the same mistake corrected numerous times.
Al Gore did not pursue “constitutional due process” . By the end of the original vote he had lost by about 550 votes. His “process” was to get an automatic recount. After the state-wide recount, he stlll lost by about 500 votes. The Florida SOS certified Bush as the winner of the State. At that point, there was no legal process left. He tried and succeeded in getting Democratic judges to illegally force new recounts in select Democratic areas, all of which also failed to overturn the election total. In his court filings, he suggested that the voting machines were somehow faulty (no evidence), or that the butterfly ballots in Dade County were confusing to voters (which, even if true, would not have justified overturning the election). He kept this illegal “legal process” going on for weeks, with help of the MSM, before six members of the Supreme Court concluded that that the charade must be brought to an end. Gore’s refusal to accept defeat did immeasurable and lasting damage to our poltical culture, which previously had celebrated gracious losers. Trump’s unwillingness to accept a negative result in 2020 is inconceivable without the examples of Gore, then Kerry, and then Clinton.
“Gore] wasn’t a cry-baby about it.”
Now do Clinton or Abrams.
Pfft. Not sure that’s a winning strategy for the Democrats .. . but it does seem to be their main talking point. .
With a strategy like that, Trump ‘could shoot someone on 5th Ave.’ and his poll numbers would probably go Up.
*also, Rob’s a little late. .. I tend to believe Democracy has been at stake ever since G.W. Dark Cheney ‘took the gloves off’ and declared a ‘global war on terror.’
“*also, Rob’s a little late. .. I tend to believe Democracy has been at stake ever since G.W. Dark Cheney ‘took the gloves off’ and declared a ‘global war on terror.’”
Yes, at least. Maybe since Wilson. 🙁
Perhaps. I was trying to limit my remarks to the 21st century ~ where ‘you are either with us or you are with the terrorists’.
*Wilson, at least, tried to atone for WWI by supporting the establishment of the League of Nations (precursor to the United Nations).
https://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/woodrow-wilson-support-league-of-nations-1919/
Not sure that helped or could even really undue all the damage wrought by WWI. The Creel Commission begat the psyops campaigns of Edward Bernays and all who came after him.
I wonder if Biden thinks that this sort of doomsday rhetoric could trigger mentally unstable people and spur them to acts of violence?
I won’t wait for his comments.
What is wrong with these people?
What is their reaction going to be come 8NOV and they lose? Will they accept the results? Or will they declare they are fighting for democracy by way of riots?
@Upstate Farmer
I am pretty much counting on riots. If we were smart, we’d get ahead of that narrative, because bricks and fireworks are already probably already arranged for the likes of Antifa. There is no way the modern DNC is going to simply accept defeat, and they will twist like a pretzel to make it seem like someone else’s fault. I’m ready for that. What happens in the future is what matters. The courts are going to be very, very busy in 2023, methinks. We all need to read the fine print and then read it again.
James,
With all the dangerous rhetoric being spewed from the MSM pundits, to politicians, the gaslighting, I am expecting some kind of violence. How will they spin it? What will be the narrative? 2020 Summer of Love, Fiery but Mostly Peaceful 2.0?
I agree with you about the courts being busy.
Will that be called election deniers?
Here in Richmond, folks are scared. A friend at the gym two days ago, married, in her 50s, self-employed businesswoman, blurted out to me while on the treadmill, “everyone I know is scared”. Not knowing what she was referencing, since it was 5:30 am and I had just finished training with weights and jumped on a treadmill next to her, I asked her what she meant. Another gym friend overheard us, he is divorced, mid-40s, current Fortune 500 executive yet former Military Police in the military, interjected: “ANTIFA BLM Mobs all over again. Count on it”. Im not a native of Richmond and have never understood the culture here, so I just chalked it up to more civil war talk. I left the gym, came home and it has stayed with me since then because we, at home, witnessed ANTIFA meetings in the park across from our street with mobs carrying clubs. Plus they set area businesses on fire, engaged in looting, downtown area destruction, vandalized the university, mobs marched in and literally blocked the interstates multiple times, etc. Having had enough I acquired an AR-15 to supplement by Glocks. Being that I have carried a permit since leaving the US Navy, I feel quite comfortable in selfdefense.
So yeah, they are coming, fear is in the air. Nancy Pelosi did this to our country, as did Maxine Waters, Kamala Harris, MSM, and all of the BLM ANTIFA apologists with their criminal “peaceful protests” BS. Richmond has an ANTIFA cell, and a race baiting black mayor who brought down the Civil War monuments by stoking mobs to do his bidding while carrying clubs and projectiles. Seems Democrats just cant shake their history of marching down streets with or without white hoods, throw incendiaries, brandish torches, and sling molotov cocktails. This is all so surreal
How will Governor Glenn Youngkin respond? He has the popular support of VA voters, and the executive power, thankfully, and we do have a black Christian Lt Governor, Winsome Sears, who is very popular with blacks and whites. But with the Richmond Times Dispatch being a veritable left wing rag, the city historically run by Democrats, and Election Day is a state holiday in Virginia (universities and state govt offices closed), nothing good is going to come out of the post-election period.
Estovir,
Analyst & myself reason that most of the American Hating Scum Dims/Rinos got into govt office cheating so they won’t quit, they’ll double/triple down.
Since the US govt has mostly been taken over by globalist & their power is rapidly declining here & abroad, as people are onto them now, they’ll attempt to finish their operation Great Reset, sending in their lackey groups, Antifa, BLM, Q, illegals & other agents to fir up trouble, then they attempt to use the military & LEO to attack & round up peaceful citizens. Then everyone gets Ph’d. The ones that helped the most get the worst 1st, just like Commie/Fascist Coups always do.
People can Ck part of that by looking at the govt’s last year of hiring & their writing back at least 70 years.
Currently the only winning position for the US is to remain very, very peacefully as long as possible. It Ph’s up their plans.
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Correction:
Currently the only winning position for the US Citizens is to remain very, very peacefully as long as possible. It Ph’s up their Coup’s plans.
Estovir,
Thank you for that insight.
As you can imagine, I am somewhat removed from larger population centers.
Stay safe.
This man is another despicable multi millionaire Hollywood hypocrite. He happily markets his crappy movies to China and edits them to please the CCP so long as he can fatten his wallet. I would not pay a cent to watch his kitschy garbage
“markets his crappy movies”
???
That doesn’t mean what you think it means. 😉 The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally do not fall under that heading.
The Dems are running a possibly effective misinformation campaign concerning Social Security and Medicare that might tilt the election their way on Tuesday (or whenever California, Maricopa County, Atlanta and Philly finish harvesting votes). People on SS and Medicare know Biden is lying. Even the Democrats’ house organ, the Washington Post, called Murray out (four pinnochs) for creating the lie that Biden keeps repeating. But it is going to be effective with people between ages 50 and 67 who are counting on SS and Medicare in from 1-15 years and don’t know how it works.
For the record, this is what Scott wrote (one of 100 action items he wrote that Congress should take):
“Force Congress to issue a report every year telling the public what they plan to do when Social Security and Medicare go bankrupt.”
That’s the only mention of SS and Medicare in the brochure Biden was reading from and lying about on TV in Florida.
(The NYT and the new Twitter called him out the other day about the sort-of-* lie that it was his brilliant leadership that got seniors a 9% raise in SS next year. They pulled down the tweet, because they hadn’t finished writing it when they hit the send button. Really??? Staff people Biden plays $50,000,000 a year for hit send before finishing the tweet? Right?)
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*I call it a sort of lie because in fact Biden is responsible. We’re getting a 9% raise because of his 15% inflation
To DB–I am so furious with the ignorant seniors who fall for everything the Dems say about Medicare and Social Security. They obviously are not doing any research past AARP. Phasing out Social Security is, in my opinion, is the best solution. It was used successfully in Florida to change the pension system for state workers, including teachers. Of course, once Social Security no longer exists, the Dems no longer will have half their scare campaign. DISCLAIMER: I am 75 years old, retired and living on Social Security, Florida Pension, and funds from my investment that I was allowed to contribute to when I was working.
No, the seniors don’t fall for it. We know how SS and Medicare work and that Biden is lying. It’s the middle age who don’t know how SS and Medicare work that are buying the lies (which I believe will save the Senate for the Dems)
Who cares if our democracy ends? We’re all doomed anyway by climate change.
This board is full of literal lawyers. They won’t get your joke
We’ll do your Civil War if that’s were you want to.
I would rather not but…..I will not go silently into the night.
I could live with a peaceful civil war a la what happened in the old Czechoslovakia but there will be three countries
— Riverarea will continue to be a constitutional Republic pretty much based on 1789 U.S. Constitution as amended. It will include the Ohio, James, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Rio Grande-* and maybe Potomac river valleys plus Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and probably Alaska (its choice). National sport will be football
— Lawrence will be a constitutional monarchy and include New England, New York, NJ, PA and MD east of the mountains, and DelMarVa. The national sport will be ice hockey. It may choose to become a province or two of Canada
— California will be a Cuba style Communist dictatorship and pick up OR and WA west of the mountains and probably HI (its choice). California will disband the Marine base near San Diego and scuttle the fleet Its national sport will be what Riverareans call soccer.
— Chicago and the lower peninsula of MI will join Canada or simply be abandoned (which is close to happening already)
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*Its army (actually it will be the only of the three that has an army) will take over northeastern Mexico if need be to better protect its southern border.
Spineless Reiner also promised to leave Twitter if Musk took over. He has posted EVERY DAY since Musk has been in charge. Everyday the same B.S. ” Democracy is at stake”. No it is not. While begging people to vote ( democracy) he is imploring all to vote one way. ( Which is his right).The result of that would be autocracy. Still waiting for all the Hollywood types to get back from Canada because of the results of the 2016 Presidential election.
Reiner is an idiot.
When you have nothing to run on that most of the electorate rate as high priority, ( Inflation, crime, the border, economy to name a few) you have to use scare tactics. I promise that whatever the outcome of Tuesday is, we will still be a Representative Republic.
He proves you don’t need to be an actor to play a meathead.
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I like that Trump hatred caused the crazies to expose themselves!
He broke them with “mean tweet”.
Something has come loose.
These people used to be better at disguising their insanities.
Biden and Dems are shouting about Republicans: “They don’t believe in rule of law!” While Biden’s entire administration is lawless and Dems in Congress are flouting the law, ignoring the law, and expecting people not to notice how much they lie because they control the media and they actively censor all that does not fit their narrative. It’s insane. These people are insane. No one should be listening to the political opinions of Hollywood actors. No one. Hollywood is a cesspool of evil. See Harvey Weinstein (and his pals Oprah, Hillary, Barack, et al.) Vote Republican this time around as if your life depends on it. It does.
Reality Check: Using Trump’s own words, he has very clearly admitted to violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment’s “Disqualification Clause”.
Trump admitted on national television that he wanted to not only participate, but “lead” the insurrection/coup attempt on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol building. The Secret Service prevented him from doing so, against his wishes. Many consider this a form of treason for any American.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment (Disqualification Clause) applies to any government official that has “previously” sworn a supreme loyalty oath (Oath of Office) to uphold the U.S. Constitution as a condition of having authority. When that oath-bound constitutional officer then betrays his or her oath of office, the 14th Amendment bans that official from ever holding authority again for life.
Although Congress doesn’t have the sole authority to disqualify someone (theoretically courts could do it according to Section 3), Congress does have the sole authority to “reinstate” an official that has been previously disqualified.
Section 3 was designed precisely for this type of official disloyal to the American Oath of Office. Following most civil wars in world history, the “losers” of the civil wars were usually executed or received lengthy prison sentences.
Americans tried to be better than other nations. Following our American Civil War, we instead amended the U.S. Constitution to include the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (granting equal rights to African-Americans).
Instead of executing or imprisoning the Confederates, we attempted to create a “unity government” by offering the Confederates amnesty (forgiveness) with very few conditions.
A former Confederate could be a police officer, mayor, governor, federal agent, legislator, member of Congress, serve in the military or even be president with only one condition to receive this forgiveness. Anyone with any future governing authority had to swear supreme loyalty to the U.S. Constitution (which now included the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments granting equal rights to African-Americans). This was the contract all government officials agreed to after the American Civil War).
Almost immediately after the former Confederates agreed to the amnesty deal (avoiding execution and prison), these same officials reneged on their deal by passing “Jim Crow” laws/practices, betraying their Oath of Office.
Trump’s extreme insurrection wing (not disparaging all Republicans) is largely composed of this same “Jim Crow” group citing 10th Amendment (states’ rights) to betray their Oath of Office. This group ignores the previous 9th Amendment which means no American official (local, state, federal) has the authority to violate anyone’s constitutional rights. This group also ignored Article VI of the U.S. Constitution which very clearly states that local, state and federal officials are legally bound by the U.S. Constitution.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was designed precisely for Trump and any official that supports insurrection or rebellion. Congress or the courts should be able to ban Trump and friends for life from ever serving in authority again.
Wow! Resume your meds IMMEDIATELY! This is no joke. Please, please, please, take the medication even if it “makes you feel funny”.
Ashcroft. Just one question. Exactly who is going to enforce this fever dream? Judges are not going to keep a person of the ballot.
That’s an amazingly detailed legal theory.
Got any proof?
Ash, Rob Reiner is looking for a roommate in the crazy house. He has a lot of crazy ideas about insurrections are and wants you to help him break out.
According to the standard laid out so succinctly by you, Mayorkas should be terminated for non-performance of sworn duties Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Thanks for pointing that out!
OK, Meathead! You participated in a racist television show for more than a decade. So, don’t spout lies and divisive comments. We know that’s what Dems want…division and even more so, for, as Brandon says constantly, angry citizens to create violence. Notice it’s not Republicans (or “Ultra MAGA” per CJ) but the corrupt Gov’t officials including Brandon that has spent 6 years violating laws and ethics to disrupt our Democracy. No one wants to ask the real question of the J6 citizens: “why were you really there?” The actions of the minority was wrong but cut the double standard for personal gain. It’s a rampant problem you cause.
Meathead. Nuff said.