When I was in fourth my grade my teacher Mr. Leiby–yes, that was really his name– told me something I would never forget about our government and how it should operate.
He said: “We are so lucky to live in a country where whichever political party wins our life won’t change that much.”
That was in 1988. And he was right.
Back then it was Bush Sr. v. Dukakis, followed by Clinton v. Bush Sr.
Yeah these guys had their differences. But you’re talking about taxes changing 2-3% and social programs changing by about the same margin depending on who you voted for.
The reason was simple– both parties were fairly responsive to the people as a whole because the prevailing wisdom was that they needed to be centrist in order to prevail in national elections.
Sure there were loud voices at the extreme on both sides trying to shift the debate, but for the most part the Democrats were very center left and the Republicans were very center right.
Social media destroyed the parties– but Troutman For America is trying to fix the problem!
Back then the political parties were still a problem– anytime you have a group of people conspiring to control our government to serve only themselves that is an issue– but partisanship was not toxic within our nation. We weren’t at each othr’s throarts.
Fast forward to today.
Those loud extremist voices are now the ONLY voices the party leaders listen to. They HAVE to. Because social media has created a need for attention that only extremists can muster. This has lead to socialists pushing the Democratic party to the extreme left and MAGA pushing the Republicans to the extreme Right. And both sides aggressively pushing Americans to pick a side.
Indeed, the parties have become so desperate for power, so hungry for control, they tell us that if the other side wins “you won’t have a country anymore” or “democracy will end.”
Crazy.
The parties have lost their marbles.
They are no longer responsive to the people as a whole but only to their members– and politics that have become increasingly extreme with each swing from one party to the other as a result.
Some have suggested a third-party is needed but that’s absurd. The problem is party politics. So the solution is not another party
Political parties are NOT required by the constitution-indeed they aren’t even mentioned in the constitution–so they shouldn’t exist at all, just like they have been banned in many countries throughout history. All they do is cause trouble– can you think of a SINGLE POSITIVE THING the parties have done? I can’t.
Political parties are like gangs during a turf war– innocent people get hurt!
Again, at their core political parties are conspiracies by a group of people to have the government work to serve only their interests or their vision of the world– NOT to serve the wisdom of the people as a whole. They are like gangs. They don’t care about you– only their members. And when they fight each other– watch out!
But unlike the bloods and crypts who want to run the streets these guys want to run our government!!! That’s MUCH worse. And they conspire to control all three branches of our government– which are supposed to check each other and work against each other– to make the government much more powerful in our lives than it should be.
Time to unify!
And with each swing of power from one side to the other– which is inevitable since Americans do not want EITHER of these parties in control of the government– the swings become more intense as each side pushes the envelope with each swing.
It doesn’t take a genius to see where this is headed. And its nowhere good.
The solution is simple– make the system work the way the constitution says it should work.
Get rid of the political parties.
They erode our checks and balances and the belief we should all have in the wisdom of the people. It turns politicians into puppets who are only serving the party leadership– who reward those that show loyalty to the party and not to the people–and keeps qualified WINNERS (guys like me and you) out of the race because qualified people don’t want to live under the thumb of the parties.
People get it now.
Americans are smart and they are waking up to the idea that parties no longer serve the people. Indeed Republicans and Democrats are dead bands– nobody is proudly a member of these things any more, nor should they be. Indeed if you’re voting for an R or a D you’re just throwing your vote away.
Everyone thinks they want a fighter to represent them.
Not true.
Fighters are losers. They don’t even know how to win. NO direction. No plan.
They just want to fight.
Winners know how to fight– they know how to KILL–but they’d never call themselves fighters.
Because fighting isn’t the objective. Fighting isn’t the goal.
WINNING is the objective.
Fighters just fight. They bicker. They whine. They make excuses.
Winners know how to make deals. They know how to get to the finish line.
They know what needs to be done and HOW to get it done.
You’ll notice I never call myself or my team fighters. We call ourselves killers.
Because that’s what we are. Fighters fight. Killers end the fight.
So be careful when a politician tells you they will “fight” for you– they probably will. But “fighting” for you isn’t very useful if all they do is lose.
And they will.
And that’s ALL we have in Congress right now. A bunch of losers. A bunch of fighters.
Fighting and bickering and losing.
Because fighters don’t know how to win. They just know how to fight.
And remember folks, if you don’t know how to win you can’t win.
Its funny these guys I am running against have all day long to campaign. I work 14-16 hours a day and then use what little energy I may have left to further the campaign.
And I’m still smoking them. Hahahaha.
Been thinking a lot about the government’s role in family lately now that I am married.
Marriage itself is always sort of a weird concept from a legal perspective– but its a very beautiful thing.
Important that people be left to have the sort of family life they want to have.
I remember Dave Min was on a podcast not long ago and said people were “terrible parents” for taking their kids to a gun show.
I don’t know about that.
I mean, sure Dave you don’t like guns. I get it. And you don’t want to see kids learning about guns.
But when I see invested parents taking their kids to things and TEACHING them about any part of life– particularly something that is meaningful and may have an impact like gun safety/knowledge– it is really hard for me to say these are bad parents.
Truth is, no one should really be judging anyone else on anything–especially when it comes to raising kids.
And if that’s true, then it is also that the government shouldn’t be trying to dictate to parents how their kids should be raised.
Would love to see an “invisible government” as I like to say. One that you never have to think about. That doesn’t interfere in your life– but that is there with basic services when you need it.
Fire. Police. Justice. Airplanes that don’t crash. Breathable air. Honesty in the marketplace.
That’s about what we need a government for.
Now look, I am going to do whatever the good people in District 47 want me to do out in Washington– but I look forward to a day when we aren’t CONSTANTLY being forced to think about the stupid stuff happening out in D.C.
Maybe one day SMART stuff will be happening out there!
Our system is so remarkable and so PURPOSE BUILT to prevent tyranny and oppression.
It really is a sight to behold.
We all know that NO ONE can be convicted of a crime in this nation without being convicted by a jury of people drawn from the community. That alone is quite remarkable.
People have to sign off on the government’s use of power to punish citizens.
That’s really neat.
But BEFORE a person can even be tried for a crime in federal court they must first be indicted by a GRAND jury.
This is a really amazing invention that assures the government cannot even begin a case against a person unless there is at least probable cause.
So let’s take Trump’s recent effort to have some members of congress prosecuted.
Maybe this was politically motivated, maybe it wasn’t (it probably was.)
But regardless no prosecution can move forward because the GRAND JURY refused to indict.
That’s it.
A handful of regular old people off the street.
More powerful than the president.
Now THAT’S a system designed to promote democracy and assure freedom.
But does that mean Americans actually miss Biden as president?
Not by a long shot.
Biden’s approval rating was dismal during his time in office. Barely anyone thought he did a good job.
But Americans by and large just don’t like Trump either.
The key difference– Biden’s government was less involved in people’s life. Or at least that’s the way it felt (whether or not that’s true is a different story.)
But the one thing NOBODY can deny– these are BOTH bad (unpopular) options.
Only about 35% of people actually WANTED to vote for Trump because he is so partisan.
But compared to Harris he was the only choice. The perceived “lesser” of two evils– although still plenty evil as Americans now agree.
And if Harris had one the polls would be just as dismal against her.
So what’s going on?
Americans are stuck with terrible choices over and over again.
Why?
Because the party system only rewards loyalty TO THE PARTY and not intelligence or common sense FOR THE PEOPLE.
We get candidates THE PARTIES want instead of candidates THE PEOPLE want.
