It has been awhile since I published anything here at Liberty Glasses. That is due mostly to the fact that I moved down to school and I am just finished getting all settled in. A lot has gone on since I last posted, mostly having to do with the conventions. The Republicans hosted their convention at the end of August, and the Democrats just finished up theirs' here at the beginning of September.
Republicans Shun Maine Delegates
Starting at the RNC, the Ron Paul campaign failed to bring enough delegates to force a second vote. That did not occur without some fireworks, though. The Maine delegation was not seated, and instead the RNC chose to seat its' own delegation, which they felt better represented the state of Maine. I am not sure exactly how this was permitted. Since when is the RNC in the position of determining how a state feels? Isn't that what elections and then state conventions are for? As the Maine delegation was denied participation, they chose to walk out of the convention. Many of the delegates stated to the media as they walked out that they would have lent their support to Romney had the RNC played fair, but since they were being silenced, they have decided to not vote for Romney. Here is video of the delegation walking out:
RNC Changes Rules To Limit Grassroots Activity
In addition to the silencing of Maine delegates, the RNC proposed a change to the way that the delegations were elected at the state level. The new rule proposed would force state parties to nominate delegates that were supportive of the victor in that state. This rule is detrimental to grassroots activism. We live in a Republic, not a Democracy, and that must be preserved. The majority is not always correct, and true republicanism allows for an end to the tyranny of a majority, as well as the rule of law being written by a minority if it is "tireless" and "irate," in the words of Doctor Paul. This rule changed is now in the RNC books. But how could such a thing pass? Well, it didn't. Here is video from the RNC:
The 'ayes' have it? Really? To me, it sounded like it was at the very least unclear, although I would go as far to say that not only was it a tie, but it sounded to me like the 'nays' had it. Why would Boehner assume that the 'ayes' had it? Well, for several reasons, actually. First of all, it was an RNC-written rule. There was no way that the RNC was prepared to let their rule get struck down. Second of all, that is what he was told to say before hand. Look at this evidence captured at the RNC of the teleprompter that Boehner was reading from. Guess what it says.
There was no vote. He had his role scripted from the very start, which goes back to my point that there was no way that the RNC would let this get struck down. Thirdly, you may ask why it sounded so much like the 'nays' had it when the Ron Paul delegates were in the minority there. The answer to this is twofold. First of all, many of the Romney delegates were actually Ron Paul supporters who had been elected to delegate positions, but forced to vote for Romney by their states. They would vote 'nay.' The group that made it a majority, however, was the other grassroots supporters in the room. The RNC has convinced many grassroots activists from the Tea Party to support the candidate that is nominated. However, they would still vote against this rule, because it hurts them in the future. This is evidenced by an outrage of grassroots neo-conservative bloggers, who I don't always agree with, but I did this time. Here is Michelle Malkin via Twitter:
These grassroots conservatives put the Ron Paul crowd over the top and clearly made the 'nays' the winner, but Boehner was not expecting that. He was expecting them to fall in line, and when they didn't, he preceded anyway, like it didn't phase him. After all, he has shown in the House that he is not willing to listen to grassroots activists.
DNC Imitates RNC's Bullying
A vote came up to a vote at the DNC as well. This vote was on whether or not the DNC platform should treat Jerusalem as the fair capital of Israel. This is a very controversial issue in the world and in politics, seeing as though the Palestinians and Israelis have been fighting over that territory for thousands of years. The rule came up to a vote, and look what happened (watch all the way through):
Now, Villaraigosa is not as experienced at this kind of stuff as Boehner is, so, as you can see, he hesitated quite a bit. His gut told him that the 'ayes' indeed did not have it, but, guess what his teleprompter was telling him:
It's getting out of control, folks. Our leaders used to try and hide that they didn't care what we thought, but now they are just flat out ignoring the people that make up their party. It really is telling that the same horrendous act was committed at each of the convention. It really illustrates that the two "major" parties are on the same page, and both are full of elitists who do not care what you think.
Conclusion
Now, you probably noticed that I did not mention any of the big speeches or other anticipated events of the conventions. All of those speeches are meaningless. They are full of lies, deception, and propaganda. Many fact-checking websites proved that Paul Ryan an Michelle Obama delivered speeches that were some of the most dishonest speeches given on such a high level in a while. The real issue, though, is the issues discussed throughout this article. The real issues are that the people's voice in their government is no longer being slowly eroded - it is disappearing at a remarkably fast rate. Until we awaken more of the idea of a small government that is accountable to the people, the big government elite will continue to ignore the people that elected them.
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