The 4th of Yu’ Lie

They aren’t listening

The 4^th of Yu’ Lie

R becomes r

By Stephen L. Wilmeth

            True Texians once demonstrated foundational resistance, cornerstone inclination, and guts galore.

The model of most profound impact was the one perfected by old time Texas Rangers. Normally outnumbered (but not necessarily outgunned), the rosters were filled with local men who would prove time and again they would fight to their deaths to defend private property and the rights of a law-abiding public. Being assigned to duty areas that included their homes, the Rangers redoubled their intensity and their commitment to their self-created heritage.

            Characters like Big Foot Wallace and Texas Jack Hays became legends among men for not just their courage, but their demonstration of standing by principles that were simply not negotiable. Gone now, though, are most of the features that set those fellows apart. The latitude implicit in the assignment of only one man to one riot is no longer allowed. It wouldn’t be culturally acceptable to define the culprits in a crime and start shooting until the problem was resolved.

            No, today the rule of law dictates that they, and we, remain passive and watch this entire, wonderful ship go down with us clinging to it.

            They aren’t listening

            In an increasing number of articles recently, the frustration with conservative leadership is beginning to gain momentum. There is a nagging sense that Republicans have successfully energized the democrats and have given them reasons on which to run successfully and win with blatantly anti-American themes.

            They are back in full campaign mode, though. Every one of us is being bombarded with requests for political mordida with the promise of saving our constitutional union. There is a simple problem, though. These characters who claim to always have our best interests in hand fail miserably to lead in adherence to promised Liberty.

            Texas is the microcosm of symptoms.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature continues to spend like they are proprietors of an endless sea of cash. In recent hurricane expenditures, they spent $10B over their relief fund.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature strutted and crowed about voter fraud. When the chips fell, they failed to pass any audit controls. Felons, illegals, and the dead can continue to vote for blue chip communist candidates in future elections.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature just couldn’t pull the plug on the automatic deduction of dues for public labor unions, nor could they put a stop to tax funded hooligans lobbying against the very tax reforms they pledged to support. They talk, but they don’t produce.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature again failed to defend against the left’s assault on state and national monuments. The Alamo itself is being “reimagined” in terms of its historical implications to Texas history.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature passed taxpayer funded pre-K for cross border illegals. They also pledged $100M for a consortium to deploy to evaluate school children for review of psychotropic drugging, purposeful data mining, and profiling based upon religion, family values, and economic circumstances.

            Controlled by the Republican party, their legislature failed to advance legislation to save the lives of newborn babies. TEXAS failed to support the lives of newborn babies!

            As such and henceforth, Texas Republicans should find there is no longer a capital R in their party affiliation. It should be spelled with an ‘r’ because it, like the other constitutionally silent party, demonstrates, under the current state leadership, it can’t find the resolve to perform beyond the politically correct much less counter and resolve the most dangerous threats to our greater Union.

            R becomes r

The foregoing is symptomatic.

The party on a national level is similarly lackluster.  It fails beyond the endless false promises for liberty. Moreover, it seems to be rudderless and politically timid in addressing the threats to our way of life.

            There should be little doubt why the dems captured the House of Representatives in 2018. If candidates succeed in winning elections but fail to perform either by party leadership obstruction or personal shortcomings, their ideals and pledges are meaningless. The republicans on the national stage are hugely disappointing. THEY FAILED TO PERFORM. A vacuum was created and the feminists, the communists, and radicals of the 116^th Congress arrived and moved in.

            Our President can’t do this himself.

            He has tried. He has attempted to become his own press agent for reasons that are all too obvious to the majority of the hinterland. He has used every tool in an inventory of limited means and has succeeded on the esoteric fringes. Too few understand that, but it’s no real victory. He certainly isn’t where he needs to be. He hasn’t gained the attention much less the respect of a morbid and corrupt evolutionary apparatus of modern federalism.

They hate him, but he isn’t the problem nor is he our enemy. He is the only one that listens to the rail on which we toil.

Too many of the r’s and the entire contingent of the d’s have no idea that there is a completely different paradigm viewed from out here. Most of us look at the whole affair as terminally sordid and badly in need of wholesale reconstruction. The results aren’t worth what we are paying.

            As to the nation’s holiday, there were fireworks and standard words of recapitulation, but something is gone. Every aspect of public life is increasingly polarized and contentious. We can’t live with this border. Our hearts are incredulous over the atrocities waged against the unborn. We don’t see any reduction of regulatory madness on our administrative boundaries. Global warming is a fool’s parade, and cheap energy is the only thing that keeps us truly competitive.

            It’s not a good place to be, but … it’s home.

            Stephen L. Wilmeth is a rancher from southern New Mexico. “We need rain. We need freedom to operate. We need original promised liberty, and we don’t need another rule or federal order.