I thought
about writing about this a couple of weeks ago when I first heard about it.
Republicans are at it again. They see they can’t win by getting people to vote
for them because they have the wrong message. They can’t suppress the minority
vote, it just made more of us get out and vote. So now they are trying to
change the Electoral Vote allocation in some of the swing states that are
currently under Republican control. If you haven’t heard about it Virginia,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and I think Florida. All of these are
states that President O’bama won but if they change the vote allocation to the
way Republicans would want then Romney would have been President today even
though President O’bama got almost 5 million more votes. They want to change
from winner take all for the state, to winner of the congressional district.
Republicans tried to slip this by the voters but a few people noticed and it
finally got picked up by the main stream media. Virginia was all set for the
Governor to sign it into law after sneaking it through while one of their
members was at the President’s Inauguration. I believe he would have signed it
into law if the media had not found out about it. Michigan is getting ready to
do the same thing and if history is an indicator, they will pass it. Michigan
doesn’t care what the people think. They ignored a court order to stop using
the emergency order because they didn’t have the numbers but they continued. Michigan
lawmakers don’t care what anyone says or thinks they just do it. I believe they
may be the test case for the Republican Party. If Michigan passes this into law
without too much coverage and fuss from the media then the other states will
try to follow. Keep an eye out for Rep. Pete Lund in Michigan. He is the guy
that says he will introduce the bill and try to get it passed. He says it will
make the elections more reflective of what the people really want. Another way
to say it is that the urban vote has too much say in the elections and this is
the only way they can stop them.
The problem
for the Republican Party is their base also known as The Tea Party. When the
Tea party first came out in opposition to President O’bama they made a lot of
noise and Fox (Not) News hitched their wagon to them. This was before they
found out how toxic and batshit crazy they would be. Republicans are stuck with
them now that they have been given a name and a voice. The Tea Party is the
reason Republicans have had to move so far to the right during their Primary
Elections. They have moved them so far to the right that they cannot move back
to the center in time for the General Elections. The group they once had on
their shoulders cheering them on is now choking the party to death.
Republicans
today are saying the President is trying to kill the Republican Party. They
should finish that statement with “we don’t need his help.” They are doing all
they can to end it on their own. They are driving women and the elderly out.
They got rid of black people a long time ago. Now it looks like they want most
minorities out. I don’t think they can make it with just white dudes but it
looks like they are gonna give it a try. I don’t want them to die off because I
think we need more than one party but if they go someone else will come along
and take their place. These guys are learning that you can’t keep screwing
people and just saying “it’s not me” and think people will continue to believe
you. Some of us will vote against you.
Now that
Republicans are being seen as who they really are and they are unable to change
their message, because of the Tea Party, they want to change the rules. If they
are allowed to get away with this it will just be the beginning.
