And Yet Again

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

Well, it’s happened again. The American people wemt into the breach, and somehow democracy survived.

 

We had an election.

 

No guns, no tanks rolling through the streets. The truly stupidest amongst us will explain what the election results portend for the future.

 

Any one who makes that claim out loud and in public needs to be closely observed by mental health professionals.

 

Just ask President Hillary Clinton or President Kamala Harris. After all, the Wizards of Smartt all said they were guarantees to win. Every year these insipid prognosticators crawl from the woodwork and are heralded as “experts” in electoral politics. They are more wrong than the carnival gypsy who reads your palm while they lift your wallet.

 

Actually an apt metaphor.

 

But this is not about the media who claim clairvoyance about people who have yet to even take office.

 

This is about a narrative nobody seems interested in discussing.

 

As we stated above: we did it again.

 

Peacefully, and almost as a matter of course.

 

In a world where, TODAY, someone will willingly lay down their life in the hope that one day their children may have the right to vote, in America, it was a Tuesday.

 

That needs to be celebrated..

 

So if your candidate got wiped out, please relax, shut off your media and revel in the fact they lost by a vote.

 

No guns, no tanks in the street.

 

By a vote.

 

And that is glorious.

 

 

 

 

Share The Pox

 The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!
H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

The Madison Conservative strives to be as non-partisan as possible. We use the Constitution as our guide for calling constitutional balls and strikes. By using that metric, most issues become easy to discern.

In rare instances, everybody is wrong, and the Constitution stands alone.

And so it is with the government shutdown.

It seems easy to blame the Democrats and their insipid intransigence. They make grotesque accusations to defend their indefensible arguments. Their stance is stupid, plain and simple.

As my mom would say, a pox on their house.

That is the popular take, and while accurate as far as it goes, it is incomplete.

The key question is how we got here.

The Republlllicans.

Both parties play the continuing resolution (CR) game. It allows them to cram their pet projects into one giant omnibus funding bill that nobody ever reads.

The Republicans promised us if they gained power, they would be different. They promised a return to normal order, wherein they would debate funding bills in the appropriate committee and then have a floor vote. What adds to the frustration is that the budget is due on a date certain. It did not just appear. With the due date of September 30th fast approaching, what did the Republicans do. They took August off for vacation.

This in no way absolves the Democrats, but when tossing around pox, make sure it lands on ALL their houses.

The Oath

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

The Madison Conservative has deep ties to the military. While in no way a prerequisite, every member has served. We believe in the Constitution, and in each other. We know we can trust each other and that all we ever need is our word. We are people of conviction and honor.

 

Even those who are not Cubs fans.

 

This information matters in the context of taking an oath. An oath is not a transitory concept. If you give your word, you mean it, and it’s for life. We took an oath when we joined the military, to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, against all enemies, foreign and domestic. It did not have an expiration date or an opt-out  clause. We swore to our God and the deal was done.

 

Solid, clear and unbreakable.

 

And so it should be with anyone who takes an oath.

 

Like elected leaders who take an oath to honor the United States Constitution. All of it, not just selective parts they choose.

 

And yet governors, mayors, council people, and other elected leaders seem to dismiss their oath because they dislike the president or in the name of political expediency.

 

If you disagree with a policy, legally change the law. You do not get to encourage mob rule and accept violence as a means to an end.

 

YOU GAVE YOUR WORD.

 

Love him or hate him, President Trump is acting constitutionally. Our elected leaders seem to ignore that.

 

We are in no way advocating blind allegiance to Trump. We have a Constitution, and all actions of government should be held up to legal scrutiny. There is a process for it. Yes, it sometimes slows things to a crawl, but welcome to American democracy.

 

Those in office need to understand that reality. They swore an oath to it.

 

If someone gives you their word and breaks it, they cannot be trusted.

 

EVER>

 

And so it should be with our elected officials. They break their oath, they should be quickly voted out of office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Questioning "No Kings"

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

The reviews are in.

 

It’s the questions that remain.

 

The “NO KINGS” nationwide protests were, by all accounts, peaceful. As a Constitutional platform, our interest should end there. As citizens, we have a right to “peaceably assemble to petition for a redress of their grievances”

 

Yet the entire exercise seems to demand clarification. In no particular order:

 

Who is the king?

What are the grievances against the king?

What is the proposed solution?

 

If Donald Trump is  the King, he kind of sucks at it. If he was a king, the protest would not have taken place, as a king would not permit it. Furthermore, a King would not engage in abiding by court decisions. Trump has followed every court decision that  has gone against him. Surely Joe Biden could give him lessons on ignoring the Supreme Court.

 

Cancelling student loans, anyone?

 

By following the Constitution and respecting the courts, Trump has removed himself from monarchial consideration.

 

If the issue is as being reported, the actions of I.C.E, then there is a case to be made. But the focus of their wrath should not be with Trump but with Congress. The laws being followed are acts of Congress and pre-date Trump, often by decades.

 

The mob’s solution? Spit on law enforcement officers who are following the law and protecting the Constitution.

 

Madness.

 

So while we applaud the non-violence, we are left to ask:

 

What was it all about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exquisite Idiocy

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

Chuck… is an idiot.

 

My aunt may take exception with this comment as she is a firm believer in respect. Fair enough.

 

Charles Ellis Schumer, Democratic United States Senator from New York and currently United States Senate Minority Leader… is an Idiot.

 

This comment is not based upon his intractability in the budget battle. His statements  concerning how the Democrats are winning the public relations war is not the mark of an idiot. His lack of concern relative to the pain he personally is inflicting on the American people in the furtherance of his ego is not the mark of an idiot. Preserving his power at all costs and to avoid a primary challenge is not idiotic.

 

Chuck’s entire rationale is stupid. His actions are purely political and will no doubt leave him in the dustbin of history. The elctorate will serve political justice to Chuck and it will not be pretty.

 

So this post is not about the absolute failure of Chuck as a leader.

 

It is about the fact that Chuck is an idiot.

 

To wit:

 

There is a video circulating that has Chuck discussing the three branches of government. A most senior legislator. A man in the hierarchy of the United States government. A man who has sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of The United States. This was not an errant slip, but part of a floor speech.

 

Three parts?

 

The House, Senate and White House.

 

He omitted the Judiciary, the entire court system.

 

Chuck is an idiot.

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJh5e-x9OMo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reality Check - ( A Quick Hits Commentary)

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

(welcome to the premier “Quick Hits” commentary previously announced)

 

Well that was quick. The political left had no sooner taken a heartbeat break from vilifying President Trump than they discovered their newest Nazi target – Elon Musk.

 

There is noPurpose in arguing that point because hateful idiots cannot be reasoned with.

 

For the ignorant amongst us, lets look at the Elon issue from a dispassionate view.

 

To wit:

 

The left decries he is unelected and thus should have no power or authority.

 

Spoiler alert – he doesn’t.

 

A quick examination of the Constitution points out that the President and Vice President are the ONLY people who are elected in the EXECUTIVE branch of government. Elon is NOT making policy. The President appoints EVERYBODY  else.

 

Elon is doing NOTHING other than conducting an AUDIT of the governments books, nothing other than what every company does.

 

We find it amusing that nobody on the political left or their sycophantic media are supporting trans operas in Africa, but rather choose to focus on their talking point that Elon has no right to announce it to the world..

 

The left would be well advised to read the Constitution and read how ALL budgetary issues MUST begin in the House. In other words, those folks budgeted for all the waste Musk is uncovering. They appropriated it, Elon is merely shining a light on it. For that simple act The left must destroy the man.

 

Musk is doing nothing more than would any other patriot.

 

It’s that simple.

 

 

 

A Madison Conservative Update

 

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy!

H. L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy, 1926

 

The Madison Conservative was born of necessity. Amid the blather and noise of politics, there seemed to be no cogent debate supporting the Constitutional framework within those debates. During the Biden administration, we had a multitude of topics to write about because Joe Biden was as unconstitutional a president as this nation has ever had to endure.

 

As we began considering the new Trump administration, we reviewed our columns from TRUMP I. We discovered a dearth of constitutional topics. Trump was never dull, but he fully respected the Constitution.

 

So we are going to try something different. We will be adding regular “COMMENTARIES” to our platform. Preserving, protecting  and defending the Constitution will remain our mandate, but if the first weeks of TRUMP II are any indication, there will be a lot of material coming our way.

 

Check back often. You never know what might strike our fancy.