Political Avenger Plan of Action

We have spent the last seven postings discussing our grievances and now it is time to take action.  When our founders drafted the Declaration of Independence, they had exhausted all peaceful methods to address their grievances.  In their situation, war with the crown was the only option left.  However, we have something they did not have, King George never came up for election.  We will have a new President in 2017 so there is no need to take up arms against the government. 

However, we must take action to insure the changes we make in the next two elections are changes that will restore our nation’s liberties and not cause us to slide further into tyranny.  There are three phases to our plan of action but one thing all three phases have in common is the three P’s. 

In review, the three P’s are prayer, planning, and participation.  I hope all of you have already been participating in the first P and praying for our nation.  I know sometimes the situation appears hopeless but with God all things are possible (Mark 10:27).  Prayer may seem like it is the least important thing we can do but I believe it is key for we face a steep uphill battle and need God’s power to bring about the changes, many in the hearts of people, that will be necessary to reverse our nations slide down the slope of tyranny. 

Phase 1 of the plan is to establish a conservative majority in both the House and Senate.  In 2010 we established a Republican majority in the House but soon discovered that under the leadership of Speaker Boehner, it was not a conservative majority.  Even though they have voted 39, and soon 40 times to repeal Obamacare, these votes were DOA when they reached the Senate.  The House has had numerous opportunities to defund Obamacare since 2011 but under Speaker Boehner’s leadership have continued to fund it.  A House of Representatives with a Conservative majority will have an opportunity to elect a new speaker that will not hesitate to move the conservative agenda forward in the House. 

Establishing a conservative majority in the Senate will be more difficult but not impossible.  Most of those up for election in 2014 won election on Obama’s coattails in 2008 and thus are vulnerable due to the numerous failures of this administration.  This is an opportunity for tea party conservatives to rally around tea party conservative candidates.  Even though the task will be difficult, it is not impossible.  I refer back to the first P, prayer. 

Phase 2 of the plan is to take back the White House in 2016 while maintaining and increasing conservative majorities in the House and Senate.  This is where we failed in 2012 but this time, the Presidency is open so there will be no incumbent.  However, we must learn from our mistakes in 2012.

In 2012 there were several conservative candidates running against Mitt Romney in Republican Primaries, the candidate of choice for the Republican establishment.  In many of the primaries that Romney won, he failed to carry 50 percent of the vote, which means that the conservative candidates received more votes than Romney did, but since the votes were divided among all conservative candidates on the ballot, Romney won these primaries and the nomination. 

In the 1980 presidential election, conservatives rallied behind one candidate, Ronald Reagan, and he was able to win the nomination and the Presidency by a landslide.  It is important for Tea Party conservatives to organize behind one presidential candidate and turn out on large numbers to secure their nomination as we did 1980. 

Phase 3 involves installing guardrails in our constitution to insure we do not reverse course and begin sliding down the slope of tyranny again.  On Tuesday August 13, 2013, the great one, Mark Levin, will be releasing his new book “The Liberty Amendments.”  In this book, Mr. Levin will be unveiling a series of amendments such as term limits that will provide constitutional insurance against a reversal into tyranny.  The problem, however, with Constitutional amendments is that they require 2/3 of the Congress to pass, hardly something we might expect any future congress to do. 

However, in article 5 of the Constitution, there is a second way to introduce Constitutional amendments.  This is what Article 5 says:

 The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.  (1)

By convening a convention of 2/3 of state legislatures, amendments can be offered to the Constitution, and not the writing of a new Constitution, without the need to achieve a 2/3 majority in the U.S. Congress.  Granted this has never succeeded when tried but I refer back to the first P prayer and Mark 10:17, “But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”  (NKJV) 

That leads us to the third P, participation.  This is not the time to sit on the sidelines and believe just showing up to vote is enough.  We need to get busy writing our Representatives, Senators, and the White House.  During the August recess, conservatives need to turn out at town hall meetings even if it means using a vacation or PTO day to do it. 

We need to rally behind conservative candidates that share our values and help them win election by not just voting for them but by also making phone calls, knocking on doors, and attending rallies for these candidates.  We need conservatives to run for precinct chairpersons in precincts to insure elections are conducted lawfully. 

We also need to support efforts to amend the Constitution using Mark Levin’s guidelines that will be revealed in his new book.  This will help insure that none of our hard work to insure a return to more conservative, smaller, and more responsible government is wasted by the nation returning to statism and tyranny in the future. 

It is time for action political avengers.  The only question you need to ask yourself is if you are willing to pray, plan, and participate. 

1. The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration. The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription. www.archives.gov. [Online] [Cited: August 6, 2013.] http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/print_friendly.html?page=constitution_transcript_content.html&title=The%20Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20States%3A%20A%20Transcription.