Republicans Finally Trump the Game of Civil Rights Icon/Race Card

Congressman John Lewis (D-Atlanta) advertises himself as a Civil Rights Idol from the moment he takes the podium, to the end of the night when he falls asleep. He might as well wear a shirt that reads “I am a Civil Rights Icon!” On the back, the shirt would have: “I can say and do whatever I want to, and you cannot argue with me!”

John Lewis (From His Website)

When the Democratic minority wanted a vote on gun control legislation, Lewis led the sit-in last year. Why Lewis? Why not Nancy Pelosi, or even Sheila Lee Jackson or Maxine Waters? The Democratic caucus wanted to create as much of a media sensation as possible, and to ensure that their illegal sit-in would continue with minimal interruption from the Republican majority.  A black politician would not be enough. Lewis fit their political agenda best because he is a Civil Rights Idol.

If Republicans leaders called in the House Sergeant-at-Arms or the Washington DC police to have Lewis arrested, he would coast on his mythic savior status from decades past and make himself a martyr for “the cause of justice”. The media uproar to follow would distort the Republicans into bitter-clinging backward bigots, while the Democrats would be heroes the gun violence victims and the common man.

The Democratic Party has played this Civil Rights Idol/Race Card very effectively for the past 30 years. It was instrumental in turning Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday into a federal holiday. Congressman Bob Dornan (R-CA) had to acknowledge his respect for Lewis before relentlessly criticizing Lewis’ fawning praise for then-President Bill Clinton. Presidential Candidate Obama enjoined a smooth campaign to victory as Republicans grappled with how to refute or criticism the president’s policies without looking or sounding “racist” for doing so. Presidential candidate John McCain had to apologize for voting against MLK Day over twenty years prior.  McCain even cut a television ad congratulating the first black major party nominee. Since when has a Republican promoted the Democratic opposition during a general election? Oh, that’s right, Romney …

With decades-long support from the media and the political establishment, Lewis and other race-card playing Civil Rights Idols knew that they could slam their opponents without reprisal, including the current President. Lewis called Trump as an “illegitimate President”, drawing on the same tired lies from the media and the DNC: "I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected, and they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton."

Newsflash, Johnny: Hillary Clinton destroyed her own candidacy with her repeated lies, theft, and deceit, along with the true reporting of Wikileaks, which published her corrupt, globalist scheming. The DNC rigged the primary process for Hillary Clinton, colluding with the corrupt media to trash Republicans and diminish Bernie Sanders. Another newsflash: the media which have painted Lewis as an untouchable icon have established their own illegitimacy. They ignored the numerous crimes committed by the former Secretary of State (as well as the soon-to-be former President). They pushed an elitist narrative that Republicans are so bad, that a Democrat must win election, no matter how incompetent or corrupt they may be.

And the Democrat lost.

And guess what? Donald Trump flaunted the major networks and overcame their race-baiting. When Lewis rejected Trump’s legal and moral right to be President, Trump characteristically went on the attack: “Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district …rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!”

A Republican, elected to the White House did not hesitate to call out this Civil Rights Idol. It is morning in America, and our leaders are no longer going to play defense for fear of the race card! Lewis threw a trumper-tantrum, and now 40 (or more) Democratic lawmakers are not attending the inauguration. Whatever. Lewis lied when he claimed that this was the first time he was boycotting a similar ceremony. Lewis isn’t getting the desired result this time.

More people have come forward exposing Lewis for the uncivil fraud he really is. Former Black Panther Mason Weaver acknowledged that Lewis fought against the segregationist Democrats. Then Lewis joined the oppressors for selfish political gain (like other black Democratic politicians). Urban ghettoes like Atlanta (which Lewis claims to represent) are now littered with bad schools, rising crime, few job opportunities, but a lot of government dependence. Weaver unabashedly slammed “Civil Rights Idol” John Lewis for these failures.

By the way, for all his talk about protecting the civil rights of American-Americans, where was His Civil Rights Holiness John Lewis to fight for the rights of former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran? Cochran was fired for his Christian beliefs, which he shared on his own time. That was discrimination based on speech and religion, and completely uncalled for—but Lewis has been missing in action.

Weaver—a black Republican—has now been joined by white Republicans:

US Senator Rand Paul articulated this new attitude toward race and civil rights hustlers: “John Lewis isn't in a position where there can't be a healthy debate back and forth. Because he's a civil rights icon shouldn't make him immune.”

Maine Governor Paul LePage gave Rep. Lewis a long-overdue history lesson, pointing out how Republicans fought to end slavery, passed Civil Rights legislation and then anti-lynching laws, and provided the crucial votes to pass the Voting Rights Acts of the 1960s.

Civil Rights leaders like John Lewis have been untouchable for too long. Anyone who had challenged them, especially if they were Republicans, would get smeared as racist, bigoted, or hateful. This game of “Civil Rights Idol Outrage” has been played before, and almost every time, Lewis and other black (Democratic) politicians would foment their displeasure about something, and they automatically got a pass for saying whatever they wanted to, even if their remarks were unfound.

Not anymore.

Our President-Elect trumped Lewis’ unjustified outrage, and I look forward to Lewis’ voters demanding accountability from him next, regardless of his civil rights past.

House Democrats, Sit ON It!

Democrats love representative democracy, especially for minorities, except when they hold the minority of seats.

So, instead of respecting the rules of decorum, the House minority Democrats throw a temper tantrum. They just staged another sit-in this week. They want gun control, and they want it right now. They demand a vote from the Speaker of the House, and they don’t have a lot of power over themselves to demand the vote.

So, they decided to … sit.

With Civil Rights Movement icon John Lewis of Georgia leading the way, the illiberal, regressive Democratic minority, willing to use every tool in their arsenal, now want to agitate for rights. Not for those rights to be represented, mind you, but rather to take them away.

Republicans need to admire, then admonish what Democrats do, from the local offices to the federal legislature.

If they don’t have the numbers in elected office, they use other means to make their point, to bully and shame their majority opposition into doing what they want. How many voters, though, will find this adult-child pity-party worth responding to? My first reaction to the Democratic sit-in in the House of Representatives?

“Get off your ass, and get back to work!”

The previous House Speaker, John Boehner, exhorted his Democratic colleagues to do that. Unfortunately, the Orange One (and I am not talking about Donald Trump) was K-Street destined to do the bidding of Big Business.

Bang. Bang.

The dwindling number of out-of-touch Democrats believe that they are representing the best interests of their constituents. Check out this whopper by email from Karen Bass of Culver City:

“At this moment, I am on the House Floor protesting to demand a House vote to curb gun violence once and for all. We cannot give up on this until House Republicans are forced to represent the interests of the American people, not the gun lobby.”

Wow! Up to the moment! They must be working really hard for me!

Actually, every time a Democrat takes up their arms (legs and hands) to push some form of gun control, they are actually fighting against the best interests of this country. Karen Bass is a slothful liberal who held the reins of power in Sacramento for two years. In those days, California lawmakers could not pass a budget without one or two votes from the Republican minority. At least then Republicans relied on the statutory checks and balances, recently removed by statewide initiative a few years ago. The tax-and-spending spree which followed has chased out Middle-Class California. The lingering homeowners, and the rising number of illegal aliens, are clashing for what’s left of this one-Golden State.

Instead of a sit-in over gun control, how about every taxpayer in the county sit on their hands, with their wallets in their pockets, and declare to the federal government: not a dollar more!

Those California Democrats are cute, though, pouting like the spoiled, unhappy kindergartners they really are. Political opportunism rears its hoary head, too, since Janice Hahn of San Pedro is leaving Congress anyway, running back to the comforts of Los Angeles to take seat on the Board of Supervisors, where her Daddy once sat. Her shot at this gun control insanity? “The American people are sick of silence. They are demanding that Congress take action and protect their families. This nation has just witnessed the deadliest mass shooting in history and more people are dying every day. If we do not take action now, when will we?”

More Americans, especially in California, would take action—if they could acquire a firearm more readily! Jared Huffman of Ukiah had to beg for mercy from the Big Green activists because he favored Hillary well in advance. Now he slams the Republicans for refusing to Big Gun Grab. Ha! Then you have weak freshman Democrat Peter Aguilar of Redlands. He is already tied with his strong conservative, patriotic, anti-terrorist challenger Paul Chabot—and this is an election year!

California Democrats, from Sacramento to DC, are shooting back at the “gun lobby.” They are actually taking aim at the Framers of the Constitution and the entire blessed legacy of Common Law, which enshrined the right to self-protection and self-preservation. Imagine if those care workers in San Bernardino had concealed-carry permits. Those Islamic militants would have met a just and fatal end without wiping out so many innocents. What about Orlando?

Of course, Democrats are not interested in working for the American People. The bidding of the gun control lobby, the environmental activists, and the Big Labor radicals dictate what the remaining Democrats are allowed to do. Those backroom backstabbers never consider the best interests of this country.

If they tell them to run around the floor of the House and scream, they will find any time to get away with such childish antics. I still remember during the 2013 government shut-down (which was former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s fault), that Congressman George Miller of the Bay Area (who thankfully retired the next year) shamed his Republican colleagues for their “jihad.”

What was the Republicans’ holy war? To stop  Obamacare, and keep the government running for the basic necessities. Not sure how such piecemeal reforms count as “terrorism”, but we will never know. Miller is gone with the wind.

What else can we conservatives learn from this abortive, insipid, and just plain silly sit-in stunt?

Democrats fight for what they believe in, even when the numbers are not lined up in their favor. Republicans see their minority status at the state or local level, and just give up. That’s wrong. Not only should they fight for what they believe in, but they should recognize that their policies and values pay off. Democrats should do a sit-in. How about far away in their homes, no longer in power!

 Gun control does not work. Control of Muslim migration and relaxing the application process for a firearm will help law-abiding citizens and deter the lawless criminals.