North Carolina's Political Class Privilege

North Carolina has become a land of undercard primary debates.  Carolina Journal reported the following:

Unless several of the front-running candidates change their minds, it looks as if several debates in primary races for statewide office will resemble the undercard debates in the GOP presidential contest. So far, Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and Gov. Pat McCrory — along with Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, who’s running for governor — have rejected overtures from Time Warner Cable News to debate their primary opponents. Former Wake County state Rep. Deborah Ross, the presumed leader in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, also has not agreed to participate in a debate sponsored by WRAL News. The Burr camp says he would join in debates during the general election campaign.

North Carolina doesn’t have white privilege, we have political class privilege.

Source:

https://www.carolinajournal.com/opinion-article/campaign-dispatch-february-9-2016/

Political Elites Protect the Status Quo

“The first duty of government is to protect itself.” – Judge John Pitman, Rhode Island 1842 during the Dorr Rebellion

When the status quo is challenged, the establishment will fight back tooth and nail.  The Tea Party can testify to that.  They have been targeted by some of the most powerful agencies in Washington D.C., along with both political parties.  Hell, the IRS just reported more of their agents have the Lois Lerner syndrome.  Up to 20 agents have had computer crashes.  Go figure!

We’ve all heard the adage, history repeats itself.  Well, in 1841 – 1842, a popular uprising happened in Rhode Island.  A majority of that state’s citizens were disenfranchised.  Not because they couldn’t produce an ID, or weren’t allowed same day voting.  They were denied the right to vote because they didn’t own a prerequisite amount of property.  This uprising is known as the Dorr Rebellion.

The elites of both parties, Whig and Democrats, ignored their fellow citizens’ demands, until the suffragist formed their own constitution and had their own elections.  They were going to replace the powers that be with a Peoples Constitution.  As you can expect, this rebellion was about to be squashed.

The state assembly passed legislation threatening anyone who accepted office under the People’s Constitution would be arrested and tried for treason.  At the same time, they authorized the governor to assemble the militia with an expenditure of $102,000 to suppress the suffragist.  That was more than the state’s annual budget.

Here is a quote from America’s First Great Depression by Alasdair Roberts:

The state now had two rival governments.  On May 3, Dorr led a procession of two thousand people, escorted by two military companies, past the barricaded statehouse to an unused Providence foundry, where he convened the People’s Assembly.  It repealed the Algerine Law, selected a supreme court, demanded the surrender of public property to the People’s officers, and passed resolutions notifying President Tyler, Congress, and other states that it was now the legitimate authority in Rhode Island.  The next day, Governor King and the state assembly convened in Newport.  It declared the existence of an insurrection, ordered the arrest of rebel leaders, and sent commissioners to Washington to demand assistance from the federal government.  Meanwhile, it continued military preparations.  Five hundred artillery pieces and over two thousands muskets were collected in the arsenal at Providence.  Friendly militia companies were drilled and arms were distributed to volunteers.

The rebellion was suppressed and the leaders were arrested and convicted.  But something good did come out of the Dorr Rebellion.  Suffragists got what they demanded.  That is something the Tea Party can hang their hat on. 

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/21/now-irs-reports-even-more-computer-crashes-doesnt-know-if-emails-still-exist/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorr_Rebellion

 http://www.amazon.com/Americas-First-Great-Depression-Political/dp/0801478863

Political Class Subjugates Europeans

What is the end game for the American political class? Have you noticed that these parasites always point to the European model as the nirvana of governance and well being?

The political class hijacked the European Union through that vehicle known as the Lisbon Treaty, a top down constitution that has superseded the sovereignty of nation states, and imposes the bureaucratic will over the populace. Pretensions of citizenship are just that: pretensions.

Is it any wonder that Barack Obama and his statist minions salivate when looking across the pond? They have a lot in common with their European cousins. Hardly any of them have had a job outside of politics or government. They have become a law unto themselves, and are imposing their will upon the rest of us via executive fiat and the bureaucratic machine.

The road to serfdom is littered with the napkins of salivating, power hungry politicians and bureaucrats, who never let a crisis go to waste. It will take a vigilant and active citizenry to beat this pack of wolves back before they devour our liberties.

H/T: Gates of Vienna

Rep. Nancy Pelosi is Getting Richer, While the Poor are Getting Poorer

When you speak to a liberal/progressive, you’ll eventually hear this aphorism:  the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.  Well, that is most certainly true with one of the biggest powerbrokers in Washington D.C. and self-professed defender of the “little people”:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) saw her net worth rise 62 percent last year, cementing her status as one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

Pelosi was worth at least $35.2 million in the 2010 calendar year, according to a financial disclosure report released Wednesday. She reported a minimum of $43.4 million in assets and about $8.2 million in liabilities.

For 2009, Pelosi reported a minimum net worth of $21.7 million.

Wow!  It looks like someone’s package was stimulated; and I’m not talking about Rep. Anthony Weiner’s.

Let’s give a big applause to all of those fat cats in Washington D.C.  It’s nice to know someone is prospering in this crappy economy.

Source:  http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/801-economy/166599-pelosis-net-worth-rises-62-percent-

Political Class Sides Against Americans on Ground Zero Mosque

Again, there is a huge disconnect between American citizens and the Political Class.  Rasmussen conducted a telephone poll and here are the results:

Now 62% oppose the building of a mosque near where the World Trade Center stood in Lower Manhattan, compared to 54% in the previous survey. Twenty-five percent (25%) favor allowing the mosque to go ahead, and 13% more are not sure.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of the Political Class, however, favor building the mosque near Ground Zero. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Mainstream voters are opposed.

Now let's take a look at the 25% who are in league with the political class.  Notice the organizations printed on the signs:

 

That's right communist and self-loathing Americans are walking hand in hand with the Jihadist.  Oh, and I've got news for you commies:  Islam is not a race. 

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2010/many_more_now_following_mosque_controversy_and_don_t_like_it

http://weaselzippers.us/2010/08/23/video-communist-speaker-at-pro-ground-zero-mosque-rally-rails-against-zionist-jews/