Biden tells CA Rep. Maxine Waters to run for Senate.
Hmmm – I wonder how CA Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (Both staunch Democrats) – feel about this statement?
Maybe he wants a more pliable puppet in the Senate? There is no possible way the “Socialist” Waters would provide the same value to the US as Feinstein does for the US Intelligence community. Or Padilla – who is the first male to represent CA in the Senate since 1993. (He also happens to have a degree in engineering from MIT)
This is the same Rep Waters who said rioters should become more confrontational. (Inciting riot and violence – shouldn’t she be barred from Federal Elections?)
Note: Mr. Padilla was CA Secretary of State when during the elections in 2020, Republicans use unofficial boxes to gather votes and present them to voting stations the next day. Padilla ordered the ballot boxes removed, arguing that the electoral authority will only receive ballots delivered personally and voluntarily by the voter and that the Republicans’ action was illegal.
So – what is the present controversy over voting?
In a 2015 speech Waters gave to the American Bar Association – she stated:
“The story of the Voting Rights Act starts not at its passage, but with the short lived era of Reconstruction and the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. While the 13th Amendment freed the slaves, and the 14th Amendment gave them citizenship, the key amendment to the Reconstruction Era was the 15th Amendment, which gave male slaves the right to vote.”
First – In my opinion these amendments are wonderful pieces of legislation that America should be proud in providing a voice and protections for all people.
Does Waters know that almost every elected Democrat at the time voted against these amendments? And the 13th didn’t pass through congress when first proposed because democrats voted against it (party lines) and it didn’t reach the 2/3rds majority required for passage.
And, to get the amendments passed – Lincoln instructed Secretary of State William H. Seward, Representative John B. Alley and others to procure votes by any means necessary, and they promised government posts and campaign contributions to outgoing Democrats willing to switch sides.
Sound familiar? (has politics in America changed at all?)
Waters should also read the 14th Amendment – where encouraging insurrection after taking the oath – is grounds for removal from office and prohibits future federal election. (Unless 2/3rds of each house removes the restriction)
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Also does anyone realize that when these amendments were being developed in Congress – 11 of the 36 states did not have formal representation? – During reconstruction many states were barred from being represented because their representatives were all members of the Confederates States of America. One of President Johnsons priorities were to reconstruct Southern State representation.
Which helped pass the Amendments due to federal appointments and White House support in directing the elections in the non-represented states. All without the approval of the Democratic Party. These same Democrats voted against the 14th amendment – but came around after political favors were offered.
Times have changed but politics remains the same:
– The election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency in 1868 convinced a majority of Republicans that protecting the franchise of black male voters was important for the party’s future. (At the time, states were instituting poll taxes and literacy tests)
Of course Republicans were concerned about their own control rather than just the rights to vote. Since the 13th and 14th amendments allowed all people to vote (Except non-tax paying Native Americans, and those who were convicted of crimes) – the Southern States were to gain representation due to all votes being counted for representation in Congress. Thus, the Republicans needed to ensure that new voters were not inhibited from voting in any way – so they could retain their control in Congress. No Democrats voted FOR the 15th Amendment.
Sound familiar?
Everyone should have the right to become a citizen of the United States with full rights – but what are their “responsibilities”
To become a Citizen of the Untied States (other than through naturalized birth) – a person must make an Oath: (Note I believe everyone who lives in the US and accepts Govt Funds, Votes, or gets a License for anything should also make the oath)
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
What say you? – Should Citizens of the United States have a responsibility for their citizenship? (Note: I served 6 years in the US Navy, and have volunteered for many community service organizations)
With the Democratic Party dominated by many who believe that Inalienable Rights (from the US Constitution) should be paid for by the Government – instead of just being a right of citizenship with government funding to protect those rights. There is a difference between inalienable rights and legal rights.
Where we find ourselves today is in the middle of a world predicted by Alexis de Tocqueville – Tyranny of the Majority.
Sources used: https://waters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-waters-speaks-aba-voting-rights-act-and-urgency-enact-new-voting
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/equal-and-inalienable-rights
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