ONE Way to Support and Defend Your Constitution

To Support and Defend

When soldiers enter the military they swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies...."  It's a solemn oath that they will follow those on the side of the Constitution regardless of whether the enemy is outside or inside the country.  This election is an election in which Americans have to decide whether they will support and defend the values written or implied in our Constitution or whether we will allow our federal courts to put those values aside and create a judge-made constitution.  As I write, the Supreme Court is divided 5-4 between 5 justices who support and defend our Constitution as is, and 4 justices who often see things that aren't there and just don't want to wait for the people and their representatives to rewrite things.

This Election is THE Election

This is the election that will control whether we can protect the five person majority willing to defend our Constitution, and whether we will build the future on continuing to do so.  Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85 years old.  Stephen Breyer is 80.  These two liberal justices will be replaced in the not-too-distant future, perhaps even in the next 2 years.  Their replacements, when that happens, will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which is currently controlled by a razor-thin margin of 51-49 by the Republicans.  This election will not only determine whether margin disappears, but also whether and how much that margin changes.  We already know that one Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, can't be counted on for crucial votes. She voted "present" on the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh last weekend.

This is the year to protect our Republican senate seats and attack the vulnerable Democrats. We need to hold the open seat being vacated by Sen. Flake in Arizona, re-elect our Republican Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada, and beat Democrats Sen. Heitkamp in North Dakota and Claire McCaskill in Missouri. Wins in all four will protect us against the shenanigans played by Diane Feinstein of California (D) and Chuck Schumer of New York (D) against our nominees.

In The House

But the Senate is not the only battlefield.  Republicans hold the majority by a small margin in the House of Representatives, and that's where we need to work even harder than in the Senate.  House Democrats have already threatened to try to impeach Justice Kavanaugh and burden the country with additional anti-Trump investigations if they take the majority.  The great danger here is not only that the Democrats might gain control of the House and Senate, but that even if they fail to control the Senate, they might tie up the nation's agenda and prevent our officials from doing their jobs.

Its time to start supporting our candidates wherever they are.  We're in a fight to support and defend the Constitution from enemies whether foreign or domestic.  Get out the vote for the GOP.  We need to maintain control of both houses of Congress and the majority of the Supreme Court.