The mainstream press is quite cheerfully reporting that the Republican Party, otherwise known as the Grand Old Party, GOP, is disintegrating, allegedly due to the efforts of Donald Trump. Perish forbid that such a fine American establishment, with such a fine tradition, should go the way of the dodo bird! The least we can do is offer some desperately needed assistance!
Their website makes it clear that they are a fine democratic organization, as their leaders, the members of the Republican National Committee, RNC, are elected by the ‘’rank and file’’ members. As for those who may question that previous statement, I have chosen to copy it from the internet:
‘’The Republican National Committee is the primary committee of the Republican Party of the United States. Its members are chosen by the state delegations at the national convention every four years.’’
This is followed by a thoughtful paragraph which provides a little history, as well the principles upon which they stand:
Who we are:
Initially united in 1854 by the promise to abolish slavery, the Republican Party has always stood for freedom, prosperity and opportunity. Today, as those principles come under attack from the far-left, we are engaged in a national effort to fight for our proven agenda, take our message to every American, grow the Party, promote election integrity, and elect Republicans up and down the ballot. The principles of the Republican Party recognize the God-given liberties while promoting opportunity for every American.
To think that the GOP was initially ‘’united’’ in the interests of ‘’abolishing slavery’’. They certainly have good reason to be proud of their history! To this day, they stand for the ‘’principles’’ of ‘’freedom, prosperity and opportunity’’. Good to know.
Yet these principles, or ’’God-given liberties’’, are ‘’under attack from the far-left’’. It is commonly alleged that a certain ex-President, a proud Republican, is responsible for the deep divide within the GOP. That lad has been accused of a great many things. Being ‘’far-left’’ is not one of them!
The website goes on to say:
‘’Our Platform
‘’Republicans believe in liberty, economic prosperity, preserving American values and traditions, and restoring the American dream for every citizen of this great nation. As a party, we support policies that seek to achieve those goals.
‘’Our platform is centered on stimulating economic growth for all Americans, protecting constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms, ensuring the integrity of our elections, and maintaining our national security. We are working to preserve America’s greatness for our children and grandchildren.
‘’The Republican Party’s legacy — we were originally founded in 1854 for the purpose of ending slavery — compels us to patriotically defend America’s values. As the left attempts to destroy what makes America great, the Republican Party is standing in the breach to defend our nation and way of life.’’
Outstanding! Who can argue with this platform? Certainly, no honest, tax paying, law abiding, patriotic American! An organization which is committed to ‘’protecting constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms, ensuring the integrity of our elections’’, deserves our whole hearted support!
On the subject of ‘’ensuring the integrity of our elections’’, there is the not so little matter of our federal elections. The proper procedure to be followed, in all federal elections, as per the Constitution, is being ignored. This procedure is laid out quite clearly, in the Twelfth Amendment. As that is the case, and as the Republican Party is committed to ‘’protecting constitutionally guaranteed freedoms’’, it follows that the Party should be anxious to correct this grave abuse of power.
With that in mind, and as I consider the matter to be of such great importance, I have chosen to re-produce that Amendment, from the internet, complete with an introduction:
Amendment Twelve to the Constitution was ratified on June 15, 1804. It revises and outlines the procedure of how Presidents and Vice Presidents are elected, specifically so that they are elected together. The original text is written as follows:
‘’The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;
The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.’’
Even though this Amendment has been in place since 1804, the procedure to be followed, in all federal elections, has been ignored, since the days of the Civil War! Shameful!
To this day, each mainstream political party selects an individual to run for President. That individual then selects a ‘’running mate’’, an individual to run for the office of Vice President. A team!
Then in November of the ‘’presidential election year’’, a ‘’popular vote’’ takes place. In each state, as well as the District of Columbia, the candidate who wins the majority of votes, is entitled to all of the Electoral Votes, for that state or District. That candidate then becomes the ‘’President Elect’’, and the ‘’running mate’’, becomes the ‘’Vice President Elect’’.
There is only one little problem with this. It is completely Unconstitutional! It is in direct violation of the Twelfth Amendment!
No doubt, the Republican Party will be only too anxious to correct this mistake, once it is brought to their attention.
With that in mind, I can only suggest that all patriotic Americans join the GOP, in order to unite the Party, and fight for our democratic rights, including the right to a Constitutionally legal federal election.
I can also suggest that such citizens join as card carrying members, as such members determine policy, that of ‘’defending America’s values’’.
Such members also elect the members of the Republican National Committee, RNC.
On that subject, the current Chairman is Michael Whatley, and the Co-Chair is Lara Trump. The daughter in law of Donald Trump!
Now numerous members of the press, both mainstream and Leftist social media, are reporting that Trump has allegedly taken over the RNC. The following is merely a little sample:
‘’Endorsed by her father-in-law to help take over the Republican National Committee, Lara Trump said multiple times this week she will reshape the Republican Party to funnel cash to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and possibly help pay millions in ballooning legal expenses across his four criminal and slew of civil cases.’’
That remains to be seen. That which does not remain to be seen, is the fact that numerous journalist are alleging that the RNC has been taken over by Donald Trump! As one journalist reported,
‘’Donald Trump cemented his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally assumed top leadership posts amid a debate among members over whether the organization should help pay his legal bills.’’
That is putting it rather politely. Another journalist was less polite:
‘’Bloodbath at RNC: Trump team slashes staff at committee
‘’Trump’s takeover of the RNC also seems poised to make the party’s central organizing committee a glorified legal defense fund for his many alleged crimes. The RNC has already paid some of Trump’s legal bills, but an increasing number of RNC members have recently backed the idea of having the RNC’s campaign arm pay for them continuously. Those members also blocked a resolution proposed by one member of the RNC to prohibit those expenditures once Trump officially becomes the nominee. ‘’
Still less polite was this journalist, although perhaps more accurate:
Trump’s takeover of the RNC also seems poised to make the party’s central organizing committee a glorified legal defense fund for his many alleged crimes. The RNC has already paid some of Trump’s legal bills, but an increasing number of RNC members have recently backed the idea of having the RNC’s campaign arm pay for them continuously. Those members also blocked a resolution proposed by one member of the RNC to prohibit those expenditures once Trump officially becomes the nominee.
Yet another journalist was even more straight forward:
The RNC is supposed to support Republicans running for every level of office across the country and help the party grow. It should be expected to achieve its goals through rapid-fire messaging, financially backing candidates up and down the ballot, promoting voter registration and sharing policy information and other kinds of support. But Trump’s hand-picked RNC leaders have suggested that the RNC be nothing but a vehicle for Trump’s re-election. “Every single penny will go to the No. 1 and the only job of the RNC — that is electing Donald J. Trump as president of the United States and saving this country,” Lara Trump said in February.
That pretty well covers the conflict within the Republican Party. Now in the interests of avoiding accusations of discrimination, perhaps it would be best to examine the other mainstream political party, the Democratic Party. It is safe to say that they too are deeply divided. There are allegations that certain members of the Democratic National Committee, DNC, are concerned with the age and cognitive ability of President Biden. This is to say that they suspect that Biden is suffering from dementia. The same is true of the other presidential candidate, Donald Trump! American voters are being presented with a choice of two elderly men, each of whom may be suffering from a mental illness!
Having said that, perhaps it is best to go to their website, and consider that which they say for themselves:
‘’The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well as works to establish a “party brand”.
‘’We’re fighting for a brighter, more equal future: rolling up our sleeves and organizing everywhere to build a better America for all.
‘’The DNC is dedicated to building on our wins from 2020 and 2022. We’re working hard to elect Democrats up and down the ballot by empowering grassroots activists, mobilizing voters, and organizing in every ZIP code.’’
From this statement, it is clear that the Democratic Party is determined to ‘’organize’’. Aside from that, it is not at all clear just what the DNC is focused on. For that matter, it is not at all clear just what the DNC is organizing! They go on to say:
‘’President Biden is working to build a better America by investing in the middle class and bringing down costs for working families. Together, we’ll build our economy from the bottom up and the middle out.’’
If nothing else, this shows that President Biden is supremely ambitious! He is determined to ‘’invest in the middle class’’, a class which is being wiped out! As for ‘’bringing down costs for working families’’, that involves wiping out inflation! Not about to happen!
This is followed by a ‘’Where we stand’’:
‘’Democrats believe that the economy should work for everyone, health care is a right, our diversity is our strength, and democracy is worth defending.’’
Democrats may believe this, but the fact is that the economy works only for the billionaires. Further, health care is far too expensive for a great many working people, so that they have little or no coverage. As for defending democracy, the Democratic Party is not demanding federal elections take place, that abide by the Constitution, as required by the Twelfth Amendment.
This is followed by a preamble to the party platform:
‘’Protecting Americans and recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic
‘’Building a stronger and fairer economy
‘’Achieving universal, affordable, quality health care
‘’Protecting communities and building trust by reforming our criminal justice system
‘’Healing the soul of America
‘’Combatting the climate crisis and pursuing environmental justice
‘’Restoring and strengthening our democracy
‘’Creating a 21st century immigration system
‘’Providing a world-class education in every zip code
‘’Renewing American leadership’’
This is the mere preamble to the Party platform! Nothing more than a series of vague references! It says nothing! The political platform of the Democratic Party is no platform! No wonder they are floundering! They too are in desperate need of assistance!
As that is the case, may I suggest that all patriotic Americans, or at least those who are concerned with our democratic rights, join the two Parties, Republican and Democratic, as card carrying members.
It is such members who have considerable power. Party bosses. They determine the candidates for all political office, and set Party policy. They can demand that the forth coming federal election follow the procedure laid out in the Twelfth Amendment, as required by Constitutional law. Defending our democratic rights!
At the same time, Americans will not be forced to choose to vote for the candidates of the two mainstream political parties, for the office of President and Vice President. They will not be forced to choose between two men, both of whom may be suffering from dementia. In fact, they will not be forced to vote at all, as that is the role of the Electors. Constitutional law!
I have chosen to document the strategy of the two mainstream political parties, for a reason. It is to raise the level of awareness of the common people, by whom I mean the workers, family farmers, and at least the lower strata of the middle class. My goal is to prepare such people for the approaching revolution, and the subsequent Scientific Socialism, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
Without doubt, there are countless working people who are not convinced of the necessity of revolution. We must respect their beliefs. At the same time, we must make them aware of the revolutionary theories of Marx and Lenin, especially the fact that the existing state apparatus must be smashed, and replaced with a state apparatus, to crush the billionaires. This state apparatus is known as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
As these honest, skeptical working people become politically active, and attempt to ‘’change the system from within’’, they will quickly learn, from their own bitter experience, that the capitalists, the billionaires, are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge.
We know that there are a great many of them, because Lenin advised us of this. In 1920, he summed up the experience of the three Russian revolutions, in his excellent article, Left Wing Communism, An Infantile Disorder:
‘’The fundamental law of revolution, which has been confirmed by all revolutions, and especially all three Russian revolutions in the twentieth century, is as follows: for a revolution to take place it is not enough for the exploited and oppressed masses to realize the impossibility of living in the old way, and demand changes; for a revolution to take place, it is essential that the exploiters should not be able to live and rule in the old way. It is only when the ‘’lower classes’’ do not want to live in the old way, and the ‘’upper classes’’ cannot carry on in the old way that the revolution can triumph. This truth can be expressed in other words: revolution is impossible without a nation-wide crisis (affecting both the exploiters and the exploited). It follows that, for a revolution to take place, it is essential, first, that a majority of the workers (or at least a majority of the class-conscious, thinking, and politically active workers) should fully realize that revolution is necessary, and that they should be prepared to die for it; second, that the ruling classes should be going through a governmental crisis, which draws even the most backward masses into politics (symptomatic of every genuine revolution is a rapid, ten fold and even hundred fold increase in the size of the working and oppressed masses-hitherto apathetic-who are capable of waging the political struggle), weakens the government, and makes it possible for the revolutionaries to rapidly overthrow it. (italics by Lenin)
Today, it is clear that the ‘’exploited and oppressed masses’’, the common people, are well aware that they can no longer live in the old way. Working people are demanding change! As well, the ‘’exploiters’’, in our case the capitalists, the billionaires, are unable to ‘’live and rule in the old way’’.
Further, the ruling class of billionaires are facing a series of crises. Not one crisis after another, but all at the same time. Washington is in a state of gridlock, so that no meaningful legislation can be passed into law. The Democrats control the White House, and the Senate, by the slimmest of margins. On the other hand, the Republicans control the House, also by the slimmest of margins. The country is deeply in debt, to the tune of $34 trillion, and rising. Yet the government cannot pass an annual budget. Both Parties are deeply divided. Each Party has a candidate for the presidency, of which many members disapprove. Then there is Trump, one of their own, a ‘’loose cannon’’, determined to set himself up as dictator.
This is the very definition of a revolutionary situation. In such a case, there is a ‘’tenfold and even hundredfold increase in the size of the working and oppressed masses…who are capable of waging the political struggle’’. It is these working people, those who were ‘’previously apathetic’’, that I am mainly focused upon. They have got to be ‘’brought up to speed’’.
It stands to reason that a careful reading of key works of Lenin, such as State and Revolution, along with political activity, such as joining one or the other Party, will drive home the point that the billionaires must be overthrown. We can count on the billionaires to persuade those working people, of the correctness of our theories!
This is technically referred to as combining theory and practice, although I prefer to think of ‘’practice’’ as experience. There could well be others who feel the same way.
The important thing is that people become politically active. The precise form of that activity is not terribly important. As long as working people are attempting to ‘’change the system from within’’, as recommended by the capitalists, they will soon realize that it cannot be done! At least, not if the billionaires have anything to say about it!
We will know that we are getting our message across, when a certain expression becomes commonplace:
Dictatorship of the Proletariat!
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 