Trump will clean house

[kevin kiernan]

Crooked politicians must be held accountable for the crimes they have done. Trump is the only one who will do it. To elect a POTUS who will not prioritize fixing our criminal political system will not be good enough for me.We will not get another one like Trump ,who will bitch slap the evil out of Washington politics..No one can deny that Trump is crazy enough to do it. But he needs us to want it fixed. He can not stand alone..This is that time in history. The time that many have hoped. Turn your back on this opportunity,and we are done. THAT IS THE TRUTH OF IT.

[charles royer]

Boom!!!! just like that Lyin' ted is out , delusional kasitch vows to fight on?

[Thomas Vincent Coffey]

Charles, as you well know, Principled Conservatism is a body of timeless attitudes and behaviors which reach back to antiquity. These values have absolutely nothing to do w/politics, the preoccupation of corrupt hustlers and criminal frauds, nor are they driven by a religious impulse. Doubt any member of the media, in particular the assholery at FOX, could articulate a solitary conservative principle!!!

[M]

Thomas,

There is a modern aspect to Principled Conservatism connected to politics.

Examining the Principles in Principled Conservatism:

The Role of Responsibility Stereotypes as Cues for Deservingness

in Racial Policy Decisions

Christine Reyna, P. J. Henry, William Korfmacher, and Amanda Tucker

DePaul University

Examining the principles in principled conservatism: The role of responsibility stereotypes as cues for deservingness in racial policy decisions (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7326315_Examining_the_prin... [accessed May 4, 2016].

Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (Impact Factor: 5.08). 02/2006; 90(1):109-28. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.1.109

Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT

Why do educated conservatives oppose affirmative action? Those in the "principled conservatism" camp say opposition is based on principled judgments of fairness about the policies. Others, however, argue that opposition is based on racism. The present article offers an alternative perspective that may reconcile these contradictory points of view. In 2 studies, the authors show 2 major findings: (a) that conservatives oppose affirmative action more for Blacks than for other groups, in this case women, and (b) that the relationship between conservatism and affirmative action attitudes is mediated best by group-based stereotypes that offer deservingness information and not by other potential mediators like old-fashioned racism or the perceived threat that affirmative action poses to oneself. The authors conclude that educated conservatives are indeed principled in their opposition to affirmative action, but those principles are group based not policy based.

For full article see; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7326315_Examining_the_prin...

Agreed that is only one aspect of modern Principled Conservatism, but it does apply to politics then as it does now. In my opinion, it is the defining line between some politicians who are considered to be Statesmen and others who are considered to be political hacks. 

[M]

Thomas,

One further item about SDO and it's connection to Principled Conservatism;

From Wikipedia Source; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_dominance_orientation

Felicia Pratto and her colleagues have found evidence that a high Social Dominance Orientation is strongly correlated with conservative political views, and opposition to programs and policies that aim to promote equality (such as affirmative action, laws advocating equal rights forhomosexuals, women in combat, etc.).^[9]

There has been some debate within the psychology community on what the relation is between SDO and racism/sexism. One explanation suggests that opposition to programs that promote equality need not be based on racism or sexism but on a "principled conservatism",^[22] that is, a "concern for equity, color-blindness, and genuine conservative values".

Some principled-conservatism theorists have suggested that racism and conservatism are independent, and only very weakly correlated among the highly educated, who truly understand the concepts of conservative values and attitudes. In an effort to examine the relationship between education, SDO, and racism, Sidanius and his colleagues^[22] asked approximately 4,600 Euro-Americans to complete a survey in which they were asked about their political and social attitudes, and their social dominance orientation was assessed. Results partially supported the principled-conservatism position, but also suggest several problems. Contrary to what these theorists would predict, correlations among SDO, political conservatism, and racism were strongest among the most educated, and weakest among the least educated. Sidanius and his colleagues hypothesized^[22] this was because the most educated conservatives tend to be more invested in the hierarchical structure of society and in maintaining the inequality of the status quo in society in order to safeguard their status.

Another explanation of Principled Conservatism and it's connection with politics can be found in this article; http://politichicks.com/2016/02/what-is-principled-conservatism/

Excerpt:

Principled conservatism is often presented as the opposite of moderate conservatism.  Moderate conservatism is referred to as “malleable” or “flexible” because it adapts to the requirements of our times. Thus, Donald Trump is allegedly not a “real” conservative because his views are “malleable.” On the other hand, Senator Cruz is always principled and unbending.

When I say that I am “conservative,” what I mean is that I like my habits and routine. As a political conservative, I have a strong moral persuasion (not necessarily of a particular denomination), I do not like experiments with society, I do not believe in free “stuff,” and definitely disdain governmental apparatchiks with their intrusions into the way I live and do my business. In brief, I am a conservative because I love America and capitalism. I want to mind my own business and want everyone else to mind theirs.

In general, what defines us as conservatives is the belief in small government which is a necessary evil and should intrude as little as possible into the Pursuit of our Happiness, founded on achievement and personal property, wherein our liberties are anchored. When the government is taking away our rights and property, tyranny arises. Many conservatives would also state that God, Marriage, and Pro-Life are the doctrines they espouse.

The overarching component of conservatism is national security, powerful military and respect for the police force, many of whom are military veterans. As long as these principles are above all others, we are willing to consider more liberal measures, such as social support for the truly needy or immigration quota provided refugee status is legitimate and there is proper vetting (the person is not just a freeloader coming here to use US or do us harm). Is healthcare a right? No! Is education a right? No! Is a certain income a right? No! You get as much as your work is valued by the market – and you can buy as much healthcare and education as you can afford. That is conservatism.

This may sound harsh but it is decidedly more fair than government redistribution of wealth and property, which always leads to cronyism, creation of a privileged class, and fear of the individual vis-à-vis the mass. Why? Because the individual does not matter – only the State does. Imagine what a nation of one billion slaves, such as China, could do if they had a real democracy and real market economy – not one fiddled and fudged by the Party higher-ups. Imagine how happy and strong people in Iran would be if they did not live in a totalitarian theocracy but a country based on individual rights and achievements!

We live in a country founded on principles, the key one being that all people are created inherently equal. Thus, we can only differentiate ourselves through our own efforts, and not by the means of “redistribution,” i.e. what someone gives us or what we (or they) steal from someone else. America is the best country in the world because all true Americans (excluding socialist “AINOs”) know that money is a byproduct which represents hard work – it is a gift back from the society to the individual who worked hard and thus deserves the means to purchase property, healthcare, education… Government is useless where market is at work, because all of US speak through the market, not just a select few “experts” or what-difference-does-one-human-life-make-anyway apparatchiks.

One final Treatise on the subject;

http://www.scholar.harvard.edu/files/bobo/files/1996_racism_conserv...

[charles royer]

Principled conservatism is often presented as the opposite of moderate conservatism. Moderate conservatism is referred to as “malleable” or “flexible” because it adapts to the requirements of our times. Thus, Donald Trump is allegedly not a “real” conservative because his views are “malleable.” On the other hand, Senator Cruz is always principled and unbending.
Exactly!
In this point in time ,after the 7 erosive years of oboma & HIS minions someone has to have his "nose in the tent" in order to win back our country.Unbending wasn't working anymore! JMHO

[M]

Charles,

Please read the whole article as it explains what has been taken out of context with Trump and Cruz in the abstract listed.

[charles royer]

I think mike savage summed it up best "liberalism is a mental disorder". There is no rhyme or reason , social status or falling off a horse that explains liberalism.

[Thomas Vincent Coffey]

As for Time, I am a Man of the Past and Future having little, if any, interest in the comings and goings of the Present. Paraphrasing Auden, I consider it to be a low and dishonorable era, preening and strutting w/hubris; the predictable attitude of a shallow period, oblivious of its debt to the past.

My touchstone for Principled Conservatism is Antiquity as we moderns stand on the shoulders of the massive giants who created Western Civilization. For me, our era w/rare exception, has nothing original to say on the subject, as well meaning as that academic foursome may be. Nor, in my judgement, does Principles Conservatism have to be explained/rationalized any more than the Ten Commandments do. As an example, one principle asserts that 'Freedom and Private Property are interdependent'. Nothing more need be said.

A generation or so ago, Russell Kirk, a colleague of Bill Buckley articulated the Principles of Conservatism for a Heritage Foundation Study, in a dozen brief paragraphs. Each principle can be further summarized in a few words; just as the Ten Commandments can be articulated in less than a hundred.

Repeating, when we recover the wisdom of the past we will have taken a giant step forward in recovering the vision of our Founders.

[M]

Thomas,

While the principles do not need to be explained any more than the Ten Commandments, like those, they need to be listed.

[SILENCE IN THE FACE OF TYRANNY I]

“Ted Cruz has been fighting these conservative and constitutionally rooted fights, whether it’s for religious liberty or our individual right to keep and bear arms or American sovereignty. And he has won,”
Here are eight things Cruz has done to prove he’s a real conservative.

1. Defended the Second Amendment — Cruz represented 31 states in the District of Columbia v. Heller case before the U.S. Supreme Court, American Thinker noted. That case upheld the right to keep and bear arms as an individual right.

Cruz’s position on gun rights also hasn't wavered in the face of highly publicized shootings, CNN reported, noting that Cruz campaigned at a shooting range three days after the South Carolina church shooting and helped block President Barack Obama’s move to advance gun control legislation in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre.

2. Opposed the Affordable Care Act — In a stand against big government, Cruz conducted a filibuster against the Affordable Care Act for 21 hours and 19 minutes in 2013. He also sponsored legislation in attempts to appeal and defund Obamacare.

3. Defended Religious Liberty — As solicitor general in Texas, Cruz defended the Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, upholding the public display with a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision, The Christian Post noted. He also defended the words "one nation under God" in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools in another Supreme Court victory.

4. Proposed Voter Registration Requirements — Cruz introduced a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow states to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote, according to The Atlantic.

5. Acted in Defense of Marriage — Cruz maintained his fight against gay marriage by twice introducing the State Marriage Defense Act bill in an attempt to uphold the Constitutional authority of each state to define marriage.

Cruz called the 2015 Supreme Court decision guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage along with the court’s ruling on Obamacare the "very definition of tyranny," The Huffington Post reported.

6. Blocked Visas for Terrorists — In 2014, Obama signed a bill sponsored by Cruz to deny visas to United Nations ambassadors who are known terrorists.

7. Voted Pro-Life — LifeNews.com said Cruz has a 100 percent pro-life voting record, voting pro-life in all of 16 related issues during his time in the Senate. The votes include supporting the defunding of Planned Parenthood and Obamacare.

8. Supported Israel — The Jerusalem Post called Ted Cruz “arguably Israel’s most avid defender in the Senate.” The news site noted his efforts in 2014 to end the Federal Aviation Commission’s ban on U.S. flights to Ben-Gurion Airport, and his opposition to Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.

Hundreds of other examples of true constitutional conservatism related to Senator Ted Cruz are easy to find.

Trump "is a lifelong progressive Liberal Democrat". FACT.

He is going to ""stab you in the back"",..... if you are a constitutional conservative that is.

The ""dopey, detached, and hopelessly delusional branch Trumpidian's"" are in for a very rude awakening to be administered to them by none other than the Donald John Trump himself..

Let the low information, low intellect, branch Trumpidian era of even much bigger much stupider government and spiraling higher taxes begin!!!

"Silence in the face of tyranny (and FAKE conservatives) is your consent to that tyranny (and FAKE conservatism)"

[kevin kiernan]

Too bad he is a Canadian. He would be a good member of SCOTUS.

[M]

Are there qualifications to be a Justice? Do you have to be a lawyer or attend law school to be a Supreme Court Justice?
The Constitution does not specify qualifications for Justices such as age, education, profession, or native-born citizenship. A Justice does not have to be a lawyer or a law school graduate, but all Justices have been trained in the law. Many of the 18th and 19th century Justices studied law under a mentor because there were few law schools in the country.

• The last Justice to be appointed who did not attend any law school was James F. Byrnes (1941-1942). He did not graduate from high school and taught himself law, passing the bar at the age of 23.
• Robert H. Jackson (1941-1954). While Jackson did not attend an undergraduate college, he did study law at Albany Law School in New York. At the time of his graduation, Jackson was only twenty years old and one of the requirements for a law degree was that students must be twenty-one years old. Thus rather than a law degree, Jackson was awarded with a "diploma of graduation." Twenty-nine years later, Albany Law School belatedly presented Jackson with a law degree noting his original graduating class of 1912.