Republicans have betrayed the principles of their party – Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

Editor: I am a pro-life, fiscally conservative, second-amendment supporting, law-and-order citizen. It is for these reasons that I will never support a Republican Party that continues to betray these principles.

Republicans have typically been the party of strong support for the death penalty. As a pro-life citizen I oppose this position.

Republicans have typically been the party to oppose well-regulated gun ownership as opposed to the Second Amendment which states: A well regulated Militia...

Republicans have typically been the party to cut taxes, thus refusing to pay for the full cost or running the government and not balancing the budget.

Republicans have typically been the party to promote law and order as campaign slogans, yet starting with the Reagan presidency, Republican politicians have been complicit in the ever-increasing violations of the law. The Reagan administration violated the Boland Amendment in order to aid the Contras. The second Bush promulgated false information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to motivate the invasion of that country.

Their motives were believed to be in the best interests of the country. Trumps violations had no such meritorious goals.

Trump has violated the emoluments clause by accepting payment for his hotel services from foreign governments. Trump allows those in his administration to violate the Hatch Act using their administration positions for political purposes. Trump violated the Congressional Impoundment Act of 1974 when he withheld aid to Ukraine for the sole purpose of getting the leader of Ukraine to say that he was investigating Joe and Hunter Biden. During the impeachment trial it was never once denied. And thus with the complicity of Republicans, Trumps corruption has gone unchecked.

With this background, it makes sense for each person to re-examine how they think of the Republican Party.

Randy Booken

Pringle

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