A History Lesson for Gloria Rodgers

First I would like readers to know that I titled my article "Are You A Democrat Or An American?" with the same implication as "Are You A Man Or A Mouse?" It would behoove all Democrats to take a long hard look at their party's leadership, sponsors and allies and ask: "Are these really the people I want to represent me?" If, like Ronald Reagan, you find that the Democratic Party has left you, be assertive. Either kick the radical faction out of your party or go your own way.
After reading my first article, Gloria Rodgers states: "Mr. Crawmer seems to be advocating a one-party political system which of course would render this country something less than a republic." Well Gloria, why don't you quote me verbatim before you present your argument? When you respond to what I "seem" to be advocating, you simply expose your incomprehension. A one-party system is not what I am advocating - although I don't see how that would render us less than a republic. I am advocating among other things, that Democrats cease and desist the advocacy of policies that run contrary to a republican form of government. We are not a democracy.
She goes on to suggest that James Madison was a member of the Democratic-Republicans and that the Democratic party is the oldest political party in America. She then suggests that I take a history lesson. Well, I have. Madison (after whom I named my youngest son) was a Federalist. He wrote most of the Federalist Papers, along with Hamilton and John Jay. It was when Hamilton was Secretary of State that Madison became leader of a congressional faction known as "Madisonians" which later became the "Jeffersonians" and ultimately "Republicans". True, they initially called themselves democratic Republicans. But when the Federalists campaigned against them, they emphasized the adjective "democratic" in a pejorative way causing them to drop the term. They created their political party in 1791 with great trepidation. It was generally believed by statesmen at the time that political parties could lead to tyranny. These are facts that I can support.
But lets say for the sake of argument that a party known today as the Democratic Party, was Madison's party. Madison once said: "If we advert (turn attention) to the nature of republican government, we shall find that the censorial power is in the people over the government, and not the government over the people." Can anyone truthfully say that today's Democratic Party bears any resemblance to Madison's principle? I am very concerned about the way all political parties have evolved through time. There was a time when "liberal" was not a pejorative term (I was young and JFK was President). There is plenty of evidence that the evolution of the Democratic and Liberal parties has been the result of foreign socialist influence, "a communist plot". The fact that Michael and Gloria find this amusing is evidence of their unwitting complicity.
In further response to Michael Roland's claim that we must be a democracy because Democrats and Republicans alike are advocating democracy around the world, I will posit my belief that we do not advocate republicanism abroad because that actually would make us the imperialists that many of our foreign and domestic enemies accuse us of being. A republic may not be the best form of government for other peoples. We advocate democracy (as a process) around the world to empower the citizens of oppressed states to choose a form of government (not necessarily a republic) that suits them uniquely. We do not advocate that citizens of other nations form A democracy or A republic. Now I think I have been very clear. Let's see if you can twist that into something you can argue with.
I have been debating Liberals and Democrats for a good many years and I just want the likes of Gloria Rodgers and Michael Roland to know that I have heard it all before. Your arguments are tired. Your party is where all the losing ideologies of the world have sought refuge; the socialists, collectivists, Marxists, communists, as well as humanists, statists et al. They have debased America, as they are free to do. They are not Patriots. They openly scoff at those of us who are. I have written what I and a growing number of Americans know to be the truth. If you don't like it, you are free to change what tomorrow's truth will be. But, try as you and Bill Clinton might, you cannot change the truth that is.

-DRC