Republican Party Isn't Dead



The Republican party isn't dead, contrary to what one may have read in the New York Daily News or the Boston Globe.

To know why the Republican Party isn't dead, one needs only to read the original Republican Party Platform of 1856.

Historian Richard Cavendish explains why the Republican Party was founded:

"The party was born of hostility to slavery. Back in 1820, the US Congress had agreed the Missouri Compromise, under which Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, but slavery was forbidden anywhere else in the Louisiana Purchase north of 36 Degrees 30'. However, in 1854 the principle was threatened by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, under which the white inhabitants of the two territories were to decide by referendum whether slavery would be allowed there or not. There were numerous Americans in the northern states who disapproved of slavery, including many northern Whigs and Democrats as well as the Free Soilers, who had sprung from concern over the possible introduction of slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the 1840s."

As Cavendish states, slavery wasn't the only issue driving the formation of the Republican Party, a seen in this excerpt from the original GOP platform:

"Resolved: That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign powers over the Territories of the United States for their government; and that in the exercise of this power, it is both the right and the imperative duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism --Polygamy, and Slavery."

In short, the Republican Party's primary purpose was fulfilled once slavery and polygamy were outlawed.

Since then, the GOP has constantly reinvented itself by championing new causes.

The ascension of Donald Trump in the party is the result of Trump offering rank-and-file GOP voters a new cause: America First.

The GOP didn't die with Trump's rise. Instead, what died was the power that GOP elites had.

The latter were given opportunity to fulfill the desires of the GOP rank and file but failed to do so. Thus, the rank and file turned to an outsider for help.

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Quote Source:

Cavendish, R. (2004). The Republican Party Founded. History Today.

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Originally posted @ The Moderate Voice

Great point!
For those who want Trump to "unify" the party...I think there are many elitists (both Republican and Democrat) that are very happy with the corruption, lobbyists and power players in Washington and will criticize Trump regardless of what he does.
He will unify Americans who believe our country has been sliding away from the principles that made us great.

Imo it might as well be the obit...

I don't think it would matter much if it was.

And if it did "die" I'm not sure that would be such a bad thing.

Ignoring the idea of a "new" republican party, or new party popping up, people don't like government.

Without the republicans there would only be one party everyone could point to and hold responsible for all the crap government does.

One thing you never really read on forums or comments section is "those damn independents! Stupid indumbpendents! Indeoblomependents did it again, kick them out! Worthless indepukedents!"

I think if the republican party "died" the democrat party would soon follow.

I say that about Bernie all the time...he is an independent

How so? According to this




....repub voter turnout in the primaries is pretty high.

I agree * Alert the media! We need a press conference*


If there was no Republican party then there would not be a need a need for a Democrat party.


Think about that people

Be afraid, be very afraid!: http://youtu.be/--hMJPUBwMc/

lmao at "Trump" and "unify" in the same sentence

reinventions:

dixiecrats relying on slavery left democrats and went full out republican

dixiecrat states became republican states

be careful of immigration
be careful of minorities
be careful of muslims
keep women in their place
be cautious of affirmative action


protect the country created and founded by and for the brits

'give us your tired, poor , and yearning to be free',,isn't a 'right',,just a slogan

people are people,, whatever label we gave them, it wouldn't change

there would be the wise and unwise, the treachourous and the scrupulous, the greedy and the selfless,,,etc

the 'outsider' rhetoric has grown old to me,,
I have a list of outsiders I guarantee wouldn't get the republican, 'conservative' nomination

people vote their interests and concerns,,Trump gets the vote because of his 'concern' for all the groups of 'others' so obviously killing AMerica

others like muslims
others like Mexicans and minorities and immigrants

he is appealing to yesterdays 'conservative dixiecrats,,,,, and much of the 'republican' base that defected from the democrat party long ago because it was becoming too 'liberal

the dems made it a slogan when they decided to just let anyone in for any reason, legal or not... believe it or not, it used to be an honor to get accepted into the US as a citizen, now it's just another Tuesday...

as someone who has gone through it,, its not further from the truth

its very tedious to get in and they are choosy about who they allow

unless you can trespass illegally,, which is as 'easy' as it is to break into a house, depending upon your proximity to a border, but that doesn't mean police are letting strangers into others homes

'give us your tired, poor , and yearning to be free',,isn't a 'right',,just a slogan

Nope. ( Statue of Liberty )
Just a gift from France.
That they regifted, from another country, because they didn't want it.

well , the poem wasn't their gift, its strictly American

but, just a slogan at this point,, perhaps someone will knock the whole thing down if its so unwanted anyway and so rarely honored

And the Northern Republican/anti-slavery states went full libtard.

Proud descendants of the eugenics loving progressive/socialists.

phtt... just cross the river, the libtards will meet you there with a check, car new address and full benefits... you won't need a job for a while...

hopefully, trump will change this

let's change the topic about this topic right? foucs on current whoms behide? is that mighty intternational new secure diplomancy works? what kind of political policy is behide this screen? for the freaks? creapys? nuts? ........No i bet billions of dollar that the whole federal state will said no. then whom sneaking behide? tango the civiliance benefits? War!!!!!no doubt to it. the only best solution to resurrent the whole gaint empire of internet.

no problem enforcing immigration laws,, but not punishing children for the crimes of their parents

children go with their parents, without much choice

so I fullheartedly support those brought in illegally as children who went on to be lawabiding particpants of our society,(provided they have someone here the parents would give guaradianship to if they are still not of legal age)


having the choice to stay and become legal or go back with their parents

I feel bad for any kid who's parent involved them in an illegal activity and I see it as child abuse. I'm torn on this issue because I don't think kids should be punished for the illegal activities of their parents....but I also don't think kids should benefit from the illegal activities of their parents.

That being said, current immigration laws aren't responsible if the kids have to return to the country of their birth. It's the illegal alien parents who are responsible and to blame for their children being punished.

I understand that too

I usually err on protecting kids though


much like any other criminal, we don't usually send a child to jail with them when they break the law

deportation should be the consequence for the adult who breaks the laws of immigration, but I favor the kids life being kept as in tact as possible