Republican Club
by Brian Harmon
LW contributor
The LW Republican club shares with the rest of the LW community some of the horror and grief suffered by the Choi family as the result of the scurrilous and slanderous attack on them, their nationality and their race.
••• The club leadership team is currently strategizing about how to handle the upcoming recall election.Based on the number of signatures gathered, approximately 500,000 more than required, it is pretty much guaranteed that the election will happen. It is unlikely that this many signatures would be declared invalid, however, situations like this can unfortunately occur in states or countries controlled by a single party.
Perhaps, coincidentally, the leadership team might view this as the best argument for the recall. When one party completely controls a government, they are able to do things that would be unthinkable where both parties have some power.
One of the board members of the Republican club has written extensively and spoken in club meetings about how the ideas discussed during the Constitutional Convention can be seen in politics today.
The genius in the U.S. Constitution is how it was designed to keep any one group from being able to fully control the government does. The three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) was designed so that no one group could get a monopoly on government.
Congress was divided into two houses was for the same purpose. The Senate would represent the states, so that that the states and cities with greater populations could not overpower the smaller ones. The House of Representatives could stand up for the majority of the citizens, so that their interests would be represented and their rights protected.
This system seems to be doing its job. When Donald Trump was elected in 2016 with comfortable majorities in the House and Senate, Republicans were able to pass a huge tax cut. Then in 2018, with the great “blue wave,” the voters expressed dissatisfaction with Trump, and the result was two years of divided government. Now, Democrats control two of the three branches of government, while being tied with Republicans in the Senate.
The current argument in Congress is focused on the Senate filibuster, with the Democratic lawmakers wanting to scrap the rule, which has been in effect since 1806.
The other primary issue in Congress is HR1, which some believe it would make it much easier to get away with voter fraud.
Both of these debates are concerned with similar issues as the Constitutional Convention faced in 1787.
••• The GOP club does not charge membership dues or impose any other financial obligation on members. It raises money primarily through donations and selling campaign memorabilia during political campaigns. Roughly $8,000 was raised in the past year. The club endorses candidates for both partisan and non-partisan races. The club funds are used to support endorsed candidates, pay for speakers at club meetings, and cover miscellaneous expenses.
Anyone who wants to be added to the club membership roster can send an email to dharlow50@aol.com or call (714) 928-1950.
Members will be informed by email of the times of meetings and other information deemed necessary and/or appropriate by the club president.
The club encourages members, to send their opinions on public issues or ideas about what the club should be doing. To do so, call or text the phone number above. If sending a text, write “GOP club” on the first line. Those not wishing their name, ideas, or opinions to be made public should indicate.
