Freedom
Freedom, freedomFreedom, freedom
Freedom, freedom
Freedom, freedom
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
A long way from my home
Republicans already have a “Freedom” Caucus.
How about a "Democracy" Caucus?
The election of the next Speaker
of the House may be along party lines. This makes it a two-player game. Game Theory explains why it is in interest of the nation that it at least be a three-player game. If it
is along party lines, the Speaker of the House may be Representative Kevin
McCarthy. His post will depend on the votes of the so called “Freedom” Caucus
and will lead to Committee Chairs for Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene, “Gym” Jim Jordan, and Scott Perry, among
others. This is because the 40 or so members of the “Freedom” Caucus have discovered
that there is safety in numbers and will hold Speaker McCarthy hostage to advance
their interests.
Since these members of
the “Freedom” Caucus seem to be “rINOs,” “republicans In Name Only,” and are
opposed to the republic that is our democracy, it seems appropriate that those Republicans
that are opposed to this also band together into a “Democracy" Caucus. And that those members nominate someone for
the Speakership and that all Democrats vote for that nominee. There were 10 Republican
Representatives who voted against the party line to impeach Donald Trump. Only two
of those remain in the House, Rep. David Valadao and Rep. Dan Newhouse, but
the new Republican representatives from New York, as well as other real Republicans, should be potential members.
The “Freedom” Caucus is
already bad branding since they are not supporters of freedom. “Democracy”
Caucus may also be bad branding, since it may erroneously appear that these Republicans
are “Democrats.” It is the banding together as a group to preserve our republican
democracy that is important. How about a “Lincoln” Caucus? Since there is NOT a
requirement that the Speaker even be a Representative, how about nominating a prominent
Republican such as George Conway, Rick Wilson, Adam Kinzinger, Michael Luttig,
etc. Then maybe the nation won’t feel like a motherless child.