End of the "Two Evils" System

End of the "Two Evils" System
by Ted Lang, Associate Editor

November 15, 2002

Columnist Ted Lang The historic Republican landslide that is the Bush Revolution will now go down in history as a significant landmark in American politics. Finally, a benchmark for voting Americans has been established, one which will once and for all resolve two unsettling questions concerning our brief experiment in limited government.

First, is voting really important if the two major political parties are increasingly perceived as two sides of the same coin, where voting for either has become a meaningless ritual having no effect on big, central government power? Second, will voting for the candidate considered as the "lesser of two evils" continue to be the only choice for voters?

Republicans are now center stage with the spotlight on their agenda. In case Republicans have forgotten what they're about, that agenda should include lower taxes, less government intrusion in the lives of individual Americans, relinquishing past federal power grabs and returning efficacy to the people and the states, and so on. But there are already indications that Republicans might blow it big-time.

The excuse that Republicans cannot move too quickly is the ultimate in absurdity! The focus on control of the Senate was to remove left-liberal obstructionism to enable a cleansing of the judiciary of anti-American activism the Left is so dependent upon to renounce God, the Pledge of Allegiance and Christianity. Localization of education, thereby removing the teachers' union's national stranglehold precluding their continued ability to dumb-down our children ensuring subservience to socialist government, is also long overdue. This nation is at a crossroads, and the opportunity is now at hand to cast off our socialist chains and reclaim America for the individual.

What is needed first and foremost is an America for Americans, not illegal alien welfare cases or cheap itinerant labor to bloat the voting ranks of Democrats. Republicans must recognize that porous borders spell eventual trouble when these masses reach significant numbers to cause national security problems. Legitimate newcomers are needed to contribute aggressively to our economy, not decay in its shadows cursed to economic isolation on the fringes of plenty.

And although no advice to the Bush administration is needed as relates to Homeland Security, a definite time-limiting cut-off must be proclaimed, as well as signed into law, restricting the unconstitutional aspects of the Patriot Act. Allowing federal police to search for evidence in people's homes without their knowledge violates Amendments Four, Five and Six of the Bill of Rights. Many libertarians as well as staunch conservatives can be won back by President Bush if he recognizes the need to restore and ensure these individual freedoms.

Then there are taxes. The small tax cut President Bush put in place must be made permanent. And there must be more substantial tax cuts. But most importantly, the federal income tax system is not only a national disgrace, but also a serious threat to individual freedom. Serious debate concerning the replacement of this complicated, Marxist-style "progressive" income tax with a fairer, less complex national sales tax, is long overdue and absolutely in order. This issue alone will guarantee a Republican landslide in 2004, so Democrats will vehemently oppose this double whammy challenging both their party's survival as well as Big Brother government.

And taxes cannot be cut without a major reduction in frivolous, bloated, wasteful spending. These are the issues, along with our nation's security and the appointment of non-activist federal judges, which will ensure continued Republican successes at the polls. Two years isn't a lot of time to get it all done, but more than enough time to make a significant, readily discernible start.

If Republicans fail to capitalize on this golden opportunity, it will signify to many Americans the futility of voting. This apparent grassroots mandate, both from the perspective of the general electorate as well as the individual voter, will either confirm or dismiss the need for a more responsive third party. It's up to the GOP! ***

In addition to his work at The American Partisan, Ted Lang is a government analyst and a political freelance writer. He has written for numerous websites such as USA Daily, where he is a columnist, The Patriotist, Sierra Times, as well as New Jersey newspapers. Lang holds a BA in political science and an MBA.

Photo of Columnist Ted Lang courtesy of the author