The Right To Remain Silent (Part 2)

In part 2 of this series I want to begin to lay out a strategic plan of action for all the conservative groups out there that have risen up over the last year. As we talked about in Part 1 of this series, becoming less visible to the media and public eye is one key consideration. That will reduce opportunity for infiltration from the opposition.

Most of the groups out there know about each other. The first thing they should do is to reach out to each other and hold a joint meeting to share ideas and concerns, exchange contact information, and establish a secure communication system with each other. Facebook and other social sites are too visible and too easy to penetrate. This will allow pertinent information to be shared covertly. They should be very protective over who they allow to have access into the inner sanctum.

Secondly, they should map out geographical areas that each group’s members can effectively cover in canvassing operations. Any successful campaign involves some door to door neighborhood interaction. Besides, we all need to get to know our neighbors; this is a good way to do it. The least intrusive way to begin an open dialogue about politics with someone you don’t know is by doing a non-partisan survey or voter registration drive in your neighborhood. It will not only give you the opportunity to share information about local candidates and issues, but will help you gauge the demographic makeup of your neighborhood. This can help in targeting areas that need additional effort to pull in the vote.

Next, do similar activities in the local business community and visit local churches, fraternal organizations and chambers. I will give you more specific information concerning churches in the next segment of this series. One of the primary concerns of the people in this year’s election is, of course, the economy and jobs. Survey the local business leaders about what their concerns are. They are the backbone of every community and provide the majority of jobs in this country. Ask how they are doing. Are they growing, downsizing, or sitting in a holding pattern? Sharing and centralizing all of this gathered data will help the leaders of each group as they develop their game plan for the remainder of this election cycle.

The next topic is to find out about current legislation being proposed at the state and local level that may affect your community. Are there going to be any referendums on this year’s ballot on Election Day? If so, what are they? Gather information about the pros and cons so you can not only inform your community but also find out where your local candidates stand on the issues. This will be important in the vetting process and help differentiate the candidates. It is not enough to just get rid of the bad apples currently in power; you have to also choose the right candidates to replace them with. Otherwise you just replace rotten fruit with more rotten fruit.

Most political analysts are predicting a major shift this year from Democrat to Republican. Trust me, they may act like they aren’t paying attention to what the “movement” is doing, but they are. There may be candidates who have entered the race just to be a spoiler. There will be some who have conveniently switched parties recently to take advantage of the momentum on the right. This is where vetting is critical, especially in the primaries. Make sure that the “Right” candidates emerge from the pack.

The struggle for power is big business and the money influencers will play a major role in determining who becomes the “most visible” candidates. That person may not be the right choice. Again, this is where communication between the groups and the leaders is important. What almost happened in New York with an independent candidate and later did happen in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia in recent elections was largely because of people getting informed about who the candidates were, and who were behind them. “The People” spoke loudly. Although the mainstream media and the Democrats downplayed it or misconstrued it, they got the message loud and clear. You can be sure they are developing their own strategies for the upcoming elections and they have the advantage. Their network is already established from the last election and they have the advantage of media bias.

The momentum and public sentiment is clearly on the side of Republicans this year. However, this election is far from decided and is not an automatic conclusion. It is going to require the same kind of concentrated effort to overcome this current hierarchy of power as it did to create it. Stay tuned for further instruction in Part 3 of this series.

The Right To Remain Silent (Part 1)

Last week was the one year anniversary of the “TEA Party” movement and many gathered at hundreds of locations on Thursday to again rally and voice their opinions on “Tax Day.” The movement, which started out as an anti-tax movement (Taxed Enough Already), has grown into a widespread group of common people, of all races, who are concerned about the direction of the current Government.

All citizens of this country have First Amendment protection to assemble and voice their opinions. However, if you listen to Main Stream Media, who also stand on the First Amendment for their freedom of speech and freedom of the press, you get painted a picture that the “Tea Partiers” are just dissenters who are un-American and racists and are primarily upset because of the first “black” President of the United States. Bob Schieffer said just that yesterday on Face the Nation. The media, like the members of Congress, just aren’t getting it.

This has nothing to do with the color of skin of the man sitting in the White House. This about the “Agenda” of the people in control of this country right now, and that includes many on both sides of the aisle. They are no longer listening to their constituents. Almost two-thirds of Americans were opposed to the Health Care Reform Bill, and they pushed it through anyway. God gave each of us two ears and one mouth so we could listen twice as much as we speak. The representatives who have lost their ability to listen have disqualified themselves from further representing the people.

Why is it that during the Bush Administration it was okay for those who disagreed with the President to speak out, but now if you disagree with what’s going on in Washington you are racist or un-American? It’s as if we no longer have the “Right to Free Speech”, we only have our Miranda Rights, the “Right to remain Silent.” There seems to be a concentrated effort to “silence” the voices of the dissenters by downplaying and ignoring the substance of their discontent. President Obama publicly ridiculed the people at the rallies by saying that they should be thankful for the tax cuts they received. He doesn’t get it; this is no longer about taxes.

There has been evidence of infiltration from leftist groups at many of the rallies, with suspicious insurgents showing up brandishing inflammatory signs with racist or hate slogans. Others have created disturbances and violence to attempt to portray the movement as violent extremism. Even former President Clinton unjustifiably compared the participants to those involved in the Oklahoma City bombing.

There are some in the Tea Party movement trying to form a national organization to unite the groups and form an alliance to further the cause. Some national conservative leaders are calling for the groups to tone it down. I agree with the latter. Continuing to hold events in the public forum keeps the movement not only visible but easy to attack. Why continue to give them ammunition to display in the media to discredit the movement? There is a definite need to unify, and for many reasons. However, because of infiltration, it needs to be done carefully and covertly. The passion and common message has already developed over the past year. It is no longer an anti-tax movement. It is a “We the People want Our Country back” movement.

The current Government has crossed the line and overreached beyond its scope of power and trampled on the Constitution in doing so. Worse yet, they have done so with such arrogance and defiance of the will of the people, who are fed up and determined to do something about it. It’s now time for a “Call to Action.” Enough of the public protests and rallies, at least for now. Enough of the social ranting on Twitter and Facebook. It’s time to develop a game plan to impact the elections in November. That is step one to taking back this country from the current bunch of tyrants and socialists.

This is the first part of series of articles to lay out a game plan to take advantage of the movement created by the Tea Party movement to develop a true, grass roots movement to make a difference in November. Stay tuned for further instruction. If you disagree with this article, please continue to ignore us and tune out.