Dear CV Friend,
"We're doomed."
"The country is over."
"Buy gold."
Those were just a few of the text messages I received this
morning. Everyone's anxious. So what's next?
Below is our take as of this moment. Sorry it's longer than
usual. But there's a lot to say...
THE BAD: Let's start with the obvious. If Republicans lose
control of the Senate, they lose the ability to stop the worst
Biden cabinet and judicial picks. In fact, we can expect
Democrats to start filling court vacancies as quickly as possible
-- including a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court if Justice
Stephen Breyer retires as expected.
Further, if Democrats control both chambers, they can use the
Congressional Review Act over the next 60 days to repeal many of
the great reforms enacted via executive order by the Trump
administration.
The first 100 days? We expect another massive COVID relief bill
filled with reckless spending, blue-state bailouts, left-wing
slush funds, and more. Look for Democrats to try and attach other
hard-Left policies to these trillion-dollar + boondoggles that
reward the consequences of unscientific lockdows in places like
New York, California, Michigan, and Illinois.
Joe Biden as President will also mean a slew of Executive Orders,
on everything from environmental regulations, to transgender
mandates, to overseas abortion funding. We will have to fight
these in federal court. Unlike in the past, with the newly
configured Supreme Court, we expect to win some of these fights.
THE GOOD: Democrats are poised to hold the tiniest of majorities
in both House and Senate, with one vote to spare in the Senate,
and a tiny 11-seat margin in the House. These margins include
"moderate" Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) who has
already pledged to vote AGAINST "packing the court," or "ending
the filibuster." This means Democrats do NOT have the votes to
enact many of their most extreme ideas.
The Equality Act? The Hyde Amendment? Codifying Roe?
If Manchin isn't lying, and the legislative filibuster remains
intact, then the most ambitious left-wing proposals will simply
not get 60 votes in the Senate -- even if they narrowly pass the
House. That said, it's possible that Democrats will try to attach
major portions of legislation like the Equality Act to must-pass
appropriations bills. Remember there are 50 Republican senators,
but two of them support legal abortion...
If Democrats pursue a path to make Roe permanent, subsidize
abortion, or worse, they will be declaring nuclear war on
Catholics and people of faith. We will fight like hell, and the
backlash will be devastating.
... Remember also Democrats must now calculate what a
conservative Supreme Court will do with any radical new
legislation, especially those that curb the right to religious
liberty. The Court has signaled they will vigorously defend the
1st Amendment right to religious freedom. Conservatives are not
accustomed to this advantage: but the Supreme Court could strike
down unconstitutional elements of the Democratic agenda (thanks
to President Trump!).
WHAT WENT WRONG: First, consider some history. After 8 years of
Obama, Democrats lost the White House, 12 Senate seats, 60 House
seats, and state legislatures and governorships across the
country. There's a natural cycle to politics that hurts the party
in power. Yet Trump won more votes than even Obama did in his
2008 landslide victory. And he shocked "pollsters" by helping
Republicans to win back seats in the House, and fought the Senate
to a draw.
Nevertheless, the finger pointing has begun. Portions of the GOP
are quick to blame President Trump, and the shameless media has
happily joined in the chorus. This was predictable, and has been
going on for four years.
Since the November election, President Trump has repeatedly
called the vote in Georgia "corrupt." These accusations are
credible, not just in Georgia, but elsewhere. Whether the final
outcome will change remains unknown. But the lack of a thorough
investigation into election irregularities clearly kept some
voters home yesterday in Georgia.
Another major factor contributing to last night's results?
Many American families are still hurting economically. Polls in
Georgia showed that over 70% of Georgia voters supported a plan
to increase the direct payments to $2,000. But Senate Republicans
chose to block the bill -- and it gave swing voters a reason to
vote Democrat.
The Republican Party of the future must be focused on building a
multi-ethnic, working class party that prioritizes families,
children, American ideals, industry, and values. The hard-left
"woke" Democratic Party is not popular with the majority of the
country. And while Trump-the-person offends some people, his
courage and the ideals he has championed are the future -- and it
is a winning formula.
Democrats have a choice: govern moderately and keep their radical
left wing in check. Or prepare to be wiped out in the midterms.
What path do you think they will choose?
So are we doomed? Heck no.
The MAGA movement is on the march -- Trump or not. The sleeping
giant is awake.
I'm not ready to surrender the country I love, and my kids' and
grandkids' future, to the radical Left.
We're not going anywhere. Catholic patriots don't cut and run.
We invoke the intercession of our nation's patroness, from the
great hymn:
We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth,
And bless, dearest Lady, the land of our birth.
Brian
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