{"id":926,"date":"2022-09-30T08:41:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rheagop.org\/?p=926"},"modified":"2022-09-30T08:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:44:08","slug":"the-rhea-county-republican-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rheagop.org\/the-rhea-county-republican-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rhea County Republican – October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE\u00a0<\/span>RHEA COUNTY REPUBLICAN<\/span><\/h1>\n

ADVANCING THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Vol. 6 \u2013 No. 8\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 October 2022<\/em><\/p>\n

The original content of this publication is copyrighted.\u00a0 Requests for reprinting may be obtained by contacting the Editor and Publisher at: <\/strong>pyrope84045@mypacks.net<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings <\/strong>———————————————————————1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Editorial <\/strong>———————————————————————- 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who Is \u201cThe President?\u201d<\/strong>———————————————4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honoring Queen Elizabeth Regina II <\/strong>——————————5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can The GOP Win The Senate?<\/strong>————————————-6<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Republican\u2019s Commitment to America<\/strong>———————-9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comments From Representatives<\/strong>———————————11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comments From Correspondents<\/strong>———————————-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legislative Report<\/strong>——————————————————- 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhea County Republican Party News <\/strong>—————————- 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lagniappe <\/strong>—————————————————————– 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact Your Elected Representatives Today! <\/strong>————— 30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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GREETINGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping you have enjoyed a wonderful summer and will have many pleasant memories to carry you through the coming winter.\u00a0 Spring will return . . . eventually.<\/p>\n

For now, it\u2019s time for us to limber up our voter\u2019s registration card, take another very close look at the candidates and proposals that are on the ballot, and prepare for what is shaping up to be the most important mid-term election of our lifetime.<\/p>\n

If you are impassioned about a particular candidate or proposal on the ballot, now is the time to work to convince others of your views.\u00a0 Attend the rallies, post the signs, and have those conversations with your neighbors.\u00a0 The future of our communities, our State, and our nation depends on what we do now!<\/p>\n

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EDITORIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kris Bancroft, Editor<\/p>\n

The Democrats have resigned themselves to the probability that they are going to lose control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term election.\u00a0 Their sense of defeat is so ominous that Nancy Pelosi has already started begging Mr. Biden for a new job \u2013 Ambassador to Italy.<\/p>\n

In the waning days of their total control, the Democrats are pushing every bill they can over the finish line.\u00a0 In the past few months, they\u2019ve come up with some extraordinarily harmful legislation and it is swiftly moving through the various committees and onto the floor for a vote.\u00a0 The Republicans are trying valiantly to slow the worst of it down, but there is still plenty of anti-American legislation seeping through. \u00a0Everyone reading this can help in impeding their madness and here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

First, go to the LEGISLATIVE REPORT feature in this newsletter and examine the bills cited there.\u00a0 Read the brief descriptions and overviews of each bill \u2013 especially those with designations in RED<\/strong> font \u2013 and, having read the description and analysis provided, pick out those bills you find most egregious.<\/p>\n

Second, go to the CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY feature and, using the data provided, contact your appropriate representative(s) \u2013 Member of the House of Representatives or Senator \u2013 to voice your concerns.<\/p>\n

If your elected representative is a Democrat who is up for reelection, advise them (politely but assuredly) that you cannot support their reelection if they vote to pass the bill you are phoning about.\u00a0 If your elected representative is a Democrat who is not<\/em> up for reelection, advise them that you are tracking the bill you are calling about and will remember how they voted when they are up for reelection.<\/p>\n

If your elected representative is a Republican, it will give them encouragement to vote the way you ask them to vote, especially if they\u2019ve received calls from Democrats compelling them to support Democrat-sponsored bills.\u00a0 (They want to be reelected, too, and voting the way their constituents ask is the way they garner votes.)<\/p>\n

The question as to whether calls or emails (or \u201csnail mail\u201d) has the most bearing on persuading an elected representative to vote in a given way is a matter that is still debated. While there are arguments for both claims, you may be assured that any<\/em> form of contact is better than trusting that your elected representatives can read your mind!\u00a0 There are, however, a few ground rules that you should follow:<\/p>\n

If you are making a phone call, plan out what you are going to say well before you make the call, an outline will help keep you focused but, often times, reading a script will be received as though it were an audible version of a form letter.\u00a0 (As we all know, form letters are not well-received by anyone!)\u00a0 Rehearse what you wish to say and when you call speak both clearly and slowly enough so the aide taking your call can take notes.<\/p>\n

Begin your call by telling whomever answers who you are, where you\u2019re calling from, what \u2013 specifically \u2013 you are calling about, and what you want your elected representative to do<\/em><\/strong> about it.<\/p>\n

Be prepared to answer questions that will enable the aide to fully understand the purpose of your call.\u00a0 When you are finished making your point, ask the aide if they have any questions, and before you hang up, THANK them for conveying your thoughts to your representative.<\/p>\n

Generally, the same rules apply for sending an email.\u00a0 Brevity helps; do not write a dissertation, but make certain you have included all<\/em> the points that support the reasons why you are writing.\u00a0 If you are given an option, always<\/em> elect to receive a reply from your representative.<\/p>\n

Whether you are making a call or writing and email or a letter, ALWAYS be polite and NEVER make a personal threat.\u00a0 (Yes, I know, you already knew that, but I wanted you to hear it again because we sometimes allow ourselves to get too worked up about some of the things<\/em> that some elected representatives do.)\u00a0 Besides, as my grandmother used to say:\u00a0 You can draw more bees with honey than with vinegar.<\/p>\n

If you are passionate about a bill, a situation, or an ongoing matter that can be impacted, improved, or assuaged by an elected representative, it helps your cause if you can persuade others of like mind to contact their elected representatives.\u00a0 So, ask<\/em> them to join your efforts!<\/p>\n

Finally, in reviewing the LEGISLATIVE REPORT, you will often notice that some bills are highlighted in GREEN<\/strong>.\u00a0 Those are the bills I think are worthy of your support.\u00a0 (Sometimes \u2013 not often \u2013 even a Democrat has a good idea!)\u00a0 As I am sure you can imagine, for the most part, our elected representatives only hear about things their constituents do not<\/em> like, or bills they do not want them to support, for that reason, it is helpful to let them know the things they\u2019re doing that we approve of.\u00a0 A kind word of encouragement is food for the soul!<\/p>\n

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RANDOM THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. \u2013 Winston Churchill<\/p>\n

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WHO IS \u201cTHE PRESIDENT?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kris Bancroft, Editor<\/p>\n

It seems as though every time Mr. Biden is caught out by a gaggle of reporters and fields questions without his teleprompter, his handlers in his regime are immediately walking back what he said.<\/p>\n

The most recent example to escape Mr. Biden\u2019s lips was his statement that he the United States would, unequivocally, defend Taiwan, should it be attacked by Xi Jinping, and the Chinese.<\/p>\n

Given that nearly every foreign policy position he has held during his four decades in Washington has been grossly wrong, it is understandable how his handlers would want to keep him on a tight leash.<\/p>\n

By way of the most recent examples, we are still dealing with the fallout over Mr. Biden\u2019s withdrawal from Afghanistan, his capitulations to Iran (the relief of sanctions and granting Iran\u2019s leader a visa to speak at the United Nations), and the capitulation to Russia, that allowed them free rein to build the Nord Stream II pipeline.<\/p>\n