Just letting you know up front that I like definitions. To ensure we are all on the same page, the
following definitions will help you understand exactly where I am coming from.
Delegation - the assignment of any
authority to another person to carry out specific activities. It is one of the core concepts of management
leadership. However, the person who
delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of delegated work.
Delegation - a body of delegates or
representatives; a deputation.
Deputation - a group of people appointed
to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger
group.
Drain the swamp - a phrase which since
the 1980s has frequently been used by American politicians. The phrase alludes to physical draining of
swamps to keep mosquito populations low to combat malaria, and Washington D.C.
being founded on a supposed swampy ground.
Drain the swamp is a metaphor that means
to root out corruption.
End of definitions.
Earlier this year I was asked to be a
delegate for Virginia’s 7th District Republican Convention for
2020. On the 18th of July, I
felt honored to do just that; I attended Virginia’s 7th District
Republican Convention for 2020.
The candidates were Nick Freitas, Pete
Greenwald, Andrew Knaggs, John McGuire, Tina M. Ramirez, and Jason Alexander
Roberge.
Although I expected to see traditional
political signs, and I saw them with all the candidate’s names intermittently
along the sides of the road on my approach to the convention center, once I
reached the convention center, that all changed. The only signs seen around the convention
center were endorsement signs from all over the country – endorsing Nick
Freitas. Endorsements came from the
following people.
Ted Cruz - an American politician and
attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas since 2013. He was the runner-up for the Republican
presidential nomination in the 2016 election.
Dan Crenshaw - an American politician
and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving in the United States House
of Representatives for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Devin Nunes - an American politician and
former dairy farmer serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 22nd
congressional district since 2003. A
member of the Republican Party, Nunes was Chair of the House Intelligence
Committee from 2015 to 2019.
Rand Paul - an American politician and
physician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky since
2011. In 2010, Paul entered
politics by running for a seat in the United States Senate.
Dave Britt - an American academic and
politician who is the dean of the Liberty University School of Business. A member of the Republican Party, he served as
the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2014 to
2019.
Bryce Reeves - a Republican Virginia
State Senator. A State Farm insurance
agent, he was elected in 2011. ... Senator Reeves serves on the
Courts of Justice, General Laws and Technology, Privileges and Elections, and
the Rehabilitation and Social Services committees. And,
Amanda Chase - an American politician
and financial planner. She is currently
a member of the Virginia Senate for the 11th District, representing Amelia
County, the city of Colonial Heights, and part of Chesterfield County.
Looking at all those endorsements made
me ask myself :
·
Why so many endorsements?
·
Why does a candidate for
Virginia’s house of congress get two endorsements from Texas and one
endorsement from Kentucky?
·
Why endorsements were only posted
for Nick Freitas.
Some history about Nick Freitas. Nick supports legalizing dangerous drugs in
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Over the
years I have been asked for my position on legalizing drugs or decriminalizing
drugs of any kind and I unabashedly and unapologetically repeat time and time
again I am not in favor of legalization of, nor am I in favor of
decriminalization of any drug. Why? Because it really does not matter what individual
states do to legalize or decriminalize drugs; federal law maintains that drugs
are NOT
legal. So, if drugs are legal or
decriminalized in your state that does not matter. A federal officer can charge you for a
federal crime.
More history about Nick Freitas, twice
Nick Freitas missed getting his ballot paperwork submitted in order to apply to
run in the Republican Convention. Why do
I think this is important? Nick Freitas
is not demonstrating an ability to be on time to vote in the House on important
issues if he cannot get paperwork that an average 6th grader can
fill out submitted on time; what demonstrates a likelihood to you that Nick
Freitas will be competent to be a successful Congressman for the Commonwealth
of Virginia?
A first thought that occurred to me was
perhaps some sort of special consideration.
Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper, who also
frequently aligns himself with libertarian values, called chasing low-level
drug offenders a poor use of police resources.[1]
“I don’t think we should be putting
people in jail for possession of marijuana,” Frietas said. “I’d rather we use
law enforcement resources to go after violent criminals and people that are
creating victims.”[2]
Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper, who also
frequently aligns himself with libertarian values, called chasing low-level
drug offenders a poor use of police resources.[3]
So now I guess I get to add Ted Cruz, Dan
Crenshaw, Devin Nunes, Rand Paul, Dave Bratt, Bryce Reeves, and Amanda Chase to
my list of RINOs.
Okay, perhaps it is not because of
special consideration. Could it be that
all these people that endorsed Nick Freitas are more inclined to keep the swamp
full? You know, my mother told me long
ago when you find you are up to your derriere in alligators, it is difficult
to remember your job is to drain the swamp.
Never forget we are here to drain the swamp; if we do not get it done
soon, it will soon be too late.
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