I like history in that regard. I like the fact that history is what it is and you really can’t change it. Sure, there have been those who have tried to change history to fit their own agenda. People who come to the table with presuppositions comfortably in place set on proving their point with proud pretexts. Yet true history will always be what it is: the truth.
When it comes to Republicans, we can look at a sordid past of misdeeds which have gotten them to the place that they are now. Grant it, these are just a sampling of their consistent, selfish actions but it goes to show the root of the Republican agenda and why it must be stopped:
1854 – the Republican Party was formed mainly in opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a law that stated that the state could vote on whether or not they would allow slavery in those territories. A Democrat, president Franklin Pierce, signs the bill.
That same year, Horace Greely, founder of the New York Tribune and a staunch opponent of slavery, joins the Republican party and is steadfast in his refusal to give concessions to slavery.
1856 – Formerly a Democrat, Montgomery Blair joins the Republican party and defends Dred Scott in the famous Supreme Court case He later becomes a part of president Lincoln’s cabinet.
The Republican party meets to oppose Democrats pro-slavery policies.
On July 14th, Charles Sumner gives his speech, “The Crime Against Kansas” on the senate floor and is subsequently assaulted by southern senator Preston Brooks, senator of South Carolina, who beats him into unconsciousness with a cane because he “insulted his state”. In the south, Brooks became a hero of ‘Southern pride’ and was re-elected after he walked out of the House of Representatives and resigned Congress.
1858 – Democratic senator, Stephen Douglas in his debates against Abraham Lincoln, states unequivocally:
I do not question Mr. Lincoln’s conscientious belief that the negro was made his equal, and hence is his brother; but for my own part, I do not regard the Negro as my equal, and positively deny that he is my brother or any kin to me whatever.
1860 – William Seward, who helped organize the Republican party, becomes Secretary of State. He then aids in drafting the Emancipation Proclamation.
Charles Sumner gives his speech, The Barbarism Of Slavery in which he stated:
Therefore, the battle which is now waged by the Union is for civilization itself, and it must have aid and God-speed from all who are not openly for Barbarism. There is no word of peace, no tone of gentleness, no whisper of humanity, which does not become trumpet-tongued against the Rebellion. War itself seems to “smooth its wrinkled front” as it undertakes the championship of such a cause. The armed soldier becomes a minister of mercy.
1862 – Republicans pass the Confiscation Act which stated that Confederates who did not surrender within 60 days of the acts passage were to be punished by having their slaves freed.
1863 – The Emancipation Proclamation is entered into law.
1865 – The 13th amendment to the Constitution is passed with a unanimous Republican passage and strong opposition from Democrats.
1866 – President Johnson’s veto is overidden by the Republican Congress to make African slaves officially American citizens.
The 14th amendment is passed. 94% of Republicans vote yes. 100% of Democrats vote no.
Fast Forward
1956 - Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, major leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, vote for Dwight Eisenhower for president of the United States, a Republican.
1957 - Dwight Eisenhower signs the Republican Party’s Civil Rights Act.
1958 – Martin Luther King Jr. and other African-American representatives meet with president Eisenhower to discuss how to advance civil rights.
1962 – Soon to be governor Democratic George Wallace declares:
I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of
tyranny, and I say, segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation
forever.
He would oppose the Federal government in the integration of public schools and be a national figure in opposing the Civil Rights movement.
1965 – Senate Republican Everett Dirksen overcomes Democrat attempts to block the Voting Rights Act; 94% of Senate Republicans vote for landmark civil right legislation, while 27% of Democrats oppose.
You know, the United States would simply be awful without those meddling, racist Republicans.
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