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→Hannity and Michael Savage are helping conservatives. I am boycotting Megyn Kelly. Savage says conservatives are not going to be entirely happy with any of the current Republican candidates who are running. Savage is right about this
:Wait, Trump said WHAT? Good grief! I'm definitely not voting for him in primary!
:Wait, Trump said WHAT? Good grief! I'm definitely not voting for him in primary!
:Savage is probably right, though I stopped listening to him after he was repeatedly calling Christians insensitive idiots. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 00:46, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
:Savage is probably right, though I stopped listening to him after he was repeatedly calling Christians insensitive idiots. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 00:46, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
::Trump is more apt to revamp immigration policy. If this is not done, America will drift more and more to the left. I think it is a case of political triage. Is Cruz committed to building a wall? I doubt it. Cruz has hardened his stance on immigration post Trump.[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0213/Ted-Cruz-on-immigration-How-his-views-have-shifted] I think this was a matter of political convenience and not due to conviction.
::Trump is more apt to revamp immigration policy. If this is not done, America will drift more and more to the left. I think it is a case of political triage. Is Cruz committed to building a wall? I doubt it. Cruz has hardened his stance on immigration post Trump.[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0213/Ted-Cruz-on-immigration-How-his-views-have-shifted] I think this was a matter of political convenience and not due to conviction. if you want America to stop drifting to the left, then immigration is the number one issue (Again, political triage).
::I doubt Trump would elect good Supreme Court Justices in light of his remarks about bathrooms/transexuals and given his past. If he doesn't pick good Supreme Court Justices America would still drift to the left.
::I doubt Trump would elect good Supreme Court Justices in light of his remarks about bathrooms/transexuals and given his past. I have doubts about his commitment to social conservatism. Reagan had libertarian leanings and I think Trump's libertarian leanings are stronger than Reagan's. Regan's appointee Justice Sandra Day O'Conner could have been far more pro-life and she believed in a "right to abortion". If Trump doesn't pick good Supreme Court Justices, America would still drift to the left. Essentially, if Trump was elected, America would become more libertarian and nationalistic. Is Trump better than Hillary? Absolutely.
::Next, I am not sure American politics is fixable. America might need to see hardship and then reform itself.
::Next, I am not sure American politics is fixable. America might need to see hardship and then reform itself.
::Lastly, I think I am going to stop commenting on this election given my present priorities. And I am far less hopeful that a good candidate will be elected at this point. I think my time could be better spent. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 01:22, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
::Lastly, I think I am going to stop commenting on this election given my present priorities. And I am far less hopeful that a good candidate will be elected at this point. I think my time could be better spent. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:04, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
:::That sounds like a reasonable argument. I don't know what to think about Cruz and the wall, but as you said, I'm pretty sure he'll pick a better justice, which might almost be more important at this point. With our schools farming liberals by the thousands, you might be right--we need to be reminded of how bad in can be and how good it was before we can start fixing it.
:::That sounds like a reasonable argument. I don't know what to think about Cruz and the wall, but as you said, I'm pretty sure he'll pick a better justice, which might almost be more important at this point. With our schools farming liberals by the thousands, you might be right--we need to be reminded of how bad in can be and how good it was before we can start fixing it.
:::Fell free to discontinue discussion--you're right, there are better things than can be done than this. I only started this whole thing because this article seemed (and still seems) a bit harsh for a stub with no citations whatsoever. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 01:35, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
:::Fell free to discontinue discussion--you're right, there are better things than can be done than this. I only started this whole thing because this article seemed (and still seems) a bit harsh for a stub with no citations whatsoever. --[[User:DavidB4|David B]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 01:35, 22 April 2016 (EDT)
I disagree. Given the volume of current immigration and the socioeconomic and cultural makeup of the current immigrants, American immigration policy will have a greater effect on politics shifting to the left. During times of high immigration, there is less incentive for immigrants to assimilate. If they don't assimilate, they will probably vote for the same failed policies that caused their home countries to be less successful.
Also, the American Constitution was signed largely by Protestants who were far more conservative on social issues and as far as economics.
Also, Protestantism is less top down than Roman Catholicism in terms of its authority structure. If the culture shifts more and more away from the cultural heritage of the signers of the constitution, the last 60 years demonstrates that the US Supreme Court Justices will ignore the US Constitution.
Am I saying that all Roman Catholics are authoritarians? Absolutely not. Scalia was a Roman Catholic that took the US Constitution seriously. He was excellent. Phyllis Schlafly and Andy are both against an imperial judiciary.
At the same time, Roman Catholic countries are often more authoritarian. So are Easter Orthodox Churches which I think has caused Russia/Putin to be more authoritarian. I think a religion's degree of authoritarianism in its church structure has an effect on its political culture. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 02:04, 22 April 2016 (EDT)