CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 6, 2023
TODAY IS THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE 2021 RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITOL. COUNT ON THE MEDIA TO RE-RUN ALL THOSE PICTURES.
PEOPLE WHO BROKE THE LAW ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE, INCLUDING SOME WHO HAVE NOT BROKEN THE LAW. BUT THIS IS NOT 1776 WHEN PEOPLE TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST THE BRITISH OCCUPATION. WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT HAS WORKED FOR MORE THAN 240 YEARS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE CERTAIN PEOPLE IN PUBLIC OFFICE, WORK TO CHANGE THE OFFICE HOLDERS. SHARE INFORMATION AND HISTORY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IGNORANT, OR ARE MISINFORMED.
YES, MANY PEOPLE ENGAGE IN TRIBALISM, VOTING FOR ANYONE WHO HAS AN “R” OR “D” BEHIND THEIR NAME. MOST ELECTIONS ARE CLOSELY DECIDED SO IT DOESN’T TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO PERSUADE PEOPLE OF LIKE-MIND TO VOTE AND TO TRY AND PERSUADE OTHERS TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS. IF A PROGRAM IS WORKING, WE KEEP IT AND IF IT ISN’T, WE GET RID OF IT. THAT SEEMS A PRETTY EASY FORMULA.
IT’S A MATTER OF CHANGING OUR APPROACH TO GOVERNMENT, FROM A FIRST RESOURCE, TO A LAST RESORT.
A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC REQUIRES INFORMED PARTICIPATION. FREEDOM IS NOT AUTOMATIC.
LET’S HOPE LAST JANUARY 6 WAS AN ANOMALY. I’M CAL THOMAS.
