Letter to the Editor: Far Right, by CCTA Education Chairman, Nancy Murdoch

Letter: Far right

Published: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 in Sun Journal New Bern

On a number of occasions the Sun Journal has identified certain members of the Craven County GOP as being “far right.” Perhaps that type of label sells newspapers, but exactly what does “far right” mean? According to Wikipedia: “The terms far right, or extreme right, describe the broad range of political groups and ideologies usually taken to be further to the right of the mainstream center-right on the traditional left-right spectrum. Far right politics commonly involves support for social inequality and social hierarchy, elements of social conservatism and opposition to most forms of liberalism and socialism. Both terms are also used to describe Nazi and fascist movements, and other groups who hold extreme nationalist, chauvinist, xenophobic, racist, religious fundamentalist or reactionary views. The most extreme right-wing movements have pursued oppression and genocide against groups of people on the basis of their alleged inferiority.”

After reading that definition, one might assume the Craven County GOP has been invaded by the Ku Klux Klan (who were Democrats) or some other such misguided group. However, that’s just not the case. The “faction” consists of individuals who believe every Republican in Craven County should have a voice as to who we support, we should hold our elected leaders accountable, and principles are important. 

Different scales have been used over the years to describe political beliefs. Many of us ascribe to the belief that on one end of that scale is anarchy and on the other is tyranny (what our Founders believe by the way). We prescribe to the balanced center, as we know that men are not angels and some government is required for a civilized society. In fact, “We The People” made a social compact to give the government enumerated powers as outlined in the Constitution, because government is instituted by the people and they derive their just powers from us. If the government follows the rules laid out in the Constitution, the social compact stays intact.  However, many of us in the GOP believe the social compact is broken, and we believe it depends on those among us who value the 4,400 words of the Constitution to get us back on track. Because we do not have blind allegiance to the GOP and we are aware that some in our own party have abused their power, we are attempting to restore the social compact to its rightful balance.

The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights protects the freedom of the press, among other things.  We implore the Sun Journal and all other media to use measured words, and to refrain from using slanted (and often incorrect) verbiage when reporting. Opinions belong on the editorial page, not the front page.

Nancy Murdoch, Havelock

http://www.newbernsj.com/opinion/letters/letter-far-right-1.227100

Nancy's letter was in response to the following article:

Craven GOP ‘tea party’ wing asserts influence

Letter to the Editor: Gun control, by CCTA Member, Carlton Melvin

Ever wonder how the current gun control fight began? It seems to be in the Democratic Party DNA, becoming apparent as far back as 1865 when Southern Democratic states enacted the “ Black Codes” during the Civil War era. These codes prohibited emancipated slaves from owning guns or ammo, thus rendering them only partially free. Thanks to these Democrats of yore, the core civil right of self-defense was denied them. And just who might have been the Democrat’s best code- enforcers?

Try the Ku Klux Klan. This dandy bunch was formed primarily as a gun control group to prevent blacks from ever getting guns. One noted “Grand Kleagle” was no other than the late Sen Robert Byrd (D-WV) , who personally embodied the racist gun-limiting legacy that the modern Democratic Party holds dear to this day where it has become firmly embedded as the cornerstone of liberalism. The left has never given up on it. Nor will they as is intuitively obvious by current events. Not until they win! And just what might ensure final realization of their grandiose dream of global gun control? Depends upon how many more tragedies they can successfully exploit combined with the overall effects of their brainwashing techniques. Hopefully the American citizen’s God-given sense of discernment will continue to thwart the mad hatters.


CONTINUED:  http://www.newbernsj.com/opinion/letters/letter-gun-control-1.78943

THE BLAZE: Why Did the Black Community Leave the GOP for the Democratic Party?

The Democratic Party has been stellar at spinning a revisionist history where the righteous among their ranks fought “tirelessly” to further the cause of Civil Rights, women’s rights – indeed human rights – throughout time immemorial.

In fairness, progressives have had one lynchpin to their argument: Then-President Lyndon B. Johnson did sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The fact that the crux of the bill was drafted and pushed through Congress by Republican Senator Everett Dirksen, and the fact that LBJ staunchly opposed the passing of Civil Rights legislation in the decades leading up to his presidency, bears little relevance on the left’s present-day narrative.

Likewise, the Ku Klux Klan – the disgraced racist organization to which even Democratic President Harry Truman belonged — was founded by Democrats and, in a sense, operated at one point as the de facto militant branch of the party.

Today, spurred by Republican lawmakers’ efforts to introduce voter ID laws in their respective states, cries of “Jim Crow” are routinely leveled against Republicans by their democratic counterparts and ideological foes. What is perhaps most ironic (and damning), however, is that de jure racism was in fact brought to bear by Democrats, who instated Jim Crow laws, poll taxes and even created the KKK in Southern States. Pastor C.L. Bryant, director of the documentary “Runaway Slave” spoke to TheBlaze extensively for the first installment of this report about the historical significance of Democrats’ past:


CONTINUED:  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why-did-the-black-community-leave-the-gop-for-the-democratic-party/