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The Left Was Not Always For Open Borders
The Democrat party was not always for open borders, as they are now. The Joe Biden in that quote would not have appreciated the Joe Biden that let in ten to twenty million illegals. (Of course, someone else was likely pulling the strings.) They have changed their position to follow their increasingly radical base. Young people, often of the recent college/indoctrination center persuasion, may think the Democrat party has always been for open borders because they know nothing else. They haven’t studied history, at least not well enough. There used to be an era of Reagan Democrats. They were often referred to as “blue dogs.” But they are gone now. Replaced by people that want to completely overturn the country, get rid of our traditions, get rid of the senate and the presidency, who want to defund the police, abolish prisons, and eradicate the Constitution. Too many are buying into this philosophy. These useful idiots are mostly young people with no real world experience who have been taught to embrace victimhood.
The ICC Does Not Apply Here
What is the ICC? This organization, which many likely have not heard of until recently, stands for International Criminal Court. Its very existence is a step in the direction of globalization, the left’s utopian dream where they have all the power and you have no rights. It is not to be taken lightly, as it has at least some jurisdiction in 125 countries. But it does not apply to every instance of the law, only those incidents that take place internationally.
To be clear, the United States does not recognize the ICC, and rightfully so. Every country has a right to its own sovereignty, borders, laws, and elected leaders. For any organization, especially one that has only existed since 2002, to claim they have the right to police the world is lunacy. And yet about two-thirds of the countries of the world subscribe to this madness.
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Senate Seats Are Not Family Heirlooms
It took all of five minutes of Darline Graham Nordone’s assignment to finish out Lindsey’s term (which is about five months) for the president to endorse her to run for the seat for a full six-year term. I had the first mailing from the corrupt “Security is Strength PAC,” which is the PAC that sent most of Lindsey’s mailings during the original primary. On the FEC (Federal Election Commission) financial disclosures page, we can see that the total they raised (from January 1, 2025 to midyear 2026) is $5,720,861.59. Out of that amount, $5,388,861.59 came from outside the state of South Carolina. That’s over 94%. These out of staters seem intent on replacing a swamp rat with someone related to a swamp rat, and President Trump is on board. Never mind the fact that she has no idea what she is doing, and the fact that the seat is not a family heirloom. It belongs to We the People, not the Graham family.
Fake Republicans Win Again
The establishment stranglehold in the state of South Carolina continues. Democrats disguised as Republicans continue to pull the wool over the eyes of millions. I’ve lived here for five years now, and been through three primaries (2022, 2024, and 2026). All three have been major disappointments. I’ve been involved with grass roots candidates in all of them, and I watched, as ignorance ruled the day each time. This state, full of conservatives, continues to go to the ballot box and put the closest thing to a Democrat with an R after their name in power. From state representatives (mine has a 24% conservative voting record) to House Representatives (Russell Fry was the least conservative candidate on the ballot when he first won in 2022), and now Senate and Gubernatorial candidates. Lindsey Graham, the warmongering, USAID loving, 43% conservative voter will have another six years (assuming he wins the general election) to tack on to his current 24. And for governor, with six candidates on the ballot, the worst two advanced to a runoff. Pamela Evette, the DEI queen, and Alan Wilson, the failed AG.
Why does this keep happening? There are some obvious reasons, and some not so obvious ones. The most obvious one, something this blog has harped upon, is the fact that President Trump, as much as we love him, makes the absolute worst endorsements. This generally happens nationwide, but especially in this state. He gets it wrong here every single time and gets behind the most corrupt swamp rats while claiming he will drain the swamp. Here in South Carolina, he is making the swamp much deeper.
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