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Dangers of Clinton win
Republican establishment types like Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Paul Ryan had the opportunity to endorse candidates in this presidential primary and chose to sit on the fence. An endorsement would have shown us where their heads were at, and that they had some political courage.
We are one Clinton Supreme Court justice away from “hate speech” laws like in Canada and Great Britain that would restrict our First Amendment rights to free speech. That same new justice will allow a reinterpretation of the Second Amendment, removing the individual right to keep and bear arms. With the current court demography, in eight years Clinton would have up to four new Supremes to appoint.
I want the non-Clinton who can win. I was for Scott Walker, then Ted Cruz. Now I take my lead from Winston Churchill. When criticized for his alliance with Josef Stalin, Churchill said: “If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favorable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons.”
Tom Horne
Nine Mile Falls