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Published by kar17c, 2018-10-21 15:09:11

Red Ink Vol 4

Red Ink Vol 4

Keywords: Republican,Conservative,GOP,FSUGOP,College Republicans,CR,Crs,CRS,CR's,Cr's,Supreme Court,Kavanaugh

ISSUE 04
Sept-Oct 2018

Highlights

A Confirmation Like No Other Pg 2 Scott vs Nelson
Pg 3 Trade War
Pg 4 Operation Finale

The only constant in of their spectacular “It is not Wisdom but Authority that makes a law.”
our world, is that it is electoral flop that was -Thomas Hobbes
forever changing. At least the 2016 cycle, the
that’s what Heraclitus of Dems have deluded would not have have moved down the
Ephesus, one of the more themselves into thinking denounced him outright. dangerous path of
prominant pre-Socratic that embracing a hip, Why did they need to see assuming anyone who
philosphers, would have #Resistance, mindset any indication to how disagrees with them is
us beleive. in all things will earn he would serve on the their moral inferior and
them credibility with Court if their minds were thereby deservant of
Thus it would seem the American electorate. already made up? complete and immediate
with the process by Rather than presenting social destruction,
which new members a vision for our future, This same principle by any and all means
are inducted onto the Democrats have defined applies to the necessary.
Supreme Court. There themselves by promising development of the
was a time, not so long “Whatever Trump doesn’t allegations purported Such a nefarious
ago (the 1980s) when a want!” on any given issue. by Dr. Ford via Senator regard for our national
nominee to the Supreme Feinstein & Co., who sat institutions bodes
Court with strong views This trendy modus on the allegations for 20 very ill for the welfare
like Judge Kavenaugh, operandi has been in days before brining them of our Republic. We
could still move smoothly vogue since even before forward as the hearings can only hope that
through their hearings the end of the last cycle, came to an end, and most Americans
on the merit of their but it has found no having been aware of can see through this
experience. Indeed, more consequential and them for longer. scurrilous hustle, and
such was the case with prominant manifestation vote accordingly. To
the 98-0 confirmation than the confirmation If these people had paraphrase remarks by
of Antonin Scalia in hearings of Judge Brett considered such reports Senator Graham during
Septmber 1986, a point Kavenaugh. From day a serious consideration, these proceedings, God,
mentioned by none other one, hour one, Dems like they would have surely these people want power.
than our high court’s Minority Leader Chuck come forward sooner. Let us hope they never
most outspoken liberal Schumer denounced Instead, they waited, get it.
icon, Ruth B. Ginsberg. his appointment with strategically, to throw a
venom. Not half an hour wrench into the whole
Even eight short years after President Trump process as it began to
ago, when then President announced Kavenaugh as wrap up.
Obama nominated his pick, Senator Schumer
Elena Kagan, she promised to fight his The Democrats, and
received a number of nomination “with every the Left in general,
Republican “ayes”, and fiber of my being”,
even a Democratic “nay” thereby forgoing the
(from Florida’s own Bill tradition and precedent
Nelson), indicating that of hearing an appointee
a diversity of opinion in out before concluding
politics has only recently anything.
been replaced by a brute,
partisan, dichotomy. For most of these
proceedings Democrats
But something seems griped about not having
to have snapped inside access to all Kavenaugh’s
the collective unconcious relavent documents right
of the Democratic Party. away; but if this really
After going into a kind bothered them, they
of meltdown in the wake

Beam Us Up, Scotty

The 2018 mid- office since 2001, against vulnerability, even in the slogan “Make Washington
term elections are slated Rick Scott, the state’s midst of an election cycle Work”, likely a jab both at
to be the country’s most governor, constitutionally projected to be strong for the political deadlock grip-
divisive in our nation’s barred from renewing his their party. ping the federal legislature
history. With many seeing current office. over the past decade, as
the election as a referen- Senator Bill Nel- Indeed, perhaps well as the sparse list of
dum on President Donald son, now running for his the Nelson’s campaign achievements that Sena-
Trump, numerous local fourth term to be Florida’s should be worried, the tor Nelson can append to
races have been thrown senator, has largely flown most recent poll from his name. Governor Scott
into the national spotlight. under the radar during Florida Atlantic University has put forth a range of
In Florida, the highly his career. In fact, a UNF shows Scott with a 42% ideas to make these words
anticipated governor’s poll showed that 49% of to 41% lead. While this is reality, including placing
race is heating up between registered voters in Florida well within the margin of term limits on Congress,
Tallahassee’s Democratic did not recognize Nel- error, elections in Florida instituting a supermajority
mayor Andrew Gillum and son’s name when asked. are often decided by razor- to pass tax increases, hav-
Republican Congressman His legislative record is thin margins. ing Congress forgo their
Ron DeSantis of Florida’s almost as obscure as he is, Outgoing Gov- own salaries if a budget is
6th Congressional district. and what little is known ernor Scott has formed not passed, and banning
While this race has been about it largely stems from his campaign around the
sucking up more than Republican attacks on his
its share of media atten- longstanding opposition
tion, the run for Florida’s to tax relief for Ameri-
Senate seat has paired up can workers. Democratic
incumbent Democrat Bill observers of the race are
Nelson, who has held the worried about Nelson’s

New Website

With the Semester for the College Republicans in full swing, be sure and visit and
explore out website, now found at FSUGOP.org, the College Republicans website will
serve as a hub for all our information scattered over all our Social media platforms, Nole
Central Page, and of course home to us the Red Ink! Check us out when you get the
chance!

Farewell to Senator McCain UPCOMING
EVENTS
Before his As the
death on August Nation’s political Tuesday Meetings -
25th, 2018, Sena- elite gathered
tor John McCain to pay their Our weekly meetings are at
wrote a farewell respects, many 7:00 p.m. in a NEW ROOM
letter to the of us could only Bellamay 180.
American people. sit quietly, and
He had been pray for the Check our website regularly
battling brain McCain fam- for further updates!
cancer since July ily in their hour
of the previous of grief. Though FSUGOP.org
year, and as he our politics tends
approached the to paint men as can after his There is truly no
close of a long, mouthpieces for death. One need nation like ours,
consequential policy, the cover- not to agree with no nation born
life, his foremost age of Senator him completely to as we were, not
thoughts were McCain’s death do so. by the machina-
even still dedicat- brought a rare tions of kings and
ed to his country. sense of human- It was as warlords, but by
ity to the red and an American that the working of
Reading blue web pages we truly engaged brilliant minds
Senator McCain’s of Fox News and with John Mc- who believed that
letter to the Amer- CNN. Cain’s last words man could tran-
ican people might to the public. He scend the need
be enough to put If you read invokes an image for violent and
many citizens into the late Senator’s of America much cyclical struggles
a quiet, thought- farewell, then you like the one your against tyranny,
ful, melancholy might already be correspondent and instead
mood. Images familiar with the saw through install a system of
of his daughter’s thinly veiled po- the window on government that
grief at the late litical jibes it held. that early morn- put the freedom
Senator’s funeral Though there ing bus ride. He of individuals at
was enough to will be a time describes an the forefront of its
turn the thoughts for picking apart American ideal values.
of this writer to such ideological of freedom and
her father, who I expressions, my peace, remind- To honor
would be seeing primary intentions ing us that our Senator McCain
in just a few short were to honor a country is first in after his death
hours. prominent Ameri- its nobility of spirit must be to honor
and its promise what he saw in
of what life can this country, and
be for each man what his final
God created. letter proved he

Farewell Senator McCain, Cont’d

To honor Senator that illuminated his to recall that process
McCain after his death path, as it will illuminate in our every action as
must be to honor what many more. America is citizens of the United
he saw in this country, not just a country, but States.
and what his final letter an ideal. It is an inheri-
proved he had served tance each generation is
and fought for through gifted, under the condi-
his lifetime. He gave his tion that we must grow
raison d’etre in the last The Great Experiment
interaction he would with every passing year.
have with the American America is the process
public, with humanity, of making men free.
and to understand it is There can be no greater
to acknowledge his life respect that we can pay
with a love for America to Senator McCain then

Beam Us Up Scotty, Continued

former elected officials appear at the subsequent finances with, without a No matter the
from lobbying positions rally in the city. Despite doubt, raise the cost of outcome, this will be a
for a minimum of 10 running in an election year the campaign. In addition, hard-fought and pivotal
years. These plans echo that appears unfavorable Scott has been aggres- race for the direction of
the sentiments of Presi- to Republicans, Scott has sive in running a bilingual the United States Senate,
dent Trump’s campaign a few advantages over his campaign, appealing to the a race that could spell the
in 2016, the sentiments Democratic opponent. One large Hispanic population difference between Re-
which secured him Florida advantage is his personal in Florida. Scott has been publicans retaining control
in the election. However, wealth amassed through praised for his assistance and Democrats regaining
Scott has been careful his pre-political career. In to Puerto Rico in the after-
to distance himself from past elections, Scott has math of hurricane Maria, control.
Trump. When the Presi- invested millions of dol- he continues to practice
dent visited the state to lars in to his gubernatorial and speak Spanish when
campaign for Ron DeSan- campaigns. While Nelson with Hispanic audiences,
tis in July, Scott greeted will likely have significant and his campaign even has
the President when he baking from Democratic a Spanish language web-
arrived at Tampa Interna- organizations throughout site. Nelson lagged behind
tional Airport but did not the U.S., Scott’s personal in this regard.

Freer Markets From Tariffs? UPCOMING
EVENTS
By Guest Writer Courtland Culver
Tuesday Meetings -
As a steadfast “no self-respect
proponent of free Our weekly meetings are at
markets, I am -ing free-market 7:30 p.m. in a NEW ROOM
sometimes ques- economist would Bellamay 180.
tioned as to how I ever promote
can support Don- using tariffs as Check our website regularly
ald Trump, who leverage for a for further updates!
has, for the better better trade deal.”
part of three Through this FSUGOP.org
years espoused article, I hope to
what can often be refute each of the discharge of become a pow-
described as pro- these arguments. the debts of the erhouse exporter
tectionist rhetoric. Are tariffs United States-, and of frozen chickens
From reneging anti-conservative? the encouragement throughout the
trade deals like It would not take and protection world. Per capita
the Trans-Pacific much to persuade of manufactures, chicken consump-
Partnership, someone that the that duties be laid tion rose across
instituting new first congress of on goods, wares Europe as the
tariffs, to raising the United States and merchandises market was doing
old ones, it might was one of if not imported.” In short, its work in mak-
seem the Presi- the most conserva- not only were the ing frozen chicken
dent has earned tive congress in our tariffs put in place more affordable.
the ire of free nation’s history. to keep the govern- European chicken
market conserva- That being said, the ment solvent, they farmers were
tives. The case second law passed were also enacted starting to suf-
for this is often by the first con- to protect Ameri- fer and govern-
made with the fol- gress of the United can business – a ment raised its
lowing three argu- States was passed notion endorsed ugly head. France
ments: “tariffs are on Independence with the signature banned the sale
not conservative Day of 1789, the of George Washing- of American
by definition”, Hamilton Tariff Act. ton himself. chickens and oth-
“tariffs have never Section I started as The chicken tax. er countries were
successfully follows: “Whereas Again, I turn to a starting to follow
helped an Ameri- it is necessary for historical ex- suit. The United
can industry”, and the support of ample to refute States retali-
government, for the argument ated with a 25%
that tariffs have tariff on imported
never helped an pick-up trucks.
American indus- Why trucks? I
try. During the have looked into
late 1950’s and this, and to be
early 1960’s, the perfectly honest,
United States had I have no idea.

Freer Markets from Tariffs, Cont’d

The “chicken tax”, as the on both sides of the reciprocal benefits from all tariffs with us. Right
truck tariff was called, aisle. In Chapter IV of Luxembourg before we now, we are experienc-
however, proved to be Capitalism and Freedom, reduce a tariff on Lux- ing an economic boom
a feather in the cap of Friedman describes embourg products.” The in our country, with
retaliatory tariffs. What that he is very much goal is free trade inter- record growth despite
happened to the inter- against tariffs, but as a nationally, if other coun- an impending trade
national pickup market? goal. That is, it would tries are going to impose war. Now is the time to
The main competitor not be beneficial for a tariffs on U.S. goods, encourage free trade
in the US pickup truck country to simply drop or subsidize industries throughout the world by
market was the VW light tariffs without some sort within their own coun- punishing countries that
truck. When the new of exit strategy. Milton try, it only makes sense are being too protec-
tariff was enacted, US states, “We can pass all that we punish them for tionist.
automakers were able the laws imaginable to such behavior. I have
to gain a competitive reduce tariffs; the Ad- often said that while
advantage that remains ministration may nego- Milton Friedman would
to this day as American tiate any number of tar- not have appreciated
pickup trucks cur- iff reductions; yet unless Trump’s demeanor, I
rently account for 93% we adopt an alternative believe he would have
of the market. History mechanism for resolv- supported his trade
has shown that small, ing balance of payments policies.
specific tariffs can help deficits, we shall be led At their core,
American industry. to substitute one set of tariffs are not a good
My man Milt. trade impediments for thing. However, when
Those of you who know another – indeed, to used as a retaliatory
me well know that my substitute a worse set tool, they can be quite
favorite economist of all for a better.” Milton also effective in protecting
time is Nobel prize win- advocated for the U.S. domestic industry and
ner Milton Friedman. A to use tariffs as lever- encouraging free trade
large figurehead in the age for better unilateral internationally. A per-
conservative and liber- trade deals. He uses the fect example of this was
tarian communities, as example of Luxembourg this past June. European
well as architect behind (both of our countries auto makers – in an ef-
many supply-side eco- had steep tariffs on each fort to avoid a trade war
nomic policies, Milton’s other), writing, “We are with the United States –
ideas are held in high great nation and it ill have been lobbying the
regard by economists behooves us to require European Union to drop

Movie Review - Operation Finale

There are some occurred in the all. The Israelis for their why they were so neces-
crimes that can be for- Second World War, to part were in a situation sary. In all, if you or your
gotten with the passage dare decry Israel for its much like we Americans friends and family get
of time. Eventually, vic- actions in defense of its were after learning the the chance to watch this
tims move on, and per- people. main perpetrator of 9/11 movie they will definitely
petrators can slip away was Osama Bin Laden. be in for a thriller that
into obscurity. That’s Message and America hunted the man gives a honest, and real-
almost what happened morals aside, the acting down for years and did istic portrayal of an op-
to one of Nazi Germany’s was superb throughout exactly what the Israelis eration that brought to
most consequential the movie, with the likes did to find Eichmann, justice one of the Reich’s
bureaucrats, had it not of Ben Kinglseyand sometimes doing even most evil officers.
been for the tenacity of Oscar Issac taking up the more to bring Bin Laden
Israeli Mossad. roles of Eichmann and to justice. Despite all
his chief pursuer, respec- of today’s anti-Israeli
Portraying the tively. The cast runs a full nonsense, we reason-
intrepid capture of in- gamut of emotions, from able folks understand
famous SS leader Adolf withering hatred to a pe- that these movies show
Eichmann from both culiar empathy; it is clear us the truth behind the
perspectives, Operation how well the actors do to actions being taken, and
Finale, directed by Chris create the feelings many
Weitz examines to what of those Israelis must’ve
extent the young Israeli had on that mission, and
State will go for ven- in this writer’s view, is
geance against the great- some of the finest work
est enemy of the Jewish to be seen on the screen
people. In a parallel to in our time.
today, the Israel of the
film finds itself at odds On a side note,
with the international one actor from the mov-
order as it seeks justice ie, Nick Kroll is coming
for its people, often tak- to FSU as our headlining
ing extra-legal measures act at Pow Wow this year.
to achieve its ends. Further review of the
movie must especially
The film seems to account for the takeaway
suggest that so many in that viewers should have.
our world today must be For this writer, this is
ignorant of what quite simple; justice
eventually comes for

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