More Than a Switch in Letters
I forget who said it, but there is a saying that goes “Today’s liberals are tomorrow’s conservatives.” Call it a dower outlook on the future, but perhaps we can apply it to look at just how far we’ve dragged our society from truth into degeneracy.
Can you imagine going back in time to sit with John F. Kennedy and telling him about today’s Democrat Party? Could you imagine telling anti-communist, catholic, America First oriented JFK that today’s Democrats are fascinated by communism, openly celebrating child murdering abortion mills and opening our borders wide open?
He must be rolling in his grave right now.
However, there are some elected officials willing to take a step back away from the insanity of our modern times.
A while back in a previous Substack post, I pointed out several elected-Democrats in the Texas State House representing parts of South Texas who actually took a stand and voted for Constitutional Carry. One of those who voted in favor was Democrat State Representative Ryan Guillen, who had since left his old party in order to join the Republican Party officially.
This wasn’t simply a partisan realignment, this was a sign of something bigger in Texas and the latino voting block as a whole:
“Even more interesting was the demographic and regional breakdown of the Democrats who voted for Texas’ Constitutional Carry bill. Five of the seven Democrat state representatives were not only Hispanics but also hailed from South Texas, a region that Trump made surprising gains in during the 2020 elections.”
Guillen pointed out this importance in a recent press conference a few weeks back:
“Friends, something is happening in South Texas, and many of us are waking up to the fact that the values of those in Washington, D.C., are not our values, not the values of most Texans… The ideology of defunding the police, of destroying the oil and gas industry and the chaos at our border is disastrous for those of us who live here in South Texas."
Simply put, the Latino community at large is noticing loud and clear that the Democrats aren’t the friends they pretend to be.
The switch represents an emblematic change highlighting the Tejano move towards the GOP. Their populist and traditionalist values also bring new energy into the populist wing of the party, reminding older conservatives that there is most to bring them to the table than the whitewashed “hispandering” that has occurred over generations.
The lines have been drawn and the open borders, wrecked economy, and radical destruction of the family unit means that to remain supporting of the Democratic platform is cultural and financial suicide.
Republicans will only carry out the will of the voters who show up once they know that sufficient pressure from the grassroots. Guillen’s party switch is a good first step, but action is needed beyond this point and voters will need to remain vigilant and hold his feet to the fire, as they should do with every politician, should he win his first election with the “R” beside his name.
