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Who’s a threat to democracy?

President Joe Biden is a rubber stamp for the Democrat-controlled Congress. He has never vetoed a bill presented to him by Congress. Thus, as far as policy, legislation, and the direction of the country are concerned, the de facto presidents are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Biden would join the illustrious group of 19th-century presidents like Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor, William Henry Harrison, and Henry D. Hatfield who never vetoed a bill passed by Congress. Oh, wait a minute, there was no President Hatfield. Well, as far as the Democrats are concerned, there is no President Biden either.

Biden acts by way of Executive Orders, which is fine if a president uses them occasionally. But not all the time, for they are a customary practice of socialist dictators.

Get this, every president of the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries has vetoed bills – all of them except Biden. The de facto presidents or maybe we can call them co-presidents – Schumer and Pelosi – are loving this experience.

But the American people never signed up for this when they elected Biden president. We did not elect Schumer and Pelosi along with their lieutenants – Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and members of the House’s radical socialists – a contingent called “The Squad.” The latter are staunch advocates of the “Defund the Police” movement.

On the other hand, President Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat big spender who also had a Democrat-controlled Congress, vetoed 653 bills. Biden is a rubber stamp for the radical socialist Democrats who are pushing Congress’ and America’s agenda.

This is reason enough to replace the current leadership of both chambers of Congress with Republican leaders.

During most presidencies the office holds clout; it is respected and spearheads a direction for the country. This is done not when a president acts on his own via Executive Orders, but when he is willing to use his veto power. That is the mechanism the founders put in the Constitution so the legislative branch recognizes his power and the true purpose of the office.

This is all the more reason that the Republican Party should be highlighting this fact. Instead of Biden and the Democrats demonizing a portion, if not all of the 74+ million voters who supported the GOP candidate for president in 2020, the true culprits in the country racing us toward the cliff are the two folks who run the two chambers of Congress.

They are empowered by electing a majority of their respective members in the House and Senate.

We have the oldest president of the United States ever (Biden turns 80 in November), serving with the oldest Speaker of the House ever (Pelosi is 82). And, the entire House top leadership are all in their 80s. Even the greatest athletes lose a step or two – lose a little on their fastball, cannot quite jump as high in basketball. So why should we think politics is any different?

Biden is on a path of spending more money during peace time than any U.S. president in history. However, buying votes is not the answer as his approval rating is at a dismal 39% in a recent Reuters/Ipso poll. In a separate poll, 74% of respondents believe the country is going in the wrong direction.

The liberal media has not helped shed light on this dismal situation. Biden has not had a one-on-one interview with a top journalist in well over 200 days of his presidency, allowing him to duck serious questions.

America – regardless of outside factors – it’s the economy stupid and your safety that must come first. The grade for co-presidents Schumer and Pelosi have come in. Their legislation has Americans screaming “wrong direction!” We cannot tax and spend ourselves into prosperity. Inflation continues to be at its highest in four decades at 8.3%.

Yet Biden, Schumer and Pelosi recently threw a celebration at the White House. The stock market, however, did not see it that way. The Dow Jones and NASDAQ just had their worst day since June 2020, losing 4% and 5% of their value, respectively.

On protecting and securing America – crime in our cities is rampant, our borders are porous, and the world is less safe.

Democrats suggest that the Republicans are either as bad as they are, or if given control of Congress, could be worse. That is the card they play, and that’s inane.

But, they must use the cards they have dealt themselves and America. Democrats are confident they can beat the multiple “aces” the Republicans have in their hands by strategically playing their “Trump” card – i.e. the Big Distraction card.

Yet come November, the American people will be quick to say, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice….”

Oh well, you get it.

Gary Franks served three terms as U.S. representative for Connecticut’s 5th District. He was the first Black Republican elected to the House in nearly 60 years and New England’s first Black member of the House.

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