Electoral College versus 319 Square Miles

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In their infinite wisdom, the United States’ Founders created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?

The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense. Do share this. It needs to be widely known and understood.

There are 3,141 counties in the United States.

Trump won 3,084 of them.

Clinton won 57.

There are 62 counties in New York State.

Trump won 46 of them.

Clinton won 16.

Clinton won the popular vote by approx. 1.5 million votes.

In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; Trump won Richmond)

Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country.

These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles.

The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.

When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.

Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak for the rest of our country!

And…it’s been verified and documented that those aforementioned 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation’s problems foment.

Whatever Happened to Civility?

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Jim Carter

In general it’s an outward expression of courtesy and respect. Most of us were raised to say “please” and “thank you “.

We learned it makes our interactions with others more pleasant. Civility, enables us to state our view points and to listen to others. Even though we may agree to disagree it still allows us to have positive relations.

What happened? Civility has been breaking down for a number of reasons. While the culprits are many, the major cause is lack of humility and self awareness.

Too many individuals develop a behavior pattern, where I’m the only one that is important and if you don’t agree with me you are not significant. Also, this manifests itself into groups and institutions.

A prime example is what is happening on our college and university campuses . Different points of view are no longer tolerated. If you are a conservative, believe in the Constitution, individual rights, personal accountability and responsibility you will be verbally attacked and oftener threatened physically for having the audacity to express your beliefs. The progressive movement , how ever you define it, is not tolerant of those who challenge and disagree. Civil discussions are not a part of their agenda.

The shocking culmination of all this lack of civility is elected officials and staff members being harassed in public by groups bought and paid for by the extreme left. Or are these progressives?

If you think this is temporary, think again. It is continuing to deteriorate. Look at the So called Democrats freshman class. When a Member of Congress, Rashida Tlaib refers to the president as a f—-Ing , mother f—-er, its a disgrace to Congress and the district she represents. Even worse the Speaker pushed it a side and ignored it. Even more disturbing is the press fails to report how Tlaib  is openly anti Semitic.

Civility, has become situational. Depends on who you are and if you are politically correct.

Jim Carter

President

Collier Men’s Republican Club

New Year’s Message to Members

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A very Happy Year to each of you. Our membership is now over 100. This provides a great opportunity for many of you to participate in one of our several committees.

These groups are very focused on sustaining our Republican ideals. We realize that if we don’t keep educating our youth on what freedom is all about and how our founding fathers built in all the safe guards to sustain this Republic, we will not survive.

Our monthly programming is designed to provide you with a wide variety of knowledgeable speakers to help us better challenge those who would undermine our Republic. For example Socialism and all its isms never go away. It’s like a bad reoccurring dream. So, we continue to fight the fight.

Sign up to contribute your knowledge and experience on one of our committees. When you check in we will have a table section for you to sign up.

  • Scholarship How we invest in our future.
  • Membership Retention, Expansion, Young Republican Clubs.
  • 20/20 planning, organizing and implementing programs to win our future elections .
  • Salute to Veterans. Our annual event to recognize those who haves served this great country.

See you on January 4 at Pelican Marsh Country Club.

Jim Carter

President

President’s Message – December 2018 – What a Year!

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Jim Carter

What a year! The growth of our membership, stimulating speakers, major accomplishments with our scholarship programs and a capstone Salute to Veterans Program with Chris “Tanto “Paronto. A hero of Benghazi.

We kept Florida Red In spite of the lefts on slaughter of hundreds of millions of dollars and the corrupt Broward county elections office.

We still hold the Florida House and Senate although we lost 6 seats in the House and one in the Senate. We face many challenges in Florida and State representative Bob Rommel’s resent survey request gives you a great opportunity to make your input.

WATER issues and EDUCATION are Top priorities.

The National Socialist Party , who mask themselves as progressive Democrats, will do everything they can to destroy the Trump Presidency.

Trump plays Chess and they play Checkers. That’s why we expanded our numbers in the Senate. The Senate controls Federal judicial appointments and Supreme Court nominees.

Trade agreements, peace treaties and presidential appointments. In many ways it’s our last chance to slow down the Socialist Train.

2019 will be a challenging year. This is nothing new for us as we continue the fight to save our great Republic, The United States of America.

November 2018 President’s Message – Freedom is NOT Free

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Freedom is NOT Free

Jim Carter

How often we have seen this slogan and taken it for granted?

Kris Paronto, hero of Benghazi, gave it a deeper meaning in his presentation to us at our annual Salute To Veterans Program to a packed house at the Naples Hilton .

What the Annex Security Team did in saving over twenty American lives is a story that should never be forgotten. They were contractors whose job was security for the CIA annex. When the Embassy was attacked they defied orders and refused to stand down.

You need to read the book 13 Hours, what really happened in Benghazi .

The courage, pure will, to defend Americans abroad is beyond words. We can never thank them enough.

Instead of being treated like the heroes they are, it cost them everything. They were fired, lost all benefits and received no service awards. Lessor personnel received many awards by following orders. It makes you sick.

This is the clincher for me. It was Libyan militiaman that rescued them and a Libyan aircraft that few them out. This is what you get when President Obama lead from behind and Secretary of State Clinton will spend the rest of her life covering her rear end no matter how many times she reinvents herself.

Once again we salute our Veterans and Active duty personnel who defend us regardless of the challenges they face. Yes, Freedom is not Free.

To our steering committee, sponsors and volunteers , THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME ENERGY AND EFFORT.

Our scholarship program and community outreach efforts will be well funded for the coming year.

We are making a difference.

Jim Carter

President, Collier Republican Men’s Club

Sean Hannity & Some Very Special Guests

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Congressman Francis Rooney Statement on President Trump signing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)

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Today, President Donald Trump signed into law the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA). WRDA is the authorizing legislation that allows the Army Corps of Engineers to construct and manage projects improving water infrastructure. The legislation was passed by Congress in September.

Congressman Rooney stated, “WRDA is critical to finally advancing the 68 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) projects that have been previously approved, including authorization of the EAA Reservoir, allowing for movement of water south from Lake Okeechobee. Another important provision is expedited review of the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS). This review is necessary so that LORS can be adjusted to prevent large-scale releases of water into the Caloosahatchee River from the lake. WRDA will allow us to build on the funding successes we have achieved over the last 21 months and provide needed resources to get our water quality fixed.”

Background:

Joined with $206 million recently appropriated by the House, a total of $610 million will be set aside to complete the Herbert Hoover Dike repairs by 2022 instead of the end of the decade. Every year saved completing these repairs is a year that harmful releases into our ecosystem will stop sooner. Congressman Rooney has successfully fought for funding to complete CERP projects, united the Florida delegation and personally brought House leadership to Southwest Florida to see the watershed first hand. These efforts have led to a record $115 million set aside for CERP in the FY2019 budget. In total, nearly $1.1 billion has been appropriated for dike repairs and CERP projects in FY 2018 and FY 2019.

Congressman Rooney has previously welcomed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment Ken Calvert, on visits to the Everglades. In addition, Congressman Rooney has sent a letter to President Trump, co-signed by every member of the Florida Congressional delegation, that called on the President to support Everglades Restoration projects in his fiscal year 2018 Budget. He has also authored a letter to the Interior and Environment Appropriations Committee requesting funding for Everglades projects. Congressman Rooney is a member of the Everglades Caucus and the Estuary Caucus.