Letter: Truth and moral order
Published: 01-08-2023 7:00 AM |
In 1955, William F. Buckley Jr. described conservatives as “the disciples of truth who defend the moral order.” Unfortunately, the GOP is no longer a bastion of truth and moral conservatism, nor is it even a reliable defender of the democratic principles embodied in the Constitution. This has now been confirmed by the stunning revelations of the Congressional committee that investigated the January 6 insurrection. Let us recall that in 2016 the GOP sold its soul to the lowest bidder and became a cult of personality under the thumb of Donald Trump. The party abandoned moderate conservatism and accepted Trump’s corrupt politics and megalomania as its path to power. His foul legacy of lies and treachery has now destroyed the party’s credibility and put the final nail in the coffin of Republican “truth and moral order.”
So even though Trump grossly violated his oath of office and perpetrated a colossal election fraud on the American people, the Republican Party has refused to acknowledge that he is a vile and remorseless monstrosity, an indisputable danger to our democratic republic. By clinging to Trump and his perfidy, while censuring its own Republican patriots who stood loyal to the Constitution, the GOP joined him in the gutter and branded itself as a co-conspirator in betraying our democracy. Regardless of Trump’s fate going forward, history will not forget the party’s complicity in his fraudulent schemes and the resulting spectacle of insurrection he instigated at the Capitol. And, hopefully, neither will future voters.
Ron Sheppe
Rochester
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