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‘PROGRESSIVE’ POWER PLOT: Is a Grand Scheme for One-Party Domination Unfolding? (Guest in MDT)
When a political party passes legislation against the pronounced majority of the people, it reeks of an ulterior motive far from that of serving the public.
This, in turn, brings critics such as political commentator and former Colorado Congressman, Bob Beauprez (R), to a different plane of examination—and fuels a suspicion that this party is, above all else, concerned with maintaining power.
Just weeks after Obama took office, the White House commandeered the Census Bureau from the Commerce Department—picking the lock to the door of voter districts. A year later came the wildly offensive ramrod of the massive entitlement healthcare program, wired to create millions of government dependents. Now, the White House is suing Arizona, while clamoring for an amnesty-laden immigration reform bill that would instantly transform millions of illegal immigrants into a huge voter block of citizens.
But all of these moves, as outrageous as they are, observes Beauprez, may pale in comparison to a more subtle development underway in several states across the union.
This week, it was reported in the Boston Globe that Massachusetts is poised to become the 6th state to dump our democracy’s historic Electoral College system—a scheme that Beauprez’s home state tried executing not too long ago and, to his relief, failed.
Under this plan, during a Presidential election, a state would award all of its electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, rather than the candidate who won the state.
So, what’s so dangerous about that? Simple, says Beauprez. It will all but destroy our democracy by turning America into a virtual one-party system.
“The largest population centers in America tend to be overwhelmingly Democrat strongholds,” explains Beauprez. “That's pretty obvious and easy to document. This plan would let the liberal-inclined New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, etcetera, elect our President. And, knowing this, campaigns would focus almost entirely on those population centers and ignore both the people and the issues of the rest of the nation.”
As a guest on your show, Beauprez can dig into this subject with invaluable political depth and insight, covering everything from the imminent dangers of this plot, to the ingenious intentions of the Founding Fathers who crafted the Electoral College system that has successfully guided this nation for more than 200 years. Call Special Guests today to book an interview.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE MAY BE USEFUL FOR SHOW PREP:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=499869
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, BOB BEAUPREZ:
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, fieldwork and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo-breeding herd in partnership with their son, Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.
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