Contributed by Jessica Wright
How do you describe a RINO? I used to think the perfect term for RINO is “a wolf in the sheep clothing.” Recently I think a better term for RINO is “a poison pill in the candy wrapper.” I think that’s a better term to describe the Democrats/RINO of Alaska because they are ruining our state by not balancing the budget, not giving the people their full PFD, because they redefined what a full PFD is based on half of the available earnings via SB26 (which makes our half or the earnings a budgetary item competing with special interest), and have turned our state to a welfare state which is going to bring only destitution and reduced prosperity to our state.
On November 6th, 2018, Alaskans celebrated the victory of having a Republican Governor, a Republican majority Senate, and a Republican majority Senate. In early 2019, we found out strangely our State House elected their House Speaker, Bryce Edgmon, who claimed he’s Independent, aka Democrat. So our House was essentially controlled by the Democrats. We thought at least our State Senate is controlled by the Republican Party since the majority of the Senate are Republicans.
As time went by we found out many of our Rino Republican State Senators are not different from Democrats. In fact, they had formed a collation with the Democrats to continue their agenda, that is, ripping off people’s PFD by halving it, reducing it and changing how much earnings are included in each years budget. This non performance non formula dividend payment approach is based on an agenda that forces our dividends to be restricted by competing in a budget with incomplete non-formula driven rules that restricts our earnings and puts big government into the budget via the SB26 draw, building up more government agencies/programs with the bloated budgets that are out of control.
Recently the Senate President Cathy Giessel shut down the Conservative Senators Mike Shower, Shelley Hughes, and Lora Reinbold by banishing them from Committees and reducing their staff because they didn’t comply with the Biding Cactus rule and their speeches weren’t acceptable. Only those who chose to go along to get along were rewarded because they voted with the Caucus while voting for a budget that once again halves our dividend. Time to stand against these illegal unpublished caucus rules that give some Rino legislatures greater power over our real legislatures effectively diminishing our voices. We must fight back against this attack on our rights. On the other hand, the Democrat Senators weren’t punished for breaking the Binding Cactus rule and they weren’t punished in anyway and they were given more committee memberships. By doing so the Senate have shifted their power to the Left. It makes people wonder what kind of “Republican” State Senators or House Representatives we have elected.
Someone pointed out that former Governor, Bill Walker, was a longtime Republican Politician then he finally switched to Independent. Our infamous RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski who is also a lifelong Republican politician but the whole nation knows that she’s nothing but a Democrat. Before Bill Walker got elected when asked would he touch the dividends and he denied it. Similarly, State Senator Cathy Giessel implied during her 2016 campaign that she’s the person would protect the dividends. Looking back, we all know they lied. Governor Bill Walker started the trend and stole our dividend in 2015. The following three years it’s AKLEG’s turn to steal. Now it’s year 2020 and they are feverishly determined to steal our dividends regardless Governor Dunleavy’s wish for giving back people the statutory PFD.
The strategy of Democrats in Alaska use to control both Senate and the House is by placing RINOs in Republican Party. RINOs hide their true identities and lie about their ideologies. Like Lisa Murkowski, they have to claim they are “Conservatives,” because they know that’s only way for them to get elected in the Conservative districts. People would vote for them simply because they are Republican candidates. Once they get elected, they are “free agents” to pursuit their liberal agendas because they now in power and they easily stay in power.
We have seen them taking our dividends last 4 years and now they want to tax us more. What’s next? When are we going to finally learn to distinguish fake Republicans from real Republicans and throw them out of the office? Because of them, we no longer have the Conservative legislators to represent us. At a recent 2nd Amendment Rally, I talked to two people, one is originally from California and one is from Oregon, and they mourned how much worse their previous home states have become since they left. Do you wish to see this happen to our beloved state Alaska? If not, stand up and fight for our freedom and our rights and challenge them because liars and cheaters should not be in charge of AKLEG and ruin our lives. Alaskans, don’t forget this August election is your chance to take our state back by voting out these Fake poisonous legislators.
