Debunking Democrats

"Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so."

- Ronald Reagan

Myth 1 - Democrats stand up for the poor.

If this were true, Democrats would be trying to empower the poor. Or educate them. Or otherwise provide a mechanism for the poor to move up, out of poverty, and into financial success.

The truth is, Democrats often vote for measures that keep poor people in poverty. This is because it is impossible to make the poor wealthy by taking the money from the rich. The poor have to appreciate the correlation between hard work, and the money they earn.

Ingenuity, work ethic, and a little luck can help make anybody wealthy. But when was the last time you met a millionaire that got that way through government handouts?

Myth 2 - Democrats stand up for women / minorities.

This is actually the worst myth of the bunch.

In 1919, a Republican majority Congress voted to propose the 19th Amendment. Because of how Congress works, had a majority of Republicans not wanted the bill, it would never have made it out of committee.

In 1869. a Republican majority Congress voted to propose the 15th Amendment. This guaranteed the rights of all people to vote, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (whether or not they are or were slaves).

From Wikipedia, on the 15th Amendment (emphasis is mine):

"The vote in the House was 144 to 44 with 35 members not voting. The House vote was almost entirely along party lines, with no Democrats supporting the bill..."

More to come on this one...