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REALITY CHECK: Why Republicans Must EMBRACE Power to Save America

Gary FranchiFebruary 15, 202685 views
REALITY CHECK: Why Republicans Must EMBRACE Power to Save America
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Patriots, it's time for some tough love. For decades, Republicans have been bringing butter knives to gunfights, and wondering why they keep getting steamrolled by radical Democrats who have zero qualms about wielding power like a sledgehammer.

The conservative movement is finally having a long-overdue reckoning with reality: power isn't evil—it's necessary. And if we don't use it, our enemies certainly will.

Look at what the Biden regime accomplished in just four years. They weaponized federal agencies against political opponents, opened our borders to millions of illegal aliens, and pushed woke ideology into every corner of government. Did they hesitate because it might seem "too aggressive"? Hell no.

Meanwhile, too many Republicans spent those years wringing their hands about "norms" and "decorum" while America burned around them. News flash, folks: the left abandoned norms the moment they decided to spy on Trump's campaign and impeach him twice over nothing.

Trump Shows the Way Forward

Thank God we now have a president who understands that power unused is power surrendered. President Trump isn't apologizing for mass deportations or gutting the administrative state—he's doing exactly what Americans voted for him to do.

When Elon Musk cuts government waste through DOGE, when Attorney General Pam Bondi goes after corrupt prosecutors, when Secretary Noem secures our border—that's not authoritarianism, that's leadership.

The choice is crystal clear: we can exercise power to restore constitutional governance and protect American families, or we can stand by politely while radical Democrats destroy everything our founders built.

"We can exercise power, or we can allow our enemies to exercise it," perfectly captures the stakes we're facing.

Every day Republicans waste being "nice" is another day the deep state, big tech censors, and globalist elites tighten their grip on power. The MAGA movement succeeded because Trump understood this fundamental truth from day one.

The question isn't whether power will be used—it's whether patriots or America's enemies will be the ones using it. Choose wisely, Republicans. Our republic depends on it.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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RealTalkRandyVerifiedjust now
This hits the nail on the head. I've watched my state turn blue because Republicans kept talking about 'taking the high road' while Democrats organized at every level from school boards to state legislatures.
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SmallGovBigResultsVerifiedjust now
Honest question though - how do we embrace power without becoming what we're fighting against? I want to win but I also don't want to abandon our core principles of limited government.
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FreedomFirst88Verifiedjust now
💯💯💯 Power unused is power lost!
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TraditionalistTomVerifiedjust now
Short and sweet but so true. We need to learn from Trump's playbook - use every tool available.
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PatriotMom2024Verifiedjust now
FINALLY someone is saying what we've all been thinking! For too long Republicans have been playing defense while Democrats steamroll their agenda through every institution. It's time we stop being the 'nice guys' and start wielding power like our opponents do.
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ConservativeVoterVerifiedjust now
Exactly! Being principled is great but it means nothing if we can't protect our values when we're in charge.