A long, long, long time ago, when I turned 18 years old, I registered to vote as a Democrat.
As time went on, I left the Democrat Party and joined the Republican Party.
Barney Bishop III is CEO of Barney Bishop Consulting, LLC, a strategic public affairs firm in Tallahassee. Barney was a lifelong Democrat and even served as the executive director of the Florida Democratic Party in 1991 – 1993. Barney wrote a column about why, after 52 years as a Democrat, he changed his registration to become a Republican. The Tallahassee Democrat newspaper published his column on 28 February 2022. Barney stated in his column, “I’m proud to be a Republican because we believe in God and country, in that order, in law and order, we support our military and law enforcement officers, we believe that everyone can be anything they desire if they work hard enough, that the First and Second amendments are critically important values that we hold dear, that we must secure our borders, and that America is the greatest country in the history of the world.”
Recently, Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC.
It is important to note that our Congressional Representatives are closest to “we the people”. Every 2 years we either let them serve us for another 2 years or we fire them (by voting).
We vote every 4 years for our president and every 6 years for our Senators.
Our republic is designed to operate in a way that is best for all of us (we are not a democracy).
Our national debt is over 31 trillion dollars. It was just half that a decade ago.
Our new Republican majority in the House recently changed a rule that gives our elected representatives a lot more time (3 days) to read a bill before it goes to the floor for a vote.
No more nonsensical “We need to pass this bill and then read it”.
The Republican Party was initially united in 1854 by the promise to abolish slavery and has always stood for freedom, prosperity, and opportunity. Today, as those principles come under attack from the far-left, we are engaged in a national effort to fight for our proven agenda, take our message to every American, grow the party, promote election integrity, and elect Republicans up and down the ballot. The principles of the Republican Party recognize the
God-given liberties while promoting opportunity for every American.
Read the Democrat Party Platform. Read the Republican Party Platform.
If there ever was a time to change your party affiliation on your voter registration…consider now!
You can do it online at www.registertovoteflorida.gov
Bill Snyder, Former Democrat