The old Republican version of America is almost a thing of the past. That vision of the guy with the musket in the American Revolution is part of our history. We fought hard for independence. But it was a different time. There was a lot more land. People did not have a large central government.
Times have changed. Needs have changed. The whole world has changed. And America, for better or worse, is now owned by banks, corporations, wall street, etc. Technology has totally changed everything.
The days of the land barons are over. There is no more Old South "gentility" and slavery. With fat cat politicians running towns and keeping everyone under their thumb. Bohner reminds me of that ilk. All of them do. They can't make demands anymore. They have to come to the crowd. The crowd does not have to go to them.
We have people from the south coming into the country. There is no way to stop it. That is a human migration that must be taken into account. America is not what it used to be and nobody can turn back the hands on the clock.
We have become a new group. So, to fight for these old ideas is nearly fruitless. I don't know what is going to happen. I just know that change is inevitable.