Social Security has been in the 'crosshairs' of the radical right since it was first passed into law.  Nothing has changed. Today, venomous rhetoric against Social Security, exemplified by words like 'scam', 'ponzi-scheme', 'fraud' proliferate throughout the Republican faithful.   When the so-called TEA Party surfaced within the Republican Party, they added non-rational ideology and religious zealotry to the political pot.  The rhetoric, libel and slander really took off, rivaling the days of Joe McCarthy and Barry Goldwater.  The Party Leadership was...shall we say....intrigued by the possibilities for exploitation this new faction represented. Radical right neo-cons successfully gained control of the Republican Party,  employing the fervor of born-again non-rational evangelicals and libertarian zealots to flood precinct caucuses, primary elections and finally the general election ballots themselves.  These guys turned out....moderate, rational republicans didn't.. and so no longer have a home.  Social Security, as a concept,  has always been opposed by the Republican Party, moderates to radicals.  Current candidates use weasel words implying they intend to preserve this valuable government service.  By the way, it is not an entitlement at all....you pay for it...all of it.  Unless all the past rhetoric was a lie, the Republican Party still intends to do away with it. They need power though....and without your vote, they can't get it. Republicans control the House.  That looks like it will stay about the same with some different players.  Right now Democrats are the majority in the Senate...but the filibuster controls what the Senate can or can't do.   Without a large enough majority to impose cloture, the majority is helpless.  The conservative majority of the Supreme Court sold us down the road to plutocracy with the Citizens United decision....not likely to be overturned and a Constitutional amendment is even more unlikely to succeed.....AND....the president elected this November will likely appoint two, if not more, new justices during his term.  It is imperative the Supreme Court return to a balance of liberal and conservative philosophy it does not now have. Should Republicans gain control of the House and gain filibuster proof control of the Senate, only the President's Veto stands in the way of the radical right's intent to terminate Social Security....PROVIDED Congress cannot over ride that Veto. We need a Republican Party loyal to our Nation not to radical malcontents pushing anarchy not responsibility and license more than freedom. IF both parties suceed in motivating and mobilizing the Party Faithful to vote the Party Line, Independents WILL decide the election in November.  If you value Social Security, think about this...and VOTE! At the Republican Convention, Clint Eastwood described an act presumed to be physically impossible to perform on oneself.......but vote for Republicans in November and that presumption goes out the window.  You will have done it.   
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Will we ever see an increase in our Social Secuirty again to help the rising cost of living. Darlene Krake
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