{"id":139917,"date":"2023-03-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/?p=139917"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:37:22","slug":"constitutionalism-is-rising-but-many-republicans-still-dont-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/audio\/constitutionalism-is-rising-but-many-republicans-still-dont-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutionalism Is Rising. But Many Republicans Still Don\u2019t Get It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9037\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-139917-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=139917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For many decades, Republicans and Democrats drove the country in the same leftist direction. Both parties have worked to make Big Government bigger, enlarge an already large deficit, and erode moral values. But over the last few years, the number of Constitutionally-oriented Republicans has been rising. In this episode, Paul discusses with JBS Research Project Manager Christian Gomez and Wisconsin State Representative Ty Bodden the good and bad of today\u2019s Republican Party and how to best to hold legislators accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the truth behind the news @ <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewamerican.com\/\">thenewamerican.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access your federal or state legislator\u2019s freedom score @ <a href=\"https:\/\/thefreedomindex.org\/\">thefreedomindex.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9038\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-139917-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=139917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_freedom_is_the_cure\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/fitc\/freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"freedom-is-the-cure-0077-constitutionalism-is-rising.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>For many decades, Republicans and Democrats drove the country in the same leftist direction. 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