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A state senator from Louisiana who recently announced plans to leave the Democrats and become a member of the Republican Party says the party of President Obama is one of “overseers.”

Sen. Elbert Guillory released a video explaining his move away from the Democrats, citing their opposition to civil rights, their attitudes toward people, and their desire for “control.”

He said the black community, which he invited to join him in the move, should quit exchanging self-reliance for the “allegiance of overseers” through government programs that are intended not to help people, but to control them.

He said in his video message that Democrats simply push a social justice and welfare aid strategy to manage citizens, not help them from poverty.

“In recent history, the Democratic party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what’s best for black people. Somehow, it has been forgotten that the Republican Party was founded in 1854 as an abolitionist movement, with one simple creed – that slavery is a violation of the rights of man,” he said.

He noted it was Republicans who pushed for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, giving blacks citizenship, voting rights and due process.

“Democrats, on the other hand, were the party of Jim Crow. It was the Democrats who defended the rights of slave owners.”

He warned that the very foundations of the Democrat party are faulty.

“At the heart of liberalism is the idea that only a great and powerful big government can be the benefactor of social justice for all Americans. But the left is only concerned with one thing: control. And they disguise this control as charity.”

According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, there’s only a week left in the legislature’s session for now, and since the GOP already held a majority in the state Senate, the impact of the change is uncertain.

The report also said Guillory moved into the Democrat party in 2007, but his voting record throughout his service in office has “remained staunchly conservative.”

He expressed disappointment in his party’s positions on abortion, which Obama supports in all forms; the Second Amendment, which Obama repeatedly has tried to cut down; education and immigration.

Guillory said he reached his tolerance limit when state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson said fellow lawmakers had told her they based their opposition to Obamacare on the race of the president, not policy, the newspaper said.

“The accusations of racism this week certainly helped push me over the edge,” Guillory told the newspaper.

A commentary by Star Parker reported Guillory said Democrats “have moved away from the traditional values of most Americans. Their policies have encouraged high teen birth rates, high high school dropout rates, high incarceration rates and very high unemployment rates.”

Said Parker, “Black Americans, like every American, need less taxes taken out of their paycheck, need to be able to choose where to send their child to school, need to be able to pick freely a health-care plan that suits their needs, and need to save for retirement instead of paying payroll taxes.”

The move, said Guillory, was “The right decision, not only for me, but for all my brothers and sisters in the black community.”

Black Democrat abandons party of 'slaves' - Louisiana senator explains move to GOP

ajax18 wrote:Mass immigration and illegal immigrant amnesty that is so valuable to the Democratic party in terms of votes is likely to hurt African Americans economically the most since they compete more directly with Hispanics for jobs.

Of course, if one's agenda is racist, a divide and conquer strategy would be best.

bcspace wrote:

Of course, if one's agenda is racist, a divide and conquer strategy would be best.

Thank goodness Conservatism isn't racist. The racism on the Left however is absolutely astounding to behold. What's interesting is that here is a black man who said the last straw for him was the accusations of racism against those who opposed Obamacare.

bcspace wrote:

A state senator from Louisiana who recently announced plans to leave the Democrats and become a member of the Republican Party says the party of President Obama is one of “overseers.”

Sen. Elbert Guillory released a video explaining his move away from the Democrats, citing their opposition to civil rights, their attitudes toward people, and their desire for “control.”

He said the black community, which he invited to join him in the move, should quit exchanging self-reliance for the “allegiance of overseers” through government programs that are intended not to help people, but to control them.

He said in his video message that Democrats simply push a social justice and welfare aid strategy to manage citizens, not help them from poverty.

“In recent history, the Democratic party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what’s best for black people. Somehow, it has been forgotten that the Republican Party was founded in 1854 as an abolitionist movement, with one simple creed – that slavery is a violation of the rights of man,” he said.

He noted it was Republicans who pushed for the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, giving blacks citizenship, voting rights and due process.

“Democrats, on the other hand, were the party of Jim Crow. It was the Democrats who defended the rights of slave owners.”

He warned that the very foundations of the Democrat party are faulty.

“At the heart of liberalism is the idea that only a great and powerful big government can be the benefactor of social justice for all Americans. But the left is only concerned with one thing: control. And they disguise this control as charity.”

According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, there’s only a week left in the legislature’s session for now, and since the GOP already held a majority in the state Senate, the impact of the change is uncertain.

The report also said Guillory moved into the Democrat party in 2007, but his voting record throughout his service in office has “remained staunchly conservative.”

He expressed disappointment in his party’s positions on abortion, which Obama supports in all forms; the Second Amendment, which Obama repeatedly has tried to cut down; education and immigration.

Guillory said he reached his tolerance limit when state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson said fellow lawmakers had told her they based their opposition to Obamacare on the race of the president, not policy, the newspaper said.

“The accusations of racism this week certainly helped push me over the edge,” Guillory told the newspaper.

A commentary by Star Parker reported Guillory said Democrats “have moved away from the traditional values of most Americans. Their policies have encouraged high teen birth rates, high high school dropout rates, high incarceration rates and very high unemployment rates.”

Said Parker, “Black Americans, like every American, need less taxes taken out of their paycheck, need to be able to choose where to send their child to school, need to be able to pick freely a health-care plan that suits their needs, and need to save for retirement instead of paying payroll taxes.”

The move, said Guillory, was “The right decision, not only for me, but for all my brothers and sisters in the black community.”

Black Democrat abandons party of 'slaves' - Louisiana senator explains move to GOP

Times Picayune wrote:A Louisiana law that opponents say leaves the backdoor open to teaching "creationism" in public schools will stay on the books after a Senate committee Wednesday effectively killed a bill that would repeal the statute.

.. [the law's] supplemental materials allowance gives teachers the ability to question accepted scientific theories, such as evolution, based on religious ideology.

[...]

Sen. Elbert Guillory, D-Opelousas, said he had reservations with repealing the act after a spiritual healer correctly diagnosed a specific medical ailment he had. He said he thought repealing the act could "lock the door on being able to view ideas from many places, concepts from many cultures."

"Yet if I closed my mind when I saw this man -- in the dust, throwing some bones on the ground, semi-clothed -- if I had closed him off and just said, 'That's not science. I'm not going to see this doctor,' I would have shut off a very good experience for myself," Guillory said.

Quasimodo wrote:

ajax18 wrote:Mass immigration and illegal immigrant amnesty that is so valuable to the Democratic party in terms of votes is likely to hurt African Americans economically the most since they compete more directly with Hispanics for jobs.

Strange thought. I would think that any American has the same chance of getting a job as any other American. At least that's the way it should be if employers are not racist.

Of course, if one's agenda is racist, a divide and conquer strategy would be best.

Black leadership group protests 'disastrous effects of illegal immigration to the black community'

ldsfaqs wrote:Wise... man!