[Hoot Gibson]

You seem to think it's alright t?ll me and others on here cultists because you're having a bit of difficulty giving us our opinion. Therefore I suppose this would be as good a time as any to point out that I haven't been discipled.

I do have my own opinion and I'm rather comfortable with that. So, if you or anybody would care to peruse the many posts you have put up slamming Trump, you, they, will notice that everything was fine between us until I began to challenge your assertions of certain doom should we see a Trump Presidency.

What I have done is offer a different perspective. I believe, as long as rational thought and practice are the norm in the political process, the will of majority should rule. I know I did not like it when Obama was elected and I was appalled when he was reelected. And yet here we are 4 years later with the chance to start to undo, through our votes, the damage of the past 8 years. Right now the elective process guarantees the common man a voice.

There are those who would disenfranchise 10's of millions of voters because they think they know better who should, or in this case should not, be the next President. In my view there has not been a lot of honor in criticisms of Trump. The arrogance of the establishment of both parties is incredible. The people have responded by showing up at the polls to vote in record numbers. After decades of apathy, one would think the establishment would be encouraged. But no, they're talking about slapping down the voter, in vowing to #Never vote for Trump and oppose him in any way possible.

If you think my defense of the political process is a personal insult to you, that's unfortunate and errant. Now, if I called you a liar, or if I accused you of joining a cult, that would be an insult.

Disenfranchisement? Where do you think that language is coming from? You have stopped challenging anything I post with facts. It's all about emotion with you and most, but not all Trump supporters. Political parties are private organizations. You and I have no God given right to participate in selecting the nominees. Nor do we have any constitutional right to do so. The parties set the rules and if we don't like them, we are free to switch parties or to start or own parties. You and Mr. Trump may not like it, but those are the facts of the matter.

If Trump does not like the rules, which have not changed since 2012, he has the opportunity to change them. If he has been out flanked by Cruz because he did not understand the rules, then that is his own fault.

So if you want to follow Mr. Trump's approach of responding to his political setbacks with emotional outbursts and personal insults, that is your choice, but those tactics do not change the facts.