Republican Security Council

We oppose Democrats who want to expose the military to unjustifiable cuts, compromise our secrets and diminish U.S. WHY WAS THE RSC ESTABLISHED AND WHY ARE YOU NOT BIPARTISAN? The Republican Security Council was established to emphasize the importance of foreign policy, defense, intelligence, drug interdiction, as well as trade, energy and border security issues. It was necessary to form the RSC b

ecause support for these concerns has declined significantly in recent years. National security policy should be bipartisan and it use to be that way. From 1954 to 1994, Democrats had complete control of the House. When Republicans took over in 1995, they still had to deal with a Democratic White House for the next six years. It was the conservative coalition era, where victories were achieved by a combination of Republicans and center/right Democrats. The GOP viewpoint is still the same, but unfortunately Democrats have changed significantly. Now the Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren wing are dominant, and moderates have little influence. It is doubtful Cold War pro-defense Democrats such as Senators Henry Jackson (WA), Sam Nunn (GA), Lloyd Bentsen (TX) and Chuck Robb (VA) would be nominated today. There are now only 13 Blue Dog House Democrats left, and the moderate Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) has gone out of business. The DLC was formed after Walter Mondale lost 49 states in 1984, and in their first press conference they warned of interest-group liberals. DLC President Al From promised to take their party back "from the tax and spend liberals”, and the group quickly became a real powerhouse. The DLC was pro-defense and supported Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. military missions in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the Patriot Act. We hope moderates will regain influence in the Democratic Party and that bipartisanship on major issues will return to national security policy.