The Holy Bible’s Book of Judges records the Gileadites defeating the Ephraimites. The Ephraimites couldn’t pronounce ‘sh’.

There wasn’t a ‘sh’ sound in their dialect. So, after the great battle, the Gileadites stopped each man at the passages of the Jordan River and said, “Say now Shibboleth.” If the man said ‘Sibboleth’, they took him and slew him. Today, the Conservative shibboleth is to say, “Roe v. Wade is Dred Scott.” So, Harriet Miers, say our shibboleth or be slain politically and not confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Except, Harriet will never say the Conservative shibboleth, or not, until she is wearing the black robes. Accountability will be over. The President will get his stealth pick. The Conservative Constitutional scholars and judges who have run the long race against Liberalism from law school, through clerking, through time on the bench and appointment inquisitions are denied the penultimate prize of their profession. Truly, it should be said, “Well Done” for their faithful service to the Constitution and the Nation. The President’s sneaky win to put a Conservative on the Supreme Court isn’t the same as fighting the good fight in public. Maybe President Bush doesn’t think he can get a Conservative through a Republican majority Senate.

Then, let’s look forward, not back to Harriet Miers, to the Congressional election of 2006. Conservatives need to establish accountability for all Republican candidates. Make every Republican say a new shibboleth. Say now, “Here is my list of impeachable conduct for any Federal Judge.” If the candidate can’t list the conducts, then slay him politically. Either find a candidate who can say shibboleth or don’t vote. Stay home and live a life of right and good relationships until champions can be found.

The list of impeachable conducts could include:
• Denying the right to life with partial-birth abortion
• Denying the rule of law with judge-ordered tyranny, especially with the execution of the helpless
• Denying the right of property by overturning the 5th Amendment
• Denying the inalienable rights of individuals by creating ‘protected classes of persons’ and hate crimes that are thought crimes.
• Denying the sovereignty of the Nation by allowing illegal immigration invasion and granting illegal and enemy aliens American rights
• Denying the primacy of the Constitution by following foreign law or custom, or granting alien American rights
• Denying the God-given origin of rights by the cultural cleansing of all things Judeo-Christian – especially the Ten Commandments in public life

These shibboleths should establish Congressional accountability before election. But, demanding this shibboleth in 2006 violates a Republican Party shibboleth. The Republican shibboleth is to say, “I must support the Republicans, always, as the lesser of two evils.” If you can’t say this, no matter what, then you may be a Conservative first and a Republican second. The one principle of the Republican Party is power. The many principles of Conservatives are guided by originalist Constitutional intent. The coming battle for the Republican Party in ‘06 is who will be slain for whose shibboleth.

This is shocking for pragmatic Party folks.

I got an earful at our lowest level, City Committee, Republican Party meeting last weekend. I’d mentioned how Sen. Allen (R-VA) had to be held accountable to honor his written pledge to “take no action that would have the effect of elevating sexual orientation to civil rights cases, including, but not limited to sexual orientation to Federal Hate Crimes legislation or any other similar legislation.” I was challenged with the high shibboleth to say, “I will vote for a McCain or Giuliani or Pataki or sidestepping-left Allen against Hillary in 08”. I couldn’t pronounce the words.

I’ll make my decision to resign my three elected Party offices, humble as they are, when and if the time comes. But now, I can’t say “vote pro-abortion, no borders, class rights, more taxes, more spending, appease Islamists, anti-Judeo-Christian culture, and judicial tyranny” regardless of the party of the candidate. President Bush got a ‘bye’ on borders from this Conservative in ‘04. No more. Accountability for judges begins with pre-election accountability for Congress. If Conservatives can’t get proper accountability within the Republican Party, then we’ll create accountability elsewhere. Meanwhile, Republicans who can’t say shibboleth may lose elections.

So what? There’s no point in electing Republicans without Conservative principles. Just like having a majority of Republicans in the Senate - who can’t get 51 votes to end a filibuster and confirm lifelong, bold Conservatives of courageous convictions – is pointless. Such power without purpose serves Liberalism.