Making America ‘Safe – Not Sorry’

As we continue our celebration of fifty years of the Phyllis Schlafly Report, we turn our attention to Phyllis’s work from 1968. Phyllis Schlafly always showed the passion of personal experience as she wrote about issues that affected everyday Americans – including her! This is very evident in her Phyllis Schlafly Report from May 1968, in the headline article called “Crisis in Law and Order.” Without a doubt, her writings on the riots of 1968 very clearly apply to the protests that have swept our nation in recent years.

Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration from 1963 to 1969 was fraught with violent turmoil in America’s major cities. In 1967, Phyllis released a book titled Safe – Not Sorry, in which she connected the dots to show how government employees, including known Communists, were actively aiding violent rioters across America. In 1968, destructive and violent demonstrations led to untold millions of dollars in property damage and millions more in lost revenue for businesses.

After hard work and investigation, Phyllis determined the root of the civil unrest problem. Politicians simply weren’t doing their jobs. As she put it: “Instead of enforcing the law, the Justice Department is spending its time asking judges to release rioters scot-free.”

However, Phyllis Schlafly did so much more than just point out the problems. Her two-fold solution to the riots of the Sixties is the same solution that we need today. First, we must get the right people into office. Second, we need to stay vigilant and hold them accountable to the promises that they made on the campaign trail.

Phyllis’s May 1968 PS Report proved that violent protests don’t just happen; soft elected officials allow them to happen. That’s why Donald Trump’s promise to be a law-and-order president was so important in last year’s election. We need a president who will enforce the laws and give no quarter to those who would resort to violence and destruction to get their message across. With a network of supporters to hold him accountable, Donald Trump can be that President. Phyllis Schlafly saw that before nearly anyone else, and we would do well to follow her lead.