[Avoiding_Sulla]

I'd love to offer some advice, but my experience has taught me so few are willing to put in the time even to talk about it offline.

Here are some guidelines I offered in 2001 when I already knew, as did many here now, that we principled conservatives have many disadvantages (see tag line for one inkling) working against us.

If you want to try and save this great constitutional republic from its built up internal rot (rather than fully revolt) nobility of purpose has to come above all else. You know; as in the sacred mutual compact amongst the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Even after that, know that every member of your team will be faced with many second thoughts, among them the following, and each will come to them more than once:

• Ennui and despair will weed out a good number of the readers of this thread from the start: "Who does 'The Mayor' think he's kidding?"
• Treachery: "What, you think the powerful will watch you plan on taking their power without seeding you with moles?"
• Weaklings "Boo!" and they're gone.

Read that old post. There are many more drawbacks not mentioned there or even here yet. Perhaps the most depressing of all? "Oh, someone else will do it." Guilty: I too want a leader, not be leader.

[The Mayor]

We have been doing this in Erie Cty NY for 4 years... All you said has come and gone and more will come and go. Things do not work fast enough for people.