“You don’t believe that free discussion takes place here?”
You’re kidding, right? Ask all the people who have been run off over a simple difference of opinion if free discussion takes place here.
How can I ask them anything if they’re not here anymore? Are you going to give me their phone numbers or a Mapquest to their house?
Bless your heart. It's not a simple difference of opinion.
1. A Conservative bastion cannot support a socialist.
2. Conservatives are fighting Republican liberals for control. Surrendering is just that, surrender. Why would they ever believe conservatives "line in the sand" if we cave to them again?
3. Principles matter.