[Bahbah]

Not sure, but I think Jim Robinson has had to take off all extraneous things to keep the site going while he looks into the source of the operating problems. FR's mission will not change.

[bassmaner]

If you havn't noticed, the moderators have been moving anti-"War on Drugs" postings to the Smokey Backroom almost immediately. That's unfortunate, as JimRob himself once posted a lengthy comment about the unconstitutionality of the federal component of the WOD.

Sometimes I wonder if FR is beginning to morph from a truly conservative website to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RNC.

[FourtySeven]

Yes.

[I Am Not A Mod]

Free Republic Highlights, 2/28/03

[_Jim]

the home page of Free Republic no longer has the icon at the top which states that one of the goals of this website is protecting our freedom and our Constitution.

The consitution as it has been known is history, it's through, it's suitable *only* for turning into TP now and the greatest experiment on earth invovving freedom is over.

I'm kidding!

I think, with the internet, that we have entered an even more challenging and productive period in our country - and thank God we have a Constitution ...

[eskimo]

With the lack of articles and lack of alarm posted on this website about the Draconian Patriot 1 and Patriot Act 2 I have began to wonder about whether this site really does support the Constitution.

My God, the silence in response to your interrogative is indeed deafening.

Perhaps it is true that succumbing to political party fanaticism can actually preclude ones desire for liberty and also ones sense of duty to preserve, protect and defend the law of the land.

[bmwcyle]

libertylady signed up 2001-03-28

bmwcyle signed up 1998-10-15

Wisdom and time says your question is NO.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Bump

[Destructor]

Break out the tin foil!

[Jim Robinson]

The overall mission of Free Republic is the same as before and the same as it will always be: Defending the Constitution.

At the moment, IMHO, one of the most important things that can be done to defend the Constitution is to replace the liberal activist judiciary that is destroying it. There is only one way to do that, replace as many Democrats as possible. And we are doing all we can to keep that process moving forward.

Thank you very much.

[rabidralph]

I am also concerned and deeply troubled that there is no official stance on chocolate pudding on this site. As conservatives, are we no longer in favor of chocolate pudding. I hope this was a mere oversight by the staff and not a sign of things to come.

[CyberCowboy777]

You mean this? I found it on the home page????

[Mr. Mojo]

Draconian Patriot 1 and Patriot Act 2

Do you know of anyone other than Islamic terrorists who've been adversely affected by these Acts?

[radioman]

We will have no constitution to protect if we allow our enemies to destroy us.

I think most of us have been concentrating on defending America first with topics that we all agree with.

I am opposed to the War On Drugs, but I believe the need to stop the anti American idiots is more important at this time.

We need patriotism to stop the destruction of the Constitution. This war may accomplish just that. Once people again believe in the Constitution as written, they will see the War On Drugs as the evil it really is.

[Jim Robinson]

By the way, there is no lack of articles or alarm on this site regarding the "Draconian Patriot 1 and Patriot Act 2." They get posted and debated on a daily basis. And, again, if we had a decent judiciary, these things would get tossed out pronto. And, perhaps they will be.

[Mr.Clark]

Oddly enough, once the icon went away, I ceased supporting the constitution at the same time. It just brought about a total political conversion in me.

[Jay D. Dyson]

With the lack of articles and lack of alarm posted on this website about the Draconian Patriot 1 and Patriot Act 2 I have began to wonder about whether this site really does support the Constitution.

Please understand that we're largely desensitized to the infringement of our liberties thanks to the lunatic fringe that's been assailing our Second Amendment rights (in the name of security) for the past 40 years.

Please also understand that if the government could engage in the oh-so-politically-incorrect practice of profiling Muslim men between the ages of 17 and 45, we wouldn't need the abomination of the Patriot Act(s).

But, thanks to the lunatic fringe, all of us now get to be under the microscope that only a select few should be.

-Jay

[CaptainJustice]

RE: Patriot Act

Maybe not everyone is an alarmist about this stuff. The people for it have made a decent case, the people against it have made a decent case. Its a matter of debate and thought. The problem comes when the Tinfoil Hat Society comes whirling in like some paranoid tornado because people are getting searched at airports or what have you. Many people see this as a grey area and not a red flashing siren of impending doom. And anyways, typically throughout history, when the gov't treads in these grey areas during times of war, when peace resumes, they exit the grey area. So maybe there isn't as much outrage as you'd like, but its hardly an indictment against FR. I appreciate the ability on FR to hold differing viewpoints and to weigh their merits.

[Billthedrill]

Um...it's a graphic they turn off when they're trying to figure out what's slowing the site down.

Oh, OK, I'll 'fess up. It isn't, really, it's just that a bunch of us got together and talked it over and decided that this "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" stuff has run its course and that it's time to put the ownership of the means of production into the hands of the State where it belongs and place the reins of government into the hands of the workers' collective committees. Power to the people! Death to the bourgeoisie!

What? Too soon? Oh. Never mind...

It's a graphic they turn off when they're trying to figure out what's slowing the site down.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

On Fox News the other night I saw a piece on Homeland Security and search warrants and tapping of phones being under a 'secret' court.

While I want all terrorists to cease surrounding us in our own country in their various cells, there are indeed many other options to stop this. One, would be tightening immigration and our borders.