[moehoward]

Nonsense. Since when is denying folks freedom to change their mind a conservative principle.

A private person is not applying to be hired -or campaigning- under any set of principles or policies.

[ConservingFreedom]

changing political positions between the previous election cycle and the current one is exactly what an unprincipled opportunist would do.

I see you haven't even tried to refute this obvious truth.

denying folks freedom to change their mind

Silly straw man - the point is not to "deny freedom" but to exercise appropriate caution based on red-flag facts.