Posted on 03/08/2009 7:40:55 PM PDT by bayoublazer
Glad to know that there are a few of us around.
btt
Last week was my breaking point with the GOP as well. They b*tch and whine about pork and excessive spending then can't keep their own fingers out of the cookie jar. Hypocrites, every one. I don't see ONE truly standing for the Constitution.
Furthermore, I'm glad McCain lost. Where's that temper in the face of the decimation of our country?
It is a sickening feeling, what I feel I have to do. I honored 20 years in the military, to realize what we are supposed to protect. The rule of law, (Constitution) grants the most abilities for individuals, to achieve their own definition of greatness. Our greatness is determined by what we want to achieve. I will make that decision based on the reality of today. I WOULD RATHER FIGHT NOW, THAN SEE MY CHILDREN IN BONDAGE LATER>
Got room for a Constitutional, Conservative Jew? :-)
I believe I’m at the point where I can’t trust the GOP to save my country from Obama, Soros and the Democrats. Allowing Spector, Collins and Snowe to betray us with impunity on the phony stimulus bill was the penultimate straw. Failure to block the power-grasping budget will be my last. We are most definitely at war, the resolution of which will determine whether we will remain a free society or be shackled by socialism. With the big tent neo-Chamberlains in charge of the Republican Party, the war will inevitably turn hot. There is no option for me other than to fight to my last breath for the Constitution and against the insidious forces of evil hell-bent on destroying us.
Who is the cajun and what does he have to do with this post!!!!
If your "front" opens first, you can count on at least one extra brass chucker.
If our "front" opens, keep us in your prayers.
My breaking point was when the head of the RNC decided to bad mouth Rush instead of the communist who are running the country. We gave the Republicans the house, the senate and the presidency, what the hell do we have to show for it now. I know this is not the purpose of the thread, just mad as hell and ranting.
I understand that you are frustrated with your local party. That is why I suggested changing it...inside out. They are not an authority...they, local GOP, are simply a bunch people who are working together. They put out an agenda, vote on it, edit it, vote again...decide it is final etc. They are mostly unpaid volunteers.
Do you know them? Have you ever met them? Around here, TX, there are meetings every week. There is a LOT of anger and frustration. They want to be part of the solution just like you.
Think about it. Sure your family is first...but if you want to affect change for your family and the next generation and the generation after that, you need to consider working with a team. The GOP has already got structure, money, buildings, leases, phones, volunteers etc. That is a great start to your change agenda...a lot of resources all set up and ready to go...compare that with starting from scratch on a new party or a new group of any kind...it takes a lot of time to get that type of resources together and organized. If you and 10 like thinking buddies all join in and work together, the next thing you know...that evil local GOP party...is your party...the resources are ‘yours’...the volunteers are lining up to call and spread the news...your news...your agenda is voted in...money is directed to your candidates. This is how it works. The people there are not really evil...they are working for what they believe or have been taught to believe...no different that you and in reality...their agenda and yours are probably a lot more congruent than you think!
Just a pi$$ed off coon-ass who agrees with you and not meaning to take over your post, you just struck a nerve and got me to ranting.
The Declaration did not "grant" us anything. In it's own words.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
So, the government was created, by the Declaration and later "altered" by the Constitution, to "secure these rights". They were not granted or created by the Declaration, The Constitution or even the Bill of Rights. The later attempts to protect them, but not create them.
Duke,
Well thought out. I would argue though that it is too slow to start fresh...we should ‘take over’ the GOP structure. It is all setup, the marketing is done, the silent conservative majority feel ‘ok’ with it. So if we take it over and steer it on a true constitution based course, millions will support it because it is the Republican/GOP...a name they know (or think they know). The far left did the same thing with the Democrats...they took it over from the inside and changed it to fit their needs and agenda.
Taking over an established group whether political or not, has a lot of advantages. Starting from scratch and getting momentum is VERY hard...even with the early momentum that Ross Perot gave the Reform Party, they fizzled to nothing today. Having a group (GOP) with millions of ‘blind’ supporters is very advantageous...just like the other party (Dems) with their millions of blind supporters.
I agree. It was not granted until we fought and bled for it. Thnks for the agreement on timelines. Ask first for freedom, if not granted, fight for it.
I was so hoping that you would call yourself a coonass like me. (sorry for taunting you into it) Can’t call myself a cajun. Therfore, I am proud to call myself a COONASS!
I agree. The constitution says nothing about political parties. I think we would all be better off without political parties, the Fed, lobbyists and unbalanced budgets for starters.
No taunting necessary ace, I am what I am ;^)
I think we all need to join the democrat party and then procede to destroy it from within.
Well, I gave serious consideration to that approach, but decided that working within the GOP would just put the group under the control of the status quo.
Besides, with the "virtualization" strategy I would suggest that the start-up is very fast. (Nobody is more frustrated than me with the failure of various other alternate and worthy political parties to become truly viable.)
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