Who are you?
Posted on 11/07/2005 6:26:24 AM PST by HopefulPatriot
Free Republic's Roots
Founded in 1996 by Jim Robinson, what is FreeRepublic about?
What is our mission? Free Republic is dedicated to reversing the trend of unconstitutional government expansion and is advocating a complete restoration of our constitutional republic. Listed below are some of the issues we feel strongly about...
A return to a strictly Constitutional form of federal government will automatically repeal and abolish all unconstitutional federal involvement in states issues such as: crime, health, education, welfare and the environment...This will also require that social programs such as Social Security, welfare and Medicare be repealed. ~~ Jim Robinson, March 1999
Statement by the founder of Free Republic:
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side...We oppose all forms of liberalism, socialism... Posted on 03/22/2004 6:22:17 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Free Republic's Next Triumph
The excerpts above were taken from existing or former webpages posted by Jim Robinson. Having been a member of FreeRepublic before the 1996 election, the mission statement once included the impeachment of Bill Clinton as one of FreeRepublic's goals, a goal the House Managers credited FreeRepublic with achieving. Now, after ten years of false starts and misfires, the second and third goals as stated in FreeRepublic's Mission Statement above, 2reversing the trend of unconstitutional government expansion and 3complete restoration of our constitutional republic, are finally within reach. Over the next several weeks, various Freepers will be posting the thinking and the mechanics behind this effort.
Those of you who have been Freepers long enough know that FreeRepublic played a pivotal role in generating the momentum and emotion that led to a successful vote in the House to Impeach then President Bill Clinton. Reversing the trend of unconstitutional government expansion and bringing about the complete restoration of our constitutional republic could depend on how effective Freepers and FreeRepublic prove to be in generating the kind of momentum and emotion that FreeRepublic produced during impeachment.
Jim Robinson and the members of FreeRepublic are owed an immense debt of gratitude by Freedom loving Americans. You are all Patriots in the true sense of the word. We thank you; we Salute you. And now we ask for your help in undertaking the most important part of FreeRepublic's acknowledged mission.
Our Challenge To You:
If you don't believe or cannot accept the idea that this plan can and will work, the burden of proof is on you to either improve it or put forward a replacement that is better. FreeRepublic has a long overdue mission to complete. In spite of some readily apparent Republican and conservative gains, it can be argued that we are not measurably closer to the objective than when FreeRepublic was founded. Those who would take issue with this claim should stop and consider that the unconstitutional entitlements are poised to grow exponentially over the next two decades. Get out your ping lists, start reviewing your address books and email lists, and start thinking about the people with whom you want to share this series as it unfolds or with whom you want to share it after it is complete and you are convinced.
Our Pledge to You:
And for the support of this mission, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, We, as members of We the people pledge to the members of FreeRepublic and mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Thank You, Sir!
Hi Leni! Is this the same newbie from a week or so ago who was posting these same articles on another website? It was in some series format, with the next issue already posted somewhere else? My apologies if this isn't the same.
Thank You. And please invite your friends to follow your example.
I do know I find it strange that I'm not getting the courtesy of an answer to my questions from Hopeful Patriot, although evidently he/she's still on this thread at the moment.
Leni
I think you're right.
Dont ask.
I'll see if I can find the thread I'm thinking of.
Lol! BINGO.
There you were - #54. I thought I remembered you being there. Sometimes my memory surprises me.
I already tried pledging my fortune...didn't work.
Good one!
The "we" is the same "we" that is in the preamble:
We the people..
Some of "us" have indentities that go back to the "flame wars" on FreeRepublic. We believe the mission of FreeRepublic is important and that the identity of individual Freepers contributes nothing to the merits of the ideas that are going to be expressed in this series of articles. We believe the ideas will stand on their own merits and should be judged accordingly. The authorship or the identity of the posters adds nothing to the validity of the concepts, but sometimes personalities or old wounds can detract.
Re-reading it, I noticed with some amusement how adroitely newbie Hopeful Patriot avoided ALL direct questions as to who he is, who are the "we" he represents, and since he appears to be so familiar with FR, what was his former screen name?
Sounds like we have a mystery person, perhaps some political professional, who wants to use this forum for something or other.....what it is, I don't know, except to sign pledges or whatever.
If others want to exhaust themselves by participating in this eye-numbing Conservative 101 posts of word-torrents, fine with me. I feel the writer's stubborn secrecy and sidestepping has already compromised his motives, no matter how fine.
"If you don't know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else" (Yogi Berra).
Leni
Who are you?
Leni
Welcome to Free Republic. Do you claim to speak for Jim Robinson?
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