My Opus

Self | June 26, 2007 | Self

[angkor]

I've never posted anything like this, but....

Today's vote for cloture on Amnesty by 30 Republican Senators has convinced me that my conservative and constitutionalist politics are no longer compatible with the twisted and scheming machinations of the Republican Party.

This week I'll change my voter registration to Independent, until such time as a Conservative & Constitutionalist Party emerges from the ashes.

That's it for my opus. I'll of course stick around on FR, but as a committed conservative and not a Republican.

Interested to hear how others might be thinking right now.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’m with you.

[Petronski]

[Always Right]

I thought an Opus was for leaving FR. People leave or come back to the GOP everyday.

[Mr. Mojo]

I'll of course stick around on FR, but as a committed conservative and not a Republican.

Welcome to the (increasingly growing) club.

[JennysCool]

Today's vote for cloture on Amnesty

People should not stand down because of this misinformation.

Today was a procedural vote. The real cloture vote is Thursday. There is still lobbying time.

[#1CTYankee]

I’m looking. ;-D

[Bigun]

Believe it or not, some idiot from the Republican National Committee just called me.

BIG mistake on his part!

[bmwcyle]

Opus — A vanity post by Freepers that is absolutely worthless.

[lowbridge]

Interested to hear how others might be thinking right now.

Ok. I don't recall Karl Rove giving you permission to leave the GOP Family.

CLEMENZA: Don Corleone -- you once said that the day would come when Tessio and me could form our own Family. Til today, I would never think of it. I must ask your permission...

VITO CORLEONE: Well, Michael is now head of the Family, and if he gives his permission, then you have my blessing...

MICHAEL: After we make the move to Nevada -- you can break off from the Corleone Family and go on your own. After we make the move to Nevada.

[Daffynition]

[angkor]

“I thought an Opus was for leaving FR.”

Maybe. It’s used on every other conference system I’ve ever visited regularly to mean “I’m angry, I’m victimized, I’m sick and tired of blah blah blah and I QUIT!”

It goes at least back to 1980’s Usenet.

[Rodney King]

Opus — A vanity post by Freepers that is absolutely worthless.

Nah, I love a good opus.

[Always Right]

Ping me when you find one.

[Shelayne]

Absolutely right.

This was a vote to end debate on the amendments, not the final bill.

Perhaps those “yeas” will be “nays” on Thursday’s final vote on cloture, as the senators did not want to be accused of shutting down debate on the amendments. That is what I think [hope], anyway.

Keep the faxes, phone calls, and e-mails going!

[NonValueAdded]

One small problem with your action, not that I disagree with the sentiment. You will not find a candidate that will be acceptable coming out of the RAT party. If you think you have, then look again because they would be lying. Instead, you need to be active supporting the true conservative in the primary for the Republicans if you want a changce for them to make it into office. To do that, you have to be a registered Republican in most states. If not in your state, then you did the right thing. If you see a real conservative outside the republican party, by all means vote for him or her. Work your arse off to change the two party system into a multi-party system? Absolutely. But do not let a RAT president pick the next justice for the Supreme Court with a Senate that will rubber-stamp the nomination. That may require a hold-your-nose-vote in the general election but when all else fails, consider SCOTUS and the difference the current court made on their treatment of McLame-Feingold.

[angkor]

“Attention Whore”

Yuk yuk. My figure is a bit more manly than that but still too chubby to do cartwheels.

By the way, did you know that Chat is for ridiculous posts, and that’s why I’m here.

You?

[Clam Digger]

While I vote nearly exclusively for republicans, I am not one. I am a conservative. Republicans are not necessarily conservative, they are just more conservative than democrats, socialists and commies.

[TheSpottedOwl]

That’s no reason for you to leave this site. I agree with your frustration. They don’t care about our country, or the people who elected them to office. They sure remember everyone’s address and phone#, when it’s time to squeeze money out of folks :(

[AmericanInTokyo]

You MUST copy both the White House, the Republican National Committee, the state Republican party of your home state, and if possible, a local Republican chapter.
Getting it out on FR is good, but also considering copying those people, hard copy, by mail from Cambodia.