Recieved this from "Conservative Petitions" today.
This might be a good place to register our opinion on illegal imigration.
ALERT: Well, the Republican Party is asking for input
from you and I to help set the party's agenda. That's
right, it's time once again to write the GOP Platform --
the foundational document that declares to the world,
"THIS is what Republicans stand for!"
This is also where the "trench warfare" takes place every
four years, between the conservative base of the party,
and the "big tent" of liberals, neocons, and good ol'
"RINOs" - Republicans In Name Only.
If you've never experienced the passion and determination
of our conservative warriors on the front line of this
ideological warfare, or the desperate attempts by party
bigwigs to "tone us down", here's a sample of what we're
up against this year:
At the GOP Convention website, they've set up a webpage
where ordinary folks like us can give input on what WE
think should be the most important issues for the Republican
Party this year. To do this, there is a drop-down menu which
lists 20 different issues (including "other"). You can click
on the issue which is "most important to you". With your
input, they say, the party "will be well on our way to
defining the GOP vision for America's tomorrows."
Sounds great. But if you look closer, you'll notice there
are a few issues missing from the list they provide you to
choose from... specifically, the issues that are most
important to the GOP's conservative base!
There's no selection for "abortion" or "pro-life". There's
no selection for "Second Amendment" or "guns". There's no
selection for "immigration". There's no selection for
"family" or "marriage". There's no selection for
"religious liberty".
WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING? Without its conservative base,
there would be NO Republican Party to begin with!
Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe some intern put the webpage
up, and forgot a few things. Let's give them the benefit of
the doubt.
But let's also make sure they know what really IS important
to the "silent majority" of Americans -- the ones who will
determine whether the GOP wins or loses this year.
TAKE ACTION: Go to the official Republican National
Convention website below, fill in the form, and pick the
"Other" issue from the drop-down menu. Then, fill in the rest
of the form with what that "other" issue is, why it's
important, and finally, what you think of the "party of
conservativism" completely leaving OUT the issues that are
most important to conservatives:
http://www.gopconvention.com/contents/goplive/platform/
NOTE: Be sure to forward this Alert to everyone you know
who wants to help make sure that the GOP doesn't abandon its
conservative grassroots in its party platform. Thank you!
But will they listen when I blister them for playing patty-cake with Vincente Fox instead of stopping the massive invasion from the South?
>>There's no selection for "abortion" or "pro-life". There's
no selection for "Second Amendment" or "guns". There's no
selection for "immigration". There's no selection for
"family" or "marriage". There's no selection for
"religious liberty".<<
There's no selection to be a Republican so why even stay with the Party?
I got the same e-mail today, and answered it on the provided form. I gave them an earful about how most American citizens feel about illegal immigration and being forced to pay for it, and the fact that our borders aren't being adequately protected. They asked, I answered.