You see this, ConsentofGoverned? I mentioned you, therefore you got a ping.
Coward.
This is a ch__ch. What's missing?
Posted on 01/23/2006 5:51:10 AM PST by mr_hammer
Farewell to the GOP, for now at least!
January 21, 2006
To: RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman
Subject: The return of my 2006 RNC Membership Card
It is with deep regret that I find myself writing this letter to you.
I did in fact receive my 2006 RNC Membership Card. I will not be renewing my membership and I am returning the card to you. If you care about the why, then please read this entire letter.
When I pulled the lever for our current President in the elections of 2000 and 2004, this is what I thought I was voting for.
Limited Government
I am at odds with certain aspects of the Patriot Act with regards to the access of all types of records and data that may be private and none of this governments business.
Very appalling also is the attempt of this government to access Google’s database.
Don’t bring the War on Terror into this, you had all the info in the world to nail the 911 hijackers, but the size of the bureaucracy prevented this government from doing so.
Equally disappointing is the bungling of communication that occurred during Katrina. I am not holding the Federal Government responsible for the suffering, but I am making the point that the more you grow the federal Government the less it will actually be able to accomplish.
A Reduction of Taxes and Simplification of the Tax Code
Although some progress has been made on tax relief overall the tax code as we know it is a mess. Let’s move to the “Fair Tax” specified by Congressman Linder and Libertarian Neil Boortz. This will go along way in helping remove the lobbyist influence over our tax code in addition to trapping a lot of currently uncollected revenue.
Giving in to the WTO with regards to expiring export taxes is a joke. What happened to a level playing field? How can the exporters of domestic services and goods compete when you tie their hands behind their backs? How can you encourage investment state side with policies like that?
Adherence to the US Constitution and Working to Up Hold it’s Values!
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The campaign finance law passed under this administration was an direct assault to our Constitution. This must be reviewed and repealed.
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.
The illegal immigration problem is at critical mass, but our President refuses to act forcefully in concurrence with our Constitution.
U.S. Constitution Excerpt
Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
No greater assault on the Constitution and the ownership of private property can be seen than the Kelo decision. Where is the outrage from our supposedly Conservative controlled congress and Senate about this horrendous decision? What about the “Ownership Society” that is so often talked about in the halls of Washington? I cannot even convey the utter disappointment I feel over this.
A Strong Military
I do support the President on Afghanistan and Iraq, but do not support more butter than guns. Being able to afford a couple of hundred state of the art fighter’s is a far cry from where President Ronald Reagan had us a mere 20 years ago.
The Economy
Please, let’s not even go there. The only thing that kept things pointed in what appears to be the correct direction is Alan and the printing press. You want proof? Look at the price of gold and energy; they are the “real” international currency, not the dollar. The current administration and the previous one of Clinton did and are still living off of the economy and military of a real Conservative!
In closing, yes the Administration has done a good job in the Middle East and twenty years from now will probably be seen as a brilliant move in bring democracy there. I just hope we will be as free here at home.
If you need money to fund your mid term elections I suggest you go talk to the people the listed organizations below, because they seem to know what a Conservative should stand for. They are also getting all of my available funds in the future that is if the RNC does not change course.
Minute Man Project
The Gun Owners of America
Aopa
The NRA
Congressman Tancrado
United States Senate Candidate, John Mitchel (To replace the “RINO” Dewine)
Ohio State Gubernatorial Candidate, Kenneth Blackwell
National Right to Life Association
Free Republic.com
P.S. This may not be fact, but it is how I feel. You guys on the hill do not give a rat’s arse about the Constitution or the Son’s or Daughter’s of this Nation. The only thing that seems to matter is the amount of cash that can be jammed in the coffers and pleasing the Socialist One Worlder’s and I for one am sick of it.
As Americans, we have but one single way to communicate to those who "represent" us.
That is by voting.
We each have one vote. With that single vote we have the only opportunity we will get for two years, four years, or six years to express our wishes to the candidates and officeholders.
To characterize anyone's vote as a "protest vote" is to cheapen voting in general, almost to the point of being pointless.
We each have a responsibility not to a party, but to ourselves.
Withholding your vote from a Republican is the same as giving a vote to a Democrat. Is that what you really want to do?
So the republicas OWN our votes?
They have a RIGHT to expect our support?
I'm absolutely sure. You can check it out, just as I have done. Been studying this for over a dozen years.
The reason you don't see it mentioned very often in this forum is because FR is a Republican forum.
I don't get it, Mike. As though Hillary will do one single thing most voters on this web site care about. Oh, well.
That "vote my conscience" thing will have to play out.
We should keep a list and remind those freepers they absolutely cannot come here and complain when she's president because they voted for some third party which doesn't have a chance of winning anything.
we should...
although it's my experience that they only post these rants and these self-centered "They don't OWN my vote" or "I'm going to vote my conscience" because they want attention.
In the end they chicken-out an say that there was no alternative to voting for the GOP.
My guess is that <50% of the ones that are so loud about not voting for the GOP end up NOT voting for the GOP :)
So it's more fun just to laugh and ridicule them.
Both of those were signed in 2002, long before the election of 2004.
Hah! I think you're right.
Your comment to "mr_hammer" does not make sense. You are in the "lesser of two evils" camp.
Since the "Great Republican Sweep of 1994", the Republican'ts have moved this nation hard left, in concert with their kissing cousins in the RAT party. You believe voting for the Republican'ts is the thing to do since "they are better than the RATs".
Voting Republican since 1994, and having the 1] White House, 2] the House and 3] the Senate in GOP hands has NOT moved this nation back toward the center (let alone right) from the far left agenda of the "GOPRAT" partnership.
It is better to let the nation go down in flames in firm RAT control. That way, at least there is small chance of rebuilding the nation with the GOP as a possible "savior". Letting the nation degenerate into the socialist state it is doing with the "GOPRAT" partnership as it is now dooms the GOP into the relics of history.
Bush and Senator Santorum (RINO-PA) backed the far-left radical Arlen Sphincter (RINO-PA) and that is a perfect example of what you get when you continue to support Republican'ts just because they have the "letter R" after their name. Bush and Santorum (RINO-PA) supported Arlen Sphincter (RINO-PA) for no other reason than he was a "R" incumbent. Based on Sphinter's voting, they should have supported anybody who ran against Sphincter. I am NOT a Republican voter because of GOP political correctness as shown in this example and neither are many other true conservatives. Bush and Santorum turned off a lot of conservatives with that Sphincter crap.
BTW, Bush also supported Lincoln Chafee (RINO-RI). What does that tell you about the "rock-solid beliefs of the GOP" with Bush doing this for both Sphincter and Chafee?
The GOP has thumbed its nose at conservatives who believe in this nation's founding beliefs, limited government, national sovereignty and "USA #1".
My tagline says it all.
This whole google database crap is so ridiculous. Microsoft and Yahoo did it with no problem.
As I have posted many times, I have been a hard worker for Rebublicans in the past; phone bank, yard signs, handing out pamphlets, donating money, delegate to county, district, and state Republican conventions, served on the platform committee, etc.
Only to get kicked in the teeth repeatedly.
Just before they ask me for more money.
You see this, ConsentofGoverned? I mentioned you, therefore you got a ping.
Coward.
This is a ch__ch. What's missing?
You are wrong. Not mistaken; wrong.
With most of the "spending" increases, there are very intersting increases in the amounts and/or quality of who is paying attention to what. Domestic Violence? We have documented proof Islamo-obsessed trends towards assaults on females, children, and males (not associated with Islomafasicm).
And, in re the other "big expenditures", we see necessary and very needed core infrastructure maintenance, repair, and/or "refocusing" items. Not just for the sake of "infrastructure"; but for tracking domestic, USA, terrorist networks and operations.
Two terms of Clinton, predominantly focused upon "social programs and largesse" have left the US quite open to not only disrepair (in re infrastructure) but for growth in links to terrorist network operations under various guises of "corporations" and networks.
Most legit corporations, and even those moneyed liberal organizations and leaders -- are aware that following the money is the bottomline, and that they too could become quite ensnared into if not under an operation which could destroy their own financial interests.
The rule of investments is -- you gotta put the money up front.
So sorry, I was ascribing credibility to you until you mentioned the national sales tax (the so-called fair tax), and then I had to stop reading your vanity. Flat tax is the only fair tax.
Alllllright. The new term for insertion instead of "unappeasables" as regards those who do not but complain and support the "vote Democrat" position is.. "the unwinnables". Is that better?
You should have read the label before you plunked down your money. I voted for Bush twice and would again simply because he came closest of the two nominees to what I wanted in a president. If there had been another viable nominee who came closer I would have voted for him or her. But there wasn't, and probably never will be again unless Ronald Reagan is resurrected and restored to his pre-senility self.
I often become so disgusted with both the Republican individuals who represent me and with the party as a whole that I begin to feel the same as you. But then I consider what the only other viable party offers and the kind of individuals who it offers as candidates, and the difference is more than enough to bring me back to reality. Reality being that I will never, ever find an ELECTABLE candidate of ANY party who comes even close to meeting 100% of my criteria for the perfect candidate.
Well, "Google" (Sergey) has some fascinating pals. Like Ted Turner. For one... While everyone was looking into the Eastin Jordan (spelling) comment about "our US military aiming at journalists", I found other interesting issues unfolding..
Claiming you were dupped into voting for Bush in '04 and using nothing but examples from before the election does not reflect a lot of credibility.
How about some "trying to appease" us, for a change! How about the Republican nominating a conservative once in a while?
You mean like Roberts and Alito?
This next election cycle will seee an exodus of conservatives out of the Republican Party the likes of which haven't been seen since dissillusioned Whigs left in droves to form the Republican Party.
The disillusioned Whigs were mostly big government types whose party was essentially decimated after the deaths of Clay and Webster. They were hardly the states' rights conservatives you seem to be in search of. BTW, they favored public schools!
As for an exodus of conservatives, why didn't that happen during the '04 cycle? The answer was simply that there was no place to go except into the arms of John Kerry!
I'll see some (or many) of you at the Constitution Party this year.
Very, very few. Most Republicas learned that lesson in 1992 when they put Clinton into office for 8 years by romancing Perot. So have at it.
You lost me. I can't figure out what you are gettting at.
Under Clinton, there was LESS spending for social welfare. Bush is spending more--as a % of total spending--for social welfare than Clinton did.
Bush is spending so much money on handouts both here and to foreign nations that major military weapon programs are in jeopardy, and many have already been scaled back, delayed, or canceled.
Compared to Bush, Scumbag was a fiscal conservative.
Obviously this is wrong. We are conservatives, not Dummycrats.
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