Posted on 04/11/2006 3:33:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Just a reminder: Free Republic is a conservative site. We fight for conservative principles, values and causes. We defend the Constitution. We defend our borders. We defend our God-given rights. We are opposed to the liberal/socialist/Marxist agenda for America. We do not willingly give up ground to the Marxists.
It's true that the illegal immigration issue is very discouraging, and I don't know if anyone has a solution that will appeal to conservatives and yet manage to get by Democrat obstructionism, ie, a filibuster, but I don't see that as any reason to give up everything. We should not allow it to rip us apart and destroy the movement. We fight on.
We hold the majority. We continue working as hard as we possibly can to elect as many conservatives as we possibly can. We build a conservative majority that can overcome the Democrats and the RINOs. We do not willingly give up any seats to Democrats. We add seats. Preferably, conservative seats.
I would also like to remind everyone, that Free Republic does not condone racism and does not advocate violence. We exercise our first amendment rights to free speech and peaceable assembly. We do not condemn people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, skin color, etc. We do not advocate civil war, anarchy, or an overthrow of the government. We do not advocate shooting illegals or mining the borders. We do not appreciate people coming across our borders illegally, but as conservatives, we do not issue racial epithets or threaten them with violence or bodily harm.
And, yes, we are at war. And we do support our troops and their mission. We also respect our commander-in-chief and are mindful that when people disrespect him, it hurts troop morale. We do not appreciate the mainstream media's attempts to destroy America's will to fight and we do not do anything to assist the Democrats and their accomplices in the media in their treasonous mission of undermining the war effort by providing aid and comfort to the enemy.
And despite our dissatisfaction and disappointments in regards to the illegal immigration issue, we recognize that it is not the last issue on earth and there are plenty of other reasons not to allow the Marxist Democrats to retake power.
I'll list a few issues (by no means and exhaustive list) that will be adversely affected by Marxist/Democrats in power:
Islamofascism/terrorism
National Security/Defense
The United Nations (as in their control over us)
The Supreme Court
The federal judiciary
The legislative agenda
The right to life
Marriage between one man, one woman
The family
Education
Health care
Private property
Taxation
Oil/energy
The right to keep and bear arms
The right to freedom of religion
The right to self-governance
All of our God-given rights
The Constitution
The Republic
Liberty itself
Do not get so discouraged that we give it all up. It could take generations to get it back. If ever.
"Securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" is our duty.
. . . and proudly so. Any publication, broadcast, or web site must be edited to appeal to a particular audience.The audience FR is edited to appeal to is adult, not adolescent. It is adult, in the sense that adults behave themselves for the benefit of children. And adult in the sense that it promotes the preservation of "the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
By openly proclaiming its perspective, FR avoids the vice of arrogance which besets "objective" journalism.
Yes, but I said "electing" conservatives.
Then why did conservatives vote for W,he is not and never has been a conservative,the problem with Americans we have all fallen in love with talk ,Talk radio, cable tv 24 hours a day, the internet .Are enemies dont bother to talk they act .The fact Is the president is oratorically challenged and besides on this immigration issue he is the enemy .We are all busy trying to make ends meet while everything we thought people took for granted freedom ,the constitution,rule of law American values all have been relegated to the museums along with all the other ancient ideas and artifacts .You just cant change human beings,we have gotten to fat and lazy and are content to just play out the string
The part where he said give everything up, like what you do when you vote 3rd party and help elect democrats.
Well, if he's just gonna go around making accusations then he should have to defend them. Or is he privileged with the freedom to say whatever he wants without justifying it?
It's not a sticky wicket if you assume islam isn't a religion. islam doesn't meet my definition of a religion, but rather is a political movement based in mysticism.
Jim would you advocate voting for a libertarian or constitution party candidate over a Republican in a tight election for a senate seat if the senate was evenly divided?
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Advocating impeachment of the president also helps the dems and hurts this country and is counterproductive to what Jim laid out, and will assuredly rollback all the progress that has been made in the last 5 years.
I will admit there are certain areas of this White House I don't come in full agreement with, but I am not going to give an "easy victory" to the dems by going to help a third party or impeaching this president.
The problem is that too many FReepers refuse to look at the immigration issue in a reasonable, thoughtful manner. They refuse to take into account the economic impact that displacing a workforce will cause. They also refuse acknowledge that by harping on illegal immigration, they're helping to undo gains among Hispanics that the GOP has made.
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Now why in the world would I do that?
Ditto.
I just didn't want to get into another evo debate right now. :)
Good point. Don't say anything here that you wouldn't at your local diner. To often we have provided a "talking point" for the other side.
Of course that works both ways. DU has been mined a bit also.
Here's a whimsical thought. Let's make Mexico our 51st State, use it as a proving ground for the Fair Tax, and watch all the folks in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and other states run to Mexico. Oh, and don't forget the bottled water.
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From the bottom of this Pennsylvanian's heart, thank you for this superb site. It really is by far the best in the country.
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That's because FR is a conservative site, not a Republican site. :) The Republicans are, for now, the best way to advance a conservative agenda. (Notice "best" doesn't necessarily mean "good" in that case, but they're better than the Rats.)
Absent a viable conservative third party, we will have to work through the Republican party, at the grass-roots level, through our contributions (or withholding thereof), in the primaries, in order to shape them toward conservative principles. If a true, viable, conservative third party ever arose with a realistic shot at moving into a dominant position in the government, chances are I'd be gone from the Pubbies in a heartbeat (and so would many, if not most, of us here).
And if the Pubbies give us a RINO anyway in a general election, after all our work? That's where each of us has a personal decision to make. We have to personally decide if we can hold our nose and vote for the RINO if it means one less vote to hand the Rats back control of Congress, or one less vote toward handing a Rat the White House, or whatever government office. Sometimes I might vote for the RINO--I've done it before. Sometimes I might stay home or vote third-party--I've done it before. It's a decision I have to make each time, as to whether or not I think the RINO will be worse than the Rat. I NEVER simply vote for somebody because there's an "R" next to their name; if I'm uninformed about an election, I just won't vote in that election.
Right now I vote Republican because that's where most of the conservatives are. In the future, that could be subject to change.
Jim, thanks for reminding us to keep our eye on the ball and remember the larger picture. My contribution will be bound for FR, as soon as I get paid on Friday. :)
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