[wouldntbprudent]

We have a failure to communicate here.

I realize that JimRob is not a liberal. He's a conservative. So are a lot of people here. I wonder, though, why some are treating his posts like he must be followed.

He started a website. I'm glad! Great job! But does that mean that, within the realm of conservatism, we must kowtow to JimRob's views? I think not. NOr do I think he would want that, otherwise why would he start a website the purpose of which is to *discuss* and *debate* conservative politics.

[Siobhan]

I think we might agree more than I first thought. I don't think Mr. Robinson expects bowing to his particular viewpoints on particular issues, but he has set the boundary markers rather clearly over the years. To my mind it is important to honor those markers. That is my point.

[abishai]

And if everyone on this site agreed, we wouldn't have these hilarious Rudywars threads!! I haven't seen likeminded people hash it out like this since my Baptist church took a vote to change the carpeting!

I'm running out of my popcorn stockpile.

[MHGinTN]

What unites so many of us around the values Jim espouses must be a mystery to you since you appear to share so few of them. Allow me to explain, we share the same values:

--that the Constitution was written to direct the national direction, not to herd subgroups into servitude to another group which takes the reins of government on occasion;

--that once a human being is alive, they have -according to our Declaration of Independence- the right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness;

--that taxation must have a legitimate reason else it is socilaims on the march through our pocketbooks;

--that the federal government is tasked with protecting -not taking care of us in every aspect of life- us collectively;

--that each individual has the right to own property which the government may not declare theirs for purposes of distributing wealth via taxation changes due to property siezures with redistribution in mind;

--that the individual sovereigns of this nation (that's us via We The People) have the right to keep and bear arms for our defense of self, family, property and beliefs; that a person's particualr religious beliefs are protected from government directing so long as those beliefs do not infringe upon the religious beliefs of someone else;

--that patriotism is an honorable thing, not to be confused with denigrating our volunteer military for political empowerment;

--that the social institutions which uphold a civilization ought not be subtended by interests groups wishing to change the historical and fundamental nature of the institutions in order to embrace degenerate factions within the nation demanding to be accepted based upon thier sexual proclivities;

--that we the people have the ... well, surely you get the picture, even you! MOST people at FreeRepublic are conservatives. We are not following Jim's lead, we are FreeRepublic, we are the lead, friend, each of us, in step with Jim in his vision, because we have the same vision.