What you say sounds like another threat.
People stop contributing when they can be removed without refund or recourse.
People do not need refund or recourse if they are not a liberal. JR removed people last spring because they thought that a donation would give their liberal agenda cover. Just like the DC GOP fools.
You win some, you lose some. You can still be true to yourself if you do not sell out. You notice, Free Republic still exists, may have taken a little longer, but... here we are! I would call that a victory rather than a loss!
Maybe that is the real problem here.