Posted on 07/07/2008 6:40:40 AM PDT by zeestephen
Conservative activists are preparing to do battle with allies of Sen. John McCain in advance of September's Republican National Convention, hoping to prevent his views on global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance from becoming enshrined in the party's official declaration of principles.
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You do know Davy Crockett’s last recorded words from the Alamo??
“Man... look at all those insulators!” (Or Gardeners, roofers... ect.... depending on where you live.
With the impending nomination of John McCain, the Reagan pro-life plank, with its recognition of the Fourteenth Amendment protection of the personhood of the unborn, is GONE, whether they leave words on a piece of paper or not.
When the principles are gone, the principled should be gone as well. Otherwise, they have ceased being principled, by definition.
Those who would stay after the departure of the most important principles of all have become, to borrow a phrase from the great Fredrick Douglass, "unchained from the ringbolt of our destiny."
"The 4th of July is the first great fact in your nation's history-the very ringbolt in the chain of your yet undeveloped destiny.
Pride and patriotism, not less than gratitude, prompt you to celebrate and to hold it in perpetual remembrance. I have said that the Declaration of Independence is the ringbolt to the chain of your nation's destiny; so, indeed, I regard it. The principles contained in that instrument are saving principles. Stand by those principles, be true to them on all occasions, in all places, against all foes, and at whatever cost.
From the round top of your ship of state, dark and threatening clouds may be seen. Heavy billows, like mountains in the distance, disclose to the leeward huge forms of flinty rocks! That bolt drawn, that chain broken, and all is lost. Cling to this day-cling to it, and to its principles, with the grasp of a storm-tossed mariner to a spar at midnight." - Frederick Douglass, from a speech given at Rochester, New York, July 5, 1852
“The platform should contain “Secure the border” only, and not “Secure the border” first.”
McAmnesty will give those here illegally a “path”(super hightway) to citizenship. The 12 million that he and other pro illegal immigration politicians are stating is more like 20+ million. In California alone we must have easily hit the 8-10 million mark. Don’t forget his original amnesty bill was to allow illegal alien “relatives” to join them (add another 80-100 million). The overall plan is to delvelop the North American Union. Once the politicians have a Latino voting block of 30-50 million the NAU will go forward. Look at the signs, NAFTA’s super highway, the imprisonment of Ramos and Campeon(sending the message to other border patrol agents), Bush’s SPP plan, open borders, etc... Get ready for the tidal wave of third world poverty.
“The GOP chose the “next in line” like they’ve been doing for decades.
I’m with you. I don’t know all the mechanics but the whole thing is rigged rigged.”
Good point. How in just a few months does McAmnesty go from a 15% approval rating to the republican leading presidential candidate?
On another note: Obama is flipping on his Iraq pull out stance becuase the powers that be have sent him a strong message.
Get ready for the revolution is more likely. Domestic enemies will never be able to pass laws that abolish our constitution.
bookmark
This is the battle folks and if conservatives want to sit on their asses and not do anything then we will have the DBM/dems in control of congress for decades. My battle plans include writing emails and calling the GOP complaining to change it loser agenda to a winning conservative one, talk and debate with everyone republican I can stating it is unacceptable to allow moderates/rino's to control the republican agenda, opening up a can of whoopass on McCain and his cohorts, and finally, letting the GOP know point blank conservatives in this party will NOT accept any more moderates or rino's who can destroy the party from within!!
Conservatives need to go to the convention and raise total HELL to make sure the party platform consist of conservative ideals! This fight is with LIBERALS within our own party, you have too get rid of them before you can effectively fight the liberals in the DBM/democrat party!
RNC, prepare for the largest can of whoopass ever to be opened!!
What a bunch of bull.
In case anyone has forgotten, the delegates who vote on the platform are the same ones who will select Sen. McCain at the convention. The “platform fight”, such as it will be, is nothing but an exercise in choreography intended to demonstrate that conservatives have a voice in the GOP, where in truth they have no voice whatsoever.
If McCain gets to incorporate his policy agenda and the GOP platform is changed to include his positions on “global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance”, it will succeed in pushing conservatives further away from McCain.
“I predict that the GOP convention will be a lot like this fight here...”
No, it will be more like a badly executed opera, complete with melodrama. The overwhelming majority of the delegates selected via primary will be True Believers for McCain. There might be a “platform fight”, but it’ll be purely for the benefit of the cameras.
We really need to just dump McNasty and start over. His entire platform is sitting in the Left wing.
“Conservatives To Battle McCain Over Platform”
But...but I thought Juanito WAS a conservative? No?
“If McCain gets to incorporate his policy agenda and the GOP platform is changed to include his positions on “global warming, immigration, stem cell research and campaign finance”, it will succeed in pushing conservatives further away from McCain.”
He’s not that stupid. Sen. McCain will accept a platform that he doesn’t agree with and then simply ignore it when, and very much if, he is elected.
“We really need to just dump McNasty and start over. His entire platform is sitting in the Left wing.”
It isn’t going to happen. Sen. McCain will be the GOP candidate, and Sen. Obama will be the Democratic candidate. Those are your major party choices.
I suggest voting for a conservative third party and encouraging others to do the same.
From what I've seen from the McCain campaign, so far....
.... never mind.
“Domestic enemies will never be able to pass laws that abolish our constitution.”
Really? McCain/Feingold.
bttt
To be honest, Barr reminds me too much of RP. There isn’t much there that excites me. So, I elect to write in my favorite Conservative. I will also vote in all the locals for Conservatives to try get the locals back since the shellacking we took in 2006.
Chuckle.....
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