Posted on 04/28/2009 7:57:14 PM PDT by Natural Law
I am as sick to death of RINO apologists as I am the RINOs themselves. Too many real conservatives took a lot of flack here on FR during the last mid term and presidential election cycles for expecting Republicans to actually legislate like Republicans rather voting for every Obama-lite candidate with an “R” after their names who just might be electable. To too many, elections are about partisan score keeping and not about the direction and future of the country.
Many conservatives received a lot of undeserved criticism because they refused to vote straight party line or choose the lesser of two evils, opting instead to withhold their vote when neither candidate represented me. All one need to do to see the folly of voting for RINOs is the passing of the Stimulus, the Prescription Drug program, and the confirmation of pro-abortion appointees and judges.
It isn't about party politics or which party is in power. No party owns me or my vote. It is about principle and voting for candidates who, based upon record and not campaign rhetoric, will work staunchly for the conservative principles I believe in. I would much rather be represented by a legitimately conservative minority party than by a RINO majority who moves us toward socialism only slightly more slowly than Obama.
“Here’s MY truth: An elected representative is SUPPOSED to represent those who elected him - whether they are conservative,liberal,or just waiting for a spaceship to rescue them.”
Are they? Or are they (also) elected to use their best judgment.
One who believes that sovereignty is vested not in the people but in the national state, and that all individuals and associations exist only to enhance the power, the prestige, and the well-being of the state.
A RINO is one who believes that the government of the United states exists for any other purpose than to serve and defend the citizens of the united states and their rights and interests.
A RINO is one who believes that the will of the majority trumps the rights of the individual.
A RINO is one who believes that our rights are enumerated and granted by the government and that anything not enumerated is, by default, illegal.
A RINO is one who believes that the government is the solution and not the problem.
A RINO is one who believes that the state has the right of first refusal to the wealth of the nation and that private property and income is only what the government lets you keep.
A RINO is one who believes that the government can better manage your affairs than you can nad believes that the government has a legitimate right or obligation to interfere in the private lives of the citizens "if it is for their own good".
A RINO is one who believes that government service is a legitimate way to financially enrich oneself.
A RINO is one who believes that there is a right to kill an unborn child.
One who believes that sovereignty is vested not in the people but in the national state, and that all individuals and associations exist only to enhance the power, the prestige, and the well-being of the state.
A RINO is one who believes that the government of the United states exists for any other purpose than to serve and defend the citizens of the united states and their rights and interests.
A RINO is one who believes that the will of the majority trumps the rights of the individual.
A RINO is one who believes that our rights are enumerated and granted by the government and that anything not enumerated is, by default, illegal.
A RINO is one who believes that the government is the solution and not the problem.
A RINO is one who believes that the state has the right of first refusal to the wealth of the nation and that private property and income is only what the government lets you keep.
A RINO is one who believes that the government can better manage your affairs than you can and believes that the government has a legitimate right or obligation to interfere in the private lives of the citizens "if it is for their own good".
A RINO is one who believes that government service is a legitimate way to financially enrich oneself.
A RINO is one who believes that there is a right to kill an unborn child.
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