Baldwin Asks, "Why Do Conservatives Continue to Support the Republican Party?"

Chuck Baldwin Ministries ^ | 08-03-03 | Chuck Baldwin

[Theodore R.]

Why Do Conservatives Continue To Support The Republican Party?

By Chuck Baldwin

August 1, 2003

It should be obvious to every rational person that the Republican Party has totally lost whatever conservative moorings it had. Since seizing control of the federal government and many state governments, Republicans have consistently promoted bigger and bigger government, have betrayed virtually every conservative cause, and have broken virtually every conservative promise. Even columnist George Will observed that under President Bush, conservatism has developed "an identity crisis." However, the greater crisis is the willingness of grassroots conservatives to continue to support such a party.

Since becoming President, G.W. Bush has exploded the size and growth of the federal government. Furthermore, he has betrayed gun owners with his support of the Clinton gun ban and has done nothing but give lip service to pro-life voters. Now we learn that Bush has decided to defend Bill Clinton's national monuments proclamation.

When Bill Clinton restricted millions of acres of prime western land, then candidate Bush called the policy "willy-nilly" and promised to nullify it when elected President. Instead, he has sent Justice Department officials to the U.S. Supreme Court to lobby in favor of Clinton's land grab.

Not only is the Clinton/Bush policy to seize millions of acres "willy-nilly," it is blatantly unconstitutional! If this policy is allowed to stand, it means any president may, with the stroke of a pen, convert any property in the United States to a national monument. Such an act is void of any interpretation of law previously understood.

The thing that should concern us is the increasing propensity of the executive branch to deliberately assume powers either not assigned to it or assigned to other branches of government, and Republicans are proving themselves as adept at such unlawful activity as Democrats!

Constitutional lawyer William J. Olson, a Republican who lobbied Congress "to restrict a president's ability to legislate by executive order or proclamation," said, "You'd hope presidents would view power in their own hands with the same suspicion they view it in the hands of people they distrust." But, that's the problem: they don't.

Instead, Republicans, like Democrats, only criticize the misuse of power when the other party is to blame. When one of their own is the culprit, they seem willing to tolerate virtually any abuse or abridgement.

It is past time for grassroots conservatives to begin standing courageously and uncompromisingly for the principles they profess to believe. How one can do that and still support the Republican Party is beyond my comprehension.

© Chuck Baldwin

[Ronly Bonly Jones]

Because, you idiot, the alternative is a party that supports the mass killing of children. Next question?

[Ronly Bonly Jones]

Sorry, the 'idiot' in this scenario is the author of the essay, not the poster.

[11th Earl of Mar]

I remember Ralph nader saying the same thing to the lib greens because Al Gore wasn't liberal enough.

And we saw how far that got them in the last election.

Why do we support the GOP? So we can get a supermajority whereby the liberal GOPers will have no effect.

[joesnuffy]

Because regardless the bus is going over the cliff...
The Dems want to drive it off at 100 mph
the Repubbies want to drive it off at 25 mph
A vote for Republicans is at least stalling for time- imo
Maybe in the time alloted we can figure something else out

[jmcclain19]

So what, its time to go off and form another Constitution Party?
Ask the Reform Party folks how they are doing about making America notice them. Or the Green party's success at bringing the DNC to its knees. How many elected officials have the Libertarians had in office in 40 years?

Work with what you have. One administration does not equal a wholesale change in Party philosophy.

This is a publicity grab by the columnist, trying to get attention. I loathe uber reactionaries.

[kesg]

The short answer is: there is no politically viable alternative.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Just what we need, yet another idiot with the last name 'Baldwin'.

[Maceman]

Here's one good reason why I support the Republican Party:

[Mad Dawgg]

"Just what we need, yet another idiot with the last name 'Baldwin'."

Not to worry there is one Baldwin which cancels out all the idiot Baldwins!

His name is Adam and yes he is an actor in hollyweird, Oh and BTW he is a very conservative Republican!

He has been in some fairly good movies including Independence Day and Full metal Jacket!

[Redbob]

Why the GOP?
Ross Perot.
Ralph Nader.

'Nuff said.

[ex-snook]

Bush has created "Deadbeat Conservatism".

Increase government costs, decrease taxes, and pass the credit chits to future generations.

[ex-snook]

OPEN ASSIGNMENT
MISSION TO SAVE AMERICAN JOBS
August 22, 2003

President Bush:

Mr. President your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to recover the 3+ million jobs lost on your watch. You are to find where they went, recover them, and prevent this from happening again.

You have until November 2004 to complete this mission.

If you choose not to accept this mission, or are incapable of performing, don't run in the GOP Primary so another Republican can accept this important mission for America.

American Citizen Voter

PS Ronald Reagan was the last Republican to understand. Ross Perot sent a warning to your Dad but since then all we hear is the mantra, 'Perot gave us Clinton'. Actually your Dad gave us Perot.

[opusprime]

Good piece.

Both parties have sold out to special interests in my opinion. Clinton sold our national security to win in '96. Bush has sold the nations economy to ensure his re-election in '04.

Am I off to think its time to break up the two party system? How can we send these power grubbing elitists a message that this is unacceptable?

Unfortunately I'm afraid that the 'Jerry Springer' mentality of selfish ignorance is the pervasive tide of our country's progress.

I wish we would elect a man/women who cares more about this country than their power and re-election. I'm done with Republicrats. I'll write in my hampster before voting for these sell-outs again.

[My2Cents]

This article was originally posted on FR on the date of its release, 8/1, drew over 200 comments, and can be found here -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/956579/posts

But if you need an answer to the question of why conservatives should continue to support the Republican Party, I'll rephrase probably the best comment from the original thread: "Because Bush rocks!"

[mhking]

Pat, you are a tin-foil wearing, mouth-breathing moron, who would much rather see Hillary!™ in office than a Republican, simply to push your own neo-con agenda and railing against the mainstream conservatives in this country.

It's time for you to retire.

[MatthewViti]

"I do not believe that the kind of society I describe in 1984 necessarily WILL arrive, but I believe...that something resembling it COULD arrive. I believe also that totalitarian ideas have taken root in the minds of intellectuals everywhere." - George Orwell

[Big Mack]

Explain to me again why GWB is different than the klintoon on the issue of abortion. Other than he pays lip service to the conservatives while he does nothing about the issue.

What is needed is to elect Hitlery in 2004. That way the revolution would have a chance to start before my generation is too old to fight. In another 10-12 years the next gen of public school illiterates will be the ones to not care.

[huggadawg]

But the problem is that the liberal GOPers & NEO-conservatives have taken control of the Party. The GOP has slowly moved to the left over that last 50 years.

[toomuchcoffee]

Chuck Baldwin! Phatooie!