[loveliberty2]

For those who may not have read my post on this subject on other threads, I would like to repeat:


"All Free Republic lovers of liberty should be thrilled when an articulate person steeped in an understanding of America's Constitutional republic and the philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence gets a chance to be heard by hundreds of thousands of people.

"Let's not quibble about the win/lose question right now. Hadn't the election already been virtually conceded to Obama when Ryan dropped out? If so, let's just be glad that a controversial, outspoken advocate for liberty has a chance to be heard. Who knows, some future young leader may be influenced by the reasoned arguments Keyes will use to rebut the Liberal Left politics of the Democrats.

"Every voice for the Founders' philosophy is needed right now. Keyes, by education and by talent and devotion to the Constitution, needs to be heard. Let him have the pulpit! Give him the vote. Fresh air and sunshine are needed--and the young rising star of the Liberal Left may learn some new debating skills, and a thing or two about America's founding philosophy too."

"Alan Keyes is a 21st Century man who holds deeply to the philosophy of Washington, the Adamses, Madison, Jefferson, and all the other geniuses who made the 'miracle of America' come into being. Not only does his Harvard education in constitutional government qualify him for expounding on that philosophy, but he has a Creator-endowed intellect and ability to articulate principles that few others possess. More power to the Illinois GOP for its courage in putting him opposite Obama in the debate arena!!"

In an America where the Radical Left has taken over the Democratic Party, where the so-called "public schools" have all but eradicated the ideas essential to liberty (the philosophy underlying the Declaration of Independence). . .

wherever there is a person who can express the plain common sense ideas of the Founders and debate those ideas with a leading star of that Radical Left, WE'D BETTER SAY, "HAVE AT IT." Nothing less than our liberty and the liberty of future generations is at stake.

The Keyes message may resonate with some present or future young person who will bother to examine the validity of his statements and learn about the real philosophy of our constitutional republic, not the revised version being perpetrated by the Liberal Left Wing of the Democratic Party.

[Torie]

90% plus of the time, when Keyes invokes the Declaration of Independence, he is talking about abortion, and he thinks the Declaration proscribes abortion, because fetuses from the fertilized egg on are fully persons, and must be protected like all other persons are. One reason that it gets so boring is that Keyes never bothers much to even argue for his a priori position about when nascent life should be protected by the full weight of the law.

I have often urged Keyes on this forum to expand his repertoire, and to find some better way to communicate in a more tangible and practical way, just why his views should be embraced. Obviously, he isn't reading them, or doesn't agree with them, or both. :)

[sarasota]

You've nailed it. This is going to get a lot of press. A lot. Say it loud and say it clear, Mr. Keyes. We're listening.

[John Lenin]

Excellent post, it says it all about Allan Keyes and what he stands for.

[Badray]

Thank you for your eloquent comments. They almost seem out of place on this thread.

With friends like these, conservatism and liberty need no enemies.