Long Live Conservatism! Long Live Liberty! (2nd qtr '09 FReepathon thread IX)

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[Jim Robinson]

It's been said that conservatism has different meanings for different people. It may not be textbook, but without a whole lot of navel gazing, here's what it means to me and what Free Republic is all about:

In a word, Freedom! In two words, Preserving Freedom. In a handful of words as stated by our Founding Fathers, to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity!

America was founded on the proposition that all men are created equal by God and that our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are granted directly by God and that no man, no government, no power on earth has the legitimate authority to deprive us of same or to redefine them out of existence. All down through history, tyrants of every stripe have tried to do so. All eventually fail. Man was created by God to be free, and so shall he be!

Today, our American heritage, our traditional American way of life, our American freedom itself is under constant attack. The enemies of freedom are daily eroding away our rights, forcing their repugnant evil ways onto our society and our children and trampling our constitution. Abortionism, homosexualism, extremist environmentalism, militant feminism, socialism, Marxism, government enforced atheism, paganism, perversion, cowardice, overreaching abusive government intrusion, etc, are all antithetical to conservatism and antithetical to continued freedom.

As a conservative site, Free Republic is here to defend, preserve and protect our rights, our religious freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the right to keep and bear arms, private property rights, the right to life, the right to have a traditional family and to raise and educate our children as we see fit, the right to free enterprise and free markets, the right to corruption-free government, the right to constitutionally limited government, the right to self-government, the right to self-defense, and the right to live our lives free of government supervision, intrusion or intervention.

We empower our government to perform certain defined tasks, such as defending our rights, defending our borders, defending our nation, establishing courts, establishing certain standards for trade among nations and states, etc., but we do not empower them to run our lives, seize our property, indoctrinate our children, poison our society, trample our constitution, stomp out our religious freedom, tax us out of house and home, force themselves upon us or otherwise have their way with us. King George learned the hard way that you DO NOT TREAD ON US!!

History has a way of repeating itself.

Keep your powder dry.

If you are of like mind and believe that our unalienable rights are not negotiable and would like to see Free Republic continue in its mission of conserving our freedom, please consider making a donation today.

Thank you all very much!!

God bless!!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

We have a national petition confronting Nancy Pelosi’s misinformation on the Tea Party Movement. It only takes a moment. Please sign and tell everyone you know, especially if you are an organizer. And organizers, please keep your receipts. We don’t expect a response, but we expect to take our case to Fox News when Pelosi ignores us.

National Tea Party Petition to Pelosi:
http://www.petitiononline.com/reprev13/petition.html

Bump the Freepathon thread

[EdReform]

BTTT! Good afternoon, Sir!

[EdReform]

National Tea Party Petition to Pelosi Bump!

[Fiddlstix]

35%

Woo hoo!! Over 35 percent!! Way to go FReepers and Lurkers!! Thank you all very much!!

Q2 2009 Summary
Q-t-D Receipts
	$28,382.36 (includes monthlies to-date)
Monthlies
	$9,449.43 (pledged, not actual receipts)

   Q2 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$4,148.00	119	$34.86		$	$1,362.67	80
2	Texas	2,579.00	94	27.44			1,032.00	61
3	Florida	1,650.00	56	29.46			745.00	39
4	Colorado	1,153.25	20	57.66			200.00	12
5	Pennsylvania	1,142.19	30	38.07			282.00	17
6	Maryland	1,045.00	26	40.19			255.00	13
7	Virginia	870.09	32	27.19			370.00	23
8	Ohio	859.00	22	39.05			584.00	15
9	New York	705.26	32	22.04			435.26	22
10	Michigan	695.00	16	43.44			80.00	7
11	Washington	689.00	26	26.50			373.00	22
12	Illinois	658.00	20	32.90			245.00	11
13	Georgia	620.00	24	25.83			305.00	14
14	New Jersey	590.00	18	32.78			210.00	9
15	Massachusetts	575.00	23	25.00			245.00	15
16	Australia	500.00	1	500.00
17	Arizona	465.00	17	27.35			220.00	15
18	Indiana	455.00	21	21.67			135.00	9
19	Missouri	424.00	16	26.50			144.00	12
20	Armed Forces - Europe	410.00	4	102.50			10.00	1
21	Utah	370.00	14	26.43			160.00	10
22	New Hampshire	370.00	4	92.50
23	Mississippi	360.00	9	40.00			135.00	7
24	Wisconsin	360.00	12	30.00			110.00	9
25	Arkansas	311.41	13	23.95			85.00	7
26	Connecticut	296.00	8	37.00			40.00	2
27	North Carolina	273.00	14	19.50			123.00	12
28	Alabama	250.00	15	16.67			170.00	11
29	Montana	250.00	7	35.71			40.00	2
30	Alaska	250.00	4	62.50			60.00	2
31	Tennessee	245.00	10	24.50			125.00	8
32	South Carolina	235.00	9	26.11			55.00	5
33	Maine	230.00	6	38.33			70.00	3
34	Minnesota	210.00	13	16.15			50.00	6
35	Oregon	210.00	11	19.09			70.00	6
36	Idaho	210.00	7	30.00			160.00	6
37	Thailand	200.00	2	100.00
38	Iraq	200.00	1	200.00
39	Kansas	190.00	12	15.83			90.00	7
40	Nevada	185.00	8	23.12			50.00	3
41	New Mexico	165.00	7	23.57			35.00	2
42	Canada	160.00	4	40.00			30.00	3
43	Oklahoma	150.00	8	18.75			100.00	5
44	Rhode Island	150.00	2	75.00
45	West Virginia	135.00	3	45.00			35.00	2
46	Wyoming	120.00	2	60.00			30.00	1
47	South Dakota	105.00	3	35.00			30.00	1
48	Nebraska	105.00	5	21.00			57.50	3
49	Finland	100.00	1	100.00
50	Louisiana	95.00	3	31.67			80.00	5
51	Delaware	90.00	4	22.50			5.00	1
52	Kentucky	90.00	3	30.00
53	Vermont	71.00	4	17.75			51.00	3
54	Hawaii	65.00	5	13.00			65.00	5
55	South Korea	60.00	2	30.00
56	North Dakota	60.00	2	30.00			10.00	1
57	Iowa	40.00	3	13.33			30.00	2
58	Cuba	30.00	1	30.00
59	Germany	25.00	1	25.00
60	Armed Forces - Pacific	20.00	1	20.00
61	Moldova	20.00	1	20.00
62	Armed Forces - Americas	20.00	1	20.00
63	Norway	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	Japan						30.00	1
Never Never Land		1,058.16	44	24.05			25.00	3
64 locations total		$28,382.36	907	$31.29		$0.00	$9,449.43	542

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, EdReform!!

[Fiddlstix]

Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions			$9,449.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	System Administation and Programming	7,000
	Administrative and Taxes	10,500
	Legal and Accounting	1,000
	Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees	800
	Equip, Maintenance and Repairs	300
	Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc.	2,500
	Travel Expenses	800	25,330.00
Est. Monthly Shortfall			($15,881.00)

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Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions

This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall

Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.

[EdReform]

You’re welcome, Sir!

[Fiddlstix]

I’ll Bump That!

[Fiddlstix]

Good Afternoon to you too!

[Fiddlstix]

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[Fiddlstix]

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[TenthAmendmentChampion]

1257 Signatures Total on the petition!

[Fiddlstix]

Please

Click The Pic

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$25 from California
$20 from California
$20 from Alabama
$100 from North Carolina

Thank you all very much!!

[bamahead]

Sign the petition and DONATE to FreeRepublic PING!

We have a national petition confronting Nancy Pelosi’s misinformation on the Tea Party Movement. It only takes a moment. Please sign and tell everyone you know, especially if you are an organizer. And organizers, please keep your receipts. We don’t expect a response, but we expect to take our case to Fox News when Pelosi ignores us.

National Tea Party Petition to Pelosi: http://www.petitiononline.com/reprev13/petition.html



Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

[Fiddlstix]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$25 from California
$20 from California
$20 from Alabama
$100 from North Carolina

Thank you all very much!!

[Fiddlstix]

Proposed Unofficial Anthem For Tax Protests
Ray Stevens:
If ten percent is good enough for Jesus
It ought to be enough for Uncle Sam
Click The Link Above

Now, I'd just like to say a few words right here about taxes!

I pay another man to do my taxes
On account of it's just one more deduction I can take
But the postman brought my W2 this mornin'
And this year they're claimin' a third of all I make

Now I'm just as patriotic as the next man
And you know I love that Red, White, and Blue
So I'll help to pay this risin' "cost of freedom"
But I'll be danged if I'm gonna change my point of view
 
Because every time the bureaucrats run out of money
Well Congress socks it to the workin' man
And I don't think it's one bit funny
When they take so much of my money
And do things with it I don't understand

I don't know why they feel they gotta squeeze us
But I'll tell you just exactly where I stand
I believe if ten percent is good enough for Jesus
Well, it ought to be enough for Uncle Sam

Now, some of them folks that we've been sendin' off to Congress
Think that all they've got to do is spend and spend
But, you know, you can't run a family, much less a country,
With more money goin' out than comin' in

And that ole debt just keeps on gettin' bigger
And we're all gonna have to pay, so don't you laugh
'Cause one day soon you might just look down at your paycheck
And figure out that they done started takin' half

And every time the bureaucrats run out of money
Well Congress socks it to the workin' man
And I don't think it's one bit funny
When they take so much of my money
And do things with it I don't understand

I don't know why they feel they gotta squeeze us
But I'll tell you just exactly where I stand
I believe if ten percent is good enough for Jesus
Well, it ought to be enough for Uncle Sam

I said if ten percent is good enough for Jesus
Well, it ought to be enough....
(Ya know times is gettin' tough)
It ought to be enough for Uncle Sam

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[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Thanks for the ping bamahead, the folks over at CentralValleyTeaParty.com had it posted and I promised to cross post it here too. They were a bit discouraged about how few signatures there are on it.

[Fiddlstix]

Click the Pics

It's Time to get this train moving people.

There Ain't No Free Ride! It Takes Bucks To Keep The FR Train Movin'!

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[Fiddlstix]

You Know The Drill
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