Posted on 05/03/2009 12:32:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I'm going to try one more time to explain what FR is all about.
Free Republic is a conservative site. That does not necessarily mean it is a Republican site. In fact there may be many Republicans we don't support and some Republican issues we cannot agree with.
I'll throw in Arlen Specter as a prime example of a Republican we cannot support. Should be obvious to all why not. Should also be just as obvious to all that we cannot support Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, John McCain and his lap dog Lindsay Graham, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, et al.
Some of the issues we cannot support as conservatives even though sometimes initiated by so-called Republicans include TARP, or any kind of government bailout of private enterprise, federal intrusion into free markets, federalized education systems, government provided or controlled health care systems, abortion, gay marriage, amnesty, global warming, gun control, etc.
I guess there is more than one definition of conservatism floating around out there, and this won't be text book, but the one we use involves defending, preserving and protecting our constitution, our unalienable rights, our traditional family values, our American heritage, our nation, our borders and our sovereignty.
We aggressively defend our rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!
We aggressively defend our rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to keep and bear arms, right to due process, right to equality under the law, right to be governed under the rule of law, right to constitutionally limited government, right to corruption free government, right to self-government and our private property rights, etc.
We also aggressively defend our right to state and local government for all issues not expressly delegated to the central government by the constitution.
We aggressively defend our rights to free markets and our rights to live our lives free of government intrusion, interference, coercion, force, or abuse of any kind.
We aggressively defend our rights to national sovereignty, state sovereignty and individual sovereignty!
And this definition also includes aggressively fighting against all enemies foreign and domestic who may try to deprive us of our rights or sovereignty. This would obviously include all foreign enemies, but also we defend against RINOS, Democrats, liberals, socialists, Marxists, communists, militant feminists or homosexualists, radical environmentalists, etc, etc, etc.
And we expect our elected representatives to also aggressively defend our rights and fight against all enemies foreign and domestic. We do not elect people and send them to DC or our state capitals, etc, to reach across the aisles or to be bipartisan or to negotiate or compromise away our rights. If you're not going to aggressively fight for us, and for our rights, STAY OUT!!
We bow to no king but God!
Our God-given unalienable rights are NOT negotiable!
Do NOT Tread on US!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for taking the time (again) to explain the obvious in more detail. I wonder if your efforts will go unnoticed (again).
I understand rebel is a verb,,,,,,,and like I said teaparties, calling congresscritters, senators doesn’t seem to be working.....what else can we do???
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I don't forget, which is why I have sympathy for your desire to understand what "rebel" is all about. Yet I'm not sure that there is a plan yet. Some things take time and depend on developments that we may not yet be able to anticipate.
They’re awful because they point out Duncan Hunter’s flaws. It was all a conspiracy, really. The CFG was actually started just to derail the presidential ambitions of Duncan Hunter.
You didn’t know that? :p
If I told you I’d have to kill you. But you might start by checking out the TEA Party Rebellion.
If they don’t embrace conservatism we DON’T vote for them and work to elect conservatives.
Pong to your ping!
If the GOP fails to once again embrace conservatism, then it is time to "let them go the way of the Whigs" as Lincoln and other brave men did when the Whigs refused to embrace the most basic conservative issue of that era -- the abolition of slavery.
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Another great post, wagglebee.
Tea parties don’t seem to be working.....maybe we need a HUGE march on washington,,,,something BIG and BOLD to get the message across.
We bow to no king but God!
Our God-given unalienable rights are NOT negotiable!
Do NOT Tread on US!
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I agree with you, Jim..
:)
Thank you for the reminder.
LOL!
Say what you like, Romney’s not as bad as Obama. Hell, Hillary! isn’t as bad as Obama. If its to the right of Obama and his cabal, I’ll give ‘em some degree of support.
And You need to re-read the FR home page. Talk of rebellion and overthrow will get you a visit from the Secret Service....
Sweetie
Romney was pro-abort as recently as 1994.
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He ran for Gov of MASS in 2002 on an abortion platform...
He out did the liberal Democrat in that issue...
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In what way are they not working?
Go for it!
Thanks.
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