SandRat, you seem confused about the nature of Free Republic if you want to ban conservatives like Ron Paul. As the article noted, “Free Republic is a pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, pro-small government, pro-constitution, pro-liberty site.” Ron Paul is also well known as a pro-life, pro-gun, pro-small government, pro-constitution, and pro-liberty advocate. If you want conservatives banned because they don’t share liberal foreign policy views that the Founders would find anathema (such as trying to do to other countries what liberals do to our own cities), you are at the wrong site IMHO.
Ron Paul is just a Washington game player; he has no more real respect for the Founders’ vision than Barney Frank does.