One Less Republican in Camp

Sierra Times ^ | 3-29-02 | Colonel Dan

[oursacredhonor]

I can no longer tolerate the GOP's disgraceful lack of principle and outright hypocrisy. I have therefore officially resigned from the Republican Party. Here's why.

Life is a balance scale of choices and few choices consist of all positive or all negative factors. Most are a combination that we must weigh and then make our choice.

Such is my case with the GOP. On the positive side, Bush brought personal morality back to the White House, has been an effective war time President and for now, has slowed the all out assault on the II Amendment. For this, I applaud him and his team.

However, the negative side of the Republican scale is heavily weighed down by serious failures to stand firm on principle, serious dereliction of duty and hypocrisy.

Although my voter registration card indicated Republican, I am much more of an independent Constitutionalist. I could have "un-registered" numerous times and aligned my voter card with my ideology but I just delayed getting around to it.

I delayed in 1995 when the GOP took control of Congress for the first time in 40 years and we heard bold promises of change. Despite the rhetoric about smaller government and replacing the income tax, government expanded and income taxes became even more complex!

I delayed resigning again when a Republican was elected president but look what happened.

A Republican education bill increased funding 11% for the unconstitutional Department of Indoctrination, a.k.a. Department of Education.

A Republican president signed the USA/Patriot Act after it passed the Senate 98-1, and the House 356-66, giving government the power to install the carnivore e-mail snooping system without a court warrant.

Under a Republican administration, airport security was federalized and Gestapo-like screening tactics implemented.

Bush told the world we would go after terrorists wherever they were, yet we pressure Israel for restraint in battling terrorism in their own backyard. That's tremendously hypocritical. Then on 14 March our Republican president committed 5 billion of your tax dollars to the war on global poverty—an international version of Lyndon Johnson socialism. The final burr under my saddle was the GOP disregard for the Constitution in two major ways: Ongoing failure to secure our borders and Campaign Finance Reform.

This Republican administration has failed to effectively enhance border security even after 9.11. Recently, it even prevented the National Guardsmen patrolling that border from being adequately armed because they wanted to avoid sending an "undiplomatic message" to Mexico and Canada. This violates government's constitutional duty to provide for the common defense and sending soldiers on a security mission unarmed is totally unforgivable!

Such neglect clearly says that America's security, even in light of 9.11, takes a back seat to the potential benefits gained from political pandering. That's dereliction of duty bordering on criminal negligence in my book.

Campaign Finance Reform passed both houses and Bush signed it even though it's "flawed in some areas" as he said.

Yes sir Mr. President it sure is flawed! Besides not complying with any of the principles you specified in a letter to Trent Lott, it clearly violates the Constitution you swore an oath to uphold. So why then did you sign it?

Our Constitution was clearly subordinated to political expediency and this "new tone" of yours. 'Politics over Principle' is standard operating procedure with the Democrats but it's also clear that's the theme and substance of this "new tone" as well. 'Go along to get along and to hell with the Constitution' is the same old tone we've seen in Washington for years Mr. President—there's nothing "new" here.

Despite how the Supreme Court may finally rule on Campaign Finance Reform or how our border situation ultimately turns out, when those sworn to uphold our Constitution can't be trusted to do so, it tells me a lot about them and we've been cautioned about such folks:

"If you can trust a man in little things, you can also trust him in greater; while anyone unjust in a slight matter is also unjust in greater." ~ Luke 16:10 ~

Although their rhetoric proclaims more freedom and less government, facts clearly show the GOP isn't really interested in standing firm in defense of and preserving America's constitutional principles—period. As most now realize about our major parties, the Republicans are nothing more than miniature Democrats. While the Democrats are clearly "SOCIALISTS", the Republicans are merely "socialists."

Don't take this as surrender or dropping out on my part. I'll remain decisively engaged and fight for the principles of colonial traditionalism through my writing. After all, I'm still 100% American and a son of my colonial forefathers. I'll just not be officially registered as a member of any party where principles and the Constitution are so easily ignored, blatantly stepped on and repeatedly compromised.

I can accept compromise on style [technique] but I can't accept compromise on principle and our Constitution is the very foundation of America's most basic principles.

As Thomas Jefferson put it, "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

With extremely rare exception, the Republicans never stand like rocks on anything and are thus untrustworthy guardians of America's principles.

Personally, I don't care for any party, Republican or otherwise, where principle is negotiable, lip service is paid to the Constitution, sacred oaths are ignored, and America's security is bargained away. If that means I'm "party-less" and remain an independent irritant in the side of all politicos, so be it. As a "gun slinging columnist", that's probably as it should be anyway.

I've had my fill of disingenuous politicians, ulterior motives, incremental socialism, sacred duties neglected, constitutionality ignored and sworn oaths brushed aside.

The GOP has violated my trust for the last time. Since I will always choose Christ's teachings and Jefferson's wisdom over political hypocrisy and lack of principle, there is now one less Republican in camp.

Note: This isn't intended to persuade anyone to follow me out of camp. This is….

Just the view from my saddle…

The Colonel

DON'T TREAD ON ME

[marajade]

This is rich Rnmomof7 actually grasps a biblical concept that you can't.

[Paulus Invictus]

Going anywhere else will hand it to the RATS next election. Never forget the example of Perot!

[The Irishman]

Hearts and minds must be changed and people must be willing to be conservatives by default and be naturally suspicious of anything leftward-seeming.

Right now there is little to indicate that the electorate is aware of the criticism from the Right of our cultural and political drift. Some of us had hoped that Bush would at least bow occasionally to those concerns and give voice to them, but he has not done so. Until that criticism is given some currency my only expectation of Bush is that he will temporarily slow the acceleration of the leftward lurch and be a transitional figure. By adoption of the "open borders" attitude he may even open us up to an even greater acceleration in the future however.

That is my opinion. I appreciate your thoughtful reply.

Regards.

[tpaine]

No, you advocate statism, & you just admitted it.

Thanks.

[Torie]

Sinkspur, Grandpa Dave, CIB-173RDABN, and some of these others have a major flaw—they are so loyal to the "party" that they are blind to the direction the country is moving.

Is it possible that they just have policy and strategy disagreements with you, or weight issues differently? No of course not, they are just dumb as hell, and you are the seer. Silly me.

[billva]

Big deal, goodbye. The President has picked up far more support from across the board than these posts saying they quit him and/or the party. Most of these type posts cannot really care that much that we would have a liberal prsident or they would see that if the only people who voted the way they do voted for president then no way they win. If you don't at least get the center right then you have a loser and a liberal president.

No thanks from me. All I can say is goodbye.

[Miss Marple]

It is amazing to me that you somehow conclude that a large number of people on this forum are "materialistic." How in the world do you know that? Are you monitoring my church donations? Looking in my closet? Checking my pathetic bank account?

You have, because of your disagreement with me, assigned to me every poor characteristic you can muster.

You hurl insults without having ANY basis.

You need to learn an old saying my grandmother often used: "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

[Darth Sidious]

This is rich Rnmomof7 actually grasps a biblical concept that you can't.

Okay then, what concept is that, precisely?

There's something far different than "render to the state" at work here. Study the entire context of that dialogue between Jesus and the Jews...

[marajade]

If you don't agree why don't you spell it out for me...

[marajade]

It is clear we have moved to the left and that neither President Bush nor the Republicans in Congress seem interested in returning this country to freedom.

Why are we in Afghanistan?

[Darth Sidious]

You need to learn an old saying my grandmother often used: "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

Words of wisdom from the Queen of Battery-Acid Vitriole.

[marajade]

You've crossed the line...

[Darth Sidious]

If you don't agree why don't you spell it out for me...

You got it...

Jesus was reminding them that because they had rendered unto man first, before rendering to God, that THAT was why they were now under man's subjugation. If the children of Israel had trusted in the God of Heaven and not a petty god of fortresses, they would still be free and away from the Roman yoke.

God is first. The state is VERY distant behind.

[Darth Sidious]

You've crossed the line...

No more than anyone else is here.

And I'm not afraid of the "dogs" that some people like to sic on others here, either.

[Miss Marple]

You see, once again you are doing nothing but hurling insults.

Can you not see what an impression you are leaving?

[marajade]

That's fine... But that doesn't mean God gave us the right to break civil laws just because they conflict with his law.

[Darth Sidious]

Marple, if someone wants to compare our posts, they're certainly free to do so. I've got nothing to be ashamed of.

I'm not going to get into this with you. And I would strongly suggest that you do the same.

[marajade]

NO personal attacks... I would think that includes referring to one as an "attack dog."

[Torie]

Most Republicans don't share you point of view, and think that Bush is furthering the "socialist" agenda (look up the definition of socialist by the way). Spending is up mostly because of the increase in defense spending. In any event, politics is the art of the possible.

And many Republicans are fully aware of the respective merits of CFR and steel tariffs, but choose to support Bush overall nonetheless, because a president is a package deal, rather than a mix and match. You can't say well the guy I want will be a little bit of Bush, a bit of Reagan, a bit of Coolidge, a bit of Jefferson.

The bottom line though is that most of you hard line out-of-the-mainstream folks really offer no constructive psephological alternatives that make the slightest strategic sense, even if one agreed with your policy views. You folks are dead in the water until you change public opinion on the issues that animate you. And no serious politician is going to commit sepuku for you in the interim, nor should they.