Not all LiFers are out to destroy FreeRepublic or attack JimRob. I was a "Freeper" long before I was a LiFer. I still post here (I'm not hard to find). The purpose of FreeRepublic is to "support our Constitution and look for honesty, integrity and honor from those in government." To that end I support FR and what it stands for - both by posting and by donations. I and many other FReepers/LiFers defend our country and Constitution at both sites. And anyone that has seen my posts on either forum knows that I am proudly Christian, American, a conservative, and southern.
When I first joined WiMom had threads discussing the Constitution and Federalist Papers, PhiKapMom had threads about tax-cuts and the Senate. Other threads were about supporting Ashcroft, and running commentaries kept the cubicle-bound informed. I talked with hundreds of other posters about dims, the elections, W, and everything in between. I looked forward to the fund-raisers, and posted words of wisdom from Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man that I consider to be one of our greatest Presidents.
I support our 1st Amendment rights to free-speech, and opined about the suits against FR. And about the freedom to exercise our religion, and the right to keep and bear arms. And privacy, the right to a fair trial, and the sovereignty of the states. FReepers GalFromTheBay and Billbears started and maintain a daily prayer thread and endured abuse because of it - yet I certainly think that our country is is need of prayer, and that some things only God can change.
I cannot support any politician - no matter what label is affixed to their name - if they violate their oath of office. No matter if they are a Dim, or a Republican or anything else. Anyone that crosses that line - who knowingly and willfully supports a position that is contrary to the Constitution - I cannot support or defend. To that end I can utilize my rights to the soapbox and ballot-box, by seeking to remind others about how far we've drifted. I know their is no such thing as the perfect candidate - I simply prefer to search for the one that matches most closely what I hold dear.
Some dissent is tolerated on both sites, what value is their in a mutual-admiration society? If someone has an opinion and not just an insult, then no matter how much I disagree with them I value their opinion.
Jim Robinson and John Deere can clean up posts as they see fit on their sites. Each site has it's attraction. John Deere wrote, "Liberty and objective reasoning always trump immoral concepts of human interaction that depend on coercion and weak minds for their survival." I'm proud to support both sites.