Posted on 09/06/2002 4:36:11 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Just in case there is any lingering doubt, my intention for Free Republic is to maintain the present course. The course charted is, IMHO, the direct line to freedom.
Our mission, as stated on our front page and elsewhere is, "...to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America."
And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!
The people who are killing freedom in our country just as they are all around the world are the leftists or marxists. The leftists/marxists dominate the communist parties, the socialist parties and the American Democrat Party.
The leftist/marxist infested Democrat Party has controlled all or most of our government for what? Sixty, seventy, eighty years or more of the last hundred?
The populists, progressives, socialists, marxists, leftists, liberals, Democrats, or whatever label you place on them are the people responsible for the slave tax, aka, the income tax, the "New Deal," the Ponzi social security scheme, the "Great Society," the socialist medicare nightmare, the welfare state, environmentalnazism, feminazism, high taxes, high spending, weakening and demoralizing our military, etc., etc.
They're also responsible for abridging/restricting/curtailing many of our constitutionally guaranteed rights, such as the right to keep and bear arms, the right to freely practice our religions, the right to freedom of association, while at the same time inventing a whole new class of extra constitutional leftist "rights" such as the "right to choose," i.e., legalized abortion, "gay rights," the "separation of church and state," etc.
In addition, they are responsible for "socializing," i.e., implementing government forced and taxpayer funded education, health care, insurance and retirement programs.
They've completely taken over our our education systems where they indoctrinate our youth with their immoral and Godless socialist dogma. They've dummied-down, demoralized and destroyed our society and our traditional family units and value systems.
After all this, to me, they are the party mostly to blame for the erosion of our Constitution, the destruction of our society, the loss of our national sovereignty, the loss of our states rights, and the wholesale corruption of our government.
Thus, as I see it, the best course of action to right these wrongs is to continue removing the liberals, socialists and leftists from our government as fast as we can. Eliminating the liberal influence automatically raises the level of conservatism in our government and its institutions.
We eliminate them by replacing them with non Democrats. This means, for the most part, supporting and voting for the Republican candidate in each race whether it be federal, state or local.
The Libertarians, Reformers, and other third parties know they cannot win national races. They do a great job writing, debating, and fighting for our constitutional rights, but they are not effective enough to win races. God bless them, they do not have and never will have the numbers necessary to win.
I fully support President Bush and the war on terrorism. We either fight this war now, and fight it over there and on our terms, or we can wait and fight it here on our soil. I never want to see a repeat of 9/11!
I never again want to see American blood running down our streets. The primary function of the federal government is to defend our borders, and, in this fight, that is exactly what we are doing.
I urge all conservatives and freedom loving Americans to go to the polls in November and give the President and the Congress a mandate to swing America away from the left. The pendulum has been way off to the left for way too many years. It's time to swing it our way for a change. It's time to crank a few more turns to the screws.
It wasn't to parts unknown. Jim and his family are on the street corner every Friday night, rain, sleet, hail, and 115 degrees showing support for our troops, and countering the Anti war nuts across the street.
If what you mean is, he isn't watching this ship, then that is certainly not true. He is out there practicing what he preaches. Perhaps you can tell your wife that. I hope she decides to return, and I think she will btw.
Opps, I guess that means you can now ignore my post to you # 80 million something! Except of course, for the part hoping your wife will return. As someone else has wisely stated, "good grief, it's just a web site!" :)
It's not an endorsement for all of the domestic policies.
On that score-- looks like I'll have to roll over one more time.
I'm not so sure that the underlying reasons for the dissension are what they appear to be... It really looks to me like there is a sociological phenomenon at work here that I have observed in many political, religious, and social organizations. Once an organization reaches a certain size and level of influence and success, there seems to be an innate tendency toward schism, solely due to individuals and groups of individuals developing jealousies or wanting control or influence which they somehow think they deserve.
I think the phenomenon is akin to what happens in tribal societies when a tribe reaches a certain size - you get bands of members splitting off to form their own groups. The point, again, is that the reasons for the dissension and or schismatic behavior are not whatever grievances or personalities are proffered as explanations; rather, they are rooted in a sociological phenomenon which is fundamental to human tribal societies (which is what FR really appears to me to be), and even the protagonists may not be aware of their real motivations.
What worries me is that if my hypothesis is correct, first of all, any concern over the specific issues being raised is probably misdirected, and second, the means of remedying the problem probably do not consist in addressing the grievances. I wish I had specific recommendations to make, but I am not an organizational management specialist, nor an anthropologist or a sociologist, or a psychologist, or a political scientist. But again, if I am correct, it is probably worth seeking recommendations from experts in the latter fields, rather than reacting in any particular manner to the specific issues being raised.
Off to bed with me... BIG gun show tomorrow after a long dry spell...
Yours is the correct action. Reward RINO-ization, and it will occur more and more.
That goes for every facet of life, including internet forums.
What if the leftist or Marxist wears the Republican label? People like John McCain, for example. Do we still have to vote for them too?
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Most GOP and independent voters will claim they are in favor of limited government. Move to curtail their pet programs, however, and they will squeal like stuck pigs. We'll get limited government once people are willing to forego governmental goodies, such as a Medicare drug benefit for the wealthiest segment of the population...
The only subject upon which I will take exception is your claim that Social Security is not in the constitution. Serving and protecting our citizens is what we are all about. If the people want it they will get it under most circumstances.
The constitution is to protect the rights and obligations of the citizenry with policy and procedural systems
The Constitution is not an operating plan.
Where are you hiding Petunia?
Not true. Everything prior to the Bill of Rights concerns precisely what you say it's not: operational instructions.
Because you can't. All that "freedom" and the anti-FReeper mono-minded dopey denizens are miserable. They get weary of one another. You can read ennui and sighs between the dust-laden lines in their infrequent posts. That's understandable. After all, how many times can you sloganeer the same pro-dope pap with other shallow-minded self-obsessed prop-dopers before you start anticipating and mouthing the response before it's made?
"Oooo! Oooo!" you squeal, shattering the insufferable monotony of life at an anti-FReeper site. "I'll go over to FR and tell the owner how much his site sucks and what a failure he is!"
It will partially be if that happens, yes.
"The new conservative Republican senator from North Carolina, Elizabeth Dole." ---Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC).
But of course, we all know what a RINO ol' Jesse is, don't we?
You want the same result as the Faircloth/Edwards race. I'd prefer that not happen. I don't know why some of you people are so bent on losing over and over again. You might as well be consultants to the DNC--it has the same affect.
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