Comments on: The GOP Savior: The Free Country Project

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:38:59 +0000

Grand announcements will get nowhere, they just result in lost credibility.

Just doing the right thing, now and into the future, will quickly catch on. It is the only way. It is like a friend once told me, "When in doubt about the right thing to do, just do the right thing".

By: Mike Blevins

Mike Blevins — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:01:34 +0000

The problem is, for all the libertarian/freedom-loving rhetoric that comes out of the Republican Party–once they get elected–they are just as statist and totalitarian as the Democrats. There's really no difference between them, they just advance their goals according to different styles. That's the only difference–stylistic.

The American voter must decided that he (and she) is tired of turning to the government to fix all ills in society. They must figure out that government is the problem, not the solution. They must get tired of having their hard-earned money taxed away from them. They must assert ownership of their own lives–and insist that government be scaled back and held within constitutional boundaries.

Thus far, the American voter hasn't seen the problem–or the solution. That's why we have the Democrats back in power today–doing the same statist/totalitarian things that wearied the voters in the late 70s.

The pendulum has swung again–but in America–it only seems to swing between Republicans and Democrats.

By: Kevin Dean

Kevin Dean — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:22:21 +0000

There's a single, but fatal, flaw in your logic here.

The reason the Republican party doesn't do this (follow the Constution) is because the people in the Republican Party want power. They way they DO this is by convincing you they care about the Constution and then abandoning it. If they followed it, they'd not have power.

So… How do you get the Republican Party all the power they want AND have them follow the Constitution?

You can't. So… here's the choice. Do you abandon the Republicans and embrace freedom, or do you do the opposite?

By: Mike Blevins

Mike Blevins — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:57:01 +0000

Don't waste your time hoping the Republican Party can be brought to sanity. It was never a sane political movement to start with. It has always been divided against itself, a libertarian/statist nightmare that has never known exactly which way it wants to go. Each side is divided against itself, just as its first President, Lincoln, described. You know, the house that cannot stand?

All true libertarians should totally abandon the Republican Party Titanic today! Long live libertarianism! Long live the Libertarian Party!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:55:27 +0000

Regarding your 5 principles; #1 is actually enshrined in law and known as "The Oath of Office". They swear to do this on the Bible, and still can't help but make liars of themselves. I would suggest #2 be altered to read "Act like a grownup who doesn't have anything to hide". #s 3 &4? Well, if hanging him is not an option I guess this is good enough.