Last night about thirty politically concerned citizens met in Annapolis at the Maryland Republican Headquarters, to discuss formation of a chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
Del Joe Boteler and Del Rick Impallaria spoke about: building the Republican Party, “all politics is local”, Churchill’s quote: “never, never, never give-up”, foreign entanglements, and the frustrations of being in the minority in a big spending liberal state. They spoke fondly of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Steve Wright, Harford County Central Committee and Rt. 40 Republican Club, mentioned that most patriotic statesmen and women would disagree on something.
He is correct. I disagree with the State Party’s inability to criticize the national leaders, attack their policies, and to make a clear statement that reflects the obvious sellout of our nation by both national parties, and the media.
I may have missed it but:
Has McCain been properly discarded by the Maryland Republican Party for his support of the $700 billion bailout?
Has the Maryland Republican Party publicly complained that President Bush has violated Posse Comitatus?
Has the Maryland Republican Party made a public statement about our loss of personal liberties, our foreign entanglements, and the constitutional problems with the Federal Reserve?
During our second round of introductions, I shared that three of my grown children came home to work the polls during the election. Each one confessed that the “Republican” label was a negative, and immediately ended most conversations. We need to converse, and talk about liberty is long overdue. “Politics may be local”, but when our national party: is supporting measures that contradict our principles, is not protecting your rights, and is damaging the good name of the state parties, where is the outrage?
Ultimately, the question for Ron Paul supporters, is how much disagreement can one withstand amidst the levels of one’s “own” party: national, state, caucus, and local?
3 comments:
I totally understand your frustration with the Republican Party. I was a registered Republican from 1988 when I turned 18 years old until Sept. 2008.
I changed my affiliation to the Constitution Party because they are pro-peace/non-intervention, pro-border security, pro-American worker, support the free market economy, etc.
Please visit www.constitutionparty.com to learn more more about the Constitution Party and consider joining us.
Thank you.
Michael Bertocchi
Rockville, Maryland
Constitution Party of Maryland
301-814-2005
Mike1970@aol.com
Mike,
I understand the frustration with the State Republican organization not officially taking issue with the national party.
That would be insubordination.
There is a time and place for insubordination. But politically minded persons in the state organization don't want to or can't be insubordinate for fear of endangering their careers.
This is exactly why we need a Liberty Caucus inside the state Republican party.
Those in our caucus MUST be willing to be insubordinate, when needed and with respect. We MUST be the voice calling the Republican Party back to it's roots when it seems they have lost their way.
Persons in other parties won't have any direct impact with the Republican Party's platform, because they won't be in the meetings discussing the platform.
My Thoughts...
John Orlando
John? Did I read you correctly?
Insubordination?
Steve Wright acknowledged that patriotic men and women would disagree. So is it that you may disagree but you cannot voice your opinion?
Insubordination means: not submitting to authority. Do the national parties have the authority to dictate policies that contradict the very principles of the state party? The word that comes to my mind is tyranny: unjust use of power or authority.
Mike
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