WebsterMark wrote on 08/30/12 at 11:01:44:This is what the RNC is doing to itself. Either you support Romney, or your out... period.
and Pine are you under some kind of impression the DNC is any different? Would you like to find an equal number of national pro-life Democrats as there are national pro-choice Republicans?
The Democrats are far and away the less tolerant party.
As a former republician... yes. The party has gone too far. The Republican party has not changed much. You're being influenced by media reports. What significant change has there been in 25 years?
First agreed that the democrat party has its own issues. My mother was state chair for the DNC years ago. She is still democrat... but much much wiser.
Second... no I am certainly NOT influenced by media.. I barely consume mainstream media. Simply no substance to them.
Third; If I do not base my position on the media what then?
I was elected as the 2nd ward republician rep back in the spring
I attended the county level repubilican convention
I attended the state republician convention
Very few non Romney supporters made it to the National convention
At the Tampa convention the rules were changed
a candidate needed 5 state to be on the nomination
Ron Paul had 6
The RNC change the rule to a minimum of 8
Ron Paul had already giving up, but being on the list would have allowed him a 15 minute speach. The rule was done to censor him.
In LA, the presiding Rep convention was voted out by the Ron Paul supporters. At that time the Rep convention Romney supporters, attempted to end the convention, in the scuffle the hip of the Ron Paul supporter that won the postion was broken. This type of action in several states. In our state, a vote was taken adopt rules as handed out 5 minutes prior. Buried in the rules: a person must be PRE-APPROVED to be eligable to go to State convention. Only those that were on the inside knew the rule. The daughter of the secretary... the son of a Romney supporter now working for the Romney machine in Boston.. ect.. In fact being elected and attending the county convention... not required. In short the state convention attendees was already determined prior to the county convention. The national conventin attendees was drawn from that pool.. but only since the whole thing was rigged er.. pre- dertermined, even that list was known.
Is that the party working of 25 years ago?? Maybe, I have only recently jumped into this. What I do know... I have all my info first hand. I know, people who once would have supported the republicians.. are now looking for alternatives. We have been vicisouly cast aside. Working inside the party did not work.
Do not think of the group I am aligning myself with as "do gooders", or all inclusive. This is the not the hippy/free love/pot smoking.. Liberty group of old. The stakes are too high, the game too rough. We didn't make the rules... we didn't invent the tactics. We have been schooled the hard way. Welcome to Liberty with a vengence.