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Moderate Republicans - REFORM THE GOP

TheGirlNextDoor

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I joined the Libertarian Party a few years back. I was disgusted and fed up with the Republican Party for years now - and I still am.

However, in light of the recent election results - I have had an epiphany. I am leaving the Libertarian Party and identifying myself with the Republican Party, once again.

Why the hell would I do that?

The reason I'm choosing this path at this point in my life, is that I feel the GOP is in big trouble. The fringe has overtaken the party that I identified with for years and I just don't feel as though I can sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The only way that I can feel good about myself, is to re-join the party and try and work from within, to help get things back to what they once were. I am only one small person, but I truly feel as though the moderates of the Republican Party need to step up to the plate and demand that the party pull their heads out.

I can no longer stay with the Libertarian Party at this point. Not because I don't believe what they are trying to do. It's because at this point in the 'game', I feel action needs to be taken and I really just don't feel like the LP is where they need to be. That is NOT to say that I won't at some point realign myself with the LP. It's just that I think the only way to get things to change is to be an active and influential voice inside the GOP and assist in getting moderate Republicans coming back to the party AND helping to work from within the GOP to assist in opening up the political spectrum to third parties.

I don't want to leave a legacy for my children and my future grandchildren that says that while the country went down the ****ter, I just sat idly by and did nothing.

Lead by example.
 
Regardless of which party you affiliate yourself with, if you are actually taking real action to improve your party you are doing way more than most people do. Good luck.
 
There are good democrats and bad. Good republicans and bad. Good libertarians and anarchist
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
I joined the Libertarian Party a few years back. I was disgusted and fed up with the Republican Party for years now - and I still am.

However, in light of the recent election results - I have had an epiphany. I am leaving the Libertarian Party and identifying myself with the Republican Party, once again.

Why the hell would I do that?

The reason I'm choosing this path at this point in my life, is that I feel the GOP is in big trouble. The fringe has overtaken the party that I identified with for years and I just don't feel as though I can sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The only way that I can feel good about myself, is to re-join the party and try and work from within, to help get things back to what they once were. I am only one small person, but I truly feel as though the moderates of the Republican Party need to step up to the plate and demand that the party pull their heads out.

I can no longer stay with the Libertarian Party at this point. Not because I don't believe what they are trying to do. It's because at this point in the 'game', I feel action needs to be taken and I really just don't feel like the LP is where they need to be. That is NOT to say that I won't at some point realign myself with the LP. It's just that I think the only way to get things to change is to be an active and influential voice inside the GOP and assist in getting moderate Republicans coming back to the party AND helping to work from within the GOP to assist in opening up the political spectrum to third parties.

I don't want to leave a legacy for my children and my future grandchildren that says that while the country went down the ****ter, I just sat idly by and did nothing.

Lead by example.
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I thought about the same thing awhile back... but it's not gonna happen.
I'll continue to provide support and funding for the LP.


good luck to ya , love :)
 
While I don't agree with the Libertarian platform, I applaud your motivation towards civic engagement. It's what makes our country great.
 
Good for you. Perhaps you can burrow from within and get those neanderthals out. I have not voted RP because I can not support what they now stand for.
 
gavinfielder said:
While I don't agree with the Libertarian platform, I applaud your motivation towards civic engagement. It's what makes our country great.
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I don't quite understand the meaning of the bolded part of your statement. Are you saying that America is the only country in the world which has civic engagement, or that any country which has civic engagement is also great?
 
Homer. said:
I don't quite understand the meaning of the bolded part of your statement. Are you saying that America is the only country in the world which has civic engagement, or that any country which has civic engagement is also great?
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Any country that has a good deal of active civic engagement by its population is great.

Peaceful civic engagement, mind.
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
I joined the Libertarian Party a few years back. I was disgusted and fed up with the Republican Party for years now - and I still am.

However, in light of the recent election results - I have had an epiphany. I am leaving the Libertarian Party and identifying myself with the Republican Party, once again.

Why the hell would I do that?

The reason I'm choosing this path at this point in my life, is that I feel the GOP is in big trouble. The fringe has overtaken the party that I identified with for years and I just don't feel as though I can sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The only way that I can feel good about myself, is to re-join the party and try and work from within, to help get things back to what they once were. I am only one small person, but I truly feel as though the moderates of the Republican Party need to step up to the plate and demand that the party pull their heads out.

I can no longer stay with the Libertarian Party at this point. Not because I don't believe what they are trying to do. It's because at this point in the 'game', I feel action needs to be taken and I really just don't feel like the LP is where they need to be. That is NOT to say that I won't at some point realign myself with the LP. It's just that I think the only way to get things to change is to be an active and influential voice inside the GOP and assist in getting moderate Republicans coming back to the party AND helping to work from within the GOP to assist in opening up the political spectrum to third parties.

I don't want to leave a legacy for my children and my future grandchildren that says that while the country went down the ****ter, I just sat idly by and did nothing.

Lead by example.
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I dislike that you're leaving us, but I definitely understand and respect your decision. The republican party needs more levelheaded people like you.
 
Please don't take this personally TGND, it's just that your post brought the wider thought to my mind.

Does leaving and joining these parties involve anything more than filling in a form or ticking a box? I get the impression that "membership" of a political party in the US is a rather casual thing most of the time and I feel it could be a factor in the ingrained binary divisions in your political system and a discouragement to independent thinking and a more diverse political landscape.

Or am I being too cynical in seeing this all as little more than symbolism and do Americans who consider themselves Republicans, Democrats or Libertarians actually do anything for/with their parties on a day-to-day basis, specifically between elections?
 
HonestJoe said:
Please don't take this personally TGND, it's just that your post brought the wider thought to my mind.

Does leaving and joining these parties involve anything more than filling in a form or ticking a box? I get the impression that "membership" of a political party in the US is a rather casual thing most of the time and I feel it could be a factor in the ingrained binary divisions in your political system and a discouragement to independent thinking and a more diverse political landscape.

Or am I being too cynical in seeing this all as little more than symbolism and do Americans who consider themselves Republicans, Democrats or Libertarians actually do anything for/with their parties on a day-to-day basis, specifically between elections?
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for the vast majority, it's a rather casual thing... they usually only participate at election time....but there is a small segment of folks who are active in their party all year 'round.

for me, i'm semi-active...I actually become less active around election season( I love politics, but i hate crazy season)
 
RabidAlpaca said:
I dislike that you're leaving us, but I definitely understand and respect your decision. The republican party needs more levelheaded people like you.
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Thanks, RA. I am hopeful that more moderates like myself will join the effort. I'm still very much a social liberal and fiscally conservative person, so the things I wish to work for would be along the same lines.

HonestJoe said:
Please don't take this personally TGND, it's just that your post brought the wider thought to my mind.

Does leaving and joining these parties involve anything more than filling in a form or ticking a box? I get the impression that "membership" of a political party in the US is a rather casual thing most of the time and I feel it could be a factor in the ingrained binary divisions in your political system and a discouragement to independent thinking and a more diverse political landscape.

Or am I being too cynical in seeing this all as little more than symbolism and do Americans who consider themselves Republicans, Democrats or Libertarians actually do anything for/with their parties on a day-to-day basis, specifically between elections?
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Normally, people declare a party affiliation and it would be as simple as checking a box on a ballot.

However, I think it's important that the moderate voices are louder than the fringe and I would love to see the fringe become the minority instead of the majority. I will do as I've done in the past as far as actively working for campaigning for politicians who carry the same values as most (what I feel is most) moderate Republicans. This isn't something I have done or will do daily - I work to support myself and my children and my time is limited.

Of course some of it is symbolism, but in the bigger picture the moderates will need to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. I'm hoping that all the people who had previously abandoned the GOP with the hopes that they'd re-examine the message they were sending on their own - will return and force the GOP into reform mode.

We all have to stand up for what we believe in. I don't like the way things are going in America. The Republican party continues to look like buffoons who are partly nuts. That isn't what that party intended to be. People need to come forward and voice what they believe in and stop hoping that things will change without their involvement.
 
There is no formal registration in parties in Virginia for voting purposes. I suppose you could join the party though.
 
The question is what is a moderate republican? A non Tea? Maybe

Its subjective at best. Each person and each party probably has a different answer. I have a thread about it and what I wrote is what used to be called moderate republican. I was one until Reagan made his moronic "americans" speech. I didn't quite jump ship entirely, but the more hard line and right wing the reps got the further away I went. Eventually i saw the only place for me to be is in the middle and looking at both sides if i could
 
So if the GOP no longer adopts the beliefs of the religious, are they just to be forgotten?

Also, when you say the GOP needs reform, I see it as yet another push to the left of the Overton Window.
 
Wake said:
So if the GOP no longer adopts the beliefs of the religious, are they just to be forgotten?

Also, when you say the GOP needs reform, I see it as yet another push to the left of the Overton Window.
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I am afraid the GOP has gotten to a place that any reform is bound to be considered a leftward direction. After spending countless years demonizing any idea that advances society, any move toward traditional Republican principles will be leftward
 
Wake said:
I see it as yet another push to the left of the Overton Window.
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The "Overton Window" isn't a concept in real political science, and you shouldn't learn political science from Glenn Beck.
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
I joined the Libertarian Party a few years back. I was disgusted and fed up with the Republican Party for years now - and I still am.

However, in light of the recent election results - I have had an epiphany. I am leaving the Libertarian Party and identifying myself with the Republican Party, once again.

Why the hell would I do that?

The reason I'm choosing this path at this point in my life, is that I feel the GOP is in big trouble. The fringe has overtaken the party that I identified with for years and I just don't feel as though I can sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The only way that I can feel good about myself, is to re-join the party and try and work from within, to help get things back to what they once were. I am only one small person, but I truly feel as though the moderates of the Republican Party need to step up to the plate and demand that the party pull their heads out.

I can no longer stay with the Libertarian Party at this point. Not because I don't believe what they are trying to do. It's because at this point in the 'game', I feel action needs to be taken and I really just don't feel like the LP is where they need to be. That is NOT to say that I won't at some point realign myself with the LP. It's just that I think the only way to get things to change is to be an active and influential voice inside the GOP and assist in getting moderate Republicans coming back to the party AND helping to work from within the GOP to assist in opening up the political spectrum to third parties.

I don't want to leave a legacy for my children and my future grandchildren that says that while the country went down the ****ter, I just sat idly by and did nothing.

Lead by example.
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Most Moderate Republicans have been Deemed RINO and run out the party(there exist not one single Moderate Republicans in the House or Senate), they either have joined the Democrats or become independent.

Republican Party has been on the path of self-destruction for years and on express line since Clinton. Some saw what is happening sooner than others and jumped...<pointing to Myself>, others are taking nap as this runaway train....

Diving Mullah
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
I joined the Libertarian Party a few years back. I was disgusted and fed up with the Republican Party for years now - and I still am.

However, in light of the recent election results - I have had an epiphany. I am leaving the Libertarian Party and identifying myself with the Republican Party, once again.

Why the hell would I do that?

The reason I'm choosing this path at this point in my life, is that I feel the GOP is in big trouble. The fringe has overtaken the party that I identified with for years and I just don't feel as though I can sit idly by and do nothing about it.

The only way that I can feel good about myself, is to re-join the party and try and work from within, to help get things back to what they once were. I am only one small person, but I truly feel as though the moderates of the Republican Party need to step up to the plate and demand that the party pull their heads out.

I can no longer stay with the Libertarian Party at this point. Not because I don't believe what they are trying to do. It's because at this point in the 'game', I feel action needs to be taken and I really just don't feel like the LP is where they need to be. That is NOT to say that I won't at some point realign myself with the LP. It's just that I think the only way to get things to change is to be an active and influential voice inside the GOP and assist in getting moderate Republicans coming back to the party AND helping to work from within the GOP to assist in opening up the political spectrum to third parties.

I don't want to leave a legacy for my children and my future grandchildren that says that while the country went down the ****ter, I just sat idly by and did nothing.

Lead by example.
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Good for you. I hope you can get people to join you in your endevour. Good luck!!
 
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