Why I joined the Republican Party....

I supported my beloved candidate, Ron Paul, against all the odds that were stacked against him. When others told me I was nuts and that I should support someone more mainstream, I refused. I wanted to support what was right, and what was right was rooted in freedom. True freedom. Furthermore, I wanted to try to affect the Republican Presidential contest – I wanted to help squelch the radicals who dominated the field. The John McCains and Rudy Giulianis who wanted to put forth a policy of perpetual war and a continuation in the current belligerence that the US has exhibited throughout the world.

You can’t fault me for not trying – I did. I did what I can, and it was not enough. And now, I find myself sandwiched between the remaining viable presidential candidacies – one is outright Fascist, and the others which border on Socialist. Despite my deep rooted beliefs in the free markets and economy, the erosion of rights that would take place under a McCain administration has me deeply worried. We’ve lost enough of our constitutional rights as it is, and therefore, I believe I will have to reluctantly tolerate Socialist policies instead.

You can’t have it all after all. I wanted both individual liberties and greater economic freedom – and that was Ron Paul’s message. In my lifetime, I was never inspired by an individual as much as I have been by Ron Paul. I can’t even describe the satisfaction I got when I heard the truth being set forth in front of a room full of delusional people at his debates. When the others succumbed to a policy dictated by fear and lack of understanding, he was advocating a policy of hope and insight. Unfortunately, not many people were able to receive the message – and many others were influenced not to accept it.

I am deeply troubled by the policies advocated by the opposing party, especially the likes of Hillary Clinton. What she seems to propose is that the Government needs to step in and take care of its people from cradle to grave – providing for them every step of the way. I don’t view this as the role of government. I think the people should run their own lives and interact with one another and provide for each other’s mutual needs. I think that that would make for a truly free America, a shining beacon of hope for the rest of the world. Unfortunately, we’ve lost this hope of a truly free society. We’ve confessed that not all people will act like their supposed to and contribute to our grand society. We’ve bowed to the realism which states that people will only act in their self interests when their offered such freedom and society as a whole will degenerate as a result. Today's society has decided that the Government needs to regulate our every affair and provide for our every need.

Well I hoped for something different. It doesn’t look like it will materialize, but I believed and still believe in a different way forward. I think its time for a new movement, and a new vision beyond what is offered to us today – one that maximizes liberty and offers bountiful opportunity to those who seek it and rewards them for doing just that. Won’t you join me?