Posted by
Glenn Flowers on Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:44:02 PM
There is a lot of talk about the Republican Party and what it needs to do to become more effective at winning elections. There are those who say the party needs to abandon the right wing and adopt a more centered philosophy in order to attract moderates and conservative democrats and, thereby, be more competitive in campaigns.
Then again, those conservatives who are the right wing of the party know that historically, when the Republican Party runs a true Conservative and supports him, the party wins everytime.
A true Conservative believes and is defined by the following…
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
And …
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Conservatives also are known for their fearce belief in and defense of…
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Another ideal of true Conservatism is…
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Essential to being a Conservative …
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence."
Elementary, as I said, and while not a complete list of Conservative ideals, it gives you a very succinct portrait of the mindset of ALL Conservatives who have ever lived. There are, of course, accompanying these already described, many other intelocking and accomodating values, limitations, and allowances that form the detailed, highly efficient set of systems and procedures known as Conservatism, Americanism, Constitutionalism, patriotism, wisdom, perfection, etc.
If anyone has any doubt in their mind about these core values, if they have questions as to their ability to support any of these, they are not a TRUE Conservative. If you find any or all of these ideas offensive, obsolete, arrogant, invalid, or impossible, you are definitely NOT a patriot, a true American, or, very smart at all. That is self-evident. Just don’t ever try to change America to what you think it should be, because it already IS what it should be, and it is not only illegal to try to change these truthful values and laws to mean something else, it can be very hazardous to your health.
These basic building blocks of the Conservative foundation existed long before anyone ever thought of calling themselves a Conservative. They and their partners in type have defined that label from its adoption. And they, with their accompanying articles, ammendments, sections, and clauses, always will be the basic platform, the defining beliefs of all true Conservatives for perpetuity. I can vow to the truth of that.
Glenn Flowers