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Originally posted by JR@Mar 1 2003, 04:46 PM
as i have said in the past, i believe in the system of government that we have. i trust the system. I dont trust George Bush or Bill Clinton. I trust in the system of checks and balances in government. I trust in legislation that has made its way through the House and Senate and past the President, because that is the system we have and it has proven to be very effective. i also know that believing that, means that i have to accept a lot that i dont like. i do. I know that even though i may not like some particular piece of legislation, it still requires a majority opinion to change it so if i am going to stand by the principles of democracy, i have to either accept it, or fight to change popular opinion. life for me is too short to spend my time worrying or fearing my own government
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JR - you just outlined our new party charter.
Unfortunately, we can't really create a party based on these beliefs because our political views encompass parties themselves. Parties are just part of a system that we believe works as is and that system has been and can change in response to changing conditions.
Errrr .. Anyone wanna join "The Party that thinks things are pretty much ok"?
Enough flexibility to change.
Enough to stability to continue.