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Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« on: September 10, 2018, 08:31:10 pm »

Regular readers and radio listeners of the Strident Conservative know that my central mission is to be a leading voice in the call for a return to conservatism and the Constitution. Because I place these values above political parties, I’m an equal opportunity critic, willing to hold members of every political stripe accountable for failing to uphold them.

This obviously puts me at odds with the growing number of people who are willing to compromise their principles to advance their agenda. But even those who agree with me often feel helpless when it comes to fighting back against politicians drunk with power.

This feeling of helplessness is the result of watching the people and organizations we have supported and trusted to uphold our values and work on our behalf become capitulating cowards in the name of political expediency. We have witnessed this firsthand with groups like the House Freedom Caucus where conservatism has been hijacked by Trumpservatives and with the sellout to Trump and the GOP by so-called media voices like Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and others.

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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2018, 08:43:05 pm »
Because limited government, constitutional conservativism no longer exists. It is now all about centralized power populism and leader worship.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2018, 08:44:02 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on September 10, 2018, 08:43:05 pm
Because limited government, constitutional conservativism no longer exists. It is now all about centralized power populism and leader worship.

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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2018, 08:51:36 pm »

A moot point to me as I'm against the COS.

Doesn't this article give support to the arguments against a COS? If Leach is right then look at how easily this train goes off the rails.

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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2018, 08:56:00 pm »
I was against it from the beginning.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2018, 08:57:35 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on September 10, 2018, 08:56:00 pm
I was against it from the beginning.

How about that!  We find ourselves on the same side of something finally.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2018, 08:57:55 pm »
Quote from: endicom on September 10, 2018, 08:51:36 pm
A moot point to me as I'm against the COS.

Doesn't this article give support to the arguments against a COS? If Leach is right then look at how easily this train goes off the rails.

I'm agreeing. We don't even follow the Constitution now, so more amendments won't help. And as you said, if it goes off the rails, it can backfire bigly. Especially in this era of social media populism where you can swing masses of opinions with one meme.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2018, 09:02:52 pm »
As “The Strident Conservative,” David Leach has earned the reputation of being a leading voice in the call for a return to conservatism and the Constitution.

Well considering no one has ever heard of this creep, who gives a shit what he says about the price of broccoli more less Conservatism.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2018, 10:53:30 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on September 10, 2018, 08:43:05 pm
Because limited government, constitutional conservativism no longer exists. It is now all about centralized power populism and leader worship.

Sadly, I'm afraid you are correct. 
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2018, 11:02:15 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on September 10, 2018, 08:43:05 pm
Because limited government, constitutional conservativism no longer exists. It is now all about centralized power populism and leader worship.


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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2018, 01:49:48 am »
Quote from: endicom on September 10, 2018, 08:51:36 pm
A moot point to me as I'm against the COS.

Doesn't this article give support to the arguments against a COS? If Leach is right then look at how easily this train goes off the rails.

Amen.

DC, State and Local Govts stomp all over the Constitution and its Amendments as it is.

What gives anyone the idea they're going to pay any more heed to More Amendments than those they're already ignoring?

Gun Control? Excuse Me?

Open a COS and the Lord alone knows what these subversives on the left will drag in.

Govt must be downsized, period.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2018, 01:54:02 am »
Quote from: To-Whose-Benefit? on September 11, 2018, 01:49:48 am
Amen.

DC, State and Local Govts stomp all over the Constitution and its Amendments as it is.

What gives anyone the idea they're going to pay any more heed to More Amendments than those they're already ignoring?

Gun Control? Excuse Me?

Open a COS and the Lord alone knows what these subversives on the left will drag in.

Govt must be downsized, period.

We don't need more amendments. In fact, we could do without several we already have IMHO. 

We just need to use the Constitution we have as the founders intended.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2018, 02:10:18 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on September 10, 2018, 09:02:52 pm
As “The Strident Conservative,” David Leach has earned the reputation of being a leading voice in the call for a return to conservatism and the Constitution.

Well considering no one has ever heard of this creep, who gives a shit what he says about the price of broccoli more less Conservatism.

I'd never heard of “The Strident Conservative", but I've certainly heard plenty about David Leach.
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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2018, 02:12:38 am »
Quote from: Bigun on September 11, 2018, 01:54:02 am
We don't need more amendments. In fact, we could do without several we already have IMHO. 

We just need to use the Constitution we have as the founders intended.


With this box of numbskulls?

Go on. Add a few more, and then a few more.

And the rest of us will end up with even a packed, originalist SCOTUS getting bogged down in arguing which Amendment takes precedence over the Bill of Rights.

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Re: Why is Convention of States promoting Trump instead of limited government?
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2018, 02:38:13 am »
   Future Historians will look back on this and say 'Immediately after obummer murdered the demonrat party, Trump decapitated the GOP', America Rejoiced, again.

   Thanks for posting this @kevindavis
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