Why I quit the Republican Party.

Being what I am, a Christian Conservative, I can no longer support the Republican Party. But I'm not alone. The massive weakening of the Republican Party is coming from its roots....coming from people like me. A drastic change has taken place. What once was mainstream conservative is now considered "radical" or "right wing". Hmmm... thats strange, I don't remember being radicalized in any way, shape, or form. But nevertheless its true, I have been demoted to the status of "independent" voter. One who votes my conscience and not the party line. Oh no! Another wasted vote!? Any vote I make isn't wasted if I vote my conscience. Voting for the lesser of 2 evils just doesn't cut it in my book. So be it if the "conservative" Republican party takes a sound beating and gets trounced in the coming elections. They deserve it. Why? Well lets see...a failed free trade policy, record deficits, raping of the Constitution with undeclared wars, executive orders and historically intrusive laws brought to fruition by the "Patriot Act". Oh but its all for my safety. Pfft... gimme a break. I'll stick with the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin when he stated, " Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety". Who are "those" who would give up essential Liberty for a little safety? Are you one of them? Have you contacted your representative (or Senator) to voice your displeasure? Or if you are in the majority of Americans, you probably don't know or care. Your too busy watching "Desperate Housewives" or any assortment of garbage to sooth your your need for "entertainment". Have you educated yourself on what really happened on September 11th? Or do you even care? What are we doing in Iraq? Close to a million civilian deaths along with over 4000 American soldiers killed and for what? Weapons of Mass Destruction? Well, that is why we went in in the first place isn't it. Again...Have you voiced your displeasure to your representative? Probably not. So go ahead...take your pills, look at your porn, watch you stupid TV set as your Constitution and your Liberty is set at naught and trampled underfoot by these "representatives" of yours. Yes yours, you do have them whether you acknowledge it or not. So then, as you sit there on your couch and sooth your senses with divers sources of trash, know this. It's you thats the problem in this country, not them. But sadly I am preaching to the choir....as I suppose you the reader have the interest and wherewithal to search and find this blog, also have been somewhat of an activist yourself. So let us do our part, and find comfort in the fact that at least we as individuals have done what we can do and in doing so give ourselves the right to complain about these very issues we have been trying to change.