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Originally Posted by Air&Road
Folks, you need to get a grip. A precinct, or county chair proposing a platform change is NOT presenting his/her own personal viewpoint. This proposal has been developed by the people in the precinct/county/state. The person presenting the proposal is nothing more than the messenger.
Regardless of what that person submits, if the majority of people in the party don't agree with it, it will not be passed. For you libby/commy's that prefer dictatorship, this is probably a surprise to you, but this is called the democratic process.
BTW, like Swamp, I am NOT a Republican. I AM, however, a conservative. No one gets more worn out by the Republican party than me. Unfortunately, that is the only viable alternative for me as a conservative. If the libertarian party ever grows to a point of having a CHANCE of winning office, I will most likely be voting libertarian. If another so called third party ever grows large enough to have a chance at winning office, I will consider them closely.
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The party (or any party) is free to take whatever position it wants on whatever issue it wishes and I don't begrudge them for it. But on the other side of it, if I don't agree with that position(s), I can choose not to support the party. That's not to say I won't vote for individual candidates from that party, just that I don't support the party's position.
Unfortunately you are correct, I don't have a viable choice with a shot at winning. But at some point along the way I decided I would cast my votes based on my own principals. And as cynical as I am I figure I lose whether candidate "A" or "B" wins anyway, so why not vote with my conscience while preparing for the inevitable outcome.
If the two parties keep going the way they are going, the outcome may very well be up for grabs in future elections.