Did something new today. Went to the Minneapolis Senate District 60 Republican Convention. I was seated along side about 50 freedom loving Ron Paul supporters and about 70 others (of unknown alignment). It was fun. K and I were delegates and we got to nominate, vote, and discuss. Here's what I discovered...
Anti-war statements greatly outnumbered "support our troops" rhetoric.
Limited government statements greatly outnumbered "no gay marriage/abortion" rhetoric.
There were intelligent comments about the role of government, the mounting debt, the destructive policies of the Federal Reserve, the Constitution, and taxes...
There was even a motion to abolish the Minnesota State Income tax!!! The vote was TIED 38 to 38. You can guess my vote. The nice gentleman and neighbor I was seated next to had stepped out of the room for a moment. Had he been there, the resolution would have passed and raised at the 5th district convention - that's all of Minneapolis!
It's looking like tides are shifting. Not in this election, but in the next few years. Obama's got maybe four years, but If the country can survive that, the rewards will be sweet. A large-scale shift in power from the government to the individual. Imagine such a concept. People are starting to remember that prosperity, peace, and freedom are actually human rights and not gifts from our government.
The Republican Party may fragment entirely, and I think there is a chance it will, but the spirit of libertarian principles, which were once at its core, will remain, and the party that carries that torch will continue to be the stewards of humanism and an example to the world. It may be a new party altogether. If there were a system of beliefs no reasonable terrorist could hate, this would be the one. How 'bout the Sasquatchian Party? I promise an unlimited supply of free beer for everyone.
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