Disagree With More Than Three Things On This List? The GOP Will Kick You Out According To Proposed Republican "Purity" Resolution

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:02 AM EST

Article Source: The New York Times

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(1) We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills like Obama's "stimulus" bill;

(2) We support market-based health care reform and oppose Obama-style government run health care;

(3) We support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and trade legislation;

(4) We support workers' right to secret ballot by opposing card check;

(5) We support legal immigration and assimilation into American society by opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants;

(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges;

(7) We support containment of Iran and North Korea, particularly effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat;

(8) We support retention of the Defense of Marriage Act;

(9) We support protecting the lives of vulnerable persons by opposing health care rationing and denial of health care and government funding of abortion; and

(10) We support the right to keep and bear arms by opposing government restrictions on gun ownership.

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Killfile

A purity resolution? Really? Because the "Republicans are Nazis" meme needed more reenforcing?

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#1 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:52 AM EST

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Rainbow Warrior

Just what we need, a major percentage of the population joining an exclusive cult. And they call health care reform arrogant and rich liberals elitists! I can't wait till the secret hand shacks get established and they have midnight meetings in our city parks... Why do I feel like a stranger in a strange land?

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#1.1 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:23 AM EST

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KGMO

The Tea partiers go down a rabbit hole and the RNC chases after them.

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#1.2 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:50 PM EST

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Asheville Jack

Ahh...the republican Inquisition comes to a town near you. Three strikes and you're out, period, and the unfaithful will no longer be allowed to receive holy communion at the alter of Rush and Palin.

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#2 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:02 AM EST

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LordFluffy

Interesting. I've been trying to put together a manifesto of my own political beliefs... this diatribe might actually be helpful in formulating that.

I do find it interesting that it's so short sighted - Obama is mentioned in the first two items but none of their own iconic leaders, even Reagan, are mentioned anywhere. This isn't a declaration for all time, its' for the next 3.1 - 7.1 years.

It saddens me that the Democrat and Republican parties seem to be defined now, not by what they believe, but by what they oppose. Individuals, like President Obama seem to have actual opinions, but the majority and the talking heads associated with the parties would likely be lost without an enemy.

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#3 - Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:21 AM EST

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Griff69

I also find it interesting that the points are conflicting... "We support smaller government, except when government intervention is needed to suppress something we disagree with."

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#3.1 - Tue Dec 1, 2009 12:57 PM EST

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