Conservative Party USA

My friends in the Conservative Party USA are getting together in New Orleans beginning tonight.  Many of them will be meeting for the very first time face to face.  I had planned to be there, but unfortunately I will have to miss this historic event.

Even though I cannot be there to celebrate the evolution and growth within the Conservative Party, I want to pay tribute to those of you who give of your time so freely simply because you are Americans who love your country and want to see and effect positive change in a political world gone mad.

The basis of the Conservative Party USA is a simple one – faith.  The national and individual state leaders of this party have faith in the people of America – the real greatness of America is our people.  They recognize this and seek to provide a political party about which we can all be proud.

We can be proud because the Party is US.  We, the people, have seen the results of the efforts of our Founding Fathers and felt in part the same stirrings in our hearts that they must have felt as they signed the Constitution of the United States of America.

There are groups in America who want nothing more than to destroy the time-proven value of our Republic.  Collectively we have recognized that if something isn’t broken, there is no need to fix it.  Unfortunately, at this stage, there is much broken about our country, and it will take all of us pulling together, working with the same goals in focus, to fix the things that are broken, enhance the things that are good, and support the nation which has provided all of us with the freedoms we know and hold so dearly.

This weekend, as you are meeting together in this historic event, I would ask you to keep a few things at the forefront of your actions.

1. Make no compromise affecting your belief system. I know it would be practically impossible for everyone to be in 100% agreement 100% of the time, but if the compromises you make are for the good of the party as a whole, they are worthwhile.  It is only when the compromise goes against ones basic belief system that disagreements will arise and create rifts that would be detrimental to our goals of building a conservative shelter for those of us who have been disenfranchised by the other political parties in America.
2. You are not the only American citizen represented by the Conservative label. If we are to successfully see the restoration of the greatness that is America in our politics, we must totally dissolve any selfishness that exists within our intentions.  In the “me” generation of liberal lawmakers it is the selfishness which so overrides their decision-making process.  Their attitude seems to be, “this is the way I want things to be because it’s the way I would have it in my perfect world.”  America is not now nor has she ever been a nation of one person.  What I see as a perfect world would not be the same world you see.  The basis for your decisions must be the nation as a whole – not you as an individual.
3. Hold firmly to the truths of the American Constitution. It was written as a relative simple document but has evolved over the 234 years since it was signed into a document that many of our Founding Fathers would not recognize.  Some of the changes have brought about positive changes for our country – some have not.  Allow the words of the Founding Fathers, traitors that they were to England, to be your guide with every decision you make regarding the Conservative Party.  It is not a perfect document yet it is very far ahead of whatever is in second place.
4. Remember the three-legged stool challenge. The three legs of fiscal conservatism, social conservatism, and national security. A three-legged stool with one leg missing cannot remain standing and will hold no weight.  It is impossible to sit on a three-legged stool which has one of its legs missing.  It takes all three.  Our budgets at home are balanced even if not necessarily to our liking.  Social conservatism involves doing what is right according to your faith even when someone else may be offended.  Without defense, we would have long ago lost our freedoms entirely to the first third-world nation who decided they like the shape or population of America and can use it to benefit their own warped sense of values.  Our freedoms are worth having; therefore, they are worth fighting for.
5. Rejoice in the fellowship of like-minded individuals. There are differences of opinions within any setting of two or more people.  Those differences are not to be abused for the gain of a single individual.  Celebrate the similarities that bind us together – love of God, family and country; respect for the Constitution; determination to bring about real change for the better.  Enjoy the laughter you can share together.  for many of you this may be the first time you have been in the same place other than your church with so many people who share your values and your opinions.

For the first time in my lifetime, there is a political party where I fit.  My Conservative views are thought by some to be “ultra-conservative.”  Others view me as “radically conservative.”  I actually consider myself “mainstream conservative.”  Whichever description you use for me, at least you will know that I am a Conservative from my heart outward.  I find myself in excellent company because you are the same.

Even though I am physically miles from you as you undertake to shape the future of the Conservative Party USA, spiritually I am there with you enjoying the fun, fellowship and hard decisions that you will be making.  Help me to share in your experience.  Please send me an email and let me know the highlights of the convention from your individual viewpoint.  On my personal blog, there is a place on the right sidebar that says, “kontactr me.”

I will not share your email address with anyone, but I would like to have as many opinions as possible to write about in a future article.  It will be a way to create a virtual journal of everyone’s opinions.  You may use your real name if you like or a pseudonym if you prefer.  Please include your state of residence, and do not leave out anything!  The funny things are as important as the serious.  We can all share together.

I look forward to reading your account of the convention.  Lord willing, I can share with you in person at next year’s convention.

For more information on the “three-legged stool” click here.

Marie A Cole