Thinking about changing political parties...
We had a primary election here in gods country (nebraska) yesterday and I went ahead and pulled the lever for my man Ron Paul. There was a bit of a mix up however because since i bought my new house i havent changed my drivers liscence or registered to vote at my new address but luckily i was able to do a provisional deal.
so needless to say i need to register to vote at my new address and here's the big issue for me: Im thinking about registering as a libertarian instead of a republican 
I started with the republican party in 2000 as a junior member (not old enough to vote but still old enough to rally) and I have been pretty active in the party since then. I started the first chapter of the college republicans at the California state university, Chico and through that my friends and I got a pretty good number of people registered to vote and got a good chunk of the county for the California gubernatorial election (ARNOLD). I was actually so active in that election that I was invited to a victory dinner with a couple hundred other people and the governator himself. When i transfered to the university of nebraska I joined the college republicans here and continued with my role in the party, including campaigning for a local representative danielle nantekes and everyones favorite president GW.
one might ask themselves, why would the rooster want to switch parties if he's been so involved as a republican?
Here's why i want to switch: The republican party is no longer conservative! And it has turned its back on and alienated what was its base for the past 50 years.(fiscal conservatives and believers in small government). The republican party now is pretty much the same thing as the democratic party (big spenders, big government, nanny state, ect...) only with religious groups behind the wheel instead of socialists behind the wheel. But basically its the same policy with a few moral differences in both parties.
Everybody who doesn't know much about anything always complains about bush being an evil conservative, but when you consider that he has grown the government, government programs, and non-military government spending more than Bill Clinton did its pretty hard to call him a real conservative. Another example of this is Arnold. When i was trying my hardest for arnold i was voting for a man with strong conservative beliefs, AKA, less spending, smaller government, fiscal responsibility. but after a short time in office he turned his back on his base and has spent money like crazy and turned into a global warming, welfare crazed, anti-free market, big government guy.
Unfortunately this is how I see the party going with the nomination of Mccain and just the way the party is heading in general. Personally, i think this alienating of its base is what has been causing the republican party a lot of its trouble in the past couple years.
so basically i am thinking about leaving the republican party and joining the libertarian party because the libertarians are more in step with my beliefs (and basically what republicans used to stand for)
Here's why Im thinking about not changing my party: I plan to run for political office some day, and unfortunately its almost impossible to get elected for much of anything unless you are either backed by the republicans or the democrats. I know there are still plenty of republicans who believe what I believe and they are just not in control right now.
What would you do if you were me?
Also, please try to keep this mature, no need for silly bush or republican bashing just for the sake of it everyone knows everyone has a different opinion on whats right and wrong.
A woman goes to the doctor to figure out why she is having breathing problems...The doctor tells her she is overweight. She says she wants a second opinion...the doctor says, "your ugly".
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Originally Posted by henk4
You should do some reading-up on the things you criticize...
