I have been involved in the conservative political movement after leaving the Republican party after 58 years. Why? As I write here in the future, I believe you will easily see the answer. Today I wrote this blog on the American Conservative party website.
I feel somewhat like the founding fathers must have felt after the last day of the constitutional convention in Philadelphia, satisfied, yet a bit apprehensive. Today, I filed the Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana Conservative Party, Inc. with the Secretary of State and the Parish Clerk of Court. So, Louisiana is now legally in business.
As my state party moves forward, it moves, not as a protest political party, but a party to be built upon the principled law created by our nation’s founding fathers. The unfortunate part is that most citizens today lack the knowledge about our nation’s creation. So, a great deal of the time consumed by the conservative movement will by necessity be in re-educating our fellow citizens about America’s constitutional history. We will not succeed moving our party forward through protest, and we will not move our conservative values forward until minds are educated.
Quite often the remark is made about the success of the American “revolution.” “How could it have happened?” is asked. John Adams is quoted as having addressed the answer, when he said that the revolution was already in the hearts and mind of the colonists. I believe, as I know most of you do, that down deep, America’s people know what is right. It is in their hearts and minds, but they have not had an outlet for expression during the past several decades. It is so evident today with the presidential campaigns. The Republican party moves to the center, hoping to entice the “Conservative Republicans.” On the other hand, the Democratic party moves to the center, hoping to entice the “Blue Dog” conservatives. Everyone wants “middle America.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, our party is the center! It’s easy. America is made of citizens, most all to the center. It is in their hearts and minds. Our job is to get them to have the courage to act through their hearts and minds.
How did “it” all get in our hearts and minds, both now, and in 1776? It was because the intellectual foundation was based on the biblical view of man’s inalienable rights. A natural order “created” by a supreme being, call it what you wish. I call it God.
Mark me delusional…I’m not! But, the conservative movement, and our party, is guaranteed ultimate success because our success already exists in our hearts and minds. We see it being revealed each day as America rebels against the “disorder” in our present political system. It is in disorder because the present system offends the values of America’s “middle.” So, in conclusion, let us not identify our party in juxtaposition to the others. Let us claim the “middle” as ours! We own it!