Editor, Times-Union: Ted, Ted, Ted. Where do I begin?
I guess first of all, a major correction, Silent No More is not a 501(c)(3) organization. While I’m not a member of KSNM, I am sympathetic to their mission. They agree with me on a host of issues and policies.
Secondly, I would like to give a little background on Mr. Mourdock’s statement that you quoted. If you are a conservative, you know that bipartisanship means that the Republicans cave on their principles and the Democrats get what they want, that is the definition in Washington, D.C., as recent history has demonstrated over and over again. There has been no reason for the Democrats to compromise because the Republicans cave on the issues in most cases.
Mr. Mourdock is simply voicing how a lot of us on the right feel. I want to see a time where the compromise moves the country toward smaller limited government instead of toward bigger government. I want the compromisers moved to the Democrat side of the isle. Senator Lugar was one of those compromisers/cavers. Silent No More is helping to give the Republicans a little backbone, and I whole heartily support them in this regard.
Lastly, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to address your “Christian form of shariah law”. I’m sure you would agree that in order for that to happen, the force of government would have to be implemented against the non-compliers to the Christian shariah law. So, if we are proponents of small and limited government, how could we possibly be for, or enforce shariah law?
This always amuses me when someone on the left accuses the right of fascism or in your case Christian shariah law. That would require a big government, and we are strongly for small and limited government, where fascism and shariah law would be impossible. There is only one party that is a big government party, and it’s not the Republicans.
