Which GOP Candidate Would The Founders Support?...

None. The founders were closer to being liberal than, say a newt.

The founders were close to being a liberal? OK maybe you can answer this for me

Name some modern day liberals that are comparable to the founding fathers.

And explain what those modern day liberals have done that you could come close to equating modern day liberalism with the principle's of the founding fathers.
 
Yeah, liberals back then would've put "In God WeTrust" in our national documents.:cuckoo:

Nevermind, those crazy ideas that someone's property is really the Govt's responsibility to let you own it or someone else get it via "wealth distribution."

Quit smoking crack, crackhead.

None. The founders were closer to being liberal than, say a newt.

See my sig.
 
None. The founders were closer to being liberal than, say a newt.

The founders were close to being a liberal? OK maybe you can answer this for me

Name some modern day liberals that comparable to the founding fathers.

And explain what those modern day liberals have done that you could come close to equating modern day liberalism with the principle's of the founding fathers.

I have to apologize. The founding fathers were more like Newt. :lol:
 
None. The founders were closer to being liberal than, say a newt.

The founders were close to being a liberal? OK maybe you can answer this for me

Name some modern day liberals that comparable to the founding fathers.

And explain what those modern day liberals have done that you could come close to equating modern day liberalism with the principle's of the founding fathers.

I have to apologize. The founding fathers were more like Newt. :lol:
OMG no you didn't
 
so much ignorance in this thread...of course the answer is ron paul. The founders' ideology and concept of liberty guaranteed by the Constitution in the protection of the individual from the government is proof of this. The founders knew times would change, hence the amendment process that everyone seems to have forgotten about. If the founders truly were racist, sexist pigs, they would have said in the constitution explicity "Blacks and women do not exercise these rights." But, they didn't. Why? They were ahead of their time and knew the amendment process would take care of it...and guess what? It did. Read the federalist papers, read the Jefferson letters, read some primary sources,
(BUT DO IT IN CONTEXT!) especially you looney ass leftists.
 
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The Founding Fathers wouldn't support Paul if they were told in the future our enemies could attack us quicker than in their time which would be months of sailing to America compared to less than 24 hours flying here.

They would prefer our enemies be kept from attacking us here by stopping them overseas. If we had the capability to sink the British Navy back then in London's waterways instead in our bays after they unloaded red coats...the Founding Fathers would've done it for national security and peace of mind.

Meanwhile Paulestinians live in another reality....

So the founders would insist on nation building? They would insist on preemptive strikes?

They had Rome like ambitions..........Who knew?
 
The Founding Fathers would've loved the capability to stop England's Navy from getting to our shores instead of constantly living in fear of the next invasion by the red coats.

These long-winded Ron Paul rants about the Constitution are fine, but he ignores reality that self preservation/defense is more important than worrying about how big the Federal Govt gets.....

The Founding Fathers wouldn't support Paul if they were told in the future our enemies could attack us quicker than in their time which would be months of sailing to America compared to less than 24 hours flying here.

They would prefer our enemies be kept from attacking us here by stopping them overseas. If we had the capability to sink the British Navy back then in London's waterways instead in our bays after they unloaded red coats...the Founding Fathers would've done it for national security and peace of mind.

Meanwhile Paulestinians live in another reality....

So the founders would insist on nation building? They would insist on preemptive strikes?

They had Rome like ambitions..........Who knew?
 
If the founders were alive today, they would be totally consumed by ogling women,

and by marveling at how easy farming had gotten.

Yeah they would be so mesmerized by technology that they wouldn't even DARE to think critically about the political situation. Well said, mr. intelligent.
 
If the founders were alive today, they would be totally consumed by ogling women,

and by marveling at how easy farming had gotten.

Yeah they would be so mesmerized by technology that they wouldn't even DARE to think critically about the political situation. Well said, mr. intelligent.

The most significant common characteristic the Founders had was their ability not to let themselves be bound by the dictates of their ancestors of 300 years previous.

Apply THAT to the idiot OP's question.
 
None of us have any real grasp or understanding of the Founders.

Try to imagine;

As you sign the Declaration or the Constitution, that if you lose the Revolution, to the greatest Army/Navy the world has ever seen, you will be hung by the neck until dead.


you don't know if you have the brass to do that unless you someone end up in that situation.

so anyone claiming they are descended from the Founders had better be family. Anyone claiming political descention is full of shit.
 
Yeah, liberals back then would've put "In God WeTrust" in our national documents.:cuckoo:

Nevermind, those crazy ideas that someone's property is really the Govt's responsibility to let you own it or someone else get it via "wealth distribution."

Quit smoking crack, crackhead.

None. The founders were closer to being liberal than, say a newt.

:clap2::clap2:
 
This is supposing the notion the founders were all of one mind. They weren't. Some were bitter rivals. Washington and Jefferson were not on speaking terms.

It's extremely naive to postulate what 18th century leaders would regard important in the 21th century as well.

At lot as changed. They wouldn't be able to own human beings for one thing.

They had one basic principle that was uncompromising for them. It's was liberty and freedom of choice.

For white men with land.

Sure.
 
The Founding Fathers would've loved the capability to stop England's Navy from getting to our shores instead of constantly living in fear of the next invasion by the red coats.

These long-winded Ron Paul rants about the Constitution are fine, but he ignores reality that self preservation/defense is more important than worrying about how big the Federal Govt gets.....

The Founding Fathers wouldn't support Paul if they were told in the future our enemies could attack us quicker than in their time which would be months of sailing to America compared to less than 24 hours flying here.

They would prefer our enemies be kept from attacking us here by stopping them overseas. If we had the capability to sink the British Navy back then in London's waterways instead in our bays after they unloaded red coats...the Founding Fathers would've done it for national security and peace of mind.

Meanwhile Paulestinians live in another reality....

So the founders would insist on nation building? They would insist on preemptive strikes?

They had Rome like ambitions..........Who knew?

I must ask, what is more dangerous the perceived dangers from the world around us or the dangers from within America? I am not naive to think there isn't danger out in the world around us but I am smart enough to realize we need to fix our internal problems before we can defend against those outward dangers. And the NDAA is proof enough we have a problem that's at least in my opinion.
 
I would have to say our current oppressive Big Government resembles King George's England spot-on. Our Founding Fathers would be appalled at how much Freedom & Liberty we have allowed our Government to seize.
 
This is supposing the notion the founders were all of one mind. They weren't. Some were bitter rivals. Washington and Jefferson were not on speaking terms.

It's extremely naive to postulate what 18th century leaders would regard important in the 21th century as well.

At lot as changed. They wouldn't be able to own human beings for one thing.

They had one basic principle that was uncompromising for them. It's was liberty and freedom of choice.

For white men with land.

Sure.

They did have ever leave us something to build on.
 
None of us have any real grasp or understanding of the Founders.

Try to imagine;

As you sign the Declaration or the Constitution, that if you lose the Revolution, to the greatest Army/Navy the world has ever seen, you will be hung by the neck until dead.


you don't know if you have the brass to do that unless you someone end up in that situation.

so anyone claiming they are descended from the Founders had better be family. Anyone claiming political descention is full of shit.

Well yes and no.

Did they put their lives at risk? Sure. But I am also sure some of them had a "back out" plan if things went wrong.

Like a beeline to France or something.
 
They had one basic principle that was uncompromising for them. It's was liberty and freedom of choice.

For white men with land.

Sure.

They did have ever leave us something to build on.

Agreed. They sure enough did. But this sort of conjecture, about who they would chose now, is sorta ridiculous.

They were the "liberals" of their time. But they believed that women, and non-whites were inferior to white men. And that's just for starters.

What was fine and dandy in their time..isn't really fine and dandy now.
 
For white men with land.

Sure.

They did have ever leave us something to build on.

Agreed. They sure enough did. But this sort of conjecture, about who they would chose now, is sorta ridiculous.

They were the "liberals" of their time. But they believed that women, and non-whites were inferior to white men. And that's just for starters.

What was fine and dandy in their time..isn't really fine and dandy now.

Damn you understood that? I need to start proof reading my post. It's bad when I have to question what I wrote.

In other words
I stated that they left us a foundation to build on.
 
Once the Founders were educated on how the world has changed I don't believe they would support Ron Paul. But they would support Ron Paul before supporting Obama.

Not so sure about that. It depends on which founders. Also on how quickly they could recover from the shock of seeing a black president. :)eek:)

However, that business about being educated on how the world works is crucial for any such question. Transport the candidates or policy choices back to their own time and circumstances and support would go one way. Transport the men themselves into our time and give them at least a year or so to catch up on history and overcome future shock, and their support might well go the other.

If Adam Smith were alive today, he'd be a socialist. That's given the values that he clearly espoused. But he was not a socialist in his own time. Times change, and so do appropriate means to accomplish common ends.
 

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