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Date Posted: 22:15:06 11/18/05 Fri
Author: Owner
Subject: Re: First time posting, not sure if this is the Right Board, either.
In reply to: Mr. Ivan J. Conway 's message, "First time posting, not sure if this is the Right Board, either." on 23:48:29 03/30/05 Wed

> Thanks for the Post. We have some radicals here that will not post anymore.






Well Now, this is interesting.
>
>For some months now, I've been in heated debates with
>Monarchist over the whole, Head of State, issue.
>Recently, I've started posting over the CCR (Citizens
>for a Canadian Republic) Message Board, and trying to
>get a feel for what the Republican Side, here in
>Canada is, all about. While I PASSIONATELY, VERY
>PASSIONATELY, feel it's time for Canada to have it's
>OWN, CANADIAN BORN, RESIDING & ELECTED Head of State,
>and I do feel that the Power of the State should be in
>the hands of the Masses of Ordinary Citizens, a very
>Republican Sentiment but also, I feel, plain common
>sense, too; I'm not sure if I'm ready to classify
>myself as a Republican, in the strictest sense, just
>yet. I too, have chosen to take the Middle of the Road
>Approach, to this whole issue.
>
>If I where to classify myself as anything, at this
>point, it would be, a sort of, Sydo Monarchist, and
>indeed, I have been trying for about a year now, to
>pitch, what I call, a THIRD OPTION, which to Died Hard
>Monarchist, and Died Hard Republicans, seems to be NO
>Option, at all because, they have BOTH decided to go
>to Extremes, over this, and you are quite right,
>though NEITHER of them will admit it about the other,
>BOTH Sides, make very good points, at various times.
>
>In a statement made by a Monarchist, a while back, the
>observation was made that Canada ALREADY is a Republic
>in everything but, Name Only, {{and the fact that we
>do not have an Elected Canadian, Head of State (my
>part) }}. If this is the case, I don't really see a
>need for a Name Change. Why not STAY a Dominion that
>FUNCTIONS as a Republic? I Advocate that to PRESERVE,
>Canadian Uniqueness. Also, why change the Title of
>Governor General, just make sure it is an ELECTED, and
>SUPREME Post, in the land.
>
>I feel that if we Reclassify Ourselves as a Republic,
>with a President as Head of State, we will be just
>like all the Other Republics, around the World, or in
>time, we will EVOLVE, to be just like them,
>particularly, our neighbor to the south, which to me,
>today, represents a Prime Example of a FAILED,
>Republic.
>
>If I'm {{FOR}} Anything, it's Canadian UNITY,
>SOVEREIGNTY, {{AND}} UNIQUENESS. I do not understand
>why this has to be an Either/Or Proposition, to me
>this smacks of a Great LACK of Creativity. I'm also
>{{FOR}} Canadian Strength. Hundreds of years of
>Colonial BRAINWASHING, and Todays Spineless,
>Visionless, Politicians/Bureaucrats have Throughly
>Robed Canada of any TRUE & REAL Greatness She Could
>have Had also, Strength. But, it is NEVER Too Late.
>
>I have not shared My Third Option, over the CCR
>Message Board, yet. I've shared it with some Died Hard
>Windsor Fans, and they Shot it to blazes yet, I feel
>it has MORE Merit than, either camp will admit.
>
>I want something that will SET PEOPLE ON FIRE, in
>Passionate Fervor for Canada. I'm not sure a Mediocre
>Republic, in the way the Republicans Describe it, will
>do that. Also, they have yet to state, EXACTLY, What
>Type of Republic, they envision. This is VERY
>Important to me, and I'm sure, when the time comes,
>Millions More Canadians, as well.
>
>Maybe this is the Board & Group for my ideas, maybe
>not. Maybe somebody can reply to this post, and
>explain to me EXACTLY What you are about. Also, if you
>wish, you can e-mail me at: whitetide84tall@yahoo.com
>
>I have a number of post over the CCR Message Board if,
>any of you wish to check them out, because of VERY
>Insulting remarks from a Few Monarchist, I've decided
>not to post over their board, any longer.
>
>Thank You for your time.
>
>
>
>Ivan J. Conway
>
>Patriot Son of the Great Canadian Federation,
>
>Out for now.
>
>
>
>P.S. I'm also in favour of Canadian Expansion, for
>those places who WISH to Join the Canadian Federation.
>I don't think ANY Application should be Recklessly or
>Mindlessly, discarded or rejected.
>
>
>
>Ivan Out.

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