Originally Posted by iamwhatiseem

Just FYI...in case anyone cares...

I have been a registered Democrat for 24 years, admittedly because that is what most of my family is.
As I have gotten older, and can more clearly define what my economic, social and overall political views are - I have found it increasingly difficult to continue the facade that "I am a Democrat".
Since the mid-80's I have watched the Democrat party becoming more and more liberal, and those with CLEAR liberal beliefs taking high positions of power in the party. I believe this has been a detriment to both the party and the country. As the Democrats in power became more and more liberal, the farther they drifted from what the majority of Americans believe in.

Believing there is no place in the Democrat party for those believing in a "moderate-conservative" approach to economics, no space for people who value the family structure - who believe that people should be punished for their crimes, and that public safety supersedes criminal rehabilitation, which usually only ends up in early release...etc. etc.....I will officially remove my name from the Democrat party.

I will at least temporarily switch to Independent until further review.