For those of you who don’t know the “Conservative Political Action Conference” is the biggest Conservative event of the year. Since I had never gone to DC before let alone a huge conference like CPAC, I was a bit leery to make the trip from AZ to DC when folks at YAL national told us we should try our best to make it. But alas, on somewhat of a whim I decided to go, by myself, and using my own money.
Upon landing I put a bookmark in my copy of the ever-so fitting “On the Road” book and became extraordinarily exited. DC was beautiful.
I had a few hotel roomates. These boys are wild liberty lovers just like me and we had a blast everyday and night. Graham is from The University Michigan, Ann Arbor which is supposedly the Berkeley of the East. He is a member of the libertarian club on campus there. Stephen and Trey started a YAL chapter at Middle Tennessee State University.
CPAC itself was draped with Neo-Cons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism) BUT the liberty lovers were also there in large number.
Campaign for Liberty had so many wonderful events and forums. My favourite was the Judge Napolitano Ron Paul Forum where both Dr. Paul and the Judge confronted the differences between popular conservativism and liberty conservativism. I was particularly impressed with the Judge. During his speech he confronted all of the Dick Cheney supporters and made references to the unconstitutional Patriot Act. Then during the Q and A he declared many of the acts of our government unconstitutional with a thunderous decisive voice. In fact everyone that C4L hosted was very bold in defining the role of government highlighting the natural rights of individuals and the separation of church and state.
We must now also be bold. Thanks to a few bold leaders we in the movement now have a loud voice and can afford to be bold ourselves.
“In the long history of the world only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its maximum hour of danger. YOU ARE THAT GENERATION! THIS IS YOUR ROLE! NOW IS THAT TIME! Freedom must be defended from every assailant in every corner of this country. From outside the country, from inside the country and especially from the government that wants to take it away from us”.
