 should michigan s republican national committeeman resign from that position  yes no undecided dave agema should not resign political correctness has brought us to the point where no one is able to make statements of their stance on issues or ideas without risking being taken out of office or made out to be a villain i may not totally agree with dave agema on everything but at least he is honest and does not try to determine which way the wind is blowing before he states a position i am tired of our elected officials hiding behind the mantle of political correctness we have elections for a reason since no crime has been committed i would favor letting the man we elected stay dave aegma the issue before the repubican party should be not money but truth while these comments might appear insensitve or not civil our country was founded upon the right to speak one s mind the first of the sons of liberty to say let s stand up to england was saying something that politically incorrect that was not civil and that was insensitive whenever anyone be it an individual or a group chooses to either fund or to defund a cause based upon one person s statement it is a reaction based upon narrw mindedness our nation was founded by ideals out constitution was framed by people of many many differing views they all worked through these differences to frame a constitution it is appalling that the republican party should bow to the whims of a few people whose only apparently concern is how the republicans appear mr aegma should be allowed to express his views on whatever wherever and then he in all divility should openly state that his personal opinion does not affect his job that he will lead the republican party based upon the party s platform what we are creating here is like the communist state that the soviet union once was a place where one was unable to speak one s mind where one was unable to take a picture of anything one wanted and where one was unable to express an opinion god help us all each one of us is different each one of us holds differing opinions let s be wise enough to see the difference between an individual s beliefs and an indivdiual s work quality and ethics dave agema the bible said it they will have itching ears and no longer be able to stand the truth sad that is where we are republicans before you lose all the conservatives wake up pursue the truth and speak the truth before you are no longer able ida s agema was elected his positions agree with the gop platform what s the fuss what s the nasty hysteria about agema he was elected as committeeman his positions are consistent with the gop platform he is conservative he is not rude he is not hateful whoever doesn t like him should just run someone against him next time and whoever wins wins substantially more damage is being done to the republican party brand image morale and the ability to beat the dems in 2014 and 2016 by party leaders who are acting as rude as democrats to those who are in the conservative wing of the republican party and this includes tea party libertarian christian and prolife party leaders need to figure out how to expand the party based on the principles of the gop without losing the conservative wing and without sounding like msnbc stephanie whitbeck agema i am informed that there is an orchestrated campaign to ask officials to come out opposed to dave agema and to force him to resign you can expect more money and the need for it to get elected reelected unfortunately can change people i generally do not greatly appreciate the acts of some when they buy or rent other people or politicians or hold much respect for people who are for sale dave regroup reflect tweak your message but please do not step down seeing the rnc agenda this week some of the establishment are trying to push through stiffer rules stifling grass roots expression similar to what the rsc has been doing earlier this month and before the last few state conventions i can understand those who would want to stifle or defeat those who champion the grass roots from being a bump in their road having talked to dave a few times in the last several days i know he has no bigotry but has a genuine concern for those being affected by a promiscuous lifestyle he thinks is endangering them he needs to express that out of love and concern in a way that those who might shoot the messenger have no ammunition likewise the concern for a growing sharia foothold in michigan and elsewhere the arab people as i recall it are of the same base roots as those of the jewish and judeo christian traditions some are jewish some muslim some christian some of other or no religion i pray the issue is not one of heritage dastardly deeds have been committed over history by people espousing all of these religious and nonreligious principles in all but a few exceptions the problems are not the tenets of faith but those who practice extreme measures in enforcing it one exception is the faith that orders adherents to mutilate or kill those they cannot convert or subjugate see quran 2191 2193 2216 2244 533 even here most of the violence is called for in defense or retribution i have had friends acquaintances employees and clients of that faith whom i liked and appreciated one inspiring me to read the quran from cover to cover the nations controlled by fundamentalists of that faith do not allow freedom of religion the brutality against people of other faiths in those lands are well noted we allow a mosque at the base of the previous world trade center but taking a bible to the saudi kingdom can be a death sentence it is shameful when america and some in our establishment overlook this dichotomy or stifle those who will speak about it it is brave that one of us will we believe in america that religious freedom is a fundamental premise of our nation its founding principles and documents it is embodied in our constitution the problem is not those of arab heritage many are great people and have contributed greatly to this country the problem is zealots who would destroy those who will not accept barbaric rule under a caliphate that imposes sharia law again it is important that the message be honed not snuffed sharia law subjugates the female to an uneducated servile subhuman fate the gop errs if it turns a deaf ear to that reality there are many responsible members of that faith who are great contributors to the gop and our nation to do so they have had to ignore or suppress certain passages in the scriptures of their faith we can work with that the gop lost 60 of the female and youth vote last election 94 of the black vote 71 of the hispanic vote we do not have to adhere to every same precise measure or tactic to value what we agree with and work together on that we do not have to change fundamental principles to gain support a mushy fuzzy pastel message will certainly confuse lose support and encourage people to stay home ronald reagan carried 49 states with clear crisp bold primary colors as he held out in a conservative message hope for that great american opportunity and principles that made our nation great this is the winning formula reagan carried most of the constituencies that have left the gop because is has not governed to its stated principles let s get back to that winning message dave must stay or the mrp and rnc loses a great voice for we the people and imho will lose thousands of volunteer hours for its candidates this year  