I listened to the majority of all three presidential candidate debates with the two major party candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, and the vice presidential candidate debate between the two major party candidates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. There was a lot of rhetoric put on the table, but there were some things missing…
The issues.
All four people seemed to overlook the issues that face us this day and age. I haven’t overlooked them, and want to bring you my takes on these issues and introduce a candidate who will probably not win the election, but who stands by my views – or at least who closely stands by my views…
Taxes – The IRS is a joke. Jesus said, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s” (Matthew 22:21), but 28% of my income, plus more to my state and city ? I understand the taking of taxes for city and state services, but my federal taxes go for who knows what ? Here are some of the things that my taxes went to recently…
1. Hurricane Katrina relief – part of my tax dollars went to the debit cards that were handed out to the victims of the massive hurricane in 2005, which in turn many went into the black market and were “flipped” for drugs. Others went for 1080p TVs, and other such things. How should that have been handled ? Bring your estimates, and we’ll cover them. You’re not getting the money, but you will get a voucher, not a MasterCard. The states of Mississippi and Louisiana should have done more to aid and comfort their people than they did.
2. The relief of just about every country out there who has a natural disaster (many of those countries don’t think much of us to begin with).
3. The bail out of the banks. One question…but a just suppose first. Just suppose I had opened up a restaurant, and the restaurant failed. Should I count on the government to bail my restaurant out in order that I stay in business ? And even if I did, they would shoot me down. Perhaps some of these banks that frivilously gave away these loans should just be left to fail. Make it harder to get a loan, like it was hard for me to get my first car loan in 1995 (I had sterling credit, just having paid off all my debts, but still had to have a co-signer for a $9000 car).
The IRS should be dissolved.
Immigration – Our immigration laws are ridiculous. Say a Mexican girl, 8.99 months pregnant, sneaks across the border. The INS catches up with her, is delivering her back to Mexico, and en route she has her baby in the back of the INS truck. Guess what ? That baby is a U.S. citizen, with full benefits. She can now sponsor her mother to stay in the U.S. And guess who is paying the tab ? You and me. That, plus the pre 9/11 “import” of those who destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon, not to overlook those who hijacked the plane that crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania. We need to close our borders, yesterday.
Gun control – “Two shotguns and 20 rounds in every gun cabinet.” I know, I know…”But what about the people that have criminal backgrounds ?” I have a news break for you…an ex-con is not going to walk into Bob’s Gun Shop (with apologies to Bob’s Gun Shop, if it really exists) and buy a gun. The only people that go to gun shops and gun shows are your collectors and legitimate people. Unfortunately, those who have no business owning guns are going to get them from the black market. We are guaranteed the right to bear arms by the Second Amendment of the Constitution, and those right should not be infringed upon.. Both the major candidates want to limit your Second Amendment rights. Fear the government that fears you and your firearms.
The United Nations – What has the U.N. done for us lately ? When we defeated the Taliban and deposed Saddam Hussein, we were on our own. The UN wanted nothing to do with it. Hans Blix lied, saying there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Try again, Hans. So, we took care of business, and THEN the UN wanted a piece of the pie. The UN is an ultra-liberal organization that the U.S. needs to cede from.
Health Care – The FDA has banned the use of numerous helpful products and treatments. Many folks have to travel to other countries to get these treatments. There is no constitutional provision to limit healthcare to the people. Allow the research companies to do their research, be forthright in the pros and cons of treatments, and allow the people to make their own minds up. Why let the government decide for us what is good for us and what isn’t ? And shouldn’t doctors and hospitals be accountable to the patient, not to the government and the insurance companies ? Who knows better if a patient is well enough to go home, the patient’s doctor, or the patient’s HMO ? Socialized medicine is and should not be an option. Socialized medicine would compromise the quality of care. That, plus with the rising cost of malpractice insurance, there are many doctors moving, bowing out of practice, or going in to other fields. How much thinner would the pool be if people stopped going to med school all together because there’s little benefit afterwards ? Plus, I understand all the costs involved with the research and development of medications…but some of these costs for prescription drugs are astronomical. And, the government subsidizes some of these to boot !!!
The so-called New World Order – Bill Clinton screwed us royally when he signed the North America Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. This paved the way for numerous companies to move to Mexico, where wages and the costs of doing business are ridiculously low. But of course, rememebr you get what you pay for.
Education – This should be left to the states to deal with, not the federal government.
Jobs – The way to protect American jobs is by raising tariffs on imported goods. The amount of the tariff would be the difference between what the foreign-made item costs plus the difference in what the same item would cost to be made in America. So, if this widget costs $20 to make in America, but only $7 to make in Country X, the tariff would be $13 per widget. Protect jobs and raise revenue !
National Defense – We should have armed forces that are the baddest forces anywhere. Plus, we should only deploy them under a declaration of war. Supporting the troops should never be an option…it should just happen.
Sanctity of Life – Many abortion clinics are federally-subsidized and/or funded. Another waste of not just life, but of tax dollars. You can argue “rape or incest,” but I’m going to make a first-hand argument. I have a relative who was conceived by a rape. The mother, who has cerebral palsy, was raped. Her legal guardians, her parents, had her have the baby and raised her. Is it the baby’s fault ? No. There are alternatives. I can think of many people off the top of my head who would be willing to adopt a baby. For every “baby factory,” there are probably one or two couples who wish to have a child but can’t have one of their own. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has a bill that would protect the sanctity of life and would single-handedly overturn Roe v. Wade.
Former Border Patrol Agents Compean and Ramos – These two border agents were arrested, tried, and convicted on trumped-up charges for DOING THEIR JOBS. A Mexican was importing marijuana into the U.S. They found it, and the smuggler ran. He was apprehended after being shot in the buttocks by the two. They stopped the import of over 700 pounds of marijuana and caught the perpetrator. So what happened ? The “powers that be” found a procedural error in what they did that day, arrested Ramos and Compean, tried them (giving the perpetrator FULL IMMUNITY to testify against the pair), convicted them…and sentenced them to 11 and 12 years in federal prison. President Bush should pardon them, at the latest upon his departure from office. They never should have been arrested in the first place, but honored for taking 700 pounds of marijuana off the streets of the U.S.
I’m really tired of hearing why not to vote for someone. Obama’s pastor, involvement with ACORN and association with a former urban terrorist. McCain’s old and out of touch. WHO CARES ? Let’s deal with the above.
That’s why I cast my vote for Chuck Baldwin. Chuck is a pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, and is host of a talk radio program. He is a member of the Constitution Party, which stands for the above issues, including protecting your Second Amendment rights that both Obama and McCain want to regulate and/or want to take away. And I realize that Chuck will likely not win the election, as he is only on the ballot in 37 states (including Ohio).
I want to take this opportunity to endorse Chuck Baldwin and his running mate, Darrell Castle, for president and vice president, and I hope this article tells you why.
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