Now that we've won, my wish list (vanity)

SpyGuy | 03 Nov 04 | SpyGuy

[SpyGuy]

Now that Bush has won re-election with a strong popular mandate and Republicans have strengthened their position in Congress, here is what I'd like to see accomplished over the next four years:

1. Close our borders and deport all illegal aliens. Combine the US Border Patrol and the US Coast Guard into a fifth branch of the US Military for the purpose of homeland defense. Construct a contiguous, militarized, defensive border wall between the US and Mexico. Increase troop patrols on the Canadian border.

2. Prosecute the War in Iraq (and the War on Terror) with decisive and overwhelming firepower, including the razing of resistance strongholds. Stop placing our troops at increased risk in an effort to fight a limited, politically-correct war. Massive retaliatory bombing and shelling strikes for every act of terrorism, particularly the kidnapping and beheading of hostages.

3. Enact an expedited and strict death penalty process for acts of terrorism -- including so-called "eco-terrorism" -- or treason against the United States. (If the US can do it to Timothy McVeigh, they can do it to the rest of the terrorists and traitors.) Dedicate more resources to infiltrating and prosecuting internal terrorist organizations.

4. Appoint -- and fight for the confirmation of -- true CONSERVATIVE, non-activist judges to all the currently vacant federal benches and the SCOTUS.

5. Extensive Tort reform.

6a. Passage of a US Constitutional Amendment declaring marriage to be only between one man and one woman. (We obviously have momentum on this now.)

6b. Include in the Amendment that the government shall not grant any special civil rights to "sexual orientation" including gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders, or other sexual dysfunctions.

6c. Include in the Amendment a prohibition on the public funding, subsidizing, or facilitating of any sex-change operations or other "sexual orientation" conversion.

7a. Rewrite of Amendment XV of the US Constitution so that it abolishes ALL government-sanctioned racism (AKA "affirmative action").

7b. Add to the rewrite of Amendment XV that no public or governmental service shall ever be denied to anyone based on race or sex, and that it is illegal to write legal contracts that bind future parties into discrimination. However, affirm that private individuals and businesses have the right to freely associate or not associate with whomever they may choose.

8. Passage of a US Constitutional Amendment declaring English to be the official language of the United States, and that all government business shall be conducted in English only, and that all government publications, forms, and documents are to be published only in English.

9. Abolish the IRS and implement a fair consumption-based tax plan that taxes everyone equally with no deductions, exemptions, or loopholes.

10. Create a privatized retirement account alternative to Social Security.

11. Enact a national nuclear energy program. Drawing from the expertise of the US Navy's nuclear program, design and approve (including EPA approval) a single universal reactor design.

12. Enact strict, mandatory federal penalties for identity theft.

[backtothestreets]

Was there a particular reason you didn't make mention of the flag protection amendment?

[MohawkDrums]

I'd rather see the energy expended on reforming the tax code and the bureaucracy. With a flatter tax system that didn't require deductions so families could survive, these people would have no financial incentive to "marry" and no court claim of discrimination, however preposterous. The real force promoting gay marriage is our bizarre and byzantine tax code. Change that, and these people will stop rubbing our faces in it.

And the fact is, we have limited time to accomplish our goals -- two years. We should focus on what really matters, and benefits the most people.
This election was too close. We need to destroy any Democratic advantage.
This is not an issue that helps them -- why rush to solve it for them?

[MohawkDrums]

I'm with you on all of these, except the ACLU. As I recall, they did help
Ollie North and other conservatives abused under Democratic administrations. What I'd like to see, actually, is a conservative takeover of the ACLU, so that it returns to its focus on protecting us from unwarranted government intrusion. I'll take off my Bob Barr hat here (and I have a bone to pick with him for giving aid and comfort to certain folks) but I don't think I have to swallow every expansion of government power into our lives just because a particular party wants it. Stay pure, baby.