Posted on 08/03/2012 4:42:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
If every American was a Christian conservative Tea Partier...
1) …There would be fewer regulations, lower taxes, a business-friendly environment, and a much smaller government that would lead to considerably stronger economic growth and job creation. In fact, we'd probably have to dramatically increase the number of work permits we hand out to foreign workers, not because there are "jobs Americans won't do" (which don't actually exist), but because so many Americans would be employed that we'd have to bring in more people to do all of the available work.
2) ...The richest Americans would have more money. Of course, so would the middle class and the poor. In fact, the only Americans who wouldn't benefit economically would be the Americans who spend their lives relying on the government, instead of their own effort, to pay their bills.
3) ...We'd have some form of a Balanced Budget Amendment to insure that we don't have a deficit or a debt.
4) ...We'd have a much flatter, simpler tax code that you could fill out on a single sheet of paper.
5) ...Welfare and food stamps would still exist, but there wouldn't be as much need for them, it would be considered shameful to take either, and you can be sure that people would have to work for every hand-out they receive.
6) ...Social Security would be privatized and invested. That means the people who put nothing in would have nothing to take out, but the people who do pay in would have a lot more money to withdraw.
7) ...We'd still put some research money into alternative energy, but we'd also work to build a lot more nuclear power plants and we'd encourage private industry to produce more clean coal and natural gas. Oil would also be much cheaper because we'd have already drilled ANWR, the keystone pipeline would be built, and we'd be opening up federal land to environmentally responsible drilling at every opportunity. This would lead to much lower energy bills for the average American.
8) ...We'd have the same sort of "loser pays" legal system that’s practiced in much of the rest of the civilized world. That would dramatically reduce the number of lawsuits and the cost of legal insurance.
9) ...There would be a lot less government workers and the ones we’d have would make less on average than the taxpayers paying their salary.
10) ...Health care would be much cheaper and more efficient because you could buy insurance across state lines; we'd have tort reform, health care savings accounts, and tax credits for health care would go to individuals instead of companies, which means that you wouldn't lose your insurance if you lose your job.
11) ...The fence would be built, the border would be secure, anyone who overstayed his VISA would be tracked down and deported, and illegal aliens who did make it into the country would be forever barred from visiting here legally or becoming citizens.
12) ...Legal immigration would be faster, cheaper, and much more efficient. We'd also be selecting new American immigrants based on merit instead of rewarding people for breaking our laws or allowing them to come here because their son or cousin already managed to become a citizen.
13) ...English would be the national language.
14) ...People would look at you like you’re an idiot, as they should today, if you suggest that the Constitution is a living document. You'd also see a lot more Constitutional amendments because the Supreme Court would stick to the law as written unless it was amended.
15) ...The crime rate would be so low because of the lack of criminals and the prevalence of guns that in much of the country, people wouldn't bother to lock their doors.
16) ...The death penalty would be applied much more liberally for terrible crimes and it wouldn't take 15 years of appeals to carry it out.
17) ...All people would be welcome to practice their religious faith with no official state-run religion, just as the Founding Fathers intended. So, yes, you could have a manger in front of the town hall at Christmas and the Ten Commandments on a court house wall, and teachers in public school could teach from the Bible in class when it was appropriate.
18) ...Not only would there be no gay marriage, we'd be taking steps to strengthen marriage -- like getting rid of no-fault divorce and it would be acknowledged that a mother and a father would do a better job of raising kids than any other combination.
19) ....Children would be taught abstinence in school, having kids out of wedlock would be frowned upon, and abortion would be legal only in the case of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother.
20) ...Kids would start out school with the Pledge of Allegiance and a daily prayer.
21) ...We'd have school vouchers so that we could introduce competition into our school systems and allow all parents to send their kids to the same kind of schools that the rich do today. We'd also spend a lot more time teaching kids reading, writing, arithmetic, history, and economics and spend a lot less time worrying about their self-esteem.
22) ...You wouldn't have terrorists, communists, and people who hate America teaching at our universities.
23) ...Racism would practically be non-existent, there would be no need for the NAACP, LA RAZA, or Affirmative Action and people would, "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
24) ...We'd have safe water, safe food, clean air, and a clean environment, but we'd put an end to the years of legal challenges to new building projects and people having their land declared a "wetland" because the ground gets soggy for a few days a year.
25) ...There would be no public unions. Private unions would, of course, still exist, but no one would be forced to join and employers, if they so desire, would be able to fire everyone in the union and get a new work force.
Too bad we have the first amendment. What a bitch that thing is.
A balanced budget would be nice.
Then we could out grow the debt over time.
You know, I’d settle for Switzerland, which is more or less what you described.
Care to explain that statement, or just have us keep thinking you're an idiot?
After you’ve instituted #13, re-read and correct #9.
Also, why bother with #17 as it says, “If every American was (sic) a Christian conservative Tea Partier...
While you can dream that the rest of the country is a Christian Tea Party, there are plenty of folks who don’t want to live in a single religion world.
And since when did the Tea Party take on a religious affiliation.
Yes, Vermont Lt, explain what you meant about the first amendment.
They are still being overrun by muzzies there.
Freedom exposes the disparities in cultural virtues
by rewarding prudent behavior choices and punishing imprudent behavior choices.
So, it’s more “culturist” than it is “racist”.
The congress can make make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
So a 100% christian nation would be impossible.
The congress can not make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
So a 100% christian nation would be impossible.
“Too bad we have the first amendment. What a bitch that thing is.
Care to explain that statement, or just have us keep thinking you’re an idiot? “
Perhaps he is talking about the idea in the title of the article that we all be Christians. I am as conservative as any tea partier, but am not a Christain or a member of any other religion and I agree with all 25 points. Nothing against Christains, but sometimes the think they have a monopoly on morals and conservative values.
That’s not what it means. It means living in a nation that embraces its obvious Christian heritage, and even those who aren’t Christian, at least having respect for Christianity as opposed to outright hatred of anything religious. Like the way the country was when the Founders established it.
The lack of opposition... would turn us against each other. We are only human.
>>>The congress can make make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
So a 100% christian nation would be impossible.>>>
I believe you meant the congress can NOT make any laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion, and if I am correct, I agree with you completely.
Amendment I
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
For the most part, this describes the USA of the 40’s and 50’s.To those of us who were around then, they were truly golden years...when men wore jackets, ties and hats to Yankee Stadium.
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