In Brewster's Millions, a movie from 1985, Richard Pryor launched a political campaign for mayor. It was an attempt to spend as much money as possible. Pryor had been willed hundreds of millions of dollars with one stipulation. He had to spend $30 million dollars in 30 days in order to inherit around $300 million total.
His political campaign turned into an effort to encourage people to vote for, "None of the above." Now there's an idea!
It goes without saying that most of us couldn't vote for a Democrat on a dare. What is less accepted is that most of us are finding it impossible to vote for the lesser of two evils. What this has found us doing in the past, is voting for a man that would by all intents and purposes be called a liberal if he wasn't run against someone like Walter Mondale, Bill Clinton or Al Gore.
Was George Bush Senior a Conservative? Was Bob Dole a Conservative? Is George Bush, our current President a Conservative? My requirements for qualification to be a Conservative aren't all that high. Here they are:
1. This person must not do anything that doesn't adhere to the Constitution of the United States.
2. This person must not do anything that doesn't protect the United States above all comers.
3. This person must not do anything that doesn't protect the citizens of the United States against all dangers.
There you have it. It's not what I'd call an extensive list of requirements. I consider them to be rather simple. However, I have found that I am in a minority with regard to this opinion. You'd be surprised how many people find these requirements to be unreasonable. Well, screw 'em!
I have come to a place in my life where I will no longer vote for someone that doesn't recognize the validity of me requiring that they adhere to these three tenets.
Think about this for a moment. In the spectrum of far left to far right, where would the above three requirements come in? Are they really Conservative? In my opinion they're about as middle of the road as you can get. What's Conservative about asking someone to adhere to them? In reality all I'm asking is that people love this nation and it's citizens. Run even a middle of the road (a moderate) candidate and I'll vote for him. Is that too much to ask? Evidently it is when it comes to Democrat and Republican leadership.
CFR violates rule one, two and three. It's unConstitutional. It doesn't protect the United States against sheister politicians. It doesn't protect the citizens of the United States from their evil effects.
Illegal Immigration is another such issue. The President swears an oath to faithfully protect the borders of the United States. An effectual disolution of our borders does not adhere to the Constitution, protect the sanctity of the United States or protect the citizens of the United States from all dangers related to illegal immigration. It does not protect this nation from the subversive and corrosive effects of illegal immigration.
For this reason, I say that our current President doesn't even qualify as a moderate, let alone a Conservative.
Until the Republicans run someone who will adhere to the above three requirements, I will not vote for their candidate. Frankly a vote for None of the Above is exactly what is called for. If the Republicans didn't recieve one single vote for an election cycle or two, it would be good for the United States. It would send a message that the days are over when we'll vote for a liberal and canonize them as a Conservative to pacify our requirements. Then the party would swing back to obatin our votes. Otherwise, they NEVER will. Is that what we want? Evidently so, because that's the message we send every time we vote for a liberal in sheep's clothing.
Anyone that can't see this is damning this nation to the ash heap of history. If the Republicans don't swing back toward the middle, and soon, we're damned.
