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President of SEIU and Obama's most frequent visitor to the White House, Andy Stern, was recorded in an interview saying "We will use the power of persuasion and if that fails we will use the persuasion of power."
It has become blatantly obvious, with the outrageous and criminal persuasion of power that this administration has used against We the People, that we are in an undeclared war for the very heart and soul of our Free Republic.
My motive in running for Congress is understanding that we are in a two-fisted-bare-knuckled-knock-down-drag-out contest for the restoration and preservation of our nation.
Thus, I stand for the following:
1. Restore morals, ethics, and respect in Congress: My primary motivation and my passionate resolve are to hold every elected official, in every branch of government, accountable to their Sacred Oath of Office to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. The betrayal of that Sacred Oath is what has led us to the Constitutional crisis that we are in today. To falsely take this oath is perjury, a crime in itself. To so blatantly violate this oath is treason.*
The Department of Justice, as well as those in office who have born witness to these crimes, has become complicit in them by virtue of the fact that they have not pursued indictments against anyone in recent history committing them. The violation of the Oath of Office reaches the highest Office in the land. Every crime against our Constitution is a crime against We the People and the protection of our God given liberties inherent in that Bastion of Liberty. This blatant usurpation of power must not go unpunished.
2. National Security: Illegal immigration puts at risk our national security. It defrauds legal immigrants of their rightful acceptance as U.S. citizens. It clouds the public perception of the legal immigrant’s legitimacy. All attempts to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants must be rejected. Our Borders must be secured especially in light of the threat of allowing terrorists access through vast unguarded territory. Additionally, drug wars along the Mexican Border threaten the security of American lives and the stability of American communities within their reach.
Our troops in every branch of service deserve rock solid support for them and their families. No set of parents should be deployed overseas at the same time leaving a child without a parent. The policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should remain in place to suppress homosexual activism in the military at the very least. And in any election year our military personnel should have the guarantee that they will receive their absentee ballots in a timely manner and every military ballot will be counted without fail.
Our servicemen on the battlefront should not be threatened by ludicrous protocols that tie their hands to effectively fight and win. No serviceman should have to second guess his decision to shoot or not to shoot worrying about the liability issues that could put him in a position to be prosecuted by our own courts if he guesses wrong. This is not to be confused with deliberate and conscious acts of murder or violence against innocent civilians.
3. Justice: It has been my experience in recent years that our judicial system has become fraught with corruption. Throughout this land prosecuting attorneys and other law enforcement agencies are granted unconstitutional immunities that encourage corruption through lack of accountability and the threat of prosecution. This must not stand. Additionally, the Obama Administration has granted immunity to Interpol to operate on our Sovereign soil against our Sovereign citizens. This is a betrayal of our Constitution and We the People. I consider this an aggression against our free Republic and a criminal act. We must consider the facts as they are presented to us, we are faced with the overwhelming evidence that we are in a fight for the very survival of our nation. All incumbents who have failed to use their positions of authority, and their commitments to their Sacred Oaths of Office, to uphold and defend the Constitution have proven that they are not fit to serve and, in fact, have contributed to the great crisis we find ourselves in today.
4. 2ND Amendment: The 2nd Amendment, while advantageous to those who love hunting and sports shooting, was clearly intended to guard against tyranny. “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in Government.” – Thomas Jefferson
5. Prolife: I am completely and utterly prolife from conception until natural death. I will vote to defund and overturn any and all pro-abortion legislation.
6. Responsible Fiscal Policy: No debt. Audit and dismantle the Federal Reserve. In regards to what should replace the Federal Reserve, obviously, we need to have a structure for the minting and management of our monies, but that power and responsibility should not be given over to a privately owned banking conglomerate that has absolutely no accountability to We the People. Also, we need to bring those persons to justice who have manipulated our economy and debt through fraud, bribery, and avarice. That would include, but not be limited to, every Senator and Congressman who has willingly betrayed their Sacred Oath of Office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States by accepting bribes or in any way having been a party to it. Read: silence is consent.
Additionally, we must repeal the income tax. It is unconstitutional and its abuse of power has become legendary. A fair (consumption) tax would set every American free from the tedium of filing complicated tax returns and be true to our Declaration of Independence which declares that all men are created equal and should be treated as such. No one should be punished through confiscatory taxation for success while, conversely, rewarding sloth.
7. Education: Familial education choices must be Constitutionally protected. No Child Left Behind is a failed education policy. Children are taught to memorize answers as teachers are compelled to teach students to pass the test or face reprimands from an adminsration that is under pressure to produce results. School districts need the autonomy for parents to determine their own educational protocols. Children need to be taught how to think rather than what to think. We must reject anything that resembles indoctrination. Protecting the freedom of thought and belief is of paramount importance. That would in no way prohibit but rather encourage the teaching of our religious history and the inclusion of Biblical literature as it pertains to the Judeo-Christian Heritage of our Nation which is inescapable, in point of fact. Moral instruction is absolutely imperative to produce a moral society. We must adhere to and be faithful to uphold those principles that inspired the doctrine of American Exceptionalism, without apology. Those who object to such historically religious instruction protocols would be free to opt out or provide for their children’s education privately or at home. I absolutely stand for the right to homeschool your child without a college education or being forced to provide records of a family’s educational modus operandi to the state. To reiterate, We the People are the Sovereigns as identified and protected by our Constitution. The State’s responsibility is to protect our Sovereignty from itself and the federal government. Further, I would work to abolish the Department of Education, period.
8. Health Care: As per the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 10th Amendment right to self determination, I support Attorney General Cuccinelli’s proactive response to rebuff this unequivocal usurpation of power by the Obama Administration. Further, as a Congressman, I would work to overturn this Marxist inspired legislation and hold those in this Administration who cooperated in the televised bribery of elected officials accountable through the Department of Justice as well as every Congressman and Senator that participated in it. In addition, I would also like to “out” those in this Administration that introduced, perpetrated, and promoted into law the notion of fines and imprisonment of Americans who would refuse to bow their knee to this Marxist régime. This and so many other legislative initiatives are a direct betrayal of each and every elected official’s Sacred Oath of Office and should be prosecuted as such.
9. Jobs: In regards to creating jobs it is not now, nor has it ever been, in the purview of government to create jobs. But it is in the purview and the responsibility of government to protect the people from unconstitutional overreaching and it’s tendencies to over regulate. The greatest job stimulus opportunity of our day is to allow access to the wealth of natural resources that our nation possesses. Here in Virginia we should be expanding development of nuclear electric plants. We should be accessing the vast oil reserves off of our coast. I would vote to support overturning the policies that have locked up millions of acres in the western states to development of oil, natural gas, and coal and return that Sovereign Authority to the States. The production of domestic energy, including renewable energy resources, will create jobs, stimulate our economy, and reduce our national and State deficits. We must deliver our nation from debts we do not owe and should not be forced to pay. We must not continue to buy energy resources from our enemies.
10. Transportation: Fees to maintain and develop our Commonwealth’s infrastructure must be collected within the constraints of our Commonwealth’s and National Constitutions to protect from abuses against We the People. Without a doubt, the policies of VDOT are typical bureaucracy, spending and allocation with no rhyme or reason. Perfectly good roads torn up and repaved while roadways severely damaged are left unrepaired. The Commonwealth of Virginia has got to restructure its spending policies to direct funds to where there is a verifiable need. Additionally, if funds collected through gasoline taxes are not sufficient to manage the vast road systems of Virginia we may need to consider privatizing roads. We may need to establish tolls. We may need to consider a variety of options including privatizing road and highway management/maintenance and leaving the contracting decisions up to each county or district. It is reasonable to expect that through revenues from domestic oil and gas exploration most, if not all, budget shortfalls can be averted. The bottom line is the Sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Virginia and all decisions that impact the same should be protected from the federal government’s manipulating influence. That includes among other things, the setting of speed limits.
11. Protect the Bay: Protection of the Chesapeake Bay would require enforcement of the spirit and the letter of laws already on the books. Ken Smith, President of the Waterman’s Association, has fought to identify source point pollutants and has lobbied the Commonwealth of Virginia to introduce and enforce regulations of those detrimental contributors. The federal government's job would be to let the Sovereign Commonwealth of Virginia and the neighboring States that impact the Bay negotiate their own environmental treaties for the common good between them.
* Comment contributed by Frank McKinney of Stafford, Va.
