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November 06, 2006

Election 2006 Blogbat Endorsements

 

 

Election Day is upon us. As promised, I will be voting first on the matter of shutting out illegal aliens from our land, our jobs, our healthcare, and our schools, and the truly evil slave masters who abuse those illegal aliens, legal aliens, and Americans by depressing wages along with inviting disease, violent crime, drugs, illiteracy, and by sheer numbers, a Third-World mentality into our civil society.

 

I will of course be voting to support our troops, to protect the rights of the unborn, education and school vouchers, getting a flat or national sales tax to replace the current income tax, to fight illegal drugs, uphold the freedom of religion and political speech, and the promotion of public decency as always.

 

But if we do not solve our border crisis, none of these will matter. We have a drug problem because 90% of our drugs crosses our southern border without fear of interdiction. We have several privacy issues because of aggressive police tactics introduced to fight a drug war that should be waged on the border. If the drugs smuggled into this country were intercepted at the border, illegal drugs would be priced out of reach for the poor who often suffer the most, or anybody else for that matter. Not only will crime be lower as a result of better border control and immigration law enforcement, but our national security will be appropriately enhanced. The current paradigm of looking the other way on immigration violators puts us in a losing battle against drug smugglers, human smugglers, foreign criminals, and terrorists, while promoting policies which ever increasingly intrude on the privacy of American citizens, put law enforcement and civilians at risk, and invite draconian penalties for comparatively minor offenses in an effort to regain control if a spiraling problem such as the abuse of ubiquitous illicit drugs. If we control our borders and immigration, we’ll be also moving away from the increasingly surveillance-oriented society we are becoming to one in which the government respects the rights and needs of its citizens first, as our Founders invisioned.

 

We also have an identity theft crisis as well as a tax-cheat and insurance fraud crisis in our country, forcing the honest taxpayer and consumer to pay far more than he would, had immigration laws been enforced; money that could translate into a lot more lettuce from honest pickers with good hygene habits. Indeed, the honest taxpayer and consumer is more likely to be alive altogether given a sound border policy.

 

Communities could save millions currently being invested in law enforcement as it tries to combat illegal drug use and the crimes violent and otherwise connected with it. Communities would also save millions on the cost of housing so many drug offenders (and illegal aliens, who make up a substantial sum of the total prison population), not to mention requiring members of law enforcement to be bilingual instead of just being great cops. Those millions could go into education, civic improvement, or ways to help the poor in a variety of areas.

 

We have a healthcare crisis because our hospitals are being abused by illegal aliens who shouldn’t be here in the first place and their unlawful employers who are cheating the system every way from Sunday. The money currently being lost to care for illegal aliens could instead be invested in poorer patients who have a right to be here, in infrastructure improvement, and technology upgrades.

 

Millions would also be freed up to increase teachers’ salaries, decrease classroom sizes, and provide better curriculum to students. Additionally, a good math or science teacher would be allowed to teach instead of being forced to learn a foreign language or be replaced by a mediocre teacher who does speak a foreign language.

 

Finally, if the amnesty crowd has its way, matters of national security will be null and void, as will parental rights, abortion, free speech, and democracy in any form. In short, America won’t be here.

 

America throughout history has faced numerous direct and immediate life and death struggles, upon which all others issues up for debate have hinged, beginning with the American Revolution and followed by the War of 1812, the Civil War (which also involved greed and slavery), and World War II. For our generation today, that battle is over control of our borders and our alien population. It is the domestic interface of a crucial multifaceted foreign policy aimed at defending our interests around the world that will decide our fate. If America does not win this battle, the whole ball of wax is lost for conservative and liberal alike, not to mention those around the world who look to come here legally and whose hope rests on visions of Ellis Island or making their own countries freer because we are here to show the way.

 

This is why I truly believe that voting the border issue and national security must come first. It’s common sense though, which is why we have such a difficult time finding politicians (especially senators) who get it.

 

Below is a list of key endorsements for candidates for tomorrow’s elections in the Dallas area and for the state of Texas. These candidates have articulated clear pro-border enforcement and immigration law positions or demonstrated them by their voting record in office. The list may not be complete, so if anyone needs to be added, please let me know.

 

The illegals have protested and made their illegitimate voices heard for their dishonorable masters in business, terrorist, and communist organizations. Let's make our voices heard tomorrow: 

 

 

State Representative Bill Keffer (R) District 107

 

For Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples (R)

 

US Representative Pete Sessions (R) District 32

 

US Representative Sam Johnson (R) District 3

 

 

Posted by Martin at November 6, 2006 04:30 PM

Comments

I made my voice heard, via absentee ballot, two weeks ago. I can only hope that the message has been heard by the Conservatives who had initially decided to make the conscious decision to avoid the polls -- and then recanted. "People say" that their votes don't count; I submit each vote counts MORE THAN EVER this election.

BZ

Posted by: Bloviating Zeppelin at November 7, 2006 04:34 PM

With key issues like the borders, the war, and abortion on the front burner this time, you're quite right. That said, I'm glad conservatives didn't have to hold their noses to vote for the congressman in my district. ;)

We need to begin realizing that if we don't like our candidates, it's our job to get involved in our political parties to ensure candidates we can support make it through the primaries and onto the general ballot. That's sort of how this whole thing works.

Posted by: M a r t i n @ b l o g b a t at November 7, 2006 04:56 PM

I enjoyed your piece - keep up the good work!

Posted by: Vicki at February 8, 2007 03:11 AM