Why I will NOT vote for ANY Democrat - Part 4

 My last three posts have been reasons from the Democrat National Platform for 2020 why I will not vote for any Democrat in 2020. I was going to add a fourth today (believe me, there are many reasons listed in their document), but the events in Louisville last night made me change my mind. Let's be open and honest about what is going on in our country.

1. The riots were are witnessing are just that, riots. They are not peaceful protests. Oh, they may begin that way but the bottom line is these are riots. Fires, destruction, vandalism, theft, assault, and even killing are their tools.

2. Such riots have been encouraged by the left wing in our nation over the past several months. I could provide many quotes from Democrat leaders who have encouraged such violent behavior.

3. Vice President Biden said nothing against the riots until the polls revealed he was losing ground to President Trump. Then, he spoke against violence but in doing so blamed the violence on the President's "right wing militia" (whatever that is).

4. The rioters are clearly left wing / progressive people. They do not support the President nor has the President caused such behavior. For eight years, I disagreed with virtually everything President Obama said as did many Americans but I never saw any riots. Oh, there were protests but not riots. No, this is the work of the left in an effort to divide our nation, generate hatred on our President, and assist in winning the election for Democrats.

5. The rioters frequently use the pretense of justice as the motivation for their activities ("No justice, no peace"). Such grounds are mere smoke screens. In their eyes, the only justice is for people to do what they demand. They don't study the evidence. They simply pronounce the guilt of the alleged offender and, if for any reason, that is not the returned verdict, then the verdict must be wrong. In other words, they don't want justice, they want power. They want to threaten American cities and citizens to follow their lead or face destruction. So we are led to believe, if we elect anyone but Donald Trump, the violence will end. Don't fool yourselves. The rioters will not stop until they eradicate our system of government. They are bent on a socialistic or Marxist system and, until they achieve their goal or they are stopped, there will be no end to these acts of terror. 

6. People have complained that the President hasn't done enough to stop the violence. Unfortunately, his legal possibilities are limited. He cannot send in the National Guard unless the local officials request them. Kenosha did quickly and the violence ended. Minneapolis eventually did although well after the destruction. Portland, Seattle, Chicago, and New York have refused assistance. When he has sent in the National Guard, he is criticized for bringing federal soldiers into local communities.  

7. These riots are well organized. There is video of bricks being left on street corners in Los Angeles and supplies being dropped off in Louisville. Some group is planning and financially supporting this activity. I pray the federal authorities are investigating this organization and will soon arrest those involved. They should be charged with sedition.

8. Do not be fooled by the media. Antifa and Black Lives Matter are Marxist organizations whose goal is to destroy our system of government. They should both be labeled domestic terrorist organizations and all of their members arrested on charges of terrorism.

The more acts of terror performed by these rioters, the more I will refuse to vote for their supporters: the Democrat National Party. I have family and friends who despise our President and intend to vote for the former VP. To be honest, there are characteristics of President Trump I do not care for and things he has said that has caused me to cringe. I did not support him in the 2016 primary because I really viewed him as a joke. But, when he won the nomination and his opponent was Secretary Clinton, I voted for him and against Hillary. 

Since then I have seen a leader who has kept virtually every campaign promise he made! Never in my wildest dreams did I think a Presidential candidate would actually accomplish in office want he promised on the campaign trail. President Trump has and has won me over as a supporter. This year, I will vote for him NOT simply because Joe Biden is his opponent, NOT simply because the Democrats are far left ideologues, BUT because President Trump has turned our country around by doing what he said he would do. 

When President Obama was in office, I did not recognize our country any more. President Trump has changed all that. He truly loves America, as do I, and wants to restore it to its former greatness. That's what I want as well.

My Democrat friends, vote for your people, put them into office, and kiss our country goodbye for your children and grandchildren. It is your choice. I will not vote for any Democrat because their policies will destroy our nation and their actions/words disgust me.

P.S. I did not add links to documents, pictures, and videos for some of my above claims because I just didn't want to spend the time doing so. But they are there. Oh, you may not find them on mainstream media sights but you can find them on the web. Do some pre-election homework!

 

Why I Will NOT Vote for ANY Democrat - Part 3

 Today's entry will be brief. Here I am quoting two paragraphs from page 39 under the title of "Healing the Soul of America" with a sub-header "Protecting Americans' Civil Rights".

Democrats are committed to ending discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, language, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status. We will appoint Supreme Court justices and federal judges who look like America, are committed to the rule of law, will uphold individual civil rights and civil liberties as essential components of a free and democratic society, and will respect and enforce foundational precedents, including Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. Democrats are committed to restoring the full power of the Voting Rights Act and ensuring every citizen can access the ballot box. We will enforce and strengthen the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and will end racial and religious profiling in law enforcement.

President Trump's words and actions have given safe harbor and encouragement to racists, anti-Semites, anti-Muslin bigots, and white supremacists. It's time to root out domestic terrorism in all its forms. We will use federal law enforcement tools and resources to address domestic terrorism, and if necessary work with Congress to pass a domestic terrorism law that is consistent with the Constitutional right to free speech and civil liberties.

Here are some of the issues I have with Democrats on these paragraphs.

1. The second sentence of the opening paragraph provides the list of qualifications for a Supreme Court Justice from a Democrat perspective. Note the absence of the Constitution of the United States. They do not want originalists on the court, rather, liberal activists who could care less what the Constitution actually says. 

2. Note, also, among the list of Supreme Court qualifications the specific reference to Roe v. Wade. In other words, if the nominee has anything in their background which might result in the reversal of that case, they are unqualified. I suspect simply being nominated by President Trump will classify as something in their background. Supreme Court decisions have been reversed in the past (see the Dred Scott decision that I mentioned in yesterday's post for example). No justice can ever say they will or won't reverse a previous court decision including an activist judge since the justice must judge each case on its own merits. This is not true for the Democrats when it comes to "abortion rights". 

3. I love this phrase from the first paragraph: "We will appoint Supreme Court justices and federal judges who look like America". The justices must look like America? What does that mean? Of course they must be American citizens. How do you look like America? Ah, they want our justice system diverse. Do they want quotas on the justices? So many white, so many black, so many Latino, so many male, so many female? Instead of finding "diverse" justices, we need the BEST justices we can find no matter what their color, gender, race, or religion might be.

4. Per their first sentence, they are against all discrimination including those of a religious nature. Yet, depending on which candidate President Trump appoints, they will attack that nominee's faith. The Democrats are wonderful hypocrites. 

5. Democrats claim they will ensure every citizen can access the ballot box. Is that not the case today? In fact, news articles in recent days have revealed there are folks who have been accessing the ballot box multiple times in one day and voting for Democrats more than once. Are Democrats saying they want felons to vote? Do they count illegal aliens as citizens? Which citizens do not have access to the ballot box? Providing each CITIZEN with a voting id card would give every citizen access to vote plus ensure no one votes multiple times. Yet Democrats always oppose voter id. Why? They demand I have an id to drive, an id to board an aircraft, but no id to vote. Their alternative is to push for mail-in unsolicited, uncertified ballots to everyone they can find. That's not helping everyone vote; its helping promote fraud.

6. The opening sentence of the second paragraph is simply not true. Those who are causing riots in American cities are not President Trump supporters. They are left wing anarchists, partially supported by Democrats including Democrats on Vice President Joe Biden's campaign staff. Antifa and BLM are domestic terrorists yet I never hear a Democrat condemn any of them. If the Democrats are so against domestic terrorism, why don't they speak against it (note last sentence of the second paragraph above)? Just last evening, I watched a political ad from the Biden campaign. VP Biden spoke against arson and theft in these riots (finally). But then he turned around and implied it was President Trump's "right wing militia" behind all of this. Everyone in this country know that is not true (see part 1).

The bottom line is that Democrats claim they are protecting Americans' Civil Rights while doing exactly the opposite. They only want ideological left justices, illegal voting, and left wing terrorist activities. Electing Democrats will destroy the very fabric of our nation.

Why I Will NOT Vote for ANY Democrat - Part 2

 

My first article was a brief look at a couple of sentences in the 2020 Democratic National Platform's preamble. You could spend days critiquing everything in that section. Most of what I read in their introduction is either a lie or misleading statement. So, I have decided to move into specific topics listed by the platform statement.

Like the majority of Americans, Democrats believe every woman should be able to access high-quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion. We oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state laws that create barriers to women’s reproductive health and rights, including by repealing the Hyde Amendment and protecting and codifying the right to reproductive freedom.  (page 42)

Personally, that one paragraph eliminates my vote for any Democrat until they change their position. If you have so little respect for life that you support and promote the killing of the unborn child, then you will have little respect for anyone's life.

In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman had a right to an abortion and that right was implicit in the right to privacy section of the 14th Amendment. So, many claim abortion is ok because it has been pronounced legal. Of course, legality is not the same as morality. 

In 1857, the United States Supreme Court rule that slaves were not citizens of the United States and had no rights which white men were bound to respect. The court was wrong. Virtually all Americans today would agree that such a decision was a farce. When it comes to race, slavery is long gone in our nation.

Since 1973, medical science has taken leaps in advancement. Expectant mothers can see images of their child within weeks of conception. They can watch the unborn move in their womb and suck their thumb. The gender can be determined early in the pregnancy. The unborn's beating heart may be heard as soon as six weeks after conception. Some women may not even realize they are pregnant until they hear the heartbeat in a doctor's office.

If that image on the ultrasound, if that movement witnessed in the womb, if that heart that is beating inside the woman is not a child, what is it? A Martian?! Since most abortions are performed well after six weeks of pregnancy, such abortions are taking the life of an unborn child. It is homicide not reproductive right. While it may be legal, it is not moral.

The old adage "It's my body, my choice" usually appears about now and I agree. You may exercise your reproductive freedom as you choose. However, once you use your freedom and participate in the reproductive act, you must be ready to accept the RESPONSIBILITIES of reproduction! That's what the act is! You have the freedom to have sex. You don't have freedom to take another's life.

About now the pro-murder advocate will question me about pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. In those cases, the woman was denied the freedom to say no to the act. My personal take is that, while the offender in such cases should be severely punished, the victims (mother and child) should not. However, statistics indicate abortions performed for these reasons are less than 5% (I've heard the percentage listed as low as less than 1%). The overwhelming majority of abortions are performed for convenience. 

I have written elsewhere about abortion so this is enough for now (1). The bottom line: abortion is the killing of an unborn child. It is homicide. It is immoral. It should be illegal.

Since the Democrats fully support the practice, I will NEVER vote for any Democrat no matter for which office they are running. 

Exodus 21:22-23: When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined as the woman's husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life.

(1) Here are some of my blog entries: (article 1), (article 2), (article 3), (article 4)

Why I Will NOT Vote for ANY Democrat - Part 1

 Since the election of President Trump, the Democrats and virtually all the media have tried everything to remove him from office. Of course, nothing has been successful. Their hope now rests with former Vice President Joe Biden and they are going to all lengths to make that hope a reality.

There is much I could write about our former VP. But, instead, I have decided to pen a few blog entries (yes, I still have a blog! Haven't been very discipline with it.) calling attention to the reasons why I cannot and will not vote for ANY Democrat in 2020 (and likely into the future). My entries will focus on sections of the 2020 Democratic National Platform, not on individual candidates or news events. I acknowledge not each and every Democrat holds to every position in the platform, but reality is every Democrat will support Democrat legislative proposals even in areas of disagreement.

With that said, let me begin. The following section is a quote from the platform preamble.

The challenges before us—the worst public health crisis in a century, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the worst period of global upheaval in a generation, the urgent global crisis posed by climate change, the intolerable racial injustice that still stains the fabric of our nation—will test America’s character like never before.

These few statements are completely misleading. The worst public health crisis in a century is not the result of the present administration. The crisis has come about via a virus from China. A simple reading of what happened in January and February reveal the President took quick steps to stop travel from China and Europe. In doing so, he was called xenophobic (among many things) by several Democrats (e.g., Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi). These same Democrats didn't say much about the virus for months while the President acted in January. Yes, it's a terrible health crisis. But no one, at least in the administration, is responsible for it. 

Some will say we weren't prepared. We lacked equipment. And that's true. No one anticipated a pandemic this year. However, the unavailability of equipment can be traced back to the cuts by the Obama-Biden administration.

I've heard some say the release of the virus was a plot by the Democrats to crash the economy and give them something to use in their efforts to remove the President. Personally, I don't believe it. Maybe I'm naive, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt. Nevertheless, while I can't blame it on the Democrats, neither can they paint the picture that the blame lies with the President. And that's exactly what they are claiming in the above statement. If THEY were in charge, this would have NEVER happened! HOGWASH! The death counts would have been higher because the Democrats ignore the virus for at least two months!

Of course, the "worst economic downturn since the Great Depression" followed. That's what happens when the scientists (remember, we must believe the science) recommend the President locked down everything. He followed the science! The end result: the economy tanks. What else can the economy do? Again, the statement above leads one to the impression that such a downturn would have never happened under the Democrats. NONSENSE. This is not the fault of the Republicans; it is a result of the virus. It makes not difference which party is in the majority.

Let us also remember that prior to the virus, our economy was booming like no other time in history. Unemployment was at historic lows, median income at all time highs, the stock market climbing and climbing. Why? Our growth was NOT the result of the Democrats, although their preamble sentence gives the impression the economy would grow greatly with them in charge. The growth is because of the President's economic policies. He, and the GOP, cut taxes, cut regulations, and BOOM! In less than four years, our economy went from dismal (under Democrat rule) to fantastic!

Furthermore, while the virus drove down the economy and raised unemployment, the President's policies are, once more, restoring that fallen economy to its record levels. Unemployment is dropping and income is rising once again. 

Climate change remains on the Democrat platform. They talk and act as though every scientist in the world accepts climate change as a reality. Well, yes, the climate changes all the time. But the evidence that humans are the cause of this change and that the world is doomed in twelve yes (per Rep. AOC) is very much lacking. Furthermore, the most outspoken supporters of the "doom" climate change hypothesis seem to be the ones who own and operate multiple homes and private jets. Why do those who scream that "the end is near" because of our impact on the climate and that the sea levels are going to rise and flood the coasts buy homes on the ocean fronts? Until there is concrete proof of climate change, it is improper to make such a claim. 

Such misleading statements are commonplace from the Democrats. I know there are many people who hate the President. But, if you listen to what he promised to do if elected back in 2016, he has accomplished or is accomplishing almost everything he set out to do. He said it, he's doing it. Never in my seventy years on this earth has any President fulfilled as many of his campaign promises as has President Trump. He says things I do not like and he says things sometimes in ways I don't like. But, when he says he's going to do something, he does it. 

That has not been my experience with the Democrats. They say one thing to one group and something else to the other. For example, candidate Biden early on "under a Biden administration, there will be no fracking". Nominee Biden recently claimed he will not banish all fracking (while he spoke to a Pennsylvania audience, by the way). Behind the scenes, AOC claims, if Biden is elected, the progressives will push him left meaning no fracking. I can't believe what they say.

The President promises and delivers. The Democrats make misleading statements like the one above, say one thing to one group and another to another group, and seem more concerned with their power than with their service. 

Too many lies (spoken or implied) flow from their lips. 

Psalm 7:14 - "Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.