Friday, July 31, 2015
Key Conservative Actions
July 31, 2015
We must celebrate our
Constitution and the principals that undergird it, including republican
organization, separation of powers by a tripartite division into
administrative, legislative and judicial branches, with checks and balances
throughout, definite limits to government power, and majority rule, but
minority rights. We must recognize that these and other principals, especially
freedom of religion, were derived from natural law as established by God.
Uphold the Constitution
of the United States of America as valid and fully applicable to modern life. Insist
that everyone read the Constitution thoroughly, as it was designed to be read plainly
and readily understood by all from the outset. Tortured interpretations are to
be ignored.
Believe in God the
Trinity, and practice Christian morality—including faith, hope and charity. We
must fight to ensure an end to atheist-driven secularization in the nation.
Maintain God’s revealed natural
law, natural rights, and natural duties, and reject provably disastrous ideas
of atheistic collectivity, such as
Socialism, Communism, and Secular Humanism. All of these isms lead to a
totalitarian state sooner or later. Know that all men are equal before God and
the law.
Ensure that we remain
committed to the rule of law and not the rule of man. Rule by fiat and rule by
regulation are anathema to our Constitution.
Believe in and live by a
virtues ethic: especially prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. Live with
integrity.
Employ right reason in
all affairs, most especially for necessary changes to lives, to governance and
for declaring and executing war.
Promote family as a
valued building block, honor our heritage, and ensure future continuity of our
way of life for our children.
Recognize that our
government was formed and is maintained by the consent of the governed, and by
representation in Congress and an elected President, as well as similarly
constituted representative state governments. Honor the rights of states.
Preserve private property
rights as a major bulwark of freedom.
Institute fiscal
responsibility: realize debt and debit reduction; and, ultimately, balance the
budget.
Recognize and account for
the fact that man is imperfect, sinful, and capable of dastardly acts. The
evidence: Islamofascist terrorism, for just one instance, and the dregs of our
prisons for another.
Reject political
correctness, multiculturalism and diversity as actually evil. Having multiple
cultures in our nation is not the same thing as multiculturalism. To say that
all cultures are equally valid is simply nonsense. We must continue to develop
our overarching American Culture, while allowing other cultural groups to
practice their own versions in private as well. The objective is full
assimilation into the American Culture.
Practice self-governance,
independence, and morality. Government must not be the source for fulfilling
all needs. We must reject the calls of collectivists. Keep our local and state
governments strong and sovereign.
We must fight to maintain
our liberty and freedoms, and understand how constitutionalism has created a
stable and free nation for over 230 years.
Develop and support strong
community pride, spirit and cooperation. Extend this spirit throughout the
nation. Be proud to be an American! Patriotism is a great virtue and it should
be shown at every turn.
Restore selection of
senators from a statewide election to an appointment by the state's legislation
as originally decided by the authors of the Constitution. Prevent election of
the President by popular vote, instead of by way of the Electoral College.
Preserve (or if necessary, revive) our traditions, customs, conventions and
institutions-- including among them marriage between a man and a woman, and
abhorring both abortions by choice and abortions paid for by the government.
Practice good
citizenship, responsibility for one’s own welfare, self-reliance and
independence
Help the needy, the weak
and the poor.
Revise the educational
process to install sound curricula, to provide effective textbooks, to reduce
the influence of unions and progressives, and to produce better educated students.
Proper education of citizens is a key to the success of our form of republic. We
must set an example for all citizens to be well-informed and aware of the
importance of participation in governing this nation. We must cease teaching to
the tests.
It is way past time that
we address the huge imbalance in our institutions of higher learning between
liberal and conservative professors, often 10 to 1 in many departments. This
may require abolishing both tenure and even academic freedom policies in order
to effect changes. How this can be achieved in private universities needs to be
studied. This imbalance is a generational problem.
Assign responsibility for
education to the States, with no-strings
grants to states as needed. Reduce the Department of Education to the role
of a Bureau handing out formulaic grants to needy states.
Defend the nation and its
freedoms; support a super-strong military, and honor treaty commitments
worldwide, especially with NATO. Preserve the military R&D and
manufacturing base at all cost. There will be a need! In WWII we had three to
four years to build up our forces to a winning level.
For the next war, and there will be one, we will not have
the luxury of four years to reach that winning level of forces. Defeat the sequestration
or we will suffer grave consequences.
Support all efforts to
coerce threatened friendly nations to do all they can to defend their own
nation and, in concert with Western allies, to participate in broader alliance
defensive initiatives. Measures of their contribution must include the size of
their defense budget, their combat ready force levels, the commitment of troops
and resources to the alliance, and their homeland preparation for defense.
Iran's nuclear program
must be stopped by force if they do not voluntarily cease and desist. Support
Israel in building up a counterforce in case of need. Similarly, maintain heavy
sanctions against North Korea so long as they pursue nuclear weapons and means
of delivery. Support our South Korean friends militarily in case of need.
We must stand up to
Russian efforts to take over the Ukraine, and support both Poland and the
smaller nations on the Russian border. To this end, the missile defenses
originally planned should be restarted in the Eastern European nations, and we
must arm free Ukraine.
Islam is a growing
problem for the US. The Muslim world is dedicated to the overthrow of all
infidel nations in favor of Islam. Once achieved, all infidels would be given a
choice: 1) Convert to Islam; 2) accept dhimmitude
(second class citizen status) and pay fines; or 3) be put to death. We must
fight back---now and with strength and will to win.
We must not allow our
freedom of religion to deter us from taking action against those who would destroy
us, especially Islamic fundamentalists. Aggressively pursue the Global War on
Terrorism.
Believe in just war to
defend the nation, and in just killing--both for self defense and for the death
penalty. We must recognize that we are at war with Islamic Fundamentalists
whether we like it or not.
Create and enforce a law
that forbids any religion to be practiced in the nation that deliberately
threatens the overthrow of the government and the way of life of our citizens.
Sanction heavily any
nation that provides aid to Islamic terrorists.
Create a paid national service system that offers qualified
high school graduates or 18 to 25 year-olds, a two (or optionally, a three)
year trial position in some part of national, state or local government or the
military of their selection, but subject to the needs of the government. To
this end, the first 6 months of such endeavors must be basic military training,
thus providing the nation with a trained reserve pool.
Examine thoroughly the
entitlement programs now in place, and find significant reductions in their
budgets. We cannot afford to spend 65%
to 70% or more of our budget on entitlements.
Ensure free markets with
willing nations, including appropriate regulations to prevent abuses and to
avoid tariff wars.
Make effective and well-supervised humanitarian
contributions to alleviate disasters worldwide, to promote global stability and
to seed economic growth. If possible, send goods not cash! It is certain that
much of our monetary aid to third--tier nations actually supports dictatorial
governments and strongmen.
Promote scientific, engineering and manufacturing contributions to our way of
life. Use seed money wisely to promote new avenues of R&D, but not
production in competition with industry. The government must not compete with
industry, perhaps with a few odd, temporary exceptions.
Use common-sense and
cost-effective management and regulation of our natural resources and
environmental conditions. Rescind regulations that do not meet these criteria.
Revamp immigration
control, seal the border effectively, allow supervised migrant workers, and
deport illegal immigrants throughout the nation, or else let them sign up for
an eventual citizenship path, pay a significant fine, and get in line for
consideration with other legal applicants. Revise the allocations of legal
immigration slots by nation for fairness.
No illegal immigrant
should draw welfare from any part of government.
Preserve citizen’s
absolute second amendment rights to own and use all but fully-automatic weapons
and ammunition legally for self-defense, sport, and hunting.
Provide for health care
at reasonable cost, and ban elective abortions. Rescind Obamacare once a more viable
system is proven and available.
We must ensure that our
veterans receive first-class care from their injuries while in service and for
as long as necessary.
Maintain our sovereignty:
the world is not ready for democratic government because the majority of
nations are amoral or immoral.
Deemphasize the United
Nations organization and misguided or disastrous international movements--think
Islam, for example, that is practiced by 65 or so nations, and the African
Union practiced by 54 nations, that tend to vote as blocks. These blocks
dominate the UN General Assembly. Fortunately, they do not dominate the
Security Council.
Work hard, be industrious and entrepreneurial, create and hold wealth, make
jobs available, and live well. Wealth is good! Work to ensure full employment.
Reject the politics of envy. We must search to find ways to create good jobs
for all outside of government.
The dollar is in jeopardy
of losing its reserve status, which would prevent simply printing money to pay
debts; tax uncertainties are preventing job growth; and tons of new regulations
are contributing to the downturn and weak upturns in some sectors. We need a
new fiscally responsible government, a sound fiscal policy, and we need to
reduce the national debt of over $18 trillion!
Examine every department of government in great detail to verify their need, to
reduce fraud and waste, to remove incompetents, to control their budgets, and
to remove regulations that are harmful to the nation. A million clerks are
ruling the nation by way of interpreting regulations (often unwisely) and
forcing citizens to comply. The over 1,750 agencies, bureaus, commissions and
committees have overlapping fiefdoms, huge budgets and conflicting regulations
that must be eliminated.
Continue to reduce the influence of unionism throughout the country, especially
government unions, as they are anathema to a well-formed government.
Elect or appoint men of good character, morally upright, wise, and that support
these key conservative actions, to positions in the Civil Service, judges, and
congressional representatives.
Reject siren calls for
confiscatory redistribution of wealth by the government. This nation ensures
equal opportunities, but it must never attempt to ensure equal outcomes.
Vote for a flat
consumption tax and no other form of
taxation (no income tax, no excise taxes, no hidden forms of taxation, and no
authority to institute other forms by law.). No citizen should be exempt
from taxation.
Restrict the courts from
legislating from the bench in favor of the correct legislative route through
Congress. Judges must remain within their boundaries. We should pass
legislation that calls for term limits for judges.
It is imperative that we
also pass legislation to limit the terms of Senators and Congressmen. No person
should serve more than12 years in the Congress all told. We also need to reduce the time spent campaigning for
election or reelection by our Congressional representatives, and limit their
financial resources.
Candidates for any
elective office should be required to state their positions publically on every
issue in this list in writing prior
to beginning a run for office. Other
issues may be added from time to time as needed. This would allow the public to
assess the candidate's statements and promises fully and completely early on.
Practice zero tolerance for criminals. Let the punishment fit the crime. Seek
recompense for the damages done. Build more prisons if necessary. Long rap
sheets are direct evidence of the failure of our law enforcement and judicial
systems to protect the citizenry. Institute a law mandating a life sentence
with no possibility of parole for three felony convictions.
Changes to the policies of
government will be needed but they must be carefully vetted and instituted gradually
to preserve continuity, and to honor prior commitments.
Encourage freedom and liberty throughout the world by peaceful means.
We must repair and
replace our deteriorating infrastructure with a long-term plan to defray costs
over time.
Building more nuclear
power plants is a key to our long-term energy independence, as is fracking for
oil, better use of coal, as well as greater use of solar and wind power
systems, and this must include better energy storage and distribution
capabilities.
There should be a system
for allowing all citizens to view budget items and the suggested amounts to be
spent on each well in advance of final congressional action and Presidential
signoff. This would help to reduce earmarks by shining a bright light on the
budget items. In fact, the earmark process itself must be stopped cold.
(It needs to be said
about realizing these actions: the devil is in the details! Let us dig into
them.)
July 31, 2015
We must celebrate our
Constitution and the principals that undergird it, including republican
organization, separation of powers by a tripartite division into
administrative, legislative and judicial branches, with checks and balances
throughout, definite limits to government power, and majority rule, but
minority rights. We must recognize that these and other principals, especially
freedom of religion, were derived from natural law as established by God.
Uphold the Constitution
of the United States of America as valid and fully applicable to modern life. Insist
that everyone read the Constitution thoroughly, as it was designed to be read plainly
and readily understood by all from the outset. Tortured interpretations are to
be ignored.
Believe in God the
Trinity, and practice Christian morality—including faith, hope and charity. We
must fight to ensure an end to atheist-driven secularization in the nation.
Maintain God’s revealed natural
law, natural rights, and natural duties, and reject provably disastrous ideas
of atheistic collectivity, such as
Socialism, Communism, and Secular Humanism. All of these isms lead to a
totalitarian state sooner or later. Know that all men are equal before God and
the law.
Ensure that we remain
committed to the rule of law and not the rule of man. Rule by fiat and rule by
regulation are anathema to our Constitution.
Believe in and live by a
virtues ethic: especially prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. Live with
integrity.
Employ right reason in
all affairs, most especially for necessary changes to lives, to governance and
for declaring and executing war.
Promote family as a
valued building block, honor our heritage, and ensure future continuity of our
way of life for our children.
Recognize that our
government was formed and is maintained by the consent of the governed, and by
representation in Congress and an elected President, as well as similarly
constituted representative state governments. Honor the rights of states.
Preserve private property
rights as a major bulwark of freedom.
Institute fiscal
responsibility: realize debt and debit reduction; and, ultimately, balance the
budget.
Recognize and account for
the fact that man is imperfect, sinful, and capable of dastardly acts. The
evidence: Islamofascist terrorism, for just one instance, and the dregs of our
prisons for another.
Reject political
correctness, multiculturalism and diversity as actually evil. Having multiple
cultures in our nation is not the same thing as multiculturalism. To say that
all cultures are equally valid is simply nonsense. We must continue to develop
our overarching American Culture, while allowing other cultural groups to
practice their own versions in private as well. The objective is full
assimilation into the American Culture.
Practice self-governance,
independence, and morality. Government must not be the source for fulfilling
all needs. We must reject the calls of collectivists. Keep our local and state
governments strong and sovereign.
We must fight to maintain
our liberty and freedoms, and understand how constitutionalism has created a
stable and free nation for over 230 years.
Develop and support strong
community pride, spirit and cooperation. Extend this spirit throughout the
nation. Be proud to be an American! Patriotism is a great virtue and it should
be shown at every turn.
Restore selection of
senators from a statewide election to an appointment by the state's legislation
as originally decided by the authors of the Constitution. Prevent election of
the President by popular vote, instead of by way of the Electoral College.
Preserve (or if necessary, revive) our traditions, customs, conventions and institutions-- including among them marriage between a man and a woman, and abhorring both abortions by choice and abortions paid for by the government.
Practice good
citizenship, responsibility for one’s own welfare, self-reliance and
independence
Help the needy, the weak
and the poor.
Revise the educational
process to install sound curricula, to provide effective textbooks, to reduce
the influence of unions and progressives, and to produce better educated students.
Proper education of citizens is a key to the success of our form of republic. We
must set an example for all citizens to be well-informed and aware of the
importance of participation in governing this nation. We must cease teaching to
the tests.
It is way past time that
we address the huge imbalance in our institutions of higher learning between
liberal and conservative professors, often 10 to 1 in many departments. This
may require abolishing both tenure and even academic freedom policies in order
to effect changes. How this can be achieved in private universities needs to be
studied. This imbalance is a generational problem.
Assign responsibility for
education to the States, with no-strings
grants to states as needed. Reduce the Department of Education to the role
of a Bureau handing out formulaic grants to needy states.
Defend the nation and its
freedoms; support a super-strong military, and honor treaty commitments
worldwide, especially with NATO. Preserve the military R&D and
manufacturing base at all cost. There will be a need! In WWII we had three to
four years to build up our forces to a winning level.
For the next war, and there will be one, we will not have
the luxury of four years to reach that winning level of forces. Defeat the sequestration
or we will suffer grave consequences.
Support all efforts to
coerce threatened friendly nations to do all they can to defend their own
nation and, in concert with Western allies, to participate in broader alliance
defensive initiatives. Measures of their contribution must include the size of
their defense budget, their combat ready force levels, the commitment of troops
and resources to the alliance, and their homeland preparation for defense.
Iran's nuclear program
must be stopped by force if they do not voluntarily cease and desist. Support
Israel in building up a counterforce in case of need. Similarly, maintain heavy
sanctions against North Korea so long as they pursue nuclear weapons and means
of delivery. Support our South Korean friends militarily in case of need.
We must stand up to
Russian efforts to take over the Ukraine, and support both Poland and the
smaller nations on the Russian border. To this end, the missile defenses
originally planned should be restarted in the Eastern European nations, and we
must arm free Ukraine.
Islam is a growing
problem for the US. The Muslim world is dedicated to the overthrow of all
infidel nations in favor of Islam. Once achieved, all infidels would be given a
choice: 1) Convert to Islam; 2) accept dhimmitude
(second class citizen status) and pay fines; or 3) be put to death. We must
fight back---now and with strength and will to win.
We must not allow our
freedom of religion to deter us from taking action against those who would destroy
us, especially Islamic fundamentalists. Aggressively pursue the Global War on
Terrorism.
Believe in just war to
defend the nation, and in just killing--both for self defense and for the death
penalty. We must recognize that we are at war with Islamic Fundamentalists
whether we like it or not.
Create and enforce a law
that forbids any religion to be practiced in the nation that deliberately
threatens the overthrow of the government and the way of life of our citizens.
Sanction heavily any
nation that provides aid to Islamic terrorists.
Create a paid national service system that offers qualified
high school graduates or 18 to 25 year-olds, a two (or optionally, a three)
year trial position in some part of national, state or local government or the
military of their selection, but subject to the needs of the government. To
this end, the first 6 months of such endeavors must be basic military training,
thus providing the nation with a trained reserve pool.
Examine thoroughly the
entitlement programs now in place, and find significant reductions in their
budgets. We cannot afford to spend 65%
to 70% or more of our budget on entitlements.
Ensure free markets with
willing nations, including appropriate regulations to prevent abuses and to
avoid tariff wars.
Make effective and well-supervised humanitarian
contributions to alleviate disasters worldwide, to promote global stability and
to seed economic growth. If possible, send goods not cash! It is certain that
much of our monetary aid to third--tier nations actually supports dictatorial
governments and strongmen.
Promote scientific, engineering and manufacturing contributions to our way of life. Use seed money wisely to promote new avenues of R&D, but not production in competition with industry. The government must not compete with industry, perhaps with a few odd, temporary exceptions.
Use common-sense and
cost-effective management and regulation of our natural resources and
environmental conditions. Rescind regulations that do not meet these criteria.
Revamp immigration
control, seal the border effectively, allow supervised migrant workers, and
deport illegal immigrants throughout the nation, or else let them sign up for
an eventual citizenship path, pay a significant fine, and get in line for
consideration with other legal applicants. Revise the allocations of legal
immigration slots by nation for fairness.
No illegal immigrant
should draw welfare from any part of government.
Preserve citizen’s
absolute second amendment rights to own and use all but fully-automatic weapons
and ammunition legally for self-defense, sport, and hunting.
Provide for health care
at reasonable cost, and ban elective abortions. Rescind Obamacare once a more viable
system is proven and available.
We must ensure that our
veterans receive first-class care from their injuries while in service and for
as long as necessary.
Maintain our sovereignty:
the world is not ready for democratic government because the majority of
nations are amoral or immoral.
Deemphasize the United
Nations organization and misguided or disastrous international movements--think
Islam, for example, that is practiced by 65 or so nations, and the African
Union practiced by 54 nations, that tend to vote as blocks. These blocks
dominate the UN General Assembly. Fortunately, they do not dominate the
Security Council.
Work hard, be industrious and entrepreneurial, create and hold wealth, make jobs available, and live well. Wealth is good! Work to ensure full employment. Reject the politics of envy. We must search to find ways to create good jobs for all outside of government.
Work hard, be industrious and entrepreneurial, create and hold wealth, make jobs available, and live well. Wealth is good! Work to ensure full employment. Reject the politics of envy. We must search to find ways to create good jobs for all outside of government.
The dollar is in jeopardy
of losing its reserve status, which would prevent simply printing money to pay
debts; tax uncertainties are preventing job growth; and tons of new regulations
are contributing to the downturn and weak upturns in some sectors. We need a
new fiscally responsible government, a sound fiscal policy, and we need to
reduce the national debt of over $18 trillion!
Examine every department of government in great detail to verify their need, to reduce fraud and waste, to remove incompetents, to control their budgets, and to remove regulations that are harmful to the nation. A million clerks are ruling the nation by way of interpreting regulations (often unwisely) and forcing citizens to comply. The over 1,750 agencies, bureaus, commissions and committees have overlapping fiefdoms, huge budgets and conflicting regulations that must be eliminated.
Continue to reduce the influence of unionism throughout the country, especially government unions, as they are anathema to a well-formed government.
Examine every department of government in great detail to verify their need, to reduce fraud and waste, to remove incompetents, to control their budgets, and to remove regulations that are harmful to the nation. A million clerks are ruling the nation by way of interpreting regulations (often unwisely) and forcing citizens to comply. The over 1,750 agencies, bureaus, commissions and committees have overlapping fiefdoms, huge budgets and conflicting regulations that must be eliminated.
Continue to reduce the influence of unionism throughout the country, especially government unions, as they are anathema to a well-formed government.
Elect or appoint men of good character, morally upright, wise, and that support these key conservative actions, to positions in the Civil Service, judges, and congressional representatives.
Reject siren calls for
confiscatory redistribution of wealth by the government. This nation ensures
equal opportunities, but it must never attempt to ensure equal outcomes.
Vote for a flat
consumption tax and no other form of
taxation (no income tax, no excise taxes, no hidden forms of taxation, and no
authority to institute other forms by law.). No citizen should be exempt
from taxation.
Restrict the courts from
legislating from the bench in favor of the correct legislative route through
Congress. Judges must remain within their boundaries. We should pass
legislation that calls for term limits for judges.
It is imperative that we
also pass legislation to limit the terms of Senators and Congressmen. No person
should serve more than12 years in the Congress all told. We also need to reduce the time spent campaigning for
election or reelection by our Congressional representatives, and limit their
financial resources.
Candidates for any
elective office should be required to state their positions publically on every
issue in this list in writing prior
to beginning a run for office. Other
issues may be added from time to time as needed. This would allow the public to
assess the candidate's statements and promises fully and completely early on.
Practice zero tolerance for criminals. Let the punishment fit the crime. Seek recompense for the damages done. Build more prisons if necessary. Long rap sheets are direct evidence of the failure of our law enforcement and judicial systems to protect the citizenry. Institute a law mandating a life sentence with no possibility of parole for three felony convictions.
Changes to the policies of government will be needed but they must be carefully vetted and instituted gradually to preserve continuity, and to honor prior commitments.
Encourage freedom and liberty throughout the world by peaceful means.
Practice zero tolerance for criminals. Let the punishment fit the crime. Seek recompense for the damages done. Build more prisons if necessary. Long rap sheets are direct evidence of the failure of our law enforcement and judicial systems to protect the citizenry. Institute a law mandating a life sentence with no possibility of parole for three felony convictions.
Changes to the policies of government will be needed but they must be carefully vetted and instituted gradually to preserve continuity, and to honor prior commitments.
Encourage freedom and liberty throughout the world by peaceful means.
We must repair and
replace our deteriorating infrastructure with a long-term plan to defray costs
over time.
Building more nuclear
power plants is a key to our long-term energy independence, as is fracking for
oil, better use of coal, as well as greater use of solar and wind power
systems, and this must include better energy storage and distribution
capabilities.
There should be a system
for allowing all citizens to view budget items and the suggested amounts to be
spent on each well in advance of final congressional action and Presidential
signoff. This would help to reduce earmarks by shining a bright light on the
budget items. In fact, the earmark process itself must be stopped cold.
(It needs to be said
about realizing these actions: the devil is in the details! Let us dig into
them.)
