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 We need to end party politics

We need to end party politics. We need to end this name calling that just divides us more. Division just makes us weaker as a nation and our enemies stronger. If we want to continue being the leader of the free world we need to unite as a nation and quit fighting among ourselves. If one party main purpose is trying to make the other party look bad and not moving forward we have a problem. I am not a democrat but used to think of myself as a republican. I have a hard time voting for a republican right now because of my old time republican beliefs. I am tired of someone saying, “ liberal” like it is a dirty word. I do not hear conservative being brandished in the same manner. You know why? Because there are actually some conservative democrats. If the idea is to obstruct the other party, as Mitch McConnell has bragged, then you are not trying to move the country forward. Debate is a good thing and he does not bring things that congress has passed to the floor of the Senate for debate.

If you are a real believer in the constitution you should be a firm believer in separation of church and state. I don’t want religion in politics and politics in religion. The fact that we are still fighting about a women right to choose is just ridicules. As Goldwater would say “it is not any of the governments business”. I have never met an abortion advocate. I have never met a person that says “All right lets go abort some babies”. I have met pro choice advocates. Huge difference! Abortion has been around as long as women have been getting pregnant. You will not find Jesus talking about abortion even though it was going on in his time but he does talk about suffering children. Today we throw children into cages but that’s ok even though that is directly against Jesus’ teaching. The teaching of the church and the teaching of Jesus are too deferent things.

I believe in fiscal responsibility but also responsible taxes. We cannot move forward without taxes. Highways, schools, healthcare, defense all cost money. Tax cuts to the rich only increases our debt. Our American lifestyle is one of freedom of mobility. We need good roads and bridges to maintain that lifestyle. We need to get the burden of healthcare off of our employers. I wonder how many jobs we have lost because of the cost of healthcare benefits. A lot of the world just seems to do a better job at this than we do at all those things yet retaining their freedom. Google the freest countries in the world and you will see that we are not even in the top ten. Some countries you can actually see socialism, capitalism and freedom working side by side.

We also need common sense immigration reform. I have never met a Republican or Democrat that does not want immigration reform. People from ICE running around arresting and deporting people is not Immigration reform. It may be law enforcement but definitely not immigration reform. I was watching an interview of Ann Coulter and she was very critical of her own party for creating the immigration problem in the first place. Chamber of Commerce has been a strong opponent of immigration reform. Google them.  An interesting read!  The majority of illegal immigrants come through legal ports of entry. The only way to stop illegal immigration is to go after the people that are making the money because of illegal immigration. The very people the Chamber of Commerce wants to protect.  A wall is not going to stop illegal immigration, all that it is, is a monument to racism.

Now asylum seekers are a different story. They are people that knock at our gates asking for help. If we are to be that Christian nation we want the world to believe we are we must be supportive to asylum seekers. Mary and Joseph with their son had to seek asylum in Egypt. Why would we as believers in his word do anything different? I wonder what his attitude would be with those that deny it.

 

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