Lack of values bankrupting US, Trump won't fix that!
Much is being said about Donald Trump as a candidate for President, his business success and nationalism is refreshing, but not enough. by Mark Vogl
(conservative)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Donald Trump is leading in some Republican Primary polls, and his frank, nationalistic pros are resonating with Americans. But in my view, our problems are much more than trillion dollar deficits, and wars in the Middle East. The United States is rejecting God and our Christian foundation. The "me" generation, which turned against America during Vietnam is responsiblefor the decline of this nation.
There is no doubt we have the answers;
1. For the deficits, repeal Obama Care, eliminate NPR, the National Endowment for the Arts, Planned Parenthood, pass a Balanced Budget Amendment, allow deficit spending only for declared wars, not polica actions, humanitarian or nation building efforts.. Do not extend the debt ceiling. Wouldn't foriegn nations and corporations see this as a step in the right direction? Wouldn't they see it as the nation finally getting a hold of its spending. Politically this is the easiest fix, it requires standing firm on one specific issue. It is here that the Tea Party and the Republican Party can plant their standard.
2. For our border; use the national guard to reinforce the Department of Homeland Defemse, expand the number of agents by creating a militia type force under Homeland Defense, pay them with college scholarship funds after two years service. House them in barracks. Further, the federal government should take responsibility for all social costs related to illegal immigrants, since it was the federal government which failed in its responsibility to guard the border and control access. The federal government should pay all costs for education, health care, housing, criminal justice, etc. The states should be relieved of billions and billions of dollars of expenses. This should include property tax relief for education.
3. For American nationalism: Adopt English only, establish embargos on foreign made goods, recognize secession as a right of the state. A draft should be initiated with its primary focus being to man up the Department of Homeland Defense so as to SEAL the border.
4. Energy; Open Anwar, drilling in continental America and in the gulf. Remove federal taxes from gasoline until the price is reduced to one dollar fifty per gallon at the pump. This should include an expansion of coal exploration and development. Take the hint from Japan...walk away from nuclear power.
But these answers don't answer what is destroying our nation. The values which built our nation came from the Christians who settled the nation. To get back our greatness we mist reverse course on social issues like abortion, homosexuality, pornography, profanity. The FCC must do its job and clean up American airwaves. Casinos should be closed. Neveda should be allowed to leave the union if it will not end legal abortion and gambling. State lotteries should be ended.
This nation was founded on the "will of the majority". Minorities should have rights, but those rights should not come from an activist Court, but through the process the Founders provided, Amendments. In addition, a re-establihment of state's rights would help ease social pressures, by allowing people to live where the social norms and culture best reflect their own values. The consolidation of power to the center, and the erasure of states right by the Civil War, the 14th Amendment and other "progress" has destroyed one of the true political gifts of the Founding Fathers in forming a republic of soveriegn states.
Donald Trump will not address these issues. He is no conservative. He is a businessman. He may be very frank about some issues which reflect our demise, but he won't address the values which are destroying the nation.
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Osing casinos? FCC cleaning airwave in clear violation of the first amendment? English? Which one? The one from Britain? The one from the south? Should you say soda, cola or pop? Christians? What about those who don't agree with Chistianity? Do we round them up and force to convert? What about gays? How are you going to enforce what two consenting adults do with their sexuality? Can you even hug another man without fear of prosecution? Are you bringing he Gestapo to enforce these things? Is too fascist. Let the people be free.
Posted By: Mark Vogl
Date: April 18, 2011 09:22:49 AM
All the things I have listed, are not impossible, in fact it used to be that way! We did pray to God each day in public school! You could not buy liquor on Sunday, you can clean up the air waves, to rem,ove foul language, sexual perversion. The responder makes it sound like this impossible...we did it like this before. And as to gays...that old line is really worn out. If Gays stayed in the privacy of their bedroom no one would care...but they are the ones who want to go public with parades, saying they should be allowed to be married. We are long past the privacy of the bed room, and its time to reject it.
Well if I can hold my wife's hand, hug her, and kiss her in public, the gays should have the same right to do so. If you find that repulsive don't look. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of good looking lesbian sucking each other's faces in public. I'd enjoy it!! I wouldn't enjoy watching two gay guys doing the same but I can chose to not see them. Airwaves? There is nothing wrong with watching some porn everynow and then broadcasted directly to my TV in the PRIVACY of my home. Why would you want the FCC regulating that? If you don't like porn or even foul language on your TV or radio you can change the channel. Why do you want to prevent others from watching broadcasted porn in their own private property. With regards to god, whatever that may be kids in school should not be penalized for praying or talking about it. My daughter told me that she can't say "oh my god" in school. Now that's wrong because it infringes on HER right tospeak and worship. If a kid wants to pray during recess, the kid should be allowed to do so. However, school sponsored prayer should be completely eliminated as there will be kids who worhip different gods or none at all. There has to be space for all thoughts including the thought that man created god instead of the other way around.
...And if you don't like gambling, that's easy, don't gamble. If you don't like state lotteries, don't buy lottery tickets. State lotteries are a form of voluntary taxation. Its all about CHOICES. You can chose to do and not to do. Its simple: live and let live. How would you like if they tell your wife that she needs to wear a burka? How would you feel if in your school you are forced to recite the Koran? How would you feel if they forced you to only have sex with your wife when she is fertile? Live and let live.
Posted By: Mark Vogl
Date: April 20, 2011 03:45:34 PM
Our nation at it exists today is not worth fighting for. Diversity is not what America was originially about, though the independent states could provide more of chance of rational differences. I am sorry our nation has declined so badly in my lifetime, I blame alot of it on my own generation..the "me" generation. The "me" generation is consuming faster than we are creating, thus deficits, and our children's generation will have less because they have to spend for our over indulgence with interest before they can addres their own needs. I am glad I did not have to fight for this nation during the nine years I wore the uniform...it would have been for nothing.
Consuming faster that we can create has nothing to do with choices. It has more to do with welfare, entitlements, corporate welfare, subsidies and taxation. Gay people, muslims of atheists do not contribute to the "consuming faster than we can create". In a true free society with the safeguards gone, all people will produce more than what they consume and still have their choices. Like I said, if you don't like gamblimg, don't gamble. You don't like swearing in broadcasting, chancge the channel or turn it off. And if you don't like gays, don't look at them or don't have sex with them. How can you not see how simple it is?
