Despite John McCain's addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, pro-life conservatives ought to be leery (remember this?). My prior statement is often met with a dialog about the dismal Democratic alternative and a discussion about judges.
I know that conservatives are suppose to line-up behind the Republican gamble for president but "McCain is better than Obama" is a platform that some are finding hard to swallow.Today Ron Paul extended his support to a field of third-party alternatives including pro-life Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin. Paul said,
Pretending that a true difference exists between the two major candidates is a charade of great proportion. Many who help to perpetuate this myth are frequently unaware of what they are doing and believe that significant differences actually do exist. Indeed, on small points there is the appearance of a difference. The real issues, however, are buried in a barrage of miscellaneous nonsense and endless pontifications by robotic pundits hired to perpetuate the myth of a campaign of substance.The problem we face from both parties is the rise of a messianic state with expanding power, including the authority over life and death (e.g., abortion, euthanasia, ESCR) and the ability to decide where and how the product of our lives should be consumed (socialism). We can select the lesser of two evils, as we have in the past, but I believe the problem remains and continues to grow.The truth is that our two-party system offers no real choice. The real goal of the campaign is to distract people from considering the real issues.
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The strongest message can be sent by rejecting the two-party system, which in reality is a one-party system with no possible chance for the changes to occur which are necessary to solve our economic and foreign policy problems. This can be accomplished by voting for one of the non-establishment principled candidates--Baldwin, Barr, McKinney, Nader, and possibly others. (listed alphabetically)
Pro-life candidates definitely can be found and have been found in a two-party system but it begins with believing in your candidates.
Both McCain and Palin have vigorously professed to being pro-life and have vowed to protect the unborn.
Palin has gave birth recently to a special needs child, and her 17 year-old daughter is carrying her child to term. Why discount or question that evidence of respect for life?
If one votes for a candidate who everyone knows will never get elected, the vote is wasted. However, if one votes for the party professing to respect life and also professing to appoint conservative judges, if that party gets elected, they will have a chance to prove themselves.
Everyone knows it will be a very close race and the only party purporting to uphold Christian values and the sanctity of life should be given support. What good will unsubstantiated doubt do if it results in a lost vote or none at all!
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