Treasury
Department agents learn how to spot counterfeit bills by spending hours
examining authentic bills. In a political sense, we must learn how to spot a
liberal by being familiar with conservatism. This becomes even more crucial as
a growing number of Republican candidates pretend to embrace conservative
values while believing in and seeking the liberal agenda. The yardstick of
conservatism is rather straightforward and simplistic. I like the definition
laid forth by the website www.conservatism.com "Conservatism is rooted in the concepts of personal
responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty,
traditional American values and a strong national defense. The role of government
should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals.
Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to
solve problems." Become familiar with this definition, the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights, and you'll be able to spot a counterfeit a mile away.
Jesus said "Each tree is known by its own fruit."
(Luke 6:44) This is never more true than when you look at the voting record of
an elected public servant. However, this is becomes a bit more difficult when
considering an untested candidate. It is a sad fact that the voting public has
become jaded in regards to believing the rhetoric being handed out like
pastel-colored cotton candy. More and more Americans have given up on the
election process, and for more than not trusting the candidates or believing
them all to be cut from the same cloth. Regarding Presidential elections, a
common complaint among non-voters is that the Electoral College actually
chooses who the President is and that their vote doesn't really matter. This
attitude is infectious and filters all the way down to the local level. Those
of us left who do vote are always inundated with the same spiel. The incumbent
will either wave their accomplishments or the present causes they are mired in,
and the challenger will tout a myriad of promises to change what the incumbent
has done. More often than not, political campaigns spend more time degrading
their opponent than explaining their stand on the issues. Regardless who wins
(and it seems to the vast majority of politicians that winning is the bottom
line), they find themselves being pulled to shreds by special interest groups,
and their promises and public dreams are tossed upon the waste heap of time.
The machinations of politics is always geared for the good of the people;
unfortunately the good of the people is the first thing that is ground up by
the very machine that was created for its benefit. After witnessing and
pondering on the reality of American politics, it is not surprising to find
that the prevailing agenda is run by the political party better organized and
propped up by deep-pocketed sponsors. It is time, NOW, for Conservatism to rise
from its sick bed and fight back, and that requires all of us who hold to its
principles.
The road our nation is roaring down is paved by the forces
diametrically opposed to conservatism. Instead of being 'rooted in the concepts
of personal responsibilities' we are rapidly becoming a society that blames
others for our mistakes, and who are increasingly dependent on the government
for sustenance and support. Instead of a limited government, we find our
elected officials engorging the current bureaucratic monster while implanting
new appendages to grasp and trample our remaining liberties. Our free market is
no longer free or marketable, thanks to the shackles being slapped on by
crippling programs such as NAFTA, or allowing the work force to be flooded by
illegal aliens or allowing costly and unnecessary tariffs to be placed on our
goods. Don't forget the impact Obamacare will make upon our free market,
either. Instead of individual liberty, we are finding on a daily basis that
these are disappearing at an alarming rate. Instead of practicing traditional
American values such as religious freedom, democracy, public debate, family,
compromise and integrity, we find them constantly under attack by extremism and
political correctness. Our 'strong national defense' is not being used as such.
Recognize and support true conservative candidates, and hold
them accountable for advancing conservative values. The authenticity and
gleaming truth of conservative values will expose liberalism for what it is,
and by spotting counterfeit conservatives and removing them from office, this
nation will hopefully begin to heal. Perhaps we can enter a new age of prosperity
and global respect.
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