Presidential Election 2008 (December Update)
It has been about 1-month since the first email I sent out, asking everyone to support the only truly pro-life candidate (Mike Huckabee) among the top 6 republican candidates and all the democrats. In the last email Huckabee was little known and considered a long shot by some; things have changed. This hopefully will be by far a more comprehensive comparison of the candidates on their claimed pro-life stances.
After I illustrate and document that amongst those 6 candidates only one is truly pro-life, I will seek to address some of the negative distortions of Mike Huckabee's record that have been released so far.
I will not spend time on the democrat candidates, because all the democrat candidates support abortion rights, which immediately rules them out as a possible candidate. If you do not understand how a person could be a one issue voter, then please refer to this blog that explains the issue well and please view the video:
As the blog states "don't not watch this video just because you don't want to be uncomfortable. Ignorance may be bliss, but ignoring evil doesn't make it disappear." The video shows the remains of abortions performed. I believe that every person who supports a right to choose should be required to see what they are supporting, to see the babies torn in pieces. It is unthinkable to me that a person who understands that a baby in the womb is in fact a baby, a human being, a person...it is unthinkable that they would believe that anyone should be able to choose to murder those children. If Hitler were alive today, running on a platform of killing all the Jews, yes I would be a one-issue voter, considering it a moral imperative to vote against him. The same is true for the Holocaust of our day being committed against the unborn child.
So, on the greatest moral evil of our day, I will outline below three positions held by the candidates:
So where do the candidates stand? Here:
Now for some details on the deception of the "a state's right to choose" position. First it is cloaked in a false federalism. Federalism is the view that most of the power should reside with the states to make decisions. It is supported by the 10th amendment to the constitution that states that any powers not explicitly given to the national government is reserved for the states. I will outline several reasons why their position is not fair to federalism and is not federalism at all. Federalism is just an excuse to hide their pro-abortion agenda.
Why "a state's right to choose" is not federalism:
Now for the candidates and their positions:After I illustrate and document that amongst those 6 candidates only one is truly pro-life, I will seek to address some of the negative distortions of Mike Huckabee's record that have been released so far.
I will not spend time on the democrat candidates, because all the democrat candidates support abortion rights, which immediately rules them out as a possible candidate. If you do not understand how a person could be a one issue voter, then please refer to this blog that explains the issue well and please view the video:
As the blog states "don't not watch this video just because you don't want to be uncomfortable. Ignorance may be bliss, but ignoring evil doesn't make it disappear." The video shows the remains of abortions performed. I believe that every person who supports a right to choose should be required to see what they are supporting, to see the babies torn in pieces. It is unthinkable to me that a person who understands that a baby in the womb is in fact a baby, a human being, a person...it is unthinkable that they would believe that anyone should be able to choose to murder those children. If Hitler were alive today, running on a platform of killing all the Jews, yes I would be a one-issue voter, considering it a moral imperative to vote against him. The same is true for the Holocaust of our day being committed against the unborn child.
So, on the greatest moral evil of our day, I will outline below three positions held by the candidates:
- A woman's right to choose
- A state's right to choose (disguised as pro-life)
- truly pro-life
So where do the candidates stand? Here:
- A woman's right to choose (Giuliani)
- A state's right to choose (Thompson, McCain, Romney & Paul)
- truly pro-life (Mike Huckabee)
Now for some details on the deception of the "a state's right to choose" position. First it is cloaked in a false federalism. Federalism is the view that most of the power should reside with the states to make decisions. It is supported by the 10th amendment to the constitution that states that any powers not explicitly given to the national government is reserved for the states. I will outline several reasons why their position is not fair to federalism and is not federalism at all. Federalism is just an excuse to hide their pro-abortion agenda.
Why "a state's right to choose" is not federalism:
- Abortion is murder. These candidates show no disdain for the federal prohibition of murder. So why does this form of murder get special treatment as being classified as a type of murder that should not be federally prohibited. If one were to be consistent, considering they claim to be pro-life. Then they would believe that no murder should be federally prohibited or all murder should be federally prohibited.
- because the constitution explicitly protects this right, the right to life. The 14th amendment prohibits any state from denying ANY PERSON of his/her life without due process of law. Indeed the Supreme Court has agreed that if the baby is in fact a person, 14th amendment protections would apply to them, effectively outlawing all abortion. "A state's right to choose" can only pretend to be federalism if the candidate refuses to recognize the baby as a person.
- Passing an amendment would not in any way violate the constitution, it would change it to protect life. The 10th amendment would still apply and not be violated in any way. That is what the amendment process is for. And if anything is worth protecting, it is the lives of the innocent and vulnerable.
Giuliani on Abortion
Please see the links below where Giuliani clearly articulates that he believes a woman has a right to choose to murder their baby in the womb. He even believes its OK to have the baby half-born, half-way out the womb and then crush his/her head and tear their limbs off (also known as partial birth abortion):
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=PL29j08AlH0 - "I am pro-choice...I believe a woman has a right to choose"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=giZx5i3Ntv0 (Partial-birth abortion) - "I would vote to preserve the option [partial birth abortion] for women"
Thompson on Abortion
Thompson on meet the press recently was quoted the the republican platform and asked if he could run under that platform:
MR. RUSSERT: "This is the 2004 Republican Party platform, and here it is:
- "We say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution, we endorse legislation to make it clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions."
Could you run as a candidate on that platform, promising a human life amendment banning all abortions?
MR. THOMPSON: No....I think people ought to be free at the state and local level to make decisions that even Fred Thompson disagrees with. That's what freedom is all about. And uh, I think the diversity among the states, the system of federalism we have, where power is divide between the state and federal government has served us very very well. I think that's true of abortion. I think uh, roe-vs-wade hopefully one day will be overturned and we can go back to the pre-roe-vs-wade state.
MR. RUSSERT: "Each state could make their own abortion laws?"
MR. THOMPSON: Yes. but to have an amendment compelling going back even further than pre-roe-vs-wade, a constitutional amendment to do that I do not think would be the way to go.
He goes on to characterize the pro-life movement as wanting to throw young, young girls in prison. Here is the video clip:MR. THOMPSON: No....I think people ought to be free at the state and local level to make decisions that even Fred Thompson disagrees with. That's what freedom is all about. And uh, I think the diversity among the states, the system of federalism we have, where power is divide between the state and federal government has served us very very well. I think that's true of abortion. I think uh, roe-vs-wade hopefully one day will be overturned and we can go back to the pre-roe-vs-wade state.
MR. RUSSERT: "Each state could make their own abortion laws?"
MR. THOMPSON: Yes. but to have an amendment compelling going back even further than pre-roe-vs-wade, a constitutional amendment to do that I do not think would be the way to go.
Romney on Abortion
Romney's position is very hard to nail down, because it appears he changes it every few days when it comes to the specifics. Buried in a section called "Confronting Threats to American Culture, Values, and Freedoms" Romney has this false federalism to espouse:
Clearly the "state's right to choose" position. He also believes in allowing mothers to choose to kill their unborn children in the embryonic stage of development for stem cell research from fertility procedures. This is in stark contrast to his past position of being almost fanatically pro-choice. He zealously protects his woman's right to choose stance in the following videos. Listen to these clips of his past position:"As President, Governor Romney will promote a culture of life. Governor Romney believes that Roe v. Wade should be overturned so that the issue of abortion can be returned to the American people and their elected representatives at the state and federal level." "I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4 (abortion)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQxBqSRQ3VQ (Stem cell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
McCain on Abortion
It should also be noted that in the past McCain staunchly opposed overturning roe-vs-wade. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, how could he say this "But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations". He re-iterates this view in less absolute terms again in the following video:John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench. Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states. The difficult issue of abortion should not be decided by judicial fiat. However, the reversal of Roe v. Wade represents only one step in the long path toward ending abortion. Once the question is returned to the states, the fight for life will be one of courage and compassion...
Ron Paul on Abortion
Ron Paul does not advocate a pro-life position. He believes in "a state's right to choose". I will say that he does seem extremely genuine in his personal objection to abortion as a violent act than the above candidates, but his policy stance is the same (federalistic pretense) and will be no better than what the other candidates are willing to do. In the video below, he makes his position clear stating:"I think they [the states] should deal with this issue...I don't want the federal government to do it....You don't need a constitutional amendment."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jpPCIzza8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXw4lNysT-U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Huckabee on Abortion
Huckabee is a true pro-life candidate, in fact it is the very reason he says he entered politics in the first place. He endorses all pro-life measures. He supports overturning Roe-vs-Wade, but not just because he claims to be a federalist. He has rightly called abortion a Holocaust:
If you have any confusion about the source and strength of his convictions on moral issues, this is what he had to say about a marriage amendment:
Huckabee has a strong Christian moral compass and he readily claims that in fact his FAITH DOES influence his decisions, his faith defines him:
He supports an amendment to protect children federally. He supports overturning roe-vs-wade. He supports Georgia's proposed state amendment defining personhood to include unborn children. I can't think of anything pro-life he does not support. He has a history on the issue and has never wavered. His stance can be seen in the issues section of his site. Here is the link directly to the Abortion section, which by the way is very prominently displayed on his issues webpage right below "faith and politics":"Sometimes we talk about why we're importing so many people in our workforce," the former Arkansas governor said. "It might be for the last 35 years, we have aborted more than a million people who would have been in our workforce had we not had the holocaust of liberalized abortion under a flawed Supreme Court ruling in 1973."
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=11 (Sanctity of Life)
"I'm very tired of hearing people who are unwilling to change the constitution, but seem more than willing to change the holy word of God as it relates to the definition of marriage,"
- http://www.mikehuckabee.com/
?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue _id=9 - "My faith is my life - it defines me. My faith doesn't influence my decisions, it drives them. For example, when it comes to the environment, I believe in being a good steward of the earth. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives."
Huckabee Objections (But what about...)
First let me say that the absolute premier place you should go to get the campaign's response to some of the deception about his record is to the section of his website called "Truth Squad":
There has been a LOT of attacks going out against Huckabee, a lot have been because of his Christian faith and others have not. He's been called a religious bigot because he would not respond and acknowledge Mormonism as a Christian denomination. Nevermind the fact that they believe Jesus & Satan are brothers and that we all can become gods and have our own planets. So for not responding he's called a bigot and when he responds by asking if they believe Jesus and Satan are brothers (which by the way they have on their website that they do believe), he gets called a bigot for "slurring" their religion. He just asked the question! He's called a sexist for agreeing with the baptist convention on the patriarical family. He's been called a homo-phobe for believing that homosexual behavior is a sin. Basically he's been attacked for any Godly biblical stance he has taken. But lets go on to some other issues.
But what about all the ethical violations he had as governor?
Unlike what you may have heard, the ethics commission that was formed appears to have been an attack machine in disguise. I read some of the details behind the ethics complaints, and they seem very much like political attacks. I mean we're talking about stuff like him using the fund for maintaining the house for his "personal" dry-cleaning? That's what that's for in my opinion. I mean really, I didn't research every single one, because when I started to get into the details, it was clear that it was petty political attack types of issues. I'll direct you to the Truth Squad to get the Huckabee response:
But what about the Wayne Dumond issue?
This issue also is addressed at the truth squad section of the website above. I would like to add a few details though. Mike huckabee did not pardon Dumond. He mistakenly thought Dumond should be released. Wayne Dumond before trial was hog-tied and, umm, "surgically altered". The sherriff got a hold of the remains of this procedure and publicly displayed them before flushing them down a toilet. Huckabee readily admits that wanting Wayne Dumond to be released after have served some time was a mistake (in hindsight), but Huckabee claims to have done nothing other than deny his request for clemency 4 times! It is the parole board who paroled him (a parole board full of 100% democrat appointees). At that time, they said they were not influenced by the governor to make the decision they made. Now they have changed their minds and claim that they were influenced by him. Truth Squad deals with this more in-depth.
But didn't the club for growth prove he was a tax hiking liberal/moderate?
Please read the Huckabee truth squad section on this. Truth 1% increase state/local with an actual decrease in total tax burden state/local/federal. I think several others have actually laid out an even better case for him though...providing numerical evidence:
- http://www.realclearpolitics
.com/articles/2007/11/huckabee _is_a_fiscal_conservat.html
http://michaelmedved.townhall.com/blog/g/c6692253-551a-45e4 -ba9f-37e740fe9411
As Governor of Arkansas, I pushed through the Arkansas Legislature the first major, broad-based tax cuts in state history - a $90 million tax relief package for Arkansas families. I also doubled the standard deduction to $2,000 for single taxpayers and $4,000 for those who are married. Some taxes I eliminated entirely: the marriage penalty, bracket creep caused by inflation, income tax on poor families, and capital gains on home sales. To encourage investment, I cut capital gains for both individuals and businesses. To help people better themselves, I provided tax credits for employee training and education. In total, I cut taxes and fees nearly 100 times during my ten-and-a-half years as Governor, saving the people of Arkansas almost $380 million.
But what about his soft stance on illegal immigration?
He deals very thoroughly with this in the Truth Squad section under several articles. He supported that the children of illegal immigrants who had been in Arkansa schools and had excelled academically be allowed to receive the same scholarship that other students were capable of receiving. His justification was two fold:
- Those children never made a choice and never broke the law. If their parents put them on the back of a truck when they were a little child, it's not their fault that their parents broke the law
- We are a better country than to punish the children for the sins of their parents.
But who is Huckabee, there is no way he can win, right?
When I last wrote, Huckabee was beginning to catch on and it was only showing in the rasmussen polls (which is generally 1-2 weeks ahead of the other polls). The Huckaboom is in full swing now. Huckabee is blowing away the competition in the first caucus (Iowa) 39% to Romney 17% to everyone else below that. He's taken the lead in a bunch of states (Michigan, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and others including Giuliani's "firewall" of Florida. He has the lead nationally for three weeks now. Here are the national numbers.
Republican Candidates:
| Date | Giuliani | Huckabee | Thompson | Romney | McCain |
| 12/27/07 | 18.00% | 20.00% | 11.00% | 13.00% | 14.00% |
| 12/22/07 to 12/26/07 | No Polling - Christmas Holiday | ||||
| 12/21/07 | 16.00% | 19.00% | 11.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| 12/20/07 | 13.00% | 21.00% | 12.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| 12/19/07 | 16.00% | 22.00% | 12.00% | 16.00% | 13.00% |
| 12/18/07 | 17.00% | 23.00% | 13.00% | 15.00% | 13.00% |
| 12/17/07 | 18.00% | 23.00% | 13.00% | 15.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/16/07 | 19.00% | 21.00% | 13.00% | 15.00% | 12.00% |
| 12/15/07 | 19.00% | 22.00% | 12.00% | 14.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/14/07 | 19.00% | 23.00% | 11.00% | 15.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/13/07 | 19.00% | 23.00% | 9.00% | 15.00% | 12.00% |
| 12/12/07 | 20.00% | 23.00% | 10.00% | 14.00% | 8.00% |
| 12/11/07 | 21.00% | 22.00% | 12.00% | 14.00% | 9.00% |
| 12/10/07 | 24.00% | 19.00% | 11.00% | 13.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/09/07 | 22.00% | 19.00% | 13.00% | 13.00% | 10.00% |
| 12/08/07 | 20.00% | 21.00% | 11.00% | 13.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/07/07 | 18.00% | 22.00% | 9.00% | 13.00% | 12.00% |
| 12/06/07 | 18.00% | 21.00% | 11.00% | 12.00% | 11.00% |
| 12/05/07 | 17.00% | 20.00% | 10.00% | 13.00% | 13.00% |
| 12/04/07 | 18.00% | 18.00% | 13.00% | 12.00% | 14.00% |
Conclusion
More information is available from Mike Huckabee's website. Let's not get caught in the lies; investigate. Also look at all the good things about Huckabee. He is a true fiscal, defense & social conservative. He cut taxes 94 times. Eliminated the marriage penalty. Passed covenant marriage laws. Protected the unborn.
He has a moral compass. When Katrina hit, he told state workers to not allow any unfinished paperwork to prevent anyone from being taken care of, to care for them like those people were their own family. So when the rest of the country was lamenting the pathetic response of the government at all level, Arkansa was a shining example of the opposite. For this and other accomplishments he was named one of the top 5 governor's in America.
What does Huckabee not have? He doesn't have the huge amount of money other candidates have. Would you consider giving whatever you can to help? He needs to run more ads. Get his message out. He needs money to do it. It is time for people of conviction to stand and be counted. Not to say "be clothed and well fed" and yet do nothing for the need. It's time we do something!
Support Mike Huckabee today!! Pass this on to EVERYONE you know that is a conservative. Even if you can't give, maybe someone you know can. Pass the word along.
http://www.mikehuckabee.com
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