Blue Republicans and Ron Paul

When a presidential candidate gets endorsements from pastor Voddie Baucham, Herb Titus, Norma McCorvey, Oliver Stone and Blue Republicans (who are really Democrats), what does that mean? Are you a right wing nutcase or a liberal fruit loop?

Voddie Baucham is a pastor well-known for his movement to reform the Southern Baptist Convention to be more patriarchal and to abandon public schools. Baucham says that sending your christian child to public school is like sacrificing him to Molech. Strong language. Baucham calls homeschooling the christian alternative. He endorses Ron Paul, calling him essentially the Christian choice.

Norma McCorvey is Jane Roe from the case that enshrined abortion as a federal issue, Roe v Wade. It was her lawsuit that made it to the Supreme Court of the United States and lead to the death of tens of million unborn children. Today Norma is a vocal pro-life activist. And, she endorses the Ron Paul approach to returning jurisdiction to the States. No pro-lifer disputes her credibility.

Herb Titus is a constitutional attorney that has won at the Supreme Court level, working with Judge Roy Moore’s team defending the State of Alabama’s display of the ten commandments in a courthouse. Titus is also party to a lawsuit that questions Obama’s credentials as a natural-born citizen. That lawsuit is currently before the Georgia Supreme Court. If successful at proving that natural born means born of two American citizens, it may be that not only Newt Gingrich fails to make the ballot in several states but also Obama fails to make the cut. Titus says that Ron Paul is the constitutionalists’ choice.

Oliver Stone, the liberal Hollywood blockbuster production machine, known for rated-R films of grotesque content, said in an interview that he would vote for Ron Paul instead of Obama, if given the opportunity. Stone cites not Paul’s anti-isolationist foreign policy, but instead economic reasons. Stone says he’s sick of the spending spree, and that Ron Paul’s view of the future is the only intelligent view. The world economy is on the brink of collapse, an increasingly non-partisan finding of fact.

Blue Republicans are supporting Ron Paul as well. Is that a Reagan Democrat or a depressed Republican? It turns out that Democrats are disaffected by Obama’s foreign policy (attacking countries unpredictably), corporate welfare bailout schemes (TARP and stimulus), violation of the 4th amendment (patriot act extension), and expansion of TSA. The founder, Robin Koerner, says that Obama is Bush III, if judged by the size and valency of his programs. Some Democrats thought Obama would make the USA more free. They were wrong. But, they are coming out for Ron Paul to make up for their mistake. See this local BSU event for more.

Blue Republican Event
Saturday, January 28, 2011
Boise State University,
Jordan Ballroom
7:00 – 9:00 PM

In primary elections the old-guard Republicans warn against choosing the most conservative candidate, citing the need to attract independents in the general election. In general elections the same Republicans say it is necessary to move to the center to appeal to the independent voter. Ron Paul consistently scores very high among independents. So, it follows logically that Ron Paul would do well in a general election.

Paul doubters either want to maintain power or are convinced that constitutionality is a concept beyond which we have long since de-evolved. They say of the constitution what they say of Ron Paul, “We like it but it will never happen.” Newsflash! if it doesn’t happen, we will likely live a worse future than we have seen in Oliver Stone’s movies.

The last note is for Christians. For those that can’t bear to eat with sinners, remember that God’s ways are mysterious and he confounds the logic of the world. Who are you to say that God will not use unusual circumstances to glorify himself and perhaps preserve an undeserving America, just as he saved Ninevah?

Blue Republican Event
Saturday, January 28, 2011
Boise State University,
Jordan Ballroom
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Best Choice for President 2012

by Lucas Baumbach
Ron Paul is the best choice. How does a traditional conservative come to choose a libertarian? It’s a very natural fit, but there are three personal prerequisites to my decision.

1) Belief in moral self-governance
2) Belief de-centralized power
3) Belief in State Sovereignty

Without these three foundational principles, Ron Paul seems quixotic at best. If you understand how American these principles are, Ron Paul becomes the only right choice.

First is moral self-governance. A Christian doesn’t need a government to establish morality. The law is written on a Christian’s heart. The creation of a law doesn’t create a perfect society. But, the perfection of a man’s corrupt heart, creates a self-governing individual that is the key to a successful society. In short, good people make good society.
The USA is not so much a Christian country as a country of Christians. It was originally. And, true Christians, as Jesus says, have the law written on their heart. The law is not supposed to come from outside, as a compelling force. It must come from within in the majority of cases. Many cases of morality, even abortion (which is murder), first and foremost must be adjudicated inside a man. Ron Paul correctly states that we could never effectively ban the morning after pill and chemical abortion. It is impossible to have police in every bedroom. How can a pro-life person say such a thing? He says it, because it is reality. Without moral people nothing works. Laws quickly become meaningless things.

The first point is tied to the second point. The division of power and the flow of power from God to man is upward. The moral man self-governs to the benefit of each higher level of social institution. God did not save humanity through a human king, who then distributes his blessing and law down to many subjects. God distributed his mercy through his Son King, who is powerful enough to reside within an individual. Each person, individual, is responsible for maintaining and working out his faith within himself. And, his responsibility translates directly to his responsibility to govern himself and his family. The flow of this holy responsibility flows upward into civic responsibility. And, moral man is continuously responsible for who and what he empowers in his name. Unlike liberal (democratic) philosophy, which views man as a subject (victim to higher powers), Christian philosophy views man as a self-ruled creature with power and inherent responsibility that flows upward. In short, power from God is decentralized. And, when man seeks to centralize power, as Nimrod did at Babel, God sends man back to a more decentralized position.

The third point is State Sovereignty. According to Alexis de Tocqueville, the USA is a confederacy of independent sovereign nation states. Historically this is a very common concept. And, most of the founders believed that a Republic could only survive in small countries. This is the best argument for sovereign States. That’s how it was. And, it’s how things work best. Ron Paul consistently gives greater credence to the will of the several States than deference to a federal government, which has no land or citizens of its own (outside the swamp in Maryland, that is).

Let all Americans learn the value of Christian self-governance, decentralized power (which protects liberty), and State sovereignty. And vote Ron Paul, who is the embodiment of these principles that preserve freedom.

Why Ron Paul is the best Candidate for President in 2012…

by Mercy Faith Barrett (12th Grade)
As we look to flip our Calendars into the month of October, 2011, we are reminded that this year is flying by and that soon it will be time to rush into 2012. With the year 2012 comes an ominous decision for the American people. For in that year we come once more to the point of determining our Nation’s future in a very real way. The American People will make a choice. A choice of direction, a choice that will bring us back to prosperity or take us down the path toward destruction, a choice of new President. As we look at the list of [Republican] Presidential candidates, a feeling of confusion can come almost immediately. Because there are so many, very different candidates you can easily get overwhelmed as you try to make an informed decision. Who can you trust with your vote? Who will actually keep their promises and not just turn power hungry the minute they step into the Oval Office? Who actually has the experience as well as the values it takes to lead this country on a path towards prosperity and freedom?
As Christians, we must look for someone who will uphold the Word of God in everything they will do as President.
As we look at his history in the United States Congress as well as how he has repeatedly taken a firm stand on many issues, we can see that Ron Paul is the best choice for President in 2012.
Ron Paul is dedicated to many stands that are essential to keeping the freedoms that our forefathers instilled in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and has shown this resolution in his actions.
He is devoted to the sanctity of life from conception to natural death and as an OBGYN doctor has been able, over 4000 times, to bring a human life safely into this world.
He will stop at nothing to protect our liberties, whether the threat is from our own government or from an outside force. His service to our country in the Air Force has given him a very unique and helpful perspective as to the proper role of defense: to protect the American borders and to end threats to her safety throughout the world, not to be the World’s police.
He is thoroughly committed to the People’s right to a free economy and the free use of their money. He is disgusted at the way the government has overran those rights by use of such agencies as the Federal Reserve and has stated his intention to end the Federal Reserve through his influence at the White House.
Ron Paul has the convictions as well as the tenacity needed to take the stands on the issues to protect us and our freedoms.

Denney, Otter, but not Moyle: Driving M. Romney

Please, print and post this list of corrupted Idaho politicians. Although Idahoans think that most republicans are good, there are republicans who are not as conservative as their campaign literature. These politicians claim to be champions of conservatives and some even claim tea-party credentials. But, when these men tell you they are not on your side, and they sometimes slip up, do you believe them? Yes! You should always believe a man when he tells you who he really is, especially by who he officially associates with. Obama would tell you not to judge him on his fundraising parties in domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers’, home. But, if you don’t, you’re awfully naive and overly generous with your good opinion.

It’s a strange behavior among voters, the tendency to be overly gracious on election day. That’s where the primary comes in handy. Voters can always pick more-conservative candidates in the primary. But, let’s get back to the hunt for Republicans In Name Only (RINOs).

The following politicians are maneuvering behind the scenes with Mitt Romney. They are cavorting with a presidential candidate who invented a socialist healthcare system that is bankrupting Massachusetts. They are playing the political game: classic quid pro quo. They support Romney, and they expect favors down the road.

By supporting a big-government, East-coast, child of a politician, these Idaho politicians are selling themselves and your future. This should be on their campaign literature: “I will sell myself, my virtue, my vote to lobbyists and power-obsessed politicians in exchange for money and influence.”

This is fancy talk for, “If he looks like a duck and quacks like a duck but is wearing camoflague and carrying a shotgun, he’s not a duck. And, if you’re a duck you should watch your backside!”

Let’s get back to naming names. Idaho’s Speaker of the House, Lawrence Denney, quacks like a conservative. He’s supposedly better than any recent speaker. But when you’re comparing credentials with liberal Mike Simpson, almost anyone looks conservative. But, what’s the truth about Denney? Idaho has had the opportunity to be a leader in State’s Rights legislation and failed more than not. This soft-spoken “leader” could have led a movement to help save Idaho and America. But, he didn’t.

Many political reformists like to blame the liberal Republicans in the State Senate for Idaho’s woes, but maybe there’s an increasingly evident lack of backbone in House leadership. The biggest indicator of corruption in the House is that three of four house republican leaders are Romney supporters. The following short-list of House leaders don’t just give Mitt Romney moral support and high-fives, they are on his steering committee: House Speaker Lawrence Denney, Ken Roberts and Scott Bedke. I’ve had my doubts about these men, because of failed opportunities to fight for Idaho’s sovereignty. But, I was gracious with my good opinion, thinking that good leadership involved a negative attitude and indifference to conservative legislation. How silly I was!

But, now back to the original irony. Let’s compare the steering-committee list for the Idaho House and the Idaho Senate. There are just as many Republican leaders steering Romney in the House as are steering him in the Senate. The “conservative” lineup of the house looks just like the “liberal” State Senate. Brent Hill, Bart Davis, Chuck Winder had a chance to be the conservative ones for a change. Chuck Winder is especially disappointing. He is supposed to be a christian man. And, no christian should support a man who instituted government health insurance mandates. The first two senators are from liberal Mike Simpson’s neighborhood, eastern Idaho. I am waiting for the day when that part of the state sends a real conservative to Boise.

This equivalency between the house and senate should not surprise voters however. All men are corruptible. Thomas Jefferson recommended that the Tree of Liberty be frequently refreshed with the removal of corrupted politicians. They need to be removed. Here longsuffering and grace are not appropriate. With your leaders you should not be as gracious as you are with your children. This is true, if only because your leaders are supposed to be grown-up.

The only house leader not on this list of infamy is Mike Moyle. Although Moyle has taken a pro-debt stance on Garvee bonding to overbuild Idaho’s roads and fatten the illegal-alien-prone road building companies, he is a genial man who says he is a Ron Paul supporter. Maybe Moyle would be a better choice for the top spot in the House of Representatives. Maybe…

Three cheers for Raul Labrador, who also decided to forego the socialist healthcare proponent. Raul earns another term for good behavior. His vacillation on the debt ceiling and bizarre position on amending the constitution with a “balanced budget” provision is concerning. But, at least he is not so arrogant as to support Mitt Romney.

Honorable mention goes to John McGee, who is not on Romney’s steering committee, luckily for Romney. A drunken Senator, like McGee, would probably just drive the Romney campaign into a ditch. McGee is attached to the hip with Butch Otter. So, by extension it is probably safe to infer that McGee would be on the Romney gravy train, if he could. Despite the shameful absence of McGee at the RINO table, the RINO fest will go on. Despite the unfortunate political disconnect, Romney has one thing in common with the recently urine-covered, state legislator. Romney has just as much chance of winning the jackpot in 2012, as flip-flop-free McGee does in finding paradise via a celestial family bacchanalia. That thought begs the question: Who wears flip flops to a golf tournament anyway? What really happened the night of Senator McGee’s drunk-driving, car-stealing incident?

Oh, and I do not like two-faced Jim Risch either. He is a typical, self-aggrandizing politician. His ego is so big that he makes Otter and Meme McGee put together look humble. God save Idaho, if Risch ever becomes governor again. We’ll see more than a 1% sales tax increase, maybe 1% per year next time. The Risch definition of conservative makes liberals mad, because it infringes on their territory. His continuous, statist belief that private property can be taken to protect government property reveals his government-first mentality. I was hoping that his bad attitude would be a plague to Obama and Pelosi, but his recent vote to extend the debt ceiling and his stories about how we need more debt to solve the debt problem show that he only wants Idahoans to believe he has a spine. He has none, except when it comes to eliminating property rights and saying the budget answer is higher taxes. France put Napoleon in prison, Idaho should treat its napoleons the same way. The teenie weenie strong man is not the right bromide for Idaho’s bad regulation and statist tendencies.

Did I forget anyone? Even if I did, I need to rest my hand. There’s just too much to write. I’ll probably never get to it all.

Members of Mitt Romney’s Statewide Steering Committee:
Butch Otter, Co-chairman
Jim Risch, Co-chairman
U.S. Representative Mike Simpson
Lieutenant Governor Brad Little
Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
Superintendent of Public Schools Tom Luna
State Controller Donna Jones
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden
Senate Pro Tempore Brent Hill
Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney
Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Chuck Winder
House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke
House Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts

http://www.mittromney.com/press/2011/06/mitt-romney-announces-idaho-statewide-steering-committee