How low the U.S. has sunk... Many of you do not fully understand the truth about what is really happening here on our soil.

1. Separation of Church and State:

The founding fathers did not want a scenario such as was happening with the Church of England. ONE CHURCH was running things in the country. So they made it so that that wouldn't happen in this country. How is banning a monument of 10 commandments against the notion of separating church and state? It doesn't - plain and simple. The founding fathers believed in God and put it on all the currency ("In God We Trust") and knew that we would be in trouble if we ever fell away en masse. Why can't we pray in schools? Almost every religion has some type of prayer - I wouldn't mind bowing my head and listening to a budhist pray - as long as we all believe in a higher power, then we will be better citizens.

2. Freedom of speech:

This was intended to allow the common citizen to say anything he or she wished about the government without fear of reprisal. In Nazi Germany, if you spoke openly against the Nazi party, you were thrown in jail, etc. This freedom does NOT apply to pornography. Pornography is tearing this country apart and I have personally witnessed a lot of tragedies from this horrible infestation in our society.

3. Communism

How many of you are aware that we have instituted communist practices in our government? We have a central bank that is not part of the government (Federal Reserve) and we have a graduated income tax. I have taken the liberty of pasting in the content from the Communist Manifesto:

"Nevertheless, in most advanced countries, the following will be pretty generally applicable.

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

5. Centralization of credit in the banks of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6. Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the state.

7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state; the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

8. Equal obligation of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.

10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc." - Karl Marx

I do not like what George Bush has done over in Iraq. However, Kerry was infinitely more evil than Bush. Why didn't we all cast our vote for one of the independents on the ballot? There were a lot of good men running for president - but they didn't have the monetary reserves to compete with the Democratic and Republican parties.

Open your eyes, everyone - there are a lot of things happening in this country and we are slowly losing our freedoms (Patriot Act, anyone?).

They are trying to take our weapons these days. My father always told me, "Outlaw guns and only outlaws will own guns." This freedom is very dear and we should fight any law that attempts to control guns.

And finally, I have to comment on the gay issues... First of all, I condemn hatred of any kind towards any person or persons. However, I think that Homosexuality is wrong and I support laws that protect the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman. However, I am friendly towards all no matter their sexual orientation. I just find it ironic that the homosexual community wants a ceremony of God to be applied to their union when the Bible clearly states that it is an abomination. If they do not believe in God, then why do they want to use one of its sacraments??? Also, I was involved personally with a gay community in Portland, Oregon (one of the reasons I left). They ganged up on my nephew and convinced him that he was gay and sexually assaulted him several times. Before this time he was a little feminine (but so was I when I was his age) and liked to dress nicely. That does not make one gay... What they did was wrong. If someone chooses to be gay of their own free will and volition - then fine - but why do you have to attack someone in a group? They even told him that they were "recruiters!!!"

Abortion - hmm - killing a baby is ok because??? Pro-choice? Couching murder in friendly terms does not change the nature of the crime. How would you have liked it if someone had terminated your life before you were born? What about the baby's choice? Did you ask the baby before killing it? If you do not want to have a baby, practice abstinence. I have personally known women who were convinced to perform abortions and they went slightly cuckoo afterwards...

SUV gas guzzling etc. I am all for alternate fuel. However, I purchased the VX because of its style and looks and there was nothing like it on the market. I hate that it is a gas guzzler - but I love driving it... I hope that someday I will be able to put a different engine in the vehicle that will be more "Earth friendly." I for one am glad that oil prices are rising - that means that more and more car companies will be forced to come out with better cars... Buying oil = supporting terrorism - it is true - but until we can stop our dependence on oil (a long shot), we will be funding them for the foreseeable future.

[ steps off soap box ]

Brent
Former Republican