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Every four years,
conservative "pragmatists" trot out the
"We Can`t Let So-And-So Win"
mantra. Of course, the so-and-so in
question is always the Democratic Presidential
candidate. For all of my adult life, I have been
listening to so-called "conservative" Republicans
warn us of the impending doom that would befall our
country if the Democratic candidate were elected. And
this year is no different.
This year`s Republican
primary did provide a wonderful aberration, however, to
the usual choices between
Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Republicans had an
opportunity to nominate a real American
constitutionalist, a statesman in the similitude of
Thomas Jefferson or
James Madison. That man was Texas Congressman,
Ron Paul. Unfortunately, the Republican faithful
seem to be incapable of discerning the marks of true
greatness, not to mention fidelity to constitutional
government. It is doubtful that most of them even
understand what constitutional government is. And as for
Christian conservatives, they can barely see any
issues beyond
abortion and
"gay rights."
To try and convince them to support a
constitutionalist candidate is like talking to a
brick wall.
So, what choice does the
Republican Party offer the American people this year?
The worst of all possible choices: good old John "McSame"
McCain.
Let`s be clear: a John
McCain Presidency will be no better than a Hillary
Clinton or a Barack Obama Presidency. In fact, in many
ways, a McCain White House will be WORSE than a
Democratic one.
On many issues, there is
virtually no distinction between John McCain and any
potential Democratic candidate. John McCain is
no friend to gun owners. He is
no friend to pro-lifers. He is no friend to fiscal
conservatives. He is no friend to property owners. He is
no friend to
"family values" voters. He is no friend to
America`s blue-collar workers. He is no friend to small
business owners. He is no friend to opponents of illegal
immigration.
On the other hand, John
McCain is a great friend to Big Business. Similarly, he
is a friend to Big Government and Big Brother. He is
also a friend to open borders, supranational government,
regionalism, and American imperialism.
But this is where the
Boogeyman comes in.
At this point,
Republican Party lackeys will break in and say, "We
can`t let Hillary Clinton win. We can`t let Barack Obama
win." Even the favored son of the Religious Right,
Mike Huckabee, has endorsed John McCain, not to mention
Mitt Romney and virtually every other Republican
"bigwig." (Thank God, Ron Paul has maintained his
integrity by NOT endorsing McCain.)
I, for one, am fed up
with this baloney, because what we are actually faced
with is not the "lesser of two evils" but "the
evil of two lessers." (To quote a good friend of
mine.) And the reason John McCain would actually be a
worse President than either Obama or Clinton is because
of the manner in which conservatives go to sleep
whenever a Republican occupies the Oval Office.
Furthermore, the next couple of years are "crunch
time" for this burgeoning
North American Union and related issues.
America is currently
facing the most serious threat to its national
independence and sovereignty since the War of 1812. The
forces of globalism have declared an all-out war against
our country`s independence. Illegal immigration, the
NAFTA superhighway, the
North American Community, a regional currency called
the
Amero, and "free trade" deals are just a few
of the weapons in their arsenal. And John McCain will
use every bit of his power as President to facilitate
all of this chicanery. And, because McCain is a
Republican, conservatives and Christians will sit back
and let it happen without even the slightest whimper of
resistance. If Obama or Clinton were sitting in the Oval
Office, however, massive numbers of conservatives and
Christians would rise in protest over every inch of
ground ceded to these nefarious nabobs. So, tell me, who
is the greater evil? I say it is John McCain.
I realize that there are
many readers shouting to themselves right now and
saying, "So what do we do, Chuck? We have to vote for
one or the other." To which I say, No you don`t. You
can think outside the box. You don`t have to throw your
vote away on either of these wretched candidates. You
can cast a vote for principle and vote for a third party
candidate.
I can hear readers
screaming at me now, saying that voting for a third
party candidate is a wasted vote. I strongly disagree!
Casting a vote for a person who you know is unfaithful
to your principles is a wasted vote! Voting for someone
who you know will keep our
borders and
ports open to illegals, continue George Bush`s
preemptive war doctrine, and facilitate a burgeoning
hemispheric government—not to mention someone who will
increase and augment a burgeoning Orwellian police
state—is a wasted vote!
At some point, we
Americans must decide whether we will tolerate the
continued sellout of our freedoms and principles or not.
Will we swallow the shallow squeals of the establishment
elite who think we are a bunch of sheep to be herded
into their New World Order? Or will we stand our ground?
Will we vote our principles and our conscience?
It does not matter that
the pundits and experts say we can`t win. That is not
our business. As John Quincy Adams said,
"Duty is ours; results are God`s." When will
Christians, especially, quit trying to play politics and
start standing for principle? They talk a lot about
principle, but when it comes down to where the rubber
meets the road, most don`t act like people of principle.
If God intends to give
America another chance, if He intends to return these
United States to constitutional government, and if He
intends to preserve America`s independence, it will only
come in the form of a miracle.
And miracles do not
happen by the machinations of pragmatic planners.
Miracles are just that.
America was born a
miracle, and it could now be given a new birth by
miracle. If so, it would demand that people of principle
start acting like it. That we cast aside the pragmatic,
the reasonable, the sophisticated, and the expected.
That we—as did the priests of old—would be willing to
step out into the raging current of the Jordan River,
knowing that either God would part the water or we would
drown. That we would be willing to sign our names to a
document—as did our
Founding Fathers—that would make us either the
enemies of the state or the inventors of a new nation.
It means taking risks;
it means doing the impractical; it means
rejecting accepted wisdom and standing for
principle.
I am convinced that only
a miracle can save America now. And I am expecting God
to grant such a miracle. Beyond that, I am willing to do
my part to place myself in a position to let God use my
voice and my vote to accomplish this miracle.
And if that means voting
for someone who "has no chance of winning" in
order to let God take the glory for whatever victory
results, it is the least I can do.
So, who will join me?
Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the
pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola,
Florida. He hosts a
weekly radio show. His
website is
here.
