What Election 2004 Means To The Secular Left
By Bonnie Chernin Rogoff (10/20/04)
Democratic operatives have unleashed against my President the meanest and most unrelenting smear campaign I have ever seen – and I’m no youngster.
Many stories have been circulating around the web. Billionaire George Soros will spend $25 million in the final two campaign weeks in his attempt to ruin President Bush’s reelection chances. Senator John Kerry demands Sinclair Productions not air the broadcast of “Stolen Honor” before Election Day unless he gets equal airtime. An Ohio judge ruled to allow voters to cast ballots outside their districts in that state, a move that encourages election fraud. Ralph Nader’s name has been removed from ballots in close-call states like Pennsylvania.
These news items prove that Democrats oppose free speech and fair elections when there’s a chance they won’t win. Despite accusations of voter fraud during the Florida recount, it is the Democrats who most likely did the tampering. There were approximately 1,400 disqualified overseas military ballots in Florida, most of which would have gone to Bush, not Gore. The election result in New Mexico was so close Al Gore only won by a mere 366 votes. President Bush did not demand a recount. It’s always the Democrats that sue, manipulate and deceive the public.
For Republicans, this election is primarily about protecting America and spreading peace throughout the world, and social issues follow. For Democrats, it’s all about social issues such as abortion, gay rights, assisted suicide, civil liberties and judicial appointments. When voting on these issues conservatism wins because Americans still know the difference between right and wrong, which comes from faith in G-d. Secularists want to gut faith from public life. The one exception was in 2000 when Senator Joe Lieberman’s faith became a campaign issue. Theirs is a humanistic worldview in which everyone believes a public declaration of faith is offensive, and G-d must be minimized.
That’s where suppressing free speech via court orders comes into play. Americans United for Separation of Church and State asserts that religious displays violate the Constitution and offend nonbelievers, but what really offends them are religious values. When people choose G-d over atheism their behavior and views change, and they vote conservatively on social issues. Norma McCorvey, formerly an abortion advocate and the Roe in Roe v. Wade is now a born-again Christian and a fierce defender of life. As for Americans United, they are duplicitous regarding the “wall of separation,” because their organization didn’t complain when Senator John Edwards used a Detroit church service last week to bash a Bush/Cheney ad.
The Courts often overturn laws passed to protect human life. Residents in any state may vote on a single ballot initiative and if it passes by a significant majority, an arrogant judge often rules against the law. To continue this trend, liberals must stack the courts with judges that legislate laws liberals like. With United States Supreme Court retirements likely, every vote certainly does count. Consider this: If President Bush were agnostic and “pro-choice” would the Democrats be resorting to lowball tactics to get Kerry elected? No…they’d support President Bush, as so many Democrats admired and supported New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani even before 9-11. Also, if our President were a social liberal, left-wing special interest groups like NARAL and Planned Parenthood would back him. He’d receive enthusiastic endorsement from the mainstream press, including the New York Times.
However, President Bush is no agnostic. His religious conversion changed him and helps guide his decisions, and he is hated for that. His faith saved him from developing a serious drinking problem. It saved his marriage. It’s made him a devoted father. It is obvious how much our President and Laura Bush love each other, evidenced by President Bush’s words during the final debate as he recalled how they met, and what a wonderful influence she has made in his life. Intolerant liberals abhor the thought that religious belief transforms someone’s life, especially if the person holds public office. It makes gripes against public displays of faith look irrelevant.
Government should include G-d, not eliminate Him. Only in a godless society can barbaric laws be passed. Recently, Joseph Farah of World Net Daily wrote an article relating the practice of euthanasia, which is prevalent in “civilized” Europe. He discussed how doctors in the Netherlands are killing children under twelve they deem too disabled to live. He recounts a judge in England who ruled against parents who wanted their severely disabled baby to receive treatment, but the child will die. Belgium is legalizing neo-pediatric euthanasia. As Mr. Farah correctly concludes, “This can only happen in societies that have lost sight of moral absolutes – of the very concepts of right and wrong. Today, the arbiters of right and wrong are too often unaccountable high priests wearing black robes.”
That’s why it’s so important to re-elect President Bush.
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