I Cannot...I Will Not...Vote For Barack Obama

My case for voting against Barack Obama and for doing everything in my power to make sure others do the same.

I cannot...I will not...vote for Barack Obama because he has promised that, "The first thing I'll do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act."

According to WashingtonWatch.com, "The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.

Prohibits a federal, state, or local governmental entity from: (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information. Provides that such prohibition shall apply retroactively.

Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity, in a civil action."

According to Senator Barbara Boxer, a co-sponser of the bill, "The Freedom of Choice Act supercedes any law, regulation or local ordinance that impinges on a woman’s right to choose. That means a poor woman cannot be denied the use of Medicaid if she chooses to have an abortion." In other words, if the bill were to be signed into law, federal and state governments would be mandated to use taxpayer funds to provide abortions.

Finally, according to David Freddoso the author of "The Case Against Barack Obama", as found on several blog sites, FOCA "would effectively cancel every state, federal, and local regulation of abortion, no matter how modest or reasonable. It would even, according to the National Organization of Women, abolish all state restrictions on government funding for abortions. If Obama becomes president and lives up to this promise, then everyone who pays income tax will be paying an abortionist to perform an abortion."

Freddoso continues, "Obama is promising 1) to abolish state laws that protect doctors and nurses from losing their jobs if they refuse to participate in abortions and 2) to abolish requirements for parental notification and informed consent for mothers who consider the procedure."

I am not a proponent of abortion and I do not believe abortion should be legal. Abortion is the murder of unborn children and I, for one, do not want one penny of my tax dollars to fund murder. So, therefore, I will not vote for a candidate who supports such a drastic reform to an abortion law which destroys life.

I cannot...I will not...vote for Barack Obama because he has promised to reduce our ability to defend ourselves and others around the world to a level dangerously below those of the pre-9/11 capabilites.

In October, 2007 in a video presentation to the non-profit group "Caucus for Priorities" he outlines how he will defend this nation. Obama stated, "I am the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning and as President, I will end it.

Second, I will cut 10's of billions of dollars in wasteful spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our development of future combat systems and I will institute an independent defense priorities board to insure that the quadrenial defense review is not used to justify unnecessary spending.

Third, I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal I will not seek to develop new nuclear weapons. I will seek a global ban on production of fissile material and will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBM's off hair trigger alert and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenal."

This is absolutely terrifying to me. How naive can Barack Obama be? Did he learn nothing from 9/11? Does he truly believe that Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, and Russia will give up their nuclear capabilities or ambitions just because he asks? If he reduces our nuclear capabilites, our enemies...the terrorists of the world...will only be more emboldened. To them he will be saying..."America is open for business." I don't know about anyone else, but that will not help me sleep peacefully at night.

I cannot...I will not...vote for Barack Obama because he has promised to drastically increase the size of the government.

According to the National Tax Payers Union Foundation, Barack Obama's proposed budget will cost the American taxpayers approximately $343.586 billion annually or $1.374 trillion over four years. Ouch!!!! Following is a breakdown of Obama's budget proposal:

• Economy, Transportation, and Infrastructure proposals will cost approximately $111.603 billion annually, with the costs of the majority of this section unknown.
  
• Education, Science, and Research proposals will cost approximately $37.088 billion annually, with the costs of several sections unknown.
• Energy, Environment, and Agriculture proposals will cost approximately $56.489 billion annually, with the costs of several sections unknown and several being proposed over 10 years.
• Health Care proposals will cost approximately $100.848 billion annually or $403.392 billion over four years, with the costs of most sections unknown.
• Homeland Security and Law Enforcement proposals will cost approximately $10.173 billion annually, with the costs of most sections unknown.
• National Defense and International Relations proposals will cost approximately $13.808 billion annually, with the costs of most sections unknown.
• Veterans proposals will cost approximately $2.76 billion annually, with the costs of most sections unknown.
• Miscellaneous will cost approximately $10.817 billion annually, with the costs of most sections unknown.

With the majority of the costs in Obama's budget proposal being unknown, no one really knows where the final numbers will fall, or should I say rise.

I cannot...I will not...vote for Barack Obama because his tax philosophy of "spreading the wealth around" is equivalent to Socialism and tax welfare.

According to the Library of Economics and Liberty, "Socialism—defined as a centrally planned economy in which the government controls all means of production—was the tragic failure of the twentieth century. Born of a commitment to remedy the economic and moral defects of capitalism, it has far surpassed capitalism in both economic malfunction and moral cruelty. Yet the idea and the ideal of socialism linger on."

Obama's "spread the wealth around" philosophy will benefit no one...especially not the ones he promises to help....the middle class. It will only serve to destroy our capitalist society and stifle the entrepreneurial spirit that creates jobs and wealth. It has the potential of destroying two hundred plus years of econimical growth and development. It has the potential of sending our already fragile economy further into a despression and it will increase individual dependency on the federal government and decrease individual responsibility and self-reliance.

Finally, I cannot...I will not...vote for Barack Obama because to do so would give unchecked power to the far left liberals who have hijacked the Democrat party.

It is absolutely terrifying to me to imagine the damage a handful of liberals with unchecked power and a far left agenda would be able to do to our country and our Constitution. There will be on one to stop them. By the time there is, it may be too late. I once heard it said that the Constitution will one day hang by a thread. Could this be that time?