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Originally Posted by George W. Bush
In this nation, the president can't make you follow a religion, and is not likely to try too hard to do so. But he can raise taxes. He can raise taxes, cut off trade relations with other nations, redistribute wealth in a wasteful manner, and cripple the economy. These are the things you should fear. Whether the president is Muslim, Mormon, or Methodist will effect you far less than how much damage he decides to do to the American economy.
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Point taken. Do you honestly believer Obama is going to single handedly bring America down though?
I think you're oversimplifying what I said.
He can also make abortion illegal (and most contraceptives) ban stem cell research, put intelligent design in the class room, make it impossible for gays to adopt children, and appoint conservative judges into powerful positions for years.
It's not so much about the President as the voters themselves, because ultimately politicians have to appeal to people to get their votes. Democracy, in my opinion, is our greatest strength and greatest
weakness. Power to the people is wonderful, unless the majority votes (in your opinion) the wrong way on issues. And since
social conservatism is pretty much interchangable with Christianity in this country, I have a real problem with it. They want to Christianize this country, much like Iran is Islamic - Religion and law become one. Granted that's an extreme example, but my point is, democracy is only as good as the people practicing it.
You guys should be able to relate, because you're feeling the exact same thing towards Obama as I am towards the Republican party. I just really, really, really wish Ron Paul would have got the nomination. Fiscally conservative, small government, and socially liberal (in general).
One of Paul's main appeals to me was his foreign policy. how do you guys feel about McCain's?