Change We Can Belive In?

Senator Barack Obama has been campaigning on the motto “Change we can believe in”, and in doing so has captured the hearts of many, not only in this country but in this largely Republican state and community. A vote for Senator Obama most certainly is a vote for change but have we taken the time to look and see what kind of change it would bring?

A vote for change would mean a change to our current abortion policies. Sen. Obama supports legislation that would repeal the Hyde Amendment, which protects pro-life citizens from having to pay for abortions (through federal subsidizing) that are not necessary to save the life of the mother and are not the result of rape or incest. Senator Obama has also promised the “the first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)”. This proposed legislation would create a federally guaranteed “fundamental right” to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy including fully viable children in the final weeks of pregnancy. Senator Obama was also one of the few Senators who opposed the ban on partial birth abortion and opposes parental notification laws.

A vote for change would mean a change in health care policies. Senator Obama supports government controlled and mandated “universal health care”, which is wildly ineffective world wide and would not allow us to choose our own doctor.

A vote for change would mean a change to our foreign policies. Senator Obama was against the recent surge in Iraq claiming that it would not be effective. Senator Obama was proven wrong as the surge has been working. He also has promised to meet with leaders who are hostile to the United States including Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Kim Jong Il, and radical Muslim nations.

A vote for change would mean a change to our First Amendment rights. Senator Obama supports The Fairness Doctrine, legislation that would REQUIRE ALL radio and television stations and broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints. If you air 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly you must air the same amount to someone who has the opposite views. This is an infringement and government control of our freedom of speech and press.

A vote for change would mean a change to our Second Amendment rights. Senator Obama voted to allow law suits against gun manufacturers while serving in the Senate.

A vote for change would mean a change to our immigration laws. Senator Obama supports giving driver’s licenses and extending welfare to illegal immigrants.

In short, a vote for change would mean a vote for one of, if not the most, liberal senators in office right now. Many want to believe that Senator Obama is the next JFK or FDR, but in reality he is one of the most inexperienced people to ever run for the highest office in the land, having not even served a full term in the national senate and having passed no piece of significant legislation. Many people want to vote for history, but no matter what a vote this year is a historic vote, featuring the first time in decades an incumbent president or vice president has not run, the first African-American candidate, the oldest candidate, the first woman on a Republican ticket.

Vote as an informed voter, as a passionate voter, not a hoodwinked voter.