Benjamin Franklin referred to this in June 28, 1787, when he said: " All of us who were engaged in the struggle [in the war for independence] must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor to that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth - that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel.” (America's Christian Heritage, page 83) These words are as timely and as relevant as if they were spoken today.
When the American military goes to war I not only want them to be well trained, superbly equipped, and confident, I want God to be fighting with them and not against them. This comes about by honoring the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the real foundation of a strong national defense.
I say on my website that in order to maintain peace with other nations, we must not tempt them to attack us by being weak militarily or by being unwilling to use military force when necessary.
Besides supporting a strong military, we must insure that the Defense Department uses wisely the money that it is allocated, not to waste or mis-spend it. We must get the most for our tax dollar. We must build in measures that make people accountable. The zero-based budgeting principle should be applied to the Department of Defense and throughout the federal government.
We need to secure the borders of the United States. We must aggressively pursue the enemy (terrorists) in Iraq and Afghanistan and wherever else he is found. Our existing immigration laws need to be enforced. Passing more laws is not “enforcement.” Why make more laws pretending they will do any good, when we do not enforce the laws already on the books. What a sham!
We need to stop giving up our sovereignty, bit by bit, as a nation to our enemies. Why is China sitting in a former military base across from Los Angeles? What benefit is the Law of the Seas Treaty or the Kyoto Agreement to us? Why do we fund and even participate in the corrupt United Nations? We should never place U.S. troops under United Nation or foreign command.
We make A Good Choice when we do everything we can to preserve our sovereignty as a nation, when we recognize God in the affairs of the nation, when we maintain a strong military, by protecting our borders, by dealing wisely with our enemies, and by actively resisting pressures to move toward a one-world government.
There are now less than three weeks, only 20 days, remaining until Ohio Voters can make A Good Choice on Tuesday, May 2nd in the Democratic Primary Election!
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