Today, is the fifth and final part of a five part series, which is intended to outline the key issues facing the Ohio U.S. Senator beginning in January 2007 and beyond. Today we look at the social issues facing our nation.The following table compares and contrasts how the two 2006 Ohio Democratic opponents for U.S. Senate differ in their basic beliefs about issues dealing with social issues:
THE ISSUE: …………… CANDIDATE BROWN: ….… CANDIDATE KEISER:
EDUCATION
Allowing parental
choice in vouchers
for private and
parochial schools: ……….. NO………………………………… YES …………
Would candidate
support the teaching
of Creationism or
Intelligent Design
with Evolution?: …………… NOT LIKELY…………………. ABSOLUTELY…
WELFARE
Promote work &
marriage among
TANF recipients: …………. NO………………………………… YES ………………
FAMILY
Reduce the
“Marriage tax”
or penalty: …………….……. NO………………………………….YES……………..
Allow abortion,
Euthanasia,
continued funding of
Planned Parenthood,
funding of human
embryonic stem cell
& cloning research: …….. YES…………………………….…… NO ……………
Restricting interstate
transport of minors
to get an abortion: …….... NO…………………………….…… YES……………
HEALTHCARE
Is it a right or a
Privilege?: ……………..… RIGHT …………………….……… PRIVILEGE ..…
Allow tax-exempt
Health savings
Accounts (HSAs)? :……… NO …………………….……..…… YES ……………
HOMOSEXUALITY
Did you support or
oppose Ohio’s ban on
same sex marriage?: …… OPPOSE…………………………… SUPPORT……
Should homosexuals
be a protected class
like race, age, etc?: ….… YES ………………………………… NO …………….
More funding &
stricter sentencing
for hate crimes?: ……..… YES …………………….…………… NO…………….
GUN CONTROL
More gun control ?: …… YES ……………………..….……… NO …..………
FAMILY
One of the platforms of the Democratic Party is “We believe in a society that strengthens Ohio’s families and protects our children.” God has ordained the one-man, one-woman marriage as the bedrock of society. Actually, the family is the most important institution on earth.
After reviewing the above table consisting of my opponents voting record and likely positions, it is obvious which candidate is pro-family and which candidate respects the sacredness of human life. By the way, how does abortion protect children and Ohio families?
EDUCATION
Our schools, our God-less schools, are a failure. No amount of money or good intentions will make them truly successful. Only returning God to the schools and the teaching of absolutes of right and wrong, not moral relativism, but morality, not only content, but character will schools ever again have any hope of being successful. Remember, the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare is a privilege. For most Americans, we must work for it. We must all work together to provide opportunities for everyone to have some basic healthcare for all Americans. But we must require some payment for the privilege, some responsibility on the part of each of us. Military service is an option that earns a person some basic VA benefits. Welfare recipients need to work for their subsidies.
The government should promote preventive healthcare in schools, and have it as a key component of any of its welfare programs.
Insurance companies should be allowed to offer persons practicing preventive care and good health practices premium reductions. Consistent abuse of ones body should at some point preclude that individual from receiving any or minimal healthcare. We must again make personal responsibility a required part of any government funded program. In some cases comfort care might be all that an individual may have “earned” because they have chosen a particular hurtful lifestyle. A bad choice is your choice, but don’t expect society to have to pay for it.
GUNS
Every American has a constitutional right to bear arms.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
The laws regarding persons entering the United States illegally along with any employer, who knowingly hires an illegal alien, should be enforced and prosecuted. Money saved by controlling illegal aliens has the potential to enable the government to increase its ability to properly fund services to legal citizens. Illegal aliens cost our society more than they benefit society. Not enforcing laws is an affront to Americans and to those who legally enter our country and who are more likely to make a positive contribution to society as a whole.
Honoring and supporting the family as the key unit of society, expecting a significant measure of personal responsibility for ones health, and treating healthcare as a privilege, and allowing parents more say into what school their children attend are all key principles we must use in dealing with society’s social issues. At the same time, we must establish priorities, and make some tough decisions based on those priorities, we can’t do everything. As legislators we must be accountable to the taxpayers by showing a good return on their tax dollar.
There are now only 5 days until Ohio Voters and Taxpayers can make A Good Choice on Tuesday, May 2nd in the Democratic Primary Election!
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