7 - Sherrod Brown or Sam Keiser? '06 Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate Race, Part 3 of 5 - National Security Issues

Today, is the third 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 issues related to National Security.

The following table compares and contrasts how the two 2006 Ohio Democratic opponents for U.S. Senate differ in their basic beliefs about National Security:


THE ISSUE: …………… CANDIDATE BROWN: …... CANDIDATE KEISER:


WAR ON TERROR
Authorizing use of
military force in Iraq: ……. NO…………………………………… YES ……………

ILLEGAL ALIENS
Federalizing rules for
driving licenses to
hinder terrorists: ………….. NO …………………….………….… YES ……………

Reporting illegal
aliens who receive
hospital treatment: ……… NO …………………………….….…… YES …………….

Extending immigrant
residency rules: ……………. NO………………………………….... YES………………

SECURE BORDERS
Use military border
partrols to battle
drugs & terrorism: ………… NO…………………………….…….. YES………………

NATIONAL DEFENSE
Continuing military
recruitment on
college campuses: …….…. NO …………………………………….. YES ……………

Deploying SDI: ………….…… NO…………………………………..... YES……………

ENERGY
Authorizing
construction of
new oil refineries: ……….. NO …………………………………….. YES ……………

Prohibiting oil
drilling & develop-
ment in ANWR: ……………. YES ……………………………………... NO ……………

INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES
Starting imple-
Mentation of
Kyoto Protocol: ……………. YES …………………………………….. NO ………………

The defense of our nation is fundamental to our sovereignty. It must consist of a foreign front and a homeland front. Congressman Brown’s voting record indicates that he would not be consistently supportive of a strong military. He appears to lack the commitment to win the War on Terror as shown by his voting record.

At home we must decrease our dependence on foreign oil by permitting new oil refineries, new nuclear plants, and fund alternative sources of fuel with government leading the way. We must wisely drill for oil in Alaska, in the sea and on the mainland seeking to become energy self-sufficient.

We must also systematically enforce our laws and punish employers, who hire known illegal aliens, as well as apprehending, prosecuting and deporting illegal aliens. We must permit the immigration of persons who can help build our nation such as engineering and high tech workers to supplement our shortages until our schools can produce sufficient number to meet our needs.

We must avoid or carefully scrutinize any international treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol because they weaken our sovereignty and move us closer to a One-World Government. Our military must be prepared to respond internationally and domestically.

There are now only 7 more days until Ohio Voters can make A Good Choice on Tuesday, May 2nd in the Democratic Primary Election!