If I Were President
Due to my frequent criticisms of President George W. Bush, I am often asked
what I would do if I were President of these
If I were President, I would begin the process of safely extracting our
troops from
In the second place, the invasion and occupation of
According to Congressman Paul, "A letter of marque and reprisal is a
constitutional tool specifically designed to give the President the authority
to respond with appropriate force to those non-state actors who wage aggression
against the
Had President Bush responded in this manner, tens of thousands of lives would have been saved, trillions of dollars would not have needed to be spent, Osama bin Laden and most of his fellow terrorists would likely be dead, and we would not be bogged down in a nightmarish military quagmire in Iraq. And, if I were President, this is exactly how I would handle terrorist organizations such as al Qaeda.
Furthermore, it is absolutely ludicrous to say we are fighting a war on
terror half way around the world when we refuse to secure our borders and
ports. If I were President, I would immediately seal our borders. I would also
see to it that employers in
By sealing the borders and by cutting off the money supply to illegal aliens, the problem of illegal immigration would dry up. As it is, we have no idea how many potential terrorists--not to mention violent gang members such as MS-13--have snuck (and are sneaking) through our borders.
And speaking of illegal immigration, as President, I would enforce our visa
rules. This means anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates
If I were President, I would use the bully pulpit of the White House to encourage Congress to pass Congressman Ron Paul's Sanctity of Life Act. In short, this bill would do two things: First, it would declare that unborn babies are persons under the law. Second, under the authority of Article. III. Section. 2. of the U.S. Constitution, it would remove abortion from the jurisdiction of the Court. In essence, this bill would immediately overturn Roe v. Wade and end legalized abortion.
Republicans tout themselves as being "pro-life." Yet, the GOP controlled both houses of Congress and the White House for six years and did absolutely nothing to overturn Roe or end abortion-on-demand. Under my administration, we could end legal abortion in a matter of days, not decades. And if Congress refused to pass Dr. Paul's bill, I would use the constitutional power of the Presidency to deny funds to protect abortion clinics. Either way, legalized abortion ends when I take office.
On the subject of foreign policy, as President, I would end foreign aid. I
would also end the current infatuation with nation-building, empire-building,
and interventionism.
Remember that President Bush told the U.N. in 2003 that the reason we
invaded
I am sure that readers recall that the U.N. Charter was authored by a Soviet
communist agent (Alger Hiss) and that the
Speaking of the United Nations, as President, I would withhold funds from
the support of the United Nations. In other words, I would get the
By the same token, there is absolutely no reason for us to be in NATO. We
should not be antagonizing
Speaking of
Furthermore, as President, I would take the preservation of our nation's
sovereignty and independence extremely seriously. This means that the
burgeoning North American Union is dead on arrival the day I am sworn in as
President. Gone, too, is the NAFTA superhighway. And for that matter, I would
lead the
As President, I would be the best friend that gun owners (and lawful gun dealers), homeschoolers, and veterans ever had in the White House. These are three of the most persecuted, harassed, or overlooked groups of people in the country. But not if I were President.
There is no reason why our veterans should wait for weeks and months to
receive the medical care they need. It is disgraceful that we would ask our
brave men and women of the
If I were President, I would also do everything in my power to locate and retrieve any and all MIAs. I personally believe that there are hundreds of our servicemen who are yet being held against their will in various parts of the world. I would make finding them and bringing them home of utmost priority, if I were President.
On the home front, if I were President, I would end corporate welfare. I
would also work to disband the Department of Energy (along with the Department
of Education and many other federal departments). There is absolutely no reason
for us to be dependent upon OPEC. There is enough gas and oil under the soil of
We must begin drilling for the domestic oil that we know exists; we must
build more refineries and nuclear power plants. There is no reason why the
Lastly, if I were President, I would work feverishly to overturn the Sixteenth Amendment, which would repeal the Income Tax. And, no, I would not promote a national sales tax. That would be disastrous! Can you imagine what a 30% sales tax would do to the cost of EVERYTHING? Plus, give politicians a national sales tax to increase and just imagine what kind of percent that would grow into!
I would also work to repeal the "death tax," inheritance taxes, and property taxes. The American people are already paying somewhere between 30% and 40% of their income to Uncle Sam. It must stop. We are bankrupting our country with this incessant and burdensome tax system. In addition, I would work to expunge the Federal Reserve and to restore the American economy to sound money.
Now, I hear people say, That's easy for you to say; you are not a candidate for President. Ah, but now I am.
Last week, in its national nominating convention in
See the CP website at http://www.constitutionparty.com
My Vice Presidential running mate is Darrell Castle, an attorney and Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran from Memphis, Tennessee.
Our web site is not online yet, but will be soon. We will be able to receive credit card donations when the web page is uploaded. The address of my campaign web site is: http://www.baldwin2008.com
In the meantime, if anyone wants to support our campaign, checks may be written to:
Baldwin 2008
I believe it is only fair, as I continue to write these columns, that one understands the full disclosure of my candidacy.
As readers know, I enthusiastically supported Ron Paul during the Republican Primary season. I plan to continue to trumpet his call for limited government, non-interventionism abroad, constitutional government, and freedom into the general election as a Third Party candidate.
I do not expect the national media to pay us much heed; they seldom do. I do
not expect to receive large donations from corporate
In the meantime, these columns will continue to serve as a voice for
There you have it: this is what I would do if I were President of these
wonderful
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