It
has been 240 years in the making - the greatest, most powerful and generous
nation the world has ever seen - America. Its citizens have fought and died,
first for their own freedom - and since then, for the freedom of others.
This
wonderful country has proven that its economic system (free market
capitalism) has been the engine that drives the entire world. The freedom
it provides allows every citizen to pursue his own dream. All can be whoever
and whatever they want to become. And if a person gets very wealthy on the way,
he will be respected for his success.
Successful
people are the fuel that allows America to keep growing stronger. They are able
to create jobs for others, they produce goods that are envied by other nations and
by being free they are able to bring creative ideas to market - more than
any other country.
Now,
after 240 years of unequaled economic success, that incredible economic
system is under attack. There are those whose desire for power is so great,
they would destroy that system, the very basis for America's success and
uniqueness.
In
this coming election, it appears that in one voting cycle, we could
lose America's entire successful record. We could go from free market
capitalism to the proven failure called socialism in just one election.
The
founding fathers will see their beautiful America lose its most valuable
asset. These men willingly risked their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to
establish this most beneficent of nations. Those who followed them have given
their lives in so many efforts to keep our nation free and prosperous.
Those citizens also fought to keep us from the foreign ideas of
fascism and socialism.
I
don't know where the majority of this nation's citizens are centered, but I'm
sure of how I feel. After 240 successful and unsurpassed years, I'm just not
able to stand by and see our country turned into just another
European-style socialist nation.
The
oath I once took is still in play - to defend and protect this nation, its flag
and its Constitution from all enemies, foreign or domestic.
I've
watched as the very foundation of this nation has been removed stone by
stone. We've lost the very mention of God in our schools
and our daily lives; our flag has lost its well-earned respect and is no longer
considered sacred; our brave military is scorned and accused; and most
threatening of all, the Constitution itself is in the process of being
disregarded and discarded.
All
of this has been accomplished even while we are being threatened by enemies
bent on our destruction. With "useful idiots" around the world to
help them, a weakened America will be an easy conquest for those enemies. And
yet, there are those who do not see this threat. They are so blinded by apathy.
They don't read, don't hear and don't recall the many American lives that have
been taken by these fanatics. How can they pretend that we were not attacked,
that thousands of innocent Americans were not murdered.
Voting
used to be an opportunity to pick the person we like to be the leader we want.
This time there is so much more hanging on your vote. Do we want to hold on to
the nation we have always been, the country we love, or will we
watch it torn away from its proud history? Do we want America to continue
its promise that our rights are God-given?
This
time it's not about which candidate we like or dislike – it’s about the
policies they represent. It’s about protecting our nation's original values and
saving America the beautiful.
Dear
God, before they vote, please help the American people to see and understand
what is really at stake in that voting booth.
