There are two republicans running in the primary: Matthew Berry and Patrick Murray. Berry is a new-comer to politics and is seeking his first elected office. He is unashamedly homosexual, living with his life partner in liberal Arlington, VA.

Patrick Murray, whose name sounds so familiar but can’t place it, is also running in the primary. Residing in more-blue-than-red Alexandria, VA, Murray is also running for his first elected office. Little is given away about his private life on his website. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel.

I’ve said this before: I’m a Republican by force, not by choice. What I mean by this is that I’m often more conservative than the Republican party tends to be. Since we live in a two-party system, unfortunately, the only option is the vote for candidates that best represent my views. These candidates, more often than not, side Republican.

Berry and Murray have similar political views. They both have pledged to repeal the Healthcare bill if elected. They stand remarkably close in terms of national defense. I believe the biggest difference comes down to two issues: gay marriage and abortion. And this is where I made my choice.

Berry, who is homosexual, supports legalized marriage for same-sex partners. This is understandable, but something I completely disagree with. I actually ran into Berry when I was having lunch with a friend at Famous Dave’s. When I asked him if he would support federal legislation, he said no, which was surprising. He said that he was a federalist and that question should be left to the states. While I disagree with this notion, I like the fact that he would not support federal legislation to do so, which also means that he would not support legislation to support marriage between one man and one woman. Murray’s stand is that marriage should be between one man and one woman, but agrees with Berry that this should be left to the states to decide.

My stance is that an issue this important should be decided at the federal level with a constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman.

Abortion legislation is likely to come up after the election. Something so pisive is never introduced on an election year for fear of political ramifications. However, it’s important to remember candidate’s voting record on these issues.

Berry and Murray both describe themselves as “pro-life” but this can mean many different things to different people. So both of them describe what they would support. Murray believes that abortion should be a “decision that should ultimately be made by the woman in consultation with her family and her doctor.” Berry, on the other hand, told me that he believes abortion should be made illegal.

While I believe the battle for making abortion illegal has been lost, I believe that Berry’s stance is important. His stance says to me that he believe life is important. It should just be terminated without regard. Abortion supporters will say, “What about a woman’s health?!” The word-choice here is important. Health can mean many things. I’ve heard “stretch marks” be used as a reason to abort a baby. Berry’s stance on this issue made my choice clear.

As a Christian, I believe God values every life, from conception to death. While I believe God would disapprove of Berry’s life-style choice, the fact is that there is still time for God to reveal this sin to him. When a baby is terminated, it is never given the chance to know God. (I’m not going to start a “Does a fetus go to heaven?” debate here.)

I believe God values life far more than he loathes sin. This is the reason Jesus came to save us. While I disapprove of Berry’s lifestyle (and told him so when we met), it doesn’t mean that I hate him or think he’s evil. There are many people in my life whom I believe are not living the life that God had intended. I lived that life for a while. It just means that God is still working on their hearts.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I would vote for a Satan worshiper who believe in the right to life than a Christian who was pro-choice. I am not saying Berry is a Satan worshiper! Let’s make the clear! But the priorities he has placed is important and this key issue made the difference.

This is why I’m asking Christians as well as conservative Republicans to support Matthew Berry in the upcoming primary on June 8th.

Sadly, this is no longer the case.  Politicians stay in power because they have too much power.  Much like King George to say the least.  Even impeachment is impossible due to partisanship.  Consider the Clinton impeachment.  Passed the Republican-controlled house.  Died in the democrat-controlled senate.

Many of the Obama-bots want a more liberal government, who provides health care for all, yet doesn’t want to pay for it.  Yet many of these robots don’t realize is that the money comes from those snooty rich republicans they all hate.  So here’s my idea: Let’s leave.

That’s right.  I’m calling on a full-fledged sucession from the United States.

And no, I’m not kidding.

Think about it…it’s a win-win for both sides.  The liberals get all the free health care they want.  I don’t know how it’s going to be funded.  Frankly, I could careless.  They can have abortions, teach sex ed in school while failing to teach history.  The conservatives will have low taxes, small government, no abortions…you get the picture.

I’ll tell you right now why politicans won’t support this: it puts power back to the people.  It takes away their cushy jobs.  And the federal government would lose a whole lot of money.  Because when push comes to shove, most people are very conservative with their money.  Most people will vote with their dollars even if they contradict it with their votes.

I would like to see the United States split into two.  I don’t think we need a civil war.  Quite frankly, I don’t think the liberals would have a standing chance since conservatives have more guns and ammo.  And many more of them are stocking up.

But until this happens, we’ll have to try to make due with what we have.  Take a look at my last article: My 3-2-1 Plan

Now that I have been added to the Top Conservative On Twitter, I want to be a bit more pro-active about the topics that come up. Earlier this week, @TeamRonMiller posted the article linked above. I wanted to post my thoughts on it. I’ve always seen abortion as a double-edge sword. If the “pro-choice” camp wants to label that life begins at birth, at what point, then, is birth considered? Is it after it exists the vaginal canal? Or perhaps after it’s first breath? What about the umbilical cord? Is it okay to abort a fetus as long as the umbilical cord isn’t cut?

Let’s say it’s the latter, since the “pro-choice” camp says that the fetus is a parasite since it gains sustenance from its host. How should sustenance be defined? Couldn’t you say that children under the age of 18 require sustenance from their hosts? In fact, if the host does not provide for food and shelter, the host can be arrested for fetus — I mean child — endangerment. Why don’t we give these hosts the choice to terminate their parasites post-birth? After all, don’t we want people to have the right to choose?

Okay, so the umbilical cord is too far. How about the first breath? Most states say that life begins when oxygen is present in the lungs. But why the lungs? What about the blood? Aren’t we saying that oxygen is an important aspect of life and therefore is needed to define it? What about people who are paralised and require a breathing machine? Should their lives be allowed to be terminated because they cannot breath on their own?

I believe the only logical way to avoid these arguments is to say that life must begin at conception. Failure to do so only cheapens the lives of others. But the problem ultimately comes from social engineering.

In order to sway the public, pro-abortion was changed to “pro-choice”. After all, who would want to deny people the right to choose something? The fact is that there are already laws on the books that take choice away from people. For example, people cannot choose to end someone’s life. You cannot choose to drive drunk. You cannot choose you cheat on your exams. You would face punishment if you chose to do any of those things.

The truth is that verbal engineering is always easier than political engineering. It’s easier to sway the public with nice words (Ahhem — Obama) than it is to actually bring change (Ahhem — Obama).

I wish I could find the quote. Some one earlier this month said that as soon as people realize that pregnancy is the logical conclusion of sex, Planned Parenthood would be out of business.

So true.

If you happen to know the source of the quote, please leave a comment below.

The irony of this is that people from the “pro-choice” camp are saying that it prevents people from getting abortions.  What’s even more ironic is that these “pro-choice” people want to take choice away from health providers to force them to perform a procedure they think is unsafe or that they disagree with.

Why should it matter why?  Doctors refuse treatments all the time when they don’t believe it is safe for the patient.

I cannot support HR7310 (sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] and Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]) or S20.  These democrats, who are pro-choice, want to take choice away from doctors and instead give it in politicians.  Call your senators and congressmen and tell them to vote these bills down!