Traditional Conservative

There is a very good reason that we are a republic instead of a democracy.  It's the only way to make things fair for everyone.  Each state is worth a certain number of electoral votes according to how many representatives they have.  Whichever presidential candidate gets the popular vote of a specific state gets the electoral votes of that state.  This gives every state a say in who the president will be.  If we were a democracy and went with the popular vote as a whole then California, New York, and other states with the most concentrated populations would determine every president.  The people that live in less populated states might as well stay home and not vote.  Presidential candidates that understand how the system works get out and campaign for the electoral votes.  Presidential candidates that don't understand how the system works get out and campaign for the popular vote.  The popular vote overall doesn't mean a thing but the popular vote of each individual st

         I haven't written in this blog for a long time but I feel it's time because people are losing their minds.  I'd like to start with one very important question: What is your solution of what to do with the children?       The options are very limited.  The parents have broken the law and are detained.  Logically, what choices does that leave us with for the children?  Do we send them home with no parents or maybe to live with relatives in their country?  We are feeding them, housing them, and providing people to watch over them.  This is all being done with the taxpayer money of Americans and it's not even being done for Americans.  I would think people would be grateful.  The parents broke the law and got in trouble.  What happens to American kids when this happens?  They are either taken in by relatives or they become a ward of the state.  How is this different?  They are not out on the streets starving and they have adult supervision.  This all seems very

Last year, the US spent $3.2 trillion on health care. The US has roughly 323.1 million residents. That means we spent about $9904.05 per person last year. In 2016, the median household income was $59,039. There are an estimated 2.58 people per household in the US. So, that means that each household spent roughly $25,552.45 on medical expenses last year. So, that means that 43.28% of the median household income was spent on health care. That is an extreme amount. Any one who denies that isn’t paying attention. But we need to take something into account: that $9904.05 per person was not spent entirely out of pocket. Not even close. That is mostly covered by insurance companies and state and federal governments paying for the coverage. In actuality, households only account for 27.7% of spending when it came to health care in 2015. So, if that percentage stayed the same for 2016, we are looking at roughly $7,078.03 per household, or $2,743.42 per person. That means that each household on

There are 30,000 gun related deaths per year. The population is 324,059,091 as of June 22, 2016. That's 0.000000925% of the population. Less than 1%. Out of that amount: • 65% of those deaths are by suicide, which would never be prevented by gun laws. • 15% are by law enforcement in the line of duty and justified. • 17% are through criminal activity, gang and drug related or mentally ill persons – better known as gun violence. • 3% are accidental discharge deaths. So technically, "gun violence" is not 30,000 annually, but drops to 5,100. Still too many? Now lets look at how those deaths spanned across the nation. • 480 homicides (9.4%) were in Chicago • 344 homicides (6.7%) were in Baltimore • 333 homicides (6.5%) were in Detroit • 119 homicides (2.3%) were in Washington D.C. (a 54% increase over prior years) So basically, 25% of all gun crime happens in just 4 cities. All 4 of those cities have strict gun laws, so it is not the lack of law that is the root cause.

I'm watching this protest regarding "health care" on TV and it's crazy. I put health care in quotes above because they are using it as a generic term. They are shouting, "Health care is a right." Health care is not a right but let's say for a moment that it is. Health insurance still wouldn't be a right even if health care were. It's something you purchase if you want it like groceries or clothes. We have the freedom to have groceries and clothes but we have to buy them. If you want to think of "rights" in this manner then that's okay but they are still not legal rights. What exactly are our rights? We have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We have the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. We have the right to keep and bear arms. We have the right to not let soldiers use our homes as quarters without our permission. We have the right of freedom from unreas

Until we realize as a nation that #KKK and #BLM are nothing more than forms of segregation and start working together because #ALM then we are going to keep going backwards in America. A friend of mine said recently, "We have made a complete 180 in this country and we are marching backwards as though we are moving forward." That statement hits it right on the head. We are rapidly marching back into the 1950's and pretending that we are progressing. We made huge strides in eliminating racism in the 2nd half of the 20th Century but now we seem to miss it and want to go back. Not all of us want that but it is happening. Just think about how far we advanced since The Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It was the greatest thing to happen for racism since Abraham Lincoln. However, for the last couple of years we have been trying to throw all of that progress away. I'm I

The racist attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia today have sparked an onslaught of arguments on social media.  When I was growing up in the 70's and 80's we were past racism like this.  We had moved on from the hate of the 50's and 60's when the KKK and Black Panthers were at their peak.  Now, here we go again.  This storm started to stir again 4 or 5 years ago.  This time with white supremacists and Black Lives Matter.  Why?  Because people started being offended by everything.  Today's protests started because some local governments are trying to destroy American heritage and memorial monuments.  I don't mean to sound like an old grandpa but these things didn't happen when I was younger.  We didn't agree with everything that happened in American history but it was still history and was to be preserved.  I'm a southern boy and proud of my heritage.  Contrary to popular belief, it wasn't the south that was racist, it was democrats.  The republic

     Everyone is arguing about health insurance these days and most don't even understand what they're arguing about.  There's a reason for that.  This is a complicated mess.      Before Obamacare (ACA) our system was set up so that the poor had Medicaid, the elderly and disabled had Medicare, and the people still in the workforce could purchase their insurance from whatever company they wanted to within their state.  Of course, a lot of people also had insurance through their employers.      So, who are the 22,000,000 people that Democrats say will lose insurance if we repeal Obamacare?  Are they the people that can work and get their own instead of using taxpayer money?  Are they the people that don't even want it but are being mandated to buy it?  Who exactly are these people?  The truth is that 16,000,000 or 73% don't even want it.  They have it because their only other choice is to pay a fine and they figure they might as well get something for their money

Well, I turned on the news during my morning coffee as I always do, and they are once again debating the question: Do we call people here illegally 'illegal aliens or undocumented workers'?  We shouldn't even need to ask this question but let's break it down once and for all. Illegal - Contrary to or forbidden by law. Alien - Belonging to a foreign country or nation. Undocumented - N ot recorded in or proved by documents. Workers - People who produce or achieve.  These definitions came from the Google Dictionary.  Now, let's examine: * Is coming to America without permission contrary to or forbidden by law?  Yes. * If you sneak into America do you belong to a foreign country or nation?  Yes. * If you are here in America illegally would you be documented?  Not unless you're caught.  If you are undocumented it is because you are illegal. * Can you legally produce or achieve?  No.  Crossing the border illegally is not an achievement, it's a c

Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S. history? When you think about racial equality and civil rights, which political party comes to mind? The Republicans? Or, the Democrats? Most people would probably say the Democrats. But this answer is incorrect.   Since its founding in 1829, the Democratic Party has fought against every major civil rights initiative, and has a long history of discrimination. The Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, opposed Reconstruction, founded the Ku Klux Klan, imposed segregation, perpetrated lynchings, and fought against the civil rights acts of the 1950s and 1960s. In contrast, the Republican Party was founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party. Its mission was to stop the spread of slavery into the new western territories with the aim of abolishing it entirely. This effort, however, was dealt a major blow by the S

1. The Constitution gives the _____ branch the ultimate responsibility of interpreting and upholding the Constitution. A. Legislative B. Executive C. Judicial D. All of the above. 2. Where in the Constitution does the bureaucracy get its power? A. It doesn't. B. Article I, Section 10. C. Second Amendment. D. The Preamble. 3. Who is ultimately responsible for holding government in check? A. The President. B. The Supreme Court. C. The American People. D. The Federal Reserve. 4. The Constitution established separate branches of government and the system of "checks and balances" to protect the people from _____. A. One another. B. Tyranny C. Foreign influence. D. Becoming complacent. 5. The Second Amendment was added so _____. A. The government could have guns to protect citizens. B. Guns would be available for people with permits. C. Citizens could defend themselves against a tyrannical govt. D. Citizens could protect themselves during Rev

Did you know a recent poll demonstrated that 67% of Americans believe the phrase separation of church and state is found in the first amendment of the constitution? That phrase isn’t found in the first amendment or anywhere else in the constitution. In the year 1800, Thomas Jefferson was the newly elected President of the United States. A group of Baptists in Danbury, Connecticut heard the rumor that Thomas Jefferson was going to establish the congregational denomination as the state denomination. They wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson protesting this rumor that the congregational church was going to be the state church. And so Thomas Jefferson on January 1, 1802 wrote this letter to the Baptists. “I contemplate with solemn reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof thus building a wall of separation between church and state.’” Jeffers

People migrate to America for various reasons. They want the American dream, they don't like their government, they are being mistreated, etc... When they migrate the "legal" way it can be a good thing. However, that is predicated on specific rules that must be followed. They have to become fully American and contribute to society. That's not too much to ask. If they want to bring their country with them then they might as well stay where they are. Becoming American means they wave the American flag, not the flag of the country they are trying to get away from. They need to learn English. They need to leave their religion behind if it teaches to kill Americans. The fly doesn't invite the spider over for dinner because he knows that he'll become the dinner. In other words, there is a process. Follow the process or stay where you are.

The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule. Some are quite graphic, with commands to chop off heads and fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding. Muslims who do not join the fight are called 'hypocrites' and warned that Allah will send them to Hell if they do not join the slaughter. Examples: Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them.” Quran (2:244) - "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things." Quran (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement." Quran (8:12) -

America gained her independence 240 years ago. Since that time people have been led astray through false information. There are a lot of Americans today that don't believe America was always meant to be a Christian nation. I'm going to share a link below that shows the preamble for all 50 states. All of them mention God. Also, did you know that the phrase 'separation of church and state' is not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution. How many times have you heard that quoted and it doesn't even exist? Don't trust liberal propaganda. ONE NATION UNDER GOD! God In State Constitutions

For some reason, recently, people have been associating the KKK with Republicans and BLM with Democrats. This is all propaganda that is being fed to us. Here’s a little history lesson and an explanation of why: Both the KKK and BLM were created by Democrats. You didn't expect me to say that did you? Actually, the KKK wasn't started to be a black and white thing. The original targets of the Ku Klux Klan were Republicans, both black and white. For decades the KKK harassed the GOP with lynchings and threats. An estimated 3,446 blacks and 1,297 whites died at the end of KKK ropes from 1882 to 1964. Republicans often led the efforts to pass federal anti-lynching laws and their platforms consistently called for a ban on lynching. Democrats successfully blocked those bills and their platforms never did condemn lynchings. Further, the first grand wizard of the KKK was honored at the 1868 Democratic National Convention, no Democrats voted for the 14th Amendment to g

If Allah does not have a son, then he cannot be God. The one true God does have a son, as stated in John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son. Allah changes as he wills (surah 2:106), God never changes (James 1:17). Allah is unknowable (surah 6:103), God is knowable (John 17:3). Allah is a DOMINANT master and sovereign (surah 4:78), God is both sovereign and INTIMATE (John 14:8-9). Allah does not become flesh (surah 5:72), God became flesh (John 1:14). Allah is one in mathematical terms (surah 5:73), God is one essence in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:18-19). Allah’s love is conditional (surah 2:190), God’s love is unconditional (Romans 5:8). And Allah is not eager to forgive sinners (surah 4:168-169), while God wants all to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (I Timothy 2:3-4). So if Allah didn’t have a son, doesn’t want an intimate relationship with those who serve him, is unknowable and unforgiving, Allah CANNO