I left the Republican Party and joined the Constitution Party. I used to be very active in the Republican Party. I attended rallies, visited my assemblymen and congressmen, wrote letters, emails, phone calls, campaigned, etc. I did this hoping to have conservative say in things Republican. Unfortunately, they wouldn't listen. My letters, emails, etc. were rarely answered. I opposed the direction the party was taking with the Neo-cons and I wrote Haley Barbour to let him know many Republicans were not happy with the party leaning the Bush direction, before the last election.

Finally I got tired of being a "token" to make the Republican party look conservative. So I searched for a Party that more closely resembled my views. Interesting, that within one month of re-registering I received a personal phone call from the Republican party asking me to serve on one of their committees.

I opposed the idea of too much moral compromise in the Party. When this current President was Gov. of Texas he appointed three pro-abortion supreme court justices to the Texas court and was the political patron of a fourth. As President he appointed pro-homosexual, pro-abortion justice Gonzales as his white house counsel. This is often the step before Supreme Court nomination.

Government has gotten incredibly larger under this administration. It has actually grown more than under the Clinton administration.

I personally don't feel the action in Iraq qualifies under augustinian just war theory.

With the homeland security act, this administration has taken steps that violate the very heart of our constitution.

Some are worried about isolationism. Since I live in a part of the country where most of the steel manufacturing jobs have been lost to Germany, and much of the leather and shoe manufacturing has moved to China, I think a little more protectionism is a good thing. In the fear of isolationism, we've sold our corporate souls.

I know our President strives to be a man of faith, and I respect him and pray for him. I cannot vote for someone whose actions oppose my view of good government.

The problem with the lesser of two evils argument, or the vote that goes for the other guy idea is seen clearly in the current state of the Republican party. Every election it votes for the lesser of two evils and guess what? The lesser of two evils is a little worse every time.

I figure Daniel and his three friends wouldn't have voted to eat the King's meat because it was the lesser of two evils, so why should I. Evil is evil and should be shunned by Christians when they know it is there.

SDG,
Dan