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In an election that is full of mass propaganda, slander, and lies being thrown like punches to the face, it is rather hard determining the best candidate for the job. Most people hold ideal beliefs, right or left, and some are strung in the middle, but there is also a small chop community of researchers, and people who do their homework before the big November exam. Needless to say, my beliefs as to what an election should consist of are quite simple and to the point: Debate and Rebuttal. The problem with today’s elections is that they are fought with commercials and campaign finances instead of the old go-get-em attitude portrayed by the forefathers.
With that to the side, I have devised my reasoning behind my vote, which is going to John Kerry. The presidential incumbent, George Bush, has proved good to his word of being a Conservative, but is far from “Compassionate”. Granted, President Bush has had a trying presidency, he has also failed miserably at appeasing interest groups that are away from his political stance.
In this letter, I will give you 10 reasons why I am not voting for the president this year. This should clear things up a bit on my platform and they are open for criticism, but make sure you also research, as I did, before you come back.
1.President Bush is an Isolationist Imperialist- There may seem to be a paradox in the term Isolationist Imperialist, but it easily sums what the president’s current agenda rubs on me. In 4 years that President Bush has been in office, there has been a massive campaign in the Middle East to forcibly Americanize themselves to suit our needs. Other than the two nations we have taken by force, many other nations have became slaves to American interests, they include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey just to name a few. All countries are oil rich, but more importantly, they pose a serious threat to our national security. Of the countries listed above, 2 can be used as a staging ground for an attack against China, which I ‘m sure is in President Bush’s agenda if he gets elected 4 more years. China also is growing more and more irritable with us each day, with our stance on Taiwan, and the Koreas, and they are sure to notice that we are posing a threat to them by having our forces in a close proximity to their border.
President Bush has also brought about change on the home front due to his imperialistic vision. He has changed the way Americans travel by playing the terrorism card. President Bush’s regime’s campaign of fear has kept Americans at bay for the past 3 years, keeping tourism-rich countries that rely on American travel in an economic slump. There is also a presence of bigger government, which is still growing each month, to further repress the people into simple thinking and social retardation.
2.Massive Government Overhaul- In the 4 years that President Bush has been in office, there has been 12 major federal agencies formed, with over 8,000 branches of them across the nation. This includes the most feared and largest of them all, the Department of Homeland Defense has been waging the president’s war on terrorism in the U.S., but it is evident that the President has given them too much power.
There is another issue that concerns big government, is censorship. In just recent days there was a protest staged in New York City, which is where the RNC will be held later this month. The government’s idea of censorship has been slurred into infringement on our rights. The right to protest is a given, and there should be no revocations unless the protest committee than plans them have undeniable evidence that the protests will contain violence, or other harmful acts. The act of protesting the government is a coveted American tradition that is in danger of becoming extinct if 4 more years of the current government is allowed into office.
3. Religion-Religion in the office of The President of the United States is metaphorically like having a cow in a piranha tank. The current president has, and will continue to sway the religious right in the country and continue to offend those who think that the separation of church and state applies even to the highest office in the land. The idea of a leader getting his ideas and policies straight “from the angels of God” is frightening as well as absurd.
America has always been religious, and true to its many faiths, but the act of supposedly coming in contact with mythological beings is outlandish, especially when it is said that they steer policy. George Bush’s angels should be the Representatives and Senators below him, and his God should be the people of the United States. Bush has been comforting soothsayers for his entire term, and has locked the vote on the religious right. I’m sure the voters from the last election did not vote an advocate of God into office.
One other thing, when religion steers international affairs, things get tender. Bush very well could be steering us into the greatest war fought for religion alone and it might prove fatal to the nation.
4.Military-President Bush has been a strong supporter of the military, no doubt, but during war, there is no other way you can be. On top of that he is the Commander-In-Chief, so it is his constitutional duty to appease to the military.
President Bush’s yearly pay raises in the past have been above 4% increase in pay increments, but there is a trend that many fail to observe. In the year 2000 the military would receive 11% more from their pay raises, as compared to those in the civilian sector, and in the year 2004, that number has fallen to 5.4%. This leads me to believe that contrary to popular belief, the president is more concerned with downsizing the military and having civilians work to save the government money. That in part, means that those “huge” pay increases we are getting are actually truly modest, and our civilian competitors are getting some of your well-earned money. If the president’s current policy stays in place, there will be only .5% of a pay increase between us and our civilian counterparts, compared to 13% during the pinnacle of the Clinton era.
President Bush also has a strange way of getting the military to fight his political wars for him. He constantly uses images of the military fighting battles to show that he is a man of resolve and dignity, but in reality he is one of arrogance and clandestine affairs. He has also touted his own military record as a pedestal for his campaign, and according to his military achievements, it is laughable compared to the past records. President Bush has also used methods of blackmail and such through a group called the “Swift Boat Vets”. They will soon find themselves in a huge debacle they won't be able to back out of.
5.Enviroment-President Bush’s policy on the environment is horrendous and continues to be a very scaled topic. One act, upon many, stick out the most though, that is the Clean Air Act of 1990.
The Clean Air Act of 1990 was written under the Kyoto Conference guidelines, and is an international standard of restricted pollutants and the amounts of pollution that can be emitted. The Act was untouched until 2001 when President Bush lowered the standards of “scrubbers”, which are cleaning devices put into fossil fuel plants smoke stacks. He also upped the amount of mercury that can be released into the environment, and has destroyed almost 2 decades of advancement in Ozone levels. These harmful acts will have consequences far beyond our lifetime.
The environment also has a threat posed to it by President Bush’s want to drill the Alaskan Oil Reserves, where a large variety of wildlife flourish on a federal protected range. Only the President can bring the end to a Federal Protected Range, and the President would do it if he knew he wouldn’t be hearing a constant cry from the left.
6.Slander During an Election- The current president’s slander and ridicule of John Kerry is childish and uncalled for. The man didn’t pin the medals that he got on by himself, the United States Navy did, and therefore it is official. There should be no question of John Kerry’s bravery and sacrifice, unless of course the President was actually there and saw otherwise. Furthermore, having a rightist group throw out hatred induced commercials is malice. I like to see John Kerry playing the game with at least some dignity.
7.Progressive Medical Research- Once again, religion becomes a cornerstone in this debate. To think that an egg is a human being is laughable, and to say that it feels pain when removed is downright insane. Stem Cells are the cures of the future; it’s a way of science to cure diseases nature has thrown in our way. The Right keeps screaming out that eggs are kids, but in fact removing an egg for tissue growth is about the same as eating a chicken egg. A chicken egg still has an unfertilized fetus in it, and a chicken is an animal, and on top of that, the egg does more good than harm, so what is the problem with taking an egg out of a female specimen, growing cells out of it so it will cure a disease she has. This would be an incredible feat, and the only reason the government doesn’t want it in is that it would disprove everything religion has taught about the intricacies of the human body.
President Bush’s so called mentor died a couple of months back. President Reagan’s wife, Nancy, decried Bush’s policy on Stem Cells and requested him think about what stem cells can do, Bush acted stubbornly and quelled her plea.
8. Gay Rights- The government is put into place to do what is good for the people, not what they THINK is good for the people. We need to take a culture course from Europe, and start redefining the way we think of civilization. We are no longer barbaric mongers that go around abusing people for their beliefs and practices. In no logical way does homosexuality play into politics. Gays are not disrupting the nation, and they certainly aren’t forming anti-government movements, so why treat them like animals? Only 3 states in the US presently openly recognize gay couples, not meaning marriage. Gay marriage, once again, is bound outside of the bible, and the bible thumpers can’t stand to let homosexuality out into the mainstream.
9.Lack of State Funding-Education in American has been suffering for decades now, but the lack of teachers and the lack of motivation caused by out-landish cuts in the teaching field have caused even greater concern for today’s educators. Are our children’s educations in jeopardy due to President Bush’s cut in Pay? You bet they are, we are now lagging behind in our educational status in the world, and on top of that, research has shown that our children are more likely to enter the world at a disadvantage in affairs, as to 10-20 years ago the US was the dominant leader in education and research.
10.Arrogance-Aside from all the other reasons, this one is personal. I feel that President Bush is an arrogant president, and doesn’t know what his policies are doing to the people, or he knows and simply doesn’t care. I feel he is doing what he is doing for the good of himself, and the administration, and not for the nation. For this he has lost my vote as Commander in Chief.
-Anchs
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