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Barack Obama is President-Elect: Now What?

by Eric on November 10th, 2008

Barack Hussein Obama, junior senator from the State of Illinois, has been elected as the 44th President of the United States with his term beginning on January 20, 2009.  As a citizen of this Nation I ask: Where do we go from here?

First and foremost let me congratulate Mr. Obama on a successful campaign and his election.  He will be our President in two months, whether we like it or not.  With that said, let me make one thing clear: I did not vote for him, nor will I ever vote for him.  This is not because he is a black man, and this is not because his middle name is “Hussein”.  Frankly, I do not believe that he has the necessary experience to be the leader of our great Nation.  He will have to prove to me – nay, to all Americans – that he has the wherewithal to be in this position.

I do not believe in his platform or his policies.  I do not believe they will help our Nation, and I do not believe they are the best thing for our Nation.  If he was a libertarian conservative, I would be the first one voting for him.  However, he is not. 

But listen to me – all of you.  I will not do as our some of our brothers and sisters did.  I will not bash him; I will not call him names like “war criminal”.  I will not call for his impeachment immediately, and I will not say that he stole the election.  It is clear he did not.  The Country voted him in.  Therefore, I will support the office of the President of the United States, and I will support the government of the United States – until such time that they infringe upon my rights as a United States citizen or until such time that the Constitution has been breached.  Until then, it is incumbent upon us citizens to ensure that the government upholds its promises duty to defend our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (in that order).

Right now I am thoroughly and utterly disgusted with all political parties and all of our leaders.  None of them have held the citizens’ best interests at heart.  They each have had their own agenda, and they are all corrupt.  I will make a full disclosure and say that I voted for John McCain, but it was only because there was no other option.  The conservative truly had no choice in this election – not even with Bob Barr.

I currently have no ties to any political party, and I doubt that will change any time soon. I will solely vote on the issues.  If I do not like the candidate’s platform, then I will not vote for him or her, no matter what. I will write in a candidate if I have to.  That is the way I feel, and that is what I will do.
For the next four years, though, we conservatives and libertarians must do all we can to ensure that the Obama administration does not pass any laws that infringe on our Creator-endowed rights or that shred the United States Constitution.  That also means we must hold our congressmen accountable for the votes they make, and the stands they take. If we do not agree with the legislation, we must let our congressmen know (just as we did with the Dubai Ports deal and the Immigration Reform Act).  But we must do it in a civil fashion, and we must do it intelligently.

As always, please pray for our leaders, for our country, and for our servicemen and servicewomen. Pray that they will make the best decisions for all of us.  Pray that our country will be secure from all enemies – both foreign and domestic.  And pray for the safety of our soldiers in harm’s way who are keeping us safe.  Right now, that is the best we can do.

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