Posted by
JayPeriod on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:06:05 PM
One of the few actual responsibilities of the federal government is national security. Our government was set up to ensure we are protected from outside invaders. It has a responsibility to the people to protect it from those outside our nation who would do us harm. This is a vital issue this election cycle.
We are in the middle of an illegal immigration crisis. Our borders are vulnerable and our government seems to be doing nothing about it. We have between 12 and 20 million people in this country illegally, stealing jobs, social security numbers and breaking numerous other laws. They are flooding our hospitals and schools, costing the average taxpayer his hard earned dollars. Yet, our elected officials make as though there is nothing that can be done about it.
This election, we must put people into office who will take this issue seriously. We need officials who will heed the call of the American people to protect our borders, deport those breaking our laws and make sure our nation stays safe. The current invasion from the south must be taken seriously.
While we have two heroic border agents sitting in jail and thousands coming across the border every day, our country cannot be considered safe. We are spending billions to fight terrorists in the Middle East, yet we are also sending billions south to countries who have no interest in stopping their own people from breaking our laws. We cannot ignore the enemy on our own borders.
Speaking of the war on terrorism, our government has just as great a responsibility to track down our enemies and destroy them, if they will not live peacefully with us. Much has been made of the war in Iraq and whether it is actually a front in the war on terror. Just look at who we are fighting there; al Qaeda, the very people who attacked us on 9/11. These brutes have proven they are not willing to live peacefully with us, or any other peace-loving nation for that matter, therefore we have an interest in stopping them. Our protection should be of vital importance to our leaders. They must realize that not everyone wants to live peacefully with a nation of freedoms. We cannot allow them to terrorize us or intimidate us. We need to protect ourselves, even if it means proactively.
If our party will not embrace this conservative principal. Luckily, this seems to be one principal all the candidates are embracing. As they keep this issue at the forefront of this election, the American people will see the difference in the candidates, conservative and liberal, and will make the right choice.