Oklahoma Resolution Against the RNC Rule Changes

This resolution was written to make it clear that Oklahoma does not stand with the 2012 rules passed by the RNC in Tampa, FL. This was introduced and discussed at Oklahoma’s Republican state committee meeting on 12/8/12. The liberty movement in Oklahoma is working to make sure that this is put on the agenda for the next state committee to be voted on (and hopefully pass!).

RESOLUTION TO RESTORE THE POWER OF THE GOP GRASSROOTS

WHEREAS, the GOP platform reflects the principle of more local government in the words “The Republican Party, born in opposition to the denial of liberty, stands for the rights of individuals, families, faith communities, institutions – and of the States which are their instruments of self-government. In establishing a federal system of government, the Framers viewed the States as laboratories of democracy and centers of innovation, as do we”; and

WHEREAS, the new Republican Party Rules (“rules”) adopted at the 2012 Republican National Convention (“convention”) in Tampa were adopted under questionable circumstances with disregard for convention rules; and

WHEREAS, 24-year RNC veteran and 13-time national delegate Morton Blackwell called the rule changes, “like nothing that has ever happened before in living memory”; and

WHEREAS, prominent conservatives such as Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Phyllis Schlafly, Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, and FreedomWorks, a million-member organization denounced these new rules; and

WHEREAS, the new rules impose a top-down structure of governance instead of the traditional bottom-up structure; and

WHEREAS, the new rules reduce the power and autonomy of state and local party organizations; and

WHEREAS, Rule 12 gives unprecedented power to the Republican National Committee (“RNC”) to change party rules without the input and/or approval of state parties and their members; and

WHEREAS, Rule 16 removes the rights of states to choose the method of binding their delegates by forcing all state parties to allocate and bind the state’s delegation to the National Convention through Presidential Preference Polls; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Oklahoma Republican Party rejects these rules adopted at the convention as they are antithetical to Republican values and therefore be it further

RESOLVED, that the Oklahoma Republican Party asserts the primacy of the delegates to the Republican Convention in setting party rules and therefore be it further

RESOLVED, that the Oklahoma Republican Party rejects the new top-down structure of governance as detrimental to the long-term success of the Republican Party.

 

–Qadoshyah Fish

The Hypocrisy of Dr. Michael Farris, Part 2: His Compromise

Part 1 of this two part series covered the conversation I had with Dr. Michael Farris, President of Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), during the 2012 Republican Primaries. It is a good example to show his stand on abortion and constitutionality. He has an extremely warped view of constitutional politicians, as is so common these days.

But, in Part 2, I wanted to delve into a few more things to expose the hypocrisy of Dr. Farris. He wrote a lengthy explanation for who he was supporting and voting for in the general election in 2012. For some context, I will quote one of his opening paragraphs,

“…During the primary process I was very open about my inability to support the “front-runner” Mitt Romney.  In the context of a primary election, there is no doubt that I had to support someone who had views and a record much closer to my own views. I supported Rick Santorum.”

Before Dr. Farris removed me from his friends list, he was very vocal about his support for Santorum and how the other candidates did not measure up to his “principles.” As can be seen in my discussion with him, the issue of abortion was a big issue for him, so he said. But, then things changed when it came to the general election, as he says,

“But now it is general election time. And I have to say that I have been much slower to reach a decision regarding the General Election than any previous election in my lifetime.  I have heard the arguments about the inappropriateness of choosing the “lesser of two evils”.  I have taken these arguments very seriously.”

Dr. Farris says he wrote this article to share the decision he has come to regarding how he planned to vote in the general election. In this article he says he seriously considered not voting, as he writes,

“The idea of not voting for anyone is something that I have seriously considered.”

After explaining that there is a difference between endorsing and voting for a candidate, Dr. Farris writes,

“There is no candidate in this race who is supportive of my views on my five most important issues. This includes third party candidates and the possibility of write-in votes.”

Dr. Farris admits that both President Obama & Mitt Romney will say one thing and do another. This is important to remember for some points we will get to later.

“I realize that on the issue of personal character we have limited information for both Obama and Romney.  There could be skeletons hiding in the closet for either or both of them. And in terms of their political lives, both men are subject to criticism for saying one thing and doing another.”

In looking at the two candidates, Dr. Farris lays out how he determines who he will vote for,

“I have decided to evaluate the candidates based on the issues that are the most important to me using the four-standards I mentioned earlier.  Take the issue of abortion, for example:

Does the candidate enthusiastically agree with my pro-life position?

Is the candidate willing to listen to my pro-life position and work with people like me to move in the right direction?

Is the candidate indifferent to my pro-life position?

Is the candidate openly hostile to my pro-life position?

If a candidate is in the 1st or 2nd group for all—or nearly all—of the issues that are most important to me, then I am willing to vote for such a candidate.  If a candidate is in the 4th group (open hostility) for any of the positions that I hold to be most important, I would not be able to vote for such a candidate.”

Throughout the primary season, Dr. Farris said he had some tough words to say regarding Mitt Romney. But when he decided to vote for him he had to look at what he said regarding him and answer the question people would have about what changed. In this article he goes on to explain that the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare, the Obama administration’s attempt to pass the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilites, and the comments of his FB (and elsewhere) friends influenced his decision. So, he decided to address Obama & Romney on an issue by issue basis.

If you remember above, Dr. Farris already said “both men are subject to criticism for saying one thing and doing another.” But, because Mitt Romney told Dr. Farris in a one-on-one conversation (and in a personal, signed letter) that he is against UN treaties, this is one of the reasons he supported him.

The issue that is the biggest issue for me and shows how completely hypocritical Dr. Farris is, is the Abortion issue. In this article he writes,

“Barack Obama is openly hostile to the right to life. He is absolutely committed to Roe v. Wade and the full support of Planned Parenthood. He will fight us every step of the way on this issue.

Mitt Romney has a checkered past on this issue. He claims that he has been converted to the pro-life position. I don’t feel convinced that he has fully converted. However, it is clear that he is talking pro-life talk and taking pro-life positions. I think he does this, at least in part, because he realizes that being perceived as pro-life is necessary for his political success. And I don’t think he thinks that it is just necessary to be pro-life until November of 2012. He wants to be re-elected. So, at a minimum, I think we can count on him to keep up this pragmatic approach until November of 2016.

This does not make Mitt Romney my enemy. I think it is fair to say that he is listening to pro-life people and wants to work with pro-life people. I give him a “2” on this issue. He is not one of us. But he listens and is willing to have us in his coalition and knows the necessity of advancing some of our pro-life priorities.”

In Part 1 which covered my conversation with Dr. Farris, he specifically told me that abortion was a no-compromise issue for him. He went so far as to say,

“If the race was between Obama and Ron Paul I wouldn’t vote for either because I cannot vote for someone who directly advocates murder.”

Dr. Farris clearly states that he can’t vote for someone who directly advocates murder and this is an issue he cannot compromise on. Yet, above, he admits that he is not “convinced” Romney “has fully converted” to being pro-life.

So, we had a Republican candidate who was an OB-GYN, wrote an entire book on the issue of Abortion & Liberty, has continually tried to pass legislation to define that life starts at conception, and done more for the pro-life cause than most other Republicans, yet Dr. Farris classifies him as “someone who directly advocates murder.” Ron Paul has never once said he was for any abortion ever.

But, when it comes to the general election, Dr. Farris abandons his pro-life principles (that he said he would never compromise on) by supporting a candidate who actually “directly advocates murder.” As can be seen in a quote from Mitt Romney in 2005,

“I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother.” (July 26, 2005, Boston Globe, Why I vetoed contraception bill)

If Dr. Farris had not stated that this was an issue he did not compromise on, I wouldn’t necessarily say anything. But, this man is a hypocrite on one of the most basic issues: Life.

He states in one of his arguments in why he was voting for Mitt Romney,

“Only an all-or-nothing approach views these two choices as equivalent. All or nothing is not the way homeschoolers have achieved victory. And I aim for victory on the issues I believe in.”

There are some issues which don’t have to be an “all-or-nothing” approach. In other words, there are times when a candidate does not have to agree with you on your views 100% for them to earn your support. But,when it comes to the issue of life, it is “all-or-nothing” for me, because the lives of people and unborn babies depend on it. Aiming for victory on the issues one believes in does not mean you sacrifice protecting life.

Dr. Farris writes,

“While he is not “one of us”, Mitt Romney is not our enemy.”

This quote absolutely disgusts me. Mitt Romney is our enemy. He is the enemy of the LIVES of women, men and children around the world. He is the enemy of unborn babies in the womb. He is the enemy of the lives of American service men and women. He is absolutely not pro-life. His flip-flopping past, and even his current positions on abortion, go against the very foundation of being pro-life.

This is just a small portion of quotes out of the article Dr. Farris wrote on why he was voting for Mitt Romney. There are plenty of other topics I could’ve addressed, but they are not as important to me as the issue of life. When I see a man do the exact opposite of what he said he will do, he cannot be trusted.

-Qadoshyah Fish

The Hypocrisy of Dr. Michael Farris Part 1: Abortion, Constitution & Ron Paul

In the Spring, during the 2012 primaries, I had a lengthy facebook discussion and 45 minute phone conversation with Dr. Michael Farris.

For those who don’t know who Michael Farris is, he is the President of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). My parents have been members of HSLDA for 20+ years because of HSLDA’s homeschooling advice, legal protection and guidance.

I had seen a post on Dr. Farris’ facebook page in which he indicated that Ron Paul was pro-abortion, in the context of supporting Rick Santorum. Seeing such a completely false statement from someone who is supposed to stand for truth, constitutional rights, parental rights & homeschooling freedom, I had to say something. So, I sent him a private message.,

“Dear Michael,

I was a homeschooled student all the way through school. My parents have been members of HSLDA for a very long time. We are now actively involved in politics. Everything from keeping on top of homeschooling legislative issues, to the UNCR,  parental rights and even now to the presidential candidates. I greatly appreciate all you do for homeschooling parents and the rights of parents.

With that said, I wanted to share some information with you, if you would be willing to look at it. I am a Ron Paul supporter and one of the biggest reasons I am for him is because of his 100% pro-life stand. I saw something you posted on your page earlier and it seemed to me to look like you didn’t fully understand where Ron Paul stands. I can’t support Rick Santorum because of his voting for the funding of Planned Parenthood in Title 10 funding (he admits he voted for it, so it’s no secret).

But, besides that, I would like you to please read the following, as I hope it will help shed some light on this abortion topic and Ron Paul for you.

(You can see the quotes from Liberty Defined here – starting at paragraph 6)

Finally, I would encourage you to greatly consider Ron Paul, because of the parental rights issue. Because of the homeschooling issue. Because of the abortion issue. Because of the overall welfare of our children. Freedom and following the Constitution will help secure the welfare of our children, the rights of parents, the right to homeschool, and the protection of unborn babies. Rick Santorum will not uphold freedom in our nation, as our Constitution declares, because he has said out of his own mouth, the exact opposite. I know you may not agree with me, but I implore you to please consider this. I will be glad to share more information with you, if you would like.”

The quote I gave him was 4 paragraphs out of Ron Paul’s book, Liberty Defined, where Ron Paul goes over the abortion issue. I really did not expect to hear back from Dr. Farris. I just hoped that maybe it would change his view and that he would support the only man in the Presidential race who stands for everything that HSLDA fights for.

But, to my surprise, I had a response within a few minutes.

“Dear Miss Fish,

I have studied Ron Paul’s abortion views at length. I own the book you quoted from and have read it carefully. I have listened to his interviews and read his comments to the press. I have studied his voting record.

Dr Paul is a confused man. He says some very prolife things at times and other times is very pro-abortion.

He supports the morning after pill and shots in very early pregnancies. This means his is willing to give estrogen to women to kill their baby when it is a few days old. This is NOT a prolife view. Read the book you quoted from. He is quite clear about this.

On the constitutional level he denies that an unborn child does not have a right to life under the 14th amendment. This is contrary to original meaning of that provision. Here he has adopted a view that is both pro abortion and contrary to the conservative view of the Constitution.

His legislation would not reverse Roe v Wade but would actually freeze it permanently in place.

We cannot let people just claim to be prolife. We must examine their claims carefully.

His actual positions are pro abortion on several levels.

I have been saying this since he ran in 2008. I renewed my study and my critique more than a year ago long before I considered supporting Santorum.

I would love a real pro life constitutionalist. I am both. I am an expert on the Constitution. Ron Paul is neither prolife nor a constitutionalist.”

I asked Dr. Farris how Ron Paul’s voting record would indicate that he is a confused man. And I also asked him a few more questions,

“I have never seen him pro-abortion, so there I don’t agree with you. I have seen him say that he is fine with giving estrogen to women directly after rape, when it is not known whether there is any pregnancy or not.

Ron Paul has said over and again that the constitution gives the right to life and abortion takes it away, which is not right. But, because the people and the law of the land has gotten so immoral, they could care less what the 14th amendment says, therefore we have abortion. Which is where Ron Paul’s views come in, which I think would greatly help get rid of abortion. But, obviously we are on two separate sides of the issue.

How could overturning Roe v. Wade by making a Congressional or Constitutional act that defines when life starts freeze it? In Roe v. Wade, they left it open so that someone could define when life starts and therefore void that ruling.

I am looking at this seriously. How is Ron Paul not a constitutionalist? If you could elaborate on that, I’d appreciate it.”

This is when Dr. Farris sent me a message asking for my number to discuss these issues over the phone. I really, really wish I still had the notes I took down during our 45 minute conversation, but I cannot find them anywhere.

One issue that Dr. Farris stressed with me is that there are some things he will never compromise on. One of those issues being the pro-life issue. So, after discussing the phone conversation (which went over much of the above, only expounded) with my family, we decided to ask Dr. Farris some more questions:

“If Ron Paul is pro-abortion, because of what he says in the “very early pregnancy” quote, but is pro-life on other issues, how can that be any different from Rick Santorum being pro-life on all issues, but one big issue – voting for Planned Parenthood funding? Ron Paul has not actively voted for something which has funds that go to the murdering of babies.

And, also, I was noticing in the context of that quote in the Liberty Defined book, that Ron Paul isn’t saying he would do something like that. But, that if abortion is illegal, people could still do the morning after pill and it would not be able to be policed. Of course there never is a time for this, but our wicked world would do something like this.

My next question is, if one of the issues you don’t compromise on is abortion, how can you be in support of Rick Santorum? It seems as if you shouldn’t vote for any of the candidates, since, according to how you criticize Ron Paul, Santorum isn’t pro-life in every area either.

Finally, I know you believe Ron Paul isn’t a constitutionalist and you say Santorum isn’t totally either. Ron Paul at least talks about the constitution and how we should live by it. Rick Santorum does not (from what I have heard). So, wouldn’t it be better to have a candidate who at least talks about and says we should follow the constitution, instead of a candidate who has voted time and again against the constitution (such as voting against gun rights – the Second Amendment)?”

Dr. Farris wrote back with some answers to my questions:

“To say that Rick Santorum voted to fund Planned Parenthood is a gross exaggeration. He fought the specific funding proposals for Planned Parenthood and got them reduced. He was trying for their elimination. Then the funding for that general program was in a large budget bill. He voted for the budget bill which had thousands of programs in it. I have offered a free Constitutional Literacy DVD series to any Ron Paul supporter who can look at that bill and find any direct funding for Planned Parenthood by name in the bill.

Your family and my family could be just as vulnerable to criticism for our role in this spending bill. We sent our money in and they used our money for Planned Parenthood. How are we blameless?

2. Ron Paul’s video interview with Piers Morgan and his book both indicate a willingness to personally participate in abortions in very early pregnancies. This is a direct advocacy.

If the race was between Obama and Ron Paul I wouldn’t vote for either because I cannot vote for someone who directly advocates murder.

3. It is wrong to say that if abortion was banned that the morning after pill couldn’t be stopped. Such pills just recently became legal. They could be made illegal again in an instant. If Oklahoma’s personhood amendment was passed they would be illegal in Oklahoma right away (of course Roe would have to be off the books for this to truly take effect).

4. Maybe you haven’t listened to enough Rick Santorum speeches. I have heard him speak several times and every single time he talks about both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

One other thing. Santorum’s constitutional advisors are going to be people like me. He will move in a constitutional direction.

Ron Paul is not going to win. Why would anyone waste their vote on someone who can’t win if he is a proabortion candidate? There are times to vote for a person who can’t win as a protest. But, I cannot imagine how any Christian can vote on a “principled” protest basis for someone who is proabortion, prohomosexual, etc. Ron Paul doesn’t meet my standard for a principled protest vote.”

I asked him some more questions back,

“Santorum himself admitted that he voted for Title X funding that has money which goes to Planned Parenthood in the last debate, because he had to “take one for the team.” What was more important in that bill than the lives of unborn children, so that he could vote “Ye”s on a bill that funds the murder of babies? You are compromising on abortion by justifying a man who voted for Planned Parenthood funding, no matter how small or large the funding was. Whether the words “Planned Parenthood” are in the bill or not, doesn’t matter. Title X includes funding which goes to “Family planning” and Planned Parenthood gets much of that money.

By paying taxes to the government, we are not actively, willingly, telling the government to give specific funding to Planned Parenthood.

I still see Santorum’s move to vote for Title X funding far worse than Ron Paul’s statement about the morning after pill. Santorum has actively done something for abortion, Ron Paul has just made a statement.

In regards to the Constitution: I don’t believe a man’s speeches when his actions go directly against his speeches. Just like Obama, he says things and then goes directly against it. Santorum has done the same thing. Such as voting to raise the debt ceiling 5 times, voting to double the department of education, voting against the right to work act, voting for gun control, voting to give foreign aid to North Korea, etc.

You would be a good Santorum advisor, since you compromise on abortion, just like Santorum does.”

After this response, Dr. Farris started to get quite defensive and thought I was being rude. He asked me to explain how he has compromised on abortion and how I have not compromised on abortion by supporting Ron Paul. So, I answered those two questions,

“By voting for a man who openly admits that he voted for a bill that funds abortion. Paul made a statement in which it’s not even known whether a baby is conceived or not. Santorum is talking in which he openly knows there is a baby conceived and without denial says he voted for that funding. Ron Paul has never voted for any funding whatsoever for abortion and has always voted against abortion, contrary to Santorum who has voted for it.

I hate abortion with a passion. It is murder. Any man who votes for any bill who has any funding for any abortion is a murderer. Paul has never done so. Santorum has. You support a murderer.

Finally, Paul’s paragraph in his book Liberty Defined, is not a statement about his belief in terminating a pregnancy. Please read it again. It is about how individuals might deal with it on a personal level. As the last sentence says, “Such circumstances would be dealt with by each individual making his or her own moral choice.” That is not Paul’s moral choice, that is the individual’s moral choice.”

I also mentioned that Santorum had campaigned for a pro-abortion Republican, Arlen Specter.

After this answer, Dr. Farris became extremely bothered, said he was taking me off his friends list and that I was the most rude person he had seen in a long time (you can read it all for yourself here).

There was a little more discussion, because he came back with some statements regarding Santorum and Ron Paul. He believed supporting Santorum and his abortion compromise (yes, he admitted that Santorum compromised on abortion) was supporting a repentant sinner, because Santorum says he was wrong. I answered with this,

“I’m not convinced from Paul’s paragraph, that he is advocating his moral stand. I believe he is talking about what others might do, as the last sentence proves. If you have proof other than that paragraph that Paul actually believes in early pregnancy abortion, I’d like to see that.

I don’t believe Santorum is repentent, when he justified his actions in the last debate. That tells me, he’ll “take one for the team” again. The only one who “took one for the team” is the countless number of babies who are now dead because of his vote and the others who voted for that. If he would’ve actually said in the debate that he was wrong for doing that, that he would never do it again, his “repentance” might be believeable.”

After this message above, I sent him one more point on this issue,

“If you are still willing to listen, the sentence following the very early pregnancy statement says, “These very early pregnancies could never be policed, regardless.” He is arguing no matter what the law, people could and would still abort early pregnancies. He is basically arguing it is impossible to legislate such things.

It amazes me the hypocrisy of our “pro-life” leadership. Paul has argued to make this a matter for the states and take it out of the federal jurisdiction. And all it would take is a majority vote in Congress, which we have had for years and years gone by. If it was given to the states, the likelihood of abortion being illegal in most of the states is high. This could’ve saved thousands of lives. But, in the meantime, nothing gets done on the federal level and abortion thrives and even gets funded even by ‘pro-lifers.’”

He responded to this with the following,

“100% of pro-life leaders believe that these pills should be banned. They can be banned. They only recently became legalized. Obama advocates their legalization.

You and Ron Paul are standing against all pro-life leaders and on the side of Obama on this issue.

You are simply wrong on a factual level about it being impossible to regulate this.

This past week I helped write a state ballot initiative to set the stage to reverse Roe v. Wade. The impact of the language on pills such as these was a direct part of the state initiative.

Miss Fish, I don’t know if you recognize this but I am a true expert on these issues–especially the constitutional implications of the issues. I have litigated pro-life cases. You are asserting things that are just inaccurate and the only reason you say what you say is based on the fact that Ron Paul has said it. You have no other source for your information. No other pro-life expert would agree with him.”

I thanked him for responding one last time and just left him with these facts,

“I agree any pill that is abortive is evil, but making it illegal will not make it unavailable; just as the war on drugs now proves. Drugs are illegal, but quite available in our society. It’s too bad the U.S. does not follow Portugal’s example. All drugs were legalized 10 years ago. Violent crime has dropped. Drug use has gone down, etc.. The U.S. has a far worse drug problem than Portugal, and drugs are illegal here. It’s working as well as prohibition did. It’s a failure and a colossal waste of money. The Lord, in his perfect and wise law for Israel, never made drugs illegal.”

Sadly, his views did not change. And, as you will see in the second part of this two part series, he indeed DID compromise on the abortion issue by supporting Mitt Romney.

Because of this lengthy discussion with Dr. Farris, my parents withdrew their membership from HSLDA after 20+ years. We cannot be represented by a man who is a complete hypocrite and stands against one of the few politicians who supports everything HSLDA is supposed to stand for.

-Qadoshyah Fish

Matt Pinnell, OK GOP State Chairman talks to Suriyah & Qadoshyah Fish

Matt Pinnell was a special guest on our show on 12/20/12. We talked about the RNC, Reince Priebus, a resolution against the RNC rule changes, what happened this year and moving forward.

Jordan Page Announces NEW Tour, NEW Album, Debuts NEW song + more

Jordan Page has some exciting things coming up. Last night he announced his new military base tour. The first stop will be Fort Hood, TX in January. He’s working hard with Oathkeepers and is also looking to raise some money to be able to put on this tour.

Jordan also debuted a new called ‘Sedition’ that will be in his NEW album! His new album will have 16-17 new songs. There is some more exciting stuff about his new album at the link below.

Find out all the details about the new tour, how you can help, what he is doing with his new album and more here:

Jordan’s direct page for his new tour (and how you can help) is www.libertytour.org

Share this and spread the word!

-Qadoshyah Fish

I Voted, But We The People Have Lost.

Yesterday was a sad day. It’s sad that Obama won. It’s sad that so many people would re-elect such a man as him. It’s sad that the person running against him was so unelectable – Mitt Romney. It’s sad that the Republican Party refused to put someone up against Obama who could’ve actually won. It’s sad that the nation had to choose between a socialist and a socialist.

When I went to vote, it felt like a funeral. It was depressing. I stood in line and watched all these people who are never around any other time of the year vote. Many of them were most likely completely uninformed. So, I stood there, thinking about how their vote will help take away our liberties. And they’re completely clueless. I felt like screaming “please don’t vote for this, or please vote for that”, but I did not, as it would have been a misdemeanor if I had done that.

Those of us in the liberty movement have worked hard for months, because we did not want Obama to be reelected. As we worked in the primaries, we were told if we supported or voted for Ron Paul, we were supporting Obama. We were told he was “unelectable”, even though he showed in polls he could beat Obama. We were told that “he could not win.” We were told he would not get the GOP nomination. He didn’t get the nomination, but not because he legitimately lost, but because he was cheated. We warned the GOP that if they did not choose Ron Paul as the nominee, they would likely lose. But, they didn’t listen.

The Republican Party liked to fill their feet with lead this year, by shooting themselves in the foot over and over again. We have been telling them for months that Ron Paul was the electable candidate. Yet, they told us over and over again that he was not. They burned us, cheated us and did everything they could do to stop us at every turn. They shut us out of the process and then started begging for our votes. Even yesterday news headlines read, “Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul could make big impact on election day.” If he was so unelectable and we were such a crazy “fringe” group, how were we going to make a difference?!

You know what, it’s not about being a sore loser. It’s about caring about the future of our nation, the future of our children, the future of the Republican party, our troops and the people in other countries. Yesterday could’ve been so different.  But, sadly, the American people blindly chose Obama again. So, what I wrote on my hands and openly showed as I stood in line yesterday stands: Yesterday Ron Paul was on Fox News and these two quotes are so apropos as he talked about his supporters:

“They’re tremendously enthusiastic, but they’re not enthusiastic about the current election and the choice between the two candidates, because they don’t see a whole lot of difference between the two.”

“They’re very frustrated and aggravated that we don’t see an opportunity for voting to change the direction of the country.”

The “electable” candidate, Mitt Romney, lost yesterday. But I heard that Ron Paul was unelectable?! I heard from the news that a vote for him was so very vain. So, instead, I wrote his name in the Presidential ballot box, even though it wouldn’t be counted and it would be voided.

This country still needs someone like Ron Paul. I won’t forget what he said. Liberty is not dead. I will continue the fight for it.

Qadoshyah Fish

Election Day. What Am I To Do?

Tonight I watched a documentary called Messengers for Liberty. It brought back so many memories, it brought me to tears. And it’s made me think of everything we, in the liberty movement have been through.

I remember when we were so blissfully and enthusiastically campaigning for Ron Paul earlier this year.  There are so many good memories from that time.

We did sign waves so consistently and had a blast doing it.

As we all sat around watching the presidential debates, we would cheer for Ron Paul when he spoke and blew the other candidates out of the water. We would roll our eyes at what the other candidates would spew. We would tweet to the correct hashtags for each debate the entire time. We would cry when Ron Paul would make his compassionate remarks. My favorite one of those, “When these young men come home, my heart weeps for them.” Brings me to tears everytime I think of it. And we would laugh at the hilarious statements he would make when asked certain questions. It really was a great time.

Some of those memories, I had forgotten about, because of all the tedious and large tasks that came up through the conventions – both the state and the RNC.

I wish we could’ve been doing the sign waves and the campaigning all the way up until today. Can you imagine the enthusiasm and what it would be like if Ron Paul was the Republican nominee?! Things would be so different. But, I know God is in control of it all.

And so, tomorrow, I will do my best to make my voice heard in the polling booth.

They have successfully limited my choices for the Presidential candidates and taken away my freedom of speech. I can’t write in someone. I can’t vote third party (not that there is any candidate I agree with in a third party anyways). And so I’m left with Romney/Ryan and Obama/Biden.

To think that the choices are this low, is astonishing and disgusting.

So, what am I to do? It’s extremely likely that Romney will win Oklahoma tomorrow. My vote really doesn’t make a difference in my state on the presidential race, unfortunately. So, I will leave the Presidential choices blank.

It’s sad that our country has come to this point, where the voice of the people hardly even matters in choosing such an impactful position. Dude, we’re choosing the President of the United States. But, alas, people don’t care. Politicians are bought out by big corporations and the military industrial complex.  The only candidate who did care was pushed out of the picture.

Tomorrow, I will gladly stand on my principles. I will not compromise, because my state, and my Party has given me a choice that I cannot vote for. A choice who doesn’t care for the people. A choice who doesn’t care for the troops. A choice who doesn’t stand for the Constitution. And a choice who does not represent what the Republican Party and our platform is supposed to stand for.