I would like to encourage American voters to select political candidates based upon stance on crucial issues, not subjective emotions. Don’t allow Trump Derangement Syndrome to paralyze your ability to reason and evaluate the candidates and the platforms of their respective parties.
Read the party platforms to understand the policies of the candidates and their respective parties.
Don’t rely on leftist mainstream media (CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Washington Post) to accurately inform your knowledge of the candidates and parties.
The 27-page Republican party platform is transparent. Donald Trump and JD Vance are transparent candidates, too.
The 91-page Democrat party platform is more difficult reading. It employs language obscuring an unpopular leftist agenda. The woke cultists understand the euphemisms, but the true meaning escapes the uninitiated, normal American.
Kamala Harris is not a transparent and honest candidate, either. Her debate with Donald Trump proves her deceit. She is claiming that her values have not changed yet she has flip-flopped on many issues due to their unpopularity with independent voters.
Kamala Chameleon (echoes of Boy George and the Culture Club) seems like an appropriate nickname for her.
Past behavior is a strong indicator of future behavior.
Kamala Harris was a liberal San Francisco Democrat politician and US Senator. Her positions are properly described as woke (progressive is their preferred term but I don’t like to use it).
She encouraged the 2020 riots and promoted donations to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which freed both violent and nonviolent offenders.
Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, signed a bill to place tampon machines in boys’ restrooms of Minnesotan public schools. This is reflective of his strong advocacy for progressive (woke) ideology, including transgender matters.
Minnesota is considered a “refuge state” which allows confused youth to flee to the state and pursue gender transition without parental knowledge or approval.
Finally, Walz delayed National Guard intervention for three days during the George Floyd riots. This delay led to massive destruction totalling $500 million property damage in Minneapolis. His inaction set the tone for Democrat-run cities nationwide.
Important policies to consider include abortion, the economy, immigration, crime and policing, education, gender ideology, parental rights, the family, race relations, foreign policy, bureaucratic corruption, gun ownership, energy, environmental affairs, civil liberties, globalism, the military, Social Security/Medicare and the Supreme Court.
I will cover the first three issues in this post, with summaries of the other issues and related content to follow.
Abortion
Republicans at the national level are deplatforming abortion due to the Dobbs decision. I am not happy with this. However, it is consistent with Dobbs.
I encourage Christians to vote Republican despite this disappointment.
The Democrat position on abortion is much worse. Democrats demand nationwide abortions at taxpayer expense. I anticipate they will intensify persecution of pro-lifers, too.
Additionally, I anticipate Trump will pardon pro-lifers unjustly imprisoned for alleged violations of the FACE act.
Economy
Democrats pursued policies significantly increasing our national debt and providing our nation with few benefits.
Biden admitted recently the Inflation Reduction Act was deceptively named. It increased and did not reduce inflation.
Harris diverts blame for their inflationary spending to others. She blames inflationary food prices on greedy food producers and grocery chains, which have modest, non-exploitative profit margins.
Increased petroleum prices resulted from the Biden/Harris policies that reduce domestic petroleum production. Domestic petroleum production did not keep pace with demand. Widespread inflation from increased reliance upon more expensive, non-domestic petroleum was the result.
Petroleum is a component of many goods and services, including fertilizer and transportation.
Harris’ solution is price controls on food, which do not work and lead to shortages.
Trump promises to increase domestic oil production. This, in turn, will lead to lower prices across the board.
Immigration
The borders are essentially open. Border officials are instructed to accept virtually all asylum claimants into the nation.
The vast majority of asylum claims are fraudulent.
Democrat leadership intends to use immigration to change the American political landscape. Representation in the House and electoral college is determined by total population, regardless of citizenship. Increased immigrant population in blue states provides them with more representation.
Subsequent amnesty would yield predominantly Democrat voters, too.
Finally, leftist Democrat leadership wants decolonization of America.
Decolonization involves increasing the minority population to deplatform the majority population.
Borders define where national principles and ideals are practiced. The left hates American principles and ideals, derived largely from Western Civilization and Christianity. Open borders are diluting our national character, and not for the better.
I have no issue with sustainable, selective immigration of vetted, like-minded individuals at a reasonable rate ensuring successful assimilation.
America is experiencing disruptive behavior through Biden’s open border policies, though.
Robert Sparkman
This post is a more detailed version of a letter to the editor that I submitted to the local newspaper. The letter to the editor is referenced in the Related Content section.
Concerning the Related Content section, I encourage evaluating the content with discernment. Some sources of information may reflect a libertarian or non-Christian perspective and I would not agree with all of their values, but in general I think they offer some worthwhile comments and criticisms. I do not necessarily agree with every comment by every person, but in general, I find them to be valuable or I would not include them.
Unlike most mainstream media outlets, I am interested in truth rather than propaganda. This blog post reflects my well-considered convictions on the related issues, and provides support for my assertions. I acknowledge the possibility that my understanding of events and information may need refinement and welcome legitimate criticism. Respectful comments and questions without expletives and personal attacks will be posted and I will respond to them.
RELATED CONTENT
Kamala Harris perpetuated multiple lies concerning her record and her political positions during the debate with Donald Trump. Additionally, the ABC moderators acted as allies and facts-checker against Donald Trump while allowing her to convey false information without repercussion. Others have fact-checked her claims, though. Here are a few good videos exposing her deceit.
Kamala Harris promoted the Minnesota Freedom Fund during the George Floyd rioting of 2020. This fund provided bond funds to enable rioters to be freed from jail. This fund has been used to bail out violent individuals who committed murder and rape. Some of their crimes were created after release.
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, Harris’ running mate, signed a law mandating that tampon machines be placed in boys public school restrooms . This bill provided tacit support for the left’s prevailing gender ideology which demands the right for females (those with XX chromosomes) to use male restrooms and locker rooms and males (those with XY chromosomes) to use female restrooms and locker rooms.
Minnesota is a “refuge state” allowing boys and girls to flee to Minnesota to receive “gender affirmation” treatments regardless of parental approval.
Here is the 2024 Republican Party Platform in downloadable pdf form. This document is available on their website.
Here is the 2024 Democrat Party Platform in downloadable pdf form. This document is available on their website.
Here is the Mandate for Leadership – The Conservative Promise (Project 2025) document produced by The Heritage Foundation. Project 2025 is not supported by the Trump/Vance campaign. The Harris/Walz campaign has falsely claimed Project 2025 is supported by the Trump/Vance campaign.
I personally think that much of the material expressed in the document are worthy of consideration.
This document is available on their website.
The KPC News Letter to the Editor corresponding to my blog post is on this page.