After all the debates, campaigning, and advertising, it comes down to today. Now you, not the media or the elite of either party, are in control. We have an unrivaled ability here in America to make our leaders accountable to us, but we can't enjoy the effects of that ability if we don't utilize it - go vote!
Conservatives living in California, Colorado, and Florida will be able to vote for Tom Hoefling simply by selecting his name on the ballot. Those in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming will still be able to vote for him, they'll just have to write him in (for a list that is a bit easier to access, check out this page). Remember to vote for principled pro-life conservatives for every office, not just for president.
For instructions on how to vote, Gizmodo has produced an excellent guide to every device used to vote in every state in America. A guide to locating your polling place, together with other information about voting, can be found here. You no longer have an excuse not to make your voice heard. Vote!
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Showing posts with label Tom Hoefling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Hoefling. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A Better Path
Very few voters have any idea at all what a "third" party presidency in general might look like, let alone what the presidency of specific candidates would look like if they were elected. This post is an attempt to remedy that situation and give a rough prediction of what a Hoefling presidency might look like based on his stated positions and historical precedent. Given the fact that it is highly unlikely that he would be elected - more than anything else the campaign provides an outlet for "protest" votes and, most importantly, builds a viable alternative for the future - this is a purely hypothetical exercise. However, it can be enlightening to imagine what the world might look like: it just might look good enough to take a risk to get it there.
If voters were to experience a near-miraculous change of heart on election day and reject the false choice they have been given between Romney and his ideological twin, Obama, one could reasonably expect the political world to be shaken up - turned upside down, if you will. The election of a third party candidate, especially a write-in candidate, would constitute a "shot across the bows" of the elitist faction. The momentum from this victory could be enough to overcome, at least for the first few years, the natural resistance of major party politicians to third party candidates and provide an opportunity to implement a conservative agenda.
Tom Hoefling is a staunch constitutionalist. A Hoefling administration would, according to what he has said, favor the repeal of any and all federal legislation that cannot be justified by the Constitution. This would include Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other forms of wellfare programs. Here a distinction must be made between favoring and achieving the repeal of these programs. The president has limited authority - that of an adviser, really - when it comes to the actions of the legislative branch. It is not likely that the career politicians in Congress would consent to running afoul of a large segment of the population by eliminating their pet wellfare programs. A few might join in to restore the Constitution, faced with looming insolvency and growing debt, but these would not be likely to achieve significant gains, unfortunately.
On the other hand, there is a strong faction in Congress lobbying for decreased spending and taxes generally and this faction lacks only a leader. Hoefling would be, unlike Romney or Obama, a dedicated voice advocating the reduction of both taxes and spending, meaning that it is probable that significant gains would be made in reducing both taxes and spending. Perhaps, although this is unlikely, the coalition of Hoefling and the conservatives in Congress could push through the elimination of the federal income tax and its replacement with the Fair Tax. This would be a massive step forward in replacing government dependency with individual freedom and responsibility and would be the greatest victory for conservatism in the country since the election of Ronald Reagan.
A Hoefling presidency could have an enormous impact on the Supreme Court. While Romney promises to appoint justices who would be strict constructionists, Hoefling has given reason to believe that he actually will nominate such justices. Whether these justices are seated is dependent on the resolve of the Republicans in the Senate, but at least the Senate's choices would be conservatives.
It is on abortion that a Hoefling administration would have its greatest impact. He has promised to issue a presidential finding that the unborn are persons under the law, covered by the protection of the 14th amendment. This alone would provide a major step forward for the unborn, however he has also promised to close every abortion clinic in the country by executive order, using states' preexisting laws prohibiting murder. Realistically this would be unlikely to succeed. It would be opposed by even supposedly "pro-life" politicians and would be violently opposed by advocates of legalized abortion. However, in the unlikely event that it did succeed it would save millions, even billions, of lives. Even if it did not, it would establish an environment that could foster the eventual abolition of abortion.
All things considered, a Hoefling administration could expect to be opposed by the establishment of both parties. The wave of momentum from the unprecedented election of a third party candidate (even Abraham Lincoln, the last third party candidate elected, had more recognition) could allow the implementation of a portion of his agenda. This would probably include the perennial Republican causes of lowering taxes, reducing spending, cutting government, and limiting abortion, along with this election cycle's particular project, repealing Obamacare. There is just a chance that a Hoefling administration could also achieve some of its more ambitious goals, such as the abolition of abortion or the placement of failed, unconstitutional wellfare programs on the path to ultimate extinction. In the end, even a small percentage of Hoefling's agenda would do more to advance conservatism than every president since, and maybe including, Ronald Reagan. Even if Hoefling didn't win the presidency a respectable loss would do more to advance conservatism than a victory for either Romney or Obama. Now isn't that something worth voting for?
For a new birth of freedom!
If voters were to experience a near-miraculous change of heart on election day and reject the false choice they have been given between Romney and his ideological twin, Obama, one could reasonably expect the political world to be shaken up - turned upside down, if you will. The election of a third party candidate, especially a write-in candidate, would constitute a "shot across the bows" of the elitist faction. The momentum from this victory could be enough to overcome, at least for the first few years, the natural resistance of major party politicians to third party candidates and provide an opportunity to implement a conservative agenda.
Tom Hoefling is a staunch constitutionalist. A Hoefling administration would, according to what he has said, favor the repeal of any and all federal legislation that cannot be justified by the Constitution. This would include Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other forms of wellfare programs. Here a distinction must be made between favoring and achieving the repeal of these programs. The president has limited authority - that of an adviser, really - when it comes to the actions of the legislative branch. It is not likely that the career politicians in Congress would consent to running afoul of a large segment of the population by eliminating their pet wellfare programs. A few might join in to restore the Constitution, faced with looming insolvency and growing debt, but these would not be likely to achieve significant gains, unfortunately.
On the other hand, there is a strong faction in Congress lobbying for decreased spending and taxes generally and this faction lacks only a leader. Hoefling would be, unlike Romney or Obama, a dedicated voice advocating the reduction of both taxes and spending, meaning that it is probable that significant gains would be made in reducing both taxes and spending. Perhaps, although this is unlikely, the coalition of Hoefling and the conservatives in Congress could push through the elimination of the federal income tax and its replacement with the Fair Tax. This would be a massive step forward in replacing government dependency with individual freedom and responsibility and would be the greatest victory for conservatism in the country since the election of Ronald Reagan.
A Hoefling presidency could have an enormous impact on the Supreme Court. While Romney promises to appoint justices who would be strict constructionists, Hoefling has given reason to believe that he actually will nominate such justices. Whether these justices are seated is dependent on the resolve of the Republicans in the Senate, but at least the Senate's choices would be conservatives.
It is on abortion that a Hoefling administration would have its greatest impact. He has promised to issue a presidential finding that the unborn are persons under the law, covered by the protection of the 14th amendment. This alone would provide a major step forward for the unborn, however he has also promised to close every abortion clinic in the country by executive order, using states' preexisting laws prohibiting murder. Realistically this would be unlikely to succeed. It would be opposed by even supposedly "pro-life" politicians and would be violently opposed by advocates of legalized abortion. However, in the unlikely event that it did succeed it would save millions, even billions, of lives. Even if it did not, it would establish an environment that could foster the eventual abolition of abortion.
All things considered, a Hoefling administration could expect to be opposed by the establishment of both parties. The wave of momentum from the unprecedented election of a third party candidate (even Abraham Lincoln, the last third party candidate elected, had more recognition) could allow the implementation of a portion of his agenda. This would probably include the perennial Republican causes of lowering taxes, reducing spending, cutting government, and limiting abortion, along with this election cycle's particular project, repealing Obamacare. There is just a chance that a Hoefling administration could also achieve some of its more ambitious goals, such as the abolition of abortion or the placement of failed, unconstitutional wellfare programs on the path to ultimate extinction. In the end, even a small percentage of Hoefling's agenda would do more to advance conservatism than every president since, and maybe including, Ronald Reagan. Even if Hoefling didn't win the presidency a respectable loss would do more to advance conservatism than a victory for either Romney or Obama. Now isn't that something worth voting for?
For a new birth of freedom!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
No Compromise
It has been the spirit of every great movement to achieve positive change, to abolish an evil, that victory must be pursued whole-heartedly, not with mild compromise. Martin Luther King, Jr., the champion of the civil rights movement in the 1960's, stated that "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy." The abolitionists of a century before him also took the same position, arguing that, as William Lloyd Garrison put it, "I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse - I will not retreat a single inch - and I will be heard!" Across the pond and earlier still, William Wilberforce proposed the same uncompromising bill ending the slave trade entirely every year, and every year saw it voted down. Even though he did eventually compromise and utilize incrementalism to achieve the abolition of the slave trade, he regretted that decision and saw it as the cause of the lengthy continuation of slavery within the British empire. When given a second chance in the fight against slavery he enthusiastically endorsed the position of Garrison and the immediate abolitionists. It is this sort of uncompromising dedication to principle, not twisted politicking, that achieves lasting results.
Despite this historical fact, there are those who would have us believe that the way to end the evil of abortion is to approach the issue gradually, chipping away at its facade here and there, saving a few lives while abandoning others. That approach is horribly misguided and has hamstrung the pro-life movement for decades. Abortion was foisted on the country gradually, but it will not be abolished gradually, just as slavery was not abolished gradually.
With that in mind, those who wish to see the end of abortion within our generation must reject the "tranquilizing drug of gradualism" and refuse to retreat a single inch. We are on the winning side if we just stand our ground. Tom Hoefling, unlike any other presidential candidate, has a plan to achieve the immediate abolition of abortion within the United States. He pledges, if elected, to apply the protections of the 14th amendment to the unborn, beginning by issuing a presidential finding of the self-evident fact that the unborn are persons under the law, then requiring states to offer equal protection under existing laws to the unborn. We can abolish abortion in this generation, but we will not if we allow ourselves to be sidetracked by the false promise of gradualism.
For a new birth of freedom!
Despite this historical fact, there are those who would have us believe that the way to end the evil of abortion is to approach the issue gradually, chipping away at its facade here and there, saving a few lives while abandoning others. That approach is horribly misguided and has hamstrung the pro-life movement for decades. Abortion was foisted on the country gradually, but it will not be abolished gradually, just as slavery was not abolished gradually.
With that in mind, those who wish to see the end of abortion within our generation must reject the "tranquilizing drug of gradualism" and refuse to retreat a single inch. We are on the winning side if we just stand our ground. Tom Hoefling, unlike any other presidential candidate, has a plan to achieve the immediate abolition of abortion within the United States. He pledges, if elected, to apply the protections of the 14th amendment to the unborn, beginning by issuing a presidential finding of the self-evident fact that the unborn are persons under the law, then requiring states to offer equal protection under existing laws to the unborn. We can abolish abortion in this generation, but we will not if we allow ourselves to be sidetracked by the false promise of gradualism.
For a new birth of freedom!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
A Line in the Sand
Conservatives as a group will have to work out at some point where we draw the line. Evil will continue to grow here in the US, so there will always be a greater evil leering across the aisle at us. We must draw a line in the sand somewhere and say "This is where I stand. I will not compromise beyond this point." If we do not we will always be left fighting a rearguard action in every election, not to gain ground, but to lose a little less ground. We will be always fighting, never advancing, always retreating. An attempt to compromise to the forces of evil, to sacrifice some principles in order to preserve others, will always take you farther than you want to go. We will lose our liberties piece by piece, not because they were ripped from us by the obvious enemies of freedom in our country, but because they were cajoled from us by the self-described defenders of freedom. If we take a stand here and now and refuse to back down conservatism may "die with its boots on" at the hands of unabashed evil, but if we continue to retreat in every election it will most certainly die in bed eventually from the lingering symptoms of compromise and lack of guiding moral principles.
If conservatives support Mitt Romney, a candidate who has pushed same-sex marriage, abortion, higher taxes, and almost everything else conservatives oppose, they will have shown that they cannot draw such a line. We can draw a line in the sand by supporting a candidate who believes as we do and takes action in accordance with his beliefs. Tom Hoefling is such a candidate.
If conservatives support Mitt Romney, a candidate who has pushed same-sex marriage, abortion, higher taxes, and almost everything else conservatives oppose, they will have shown that they cannot draw such a line. We can draw a line in the sand by supporting a candidate who believes as we do and takes action in accordance with his beliefs. Tom Hoefling is such a candidate.
For a new birth of freedom!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Third Party - First Presidential Debate - Examiner.com
Tom Hoefling participated in Examiner.com's third party presidential debate. His answers are provided below.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Only One
The 2012 presidential race includes precisely one Tier One pro-life leader: Tom Hoefling. No other candidate has demonstrated the dedication and commitment to preserving life for the most helpless among us. Hoefling is a signer and the primary author of the Equal Protection for Posterity Resolution, a principled defense of life, and has spent his career fighting for life, from conception to natural death - unfortunately, more than can be said for any other presidential candidate in the race.
If every life is not respected then no life is respected. On this most vital of issues Tom Hoefling has taken a position that truly sets him apart from the pack. A candidate must be dedicated to protecting innocent life, and here Hoefling not only passes, he does so with flying colors.
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If every life is not respected then no life is respected. On this most vital of issues Tom Hoefling has taken a position that truly sets him apart from the pack. A candidate must be dedicated to protecting innocent life, and here Hoefling not only passes, he does so with flying colors.
For a new birth of freedom!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Perspective
"We are grappling in our politics with matters of great importance, to ourselves, to our nation, to the world, and to the prospects for our posterity to enjoy the Blessings of Liberty. But, as I watched the stars fade from the sky this morning, and the sun rise, I was reminded once again that to our Creator, the One Whose glory the heavens declare, our troubles, which we tend to think are so daunting, are actually quite small. Not that He doesn't care, He most certainly does. After all, not a sparrow falls to the ground without Him, and even the lilies of the field receive His loving care. It's simply a question of proportion and perspective, and knowing Who is actually in charge. There is no danger that He cannot protect us from. There is no evil that can ultimately defeat us. Nothing, nothing at all, can happen without His all-wise superintendence. So, let us confidently, faithfully, do the simple things today that He has called us to do, while trusting Him, resting in Him, filled with the love, and the joy, and the peace, that only He can give." Tom Hoefling
True, timely, and, from a presidential candidate in today's America, shocking. It's high time we elected this kind of a man, who recognizes the authority of the Higher Power, to the highest elected office.
For a new birth of freedom!
True, timely, and, from a presidential candidate in today's America, shocking. It's high time we elected this kind of a man, who recognizes the authority of the Higher Power, to the highest elected office.
For a new birth of freedom!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Quotes from Tom Hoefling
The following are excerpts from Tom Hoefling's interview with Jon Matthews. An abbreviated version of the interview can be accessed at this link.
"If somebody's actions don't line up with their words, I'm going to believe their actions every single time." Tom Hoefling
"If somebody's actions don't line up with their words, I'm going to believe their actions every single time." Tom Hoefling
Friday, August 31, 2012
Romney did it First
Conservatives have been almost universally outraged over the passage of Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation, "Obamacare." However, many of these same conservatives enthusiastically (or not-so-enthusiastically) support Mitt Romney, not realizing or not caring that Romney's signature healthcare legislation "Romneycare," is, according an adviser who held a leading role in designing both programs, the same in every major aspect. Obama did it, but Romney did first.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Those who are supporting my candidacy...
"Those who are supporting my presidential candidacy are not supporting me because they think I can win. They are supporting me because they think I'm right. If everyone who calls themselves a conservative would simply follow their example, I would win. It's a mathematical certainty." Tom Hoefling
For a new birth of freedom!
For a new birth of freedom!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Candidates' Positions on Abortion
Few political issues are more compelling than abortion. Even after multiple foreign wars and an economic collapse abortion holds its place among the most pressing problems of the day, and with good reason. The taking of the life (one can call it nothing else) of the most defenseless in society is a crime not only against that life but against the future and against the ideas of freedom and equality of opportunity that fueled the birth of America. Although the majority of Americans do not support abortion, and more than two-third believe abortion after the unborn child can feel pain (sometime before fourteen weeks according to the latest research) should be illegal, surprisingly few politicians are willing to “speak out for the one who cannot speak, for the rights of those who are doomed.” This year's presidential candidates are, with one notable exception, no different.
Incumbent president Barack Obama has made no secret of his support for abortion. Not only does he openly support making abortion legal, he even opposed a bill requiring that babies who survive abortions be provided with medical care rather than being left to die. In fact, he promised to make preserving “women's rights” to abortions a priority as president. Although supports abortion, he is in favor of banning late-term abortions, with the usual exceptions for cases involving rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Obama also supports public funding for abortions, although with the exception of the abortifacient drugs covered under the HHS mandate and federal funding for Planned Parenthood (the largest abortion provider in the country), he has not been successful in implementing his desired policy while president. Although some have described him as the “most pro-abortion president,” this is not the case. His positions, however repugnant to those who value the lives of the unborn, is hardly exceptional among Democrats. Arguably Clinton's positions were significantly more pro-abortion—after all, Clinton vetoed a bill banning partial birth abortions while Obama, at least in theory, would have supported it. He has been one of the more pro-abortion presidents in history, but not the worst.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Americans Strongly Against Late Abortions
Recent polling by The Polling Company show that Americans are strongly opposed to abortions after the unborn child can feel pain. In fact, with 63% of respondents favoring a law making abortions after the child can feel pain illegal and only 21% opposing such a law, three times more Americans oppose abortions in cases after the child can feel pain than support them.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Personhood Initiative Supports Tom Hoefling
The Personhood Initiative, an Alabama pro-life group, supports Tom Hoefling for president. This highlights his commitment to the sanctity of life, born or unborn, and other candidates lack of such commitment. This time we must not allow fear of losing to hinder our fight for the lives of the most defenseless among us. It is vital that those who value life do not allow themselves to once again be fooled into supporting a candidate who does not, or at least holds life in less esteem than his career.
To read more about The Personhood Initiative, go to this link--and while you're at it, check out the petition to get Tom Hoefling on the ballot in Alabama.
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To read more about The Personhood Initiative, go to this link--and while you're at it, check out the petition to get Tom Hoefling on the ballot in Alabama.
For a new birth of freedom!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Why Tom Hoefling?
After reading through the posts here I hope you recognize that Mitt Romney is not the way forward. He is unprincipled on social issues and governed as a self-described progressive! However, it may not be as overwhelmingly obvious why your vote should go to Tom Hoefling.
Hoefling, although little known, has been a tireless warrior for life and liberty throughout his career. He has served as campaign manager for Alan Keyes and, later, as chairman of America's Party. Today, he is still a staunch supporter of life, from conception to natural death, of our 2nd Amendment rights, of Reagan's style of "peace through strength" foreign policy, and of an America built on the principles that once made her great.
Tom Hoefling explains his beliefs in greater detail on his website--to see the page in its entirety on his website click here.
For a new birth of freedom!
For a new birth of freedom!
Monday, May 7, 2012
More About Tom Hoefling
Tom Hoefling stands for life, liberty, and the principles that made America great, but what is he like as a person? On his campaign website he provides a biography of himself and his family here. He has been a strong, consistent defender of life throughout his life--which is more than can be said of either Mitt Romney or Barack Obama.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
A New Birth of Freedom
Politics-as-usual has taken over Washington. The two major parties have developed a form of "normal" politics that is cutthroat and dirty, fueled by money raised through political favors and fear mongering. In the process the basic tenets of life, liberty, and the Constitution all to often are ignored and trampled underfoot.To many it appears that the situation cannot be changed, and that those who seek lasting change will be forced to accept the "lesser of two evils" and "hold their noses" while they vote. We do not believe that this is the case.
America's Party may not be a large party, but it draws on the spirit of liberty that has pervaded this great land since the writer of the Declaration of Independence affirmed that every man was created equal and endowed by his creator with inalienable rights. It is this firm belief in liberty, independence from tyranny, and dependence on one's creator that drove the American Revolution, and it is that belief which will fuel a peaceful political revolution today.
This belief in fundamental liberty brings several necessary conclusions. First, these inalienable rights are not limited to any particular group of people. It is the duty of every government to protect and preserve these rights for all of its people. In light of that fact, abortion is unacceptable. At the most basic level it violates the right of the most helpless among us to life. Further, it follows from this principle of liberty that the best form of government is self-government. Power should be concentrated as much as possible as close as possible to you, the people. Finally, our children must not be left paying the debt accrued through our lack of self control. We must balance the budget now and stop mortgaging our children's future. To see more principles that can be derived from a belief in true liberty visit America's Party's website and look over the party platform.
Tom Hoefling stands for liberty and the Constitution. With your help he can help break the Republican and Democrat stranglehold on politics. Share this message with your friends and, on election day, go vote (write in, if you have to) for Tom Hoefling and liberty.
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