I truly hope my title got your attention. The obvious questions are, “If you believe what? Then what?”   Let me follow two streams of political ideology, convictions, beliefs, and desires for America and suggest you vote accordingly based on what you believe or desire for this nation. 

As surprising as it may sound, it is not rocket science.  Some argue that it is far more complicated than I will suggest; it is not!   We sometimes complicate and placate within our minds to justify the clouding of personal responsibility and the seriousness of what the nation is facing.  However, it isn’t complicated, and where we stand on the various issues reveals much about us and our personal view of the Republic called the United States of America.

Postulation Number One:

• If you believe that America is an evil nation because of her past sins and must be revised, reformed, and transformed into a Progressive, socialist, Leftist nation with no borders, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that America should be more concerned with illegals than American citizens, children of legal citizens, and our military, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that it is your right to expect “redistribution of wealth” earned and amassed by others, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that everyone should be forced to comply with the wishes of various ethnic or life preference groups regardless of that person’s convictions, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that rights come from government rather than, as our founders believed, from our Creator, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that the rich are inherently evil and should be forced to pay for your lifestyle disproportionately rather than everyone paying a proportional share of the expenses of government, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that you should receive welfare, entitlements, education, cell phones, houses, vehicles, and healthcare at the expense of those who work and pay taxes while you do not, then vote Democrat. 

• If you believe that there should be no borders, thus destroying our national sovereignty, leaving our citizens subject to harm and danger from unvetted immigrants entering this nation, and support the ideology that we are “citizens of the world,” then vote Democrat.  

I could add many more things, but you get the picture.  But if you believe those things and the ideological agenda of the Democrats, then by all means, vote for them.

Postulation Number Two:

• If you believe that America was founded on sound principles and agree with our Founders and Framers that “all are created equal and have certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” you cannot vote Democrat; your most viable option is to vote Republican. 

• If you believe that we should put America first before fretting over the status of illegals, then you cannot vote Democrat; your most viable option is to vote for the Republican. 

• If you believe, as many of our Founders and the Bible declare, that if a person “will not work, they should not eat” and are opposed to the generational, professional lifestyle of “Entitlement Living,” then you cannot vote. Your most viable option is to vote for the Republican. 

• If you believe that what a person earns, amasses, or inherits is theirs and that Property Rights are among the most sacred Rights of Americans, then you cannot vote Democrat. Your most viable option is to vote for the Republican. 

• If you believe that the Free Market System (Capitalism) affords the most viable opportunity for anyone and everyone to succeed economically and Socialism is the antithesis of what America is all about, then you cannot vote Democrat. Your most viable option is to vote for the Republican. 

• If you believe that everyone should be subject to the law, including politicians and citizen representation, rather than professional elitism in politics, then you cannot vote for the Democrat; your most viable option is to vote for the Republican. 

Of course, I could add many other things to the list, but for the sake of brevity, I will move on.

Some are so devotedly Democrat or Republican that they vote unquestioningly for the (D) or the (R) behind the candidate’s name without vetting the candidate and discovering what they stand for, if anything.  Others insist that the Democrats and Republicans are peas in the same pod; the only difference is the (D) or the (R).  I contend that this is not entirely accurate, although there are many similarities, and the establishment of both parties’ desires is much the same thing. 

However, there are historical and factual differences on which we can focus.  No candidate is a Saint; each of them has kinks in their armor and flaws in their character.  If we allow personality or physical appearance to determine our vote, then we abdicate our American responsibility of choosing the persons to represent us who are the most likely to advance our ideological beliefs and preferences. 

The Democrats historically and factually have opposed virtually every “Tax Cut” for the last 50 years and are the Party of Entitlements and Spending.  They have never seen a Tax Increase they did not like and continually fan the flames of hate, division, discord, and distrust. 

The Republicans have advanced the desire to Cut Taxes on everyone, which is good for everyone. The Trump Tax Bill demonstrated the distortions, fears, and lies of the Left about evil corporations hoarding money rather than helping our economy. Four years ago, we were seeing jobs and economic investments transpiring at an amazing rate, and from some sources, we might not have expected it. 

Some Democrat Liberal Leftist economists now admit this was good for the economy.  Republicans, on platform, desire to secure, protect, and defend the individual rights of all, not the rights of a select few.  They have demonstrated a willingness to advance the cause of the underprivileged and defend the defenseless, including that child in the womb. 

Ideologically, the parties are not the same, although individual members of the parties may be.  This is another reason to Prune the Bad Fruit and why I would support Term Limits.

We can allow our distrust and distaste for particular politicians and the government to cause us to withhold our vote in the elections, thereby perpetuating the problem.  We can determine that we are going to fight to the finish in our effort and drive to “Reclaim and Restore” the Republic by voting enough of the Establishment Parasites from office that we can begin the process of dismantling the Deep State and draining the D.C. Swamp. 

The task is monumental, and it will not be easy or quick, but if you believe that America is a prize worth fighting for and that we, the people, are the true owners of government constitutionally, then it is imperative that we enlist truly constitutional and preferably conservative candidates to run for office, work to get them elected, and then demand that they do what they were elected to do. 

It is imperative that we become teachers, teaching our children the value of personal involvement in government and the consequences of apathy. It is imperative that we refuse to be silent. Although I do not suggest that everyone become a political activist, I do suggest that everyone become aware, concerned, and involved to the level and degree possible as they pursue their vocations and professions. 

This is our America, and what happens to her, in a very real sense, depends on us. The question is, “What do you believe, and what will you do about it?”

God bless you, and God bless America. This is my prayer and desire!