[StBernard] The Keys to the White House Are In Your Hands

[Westley Annis]

The Keys to the White House Are In Your Hands
by Francisco Gonzalez ~ November 3, 2008
The following is a full excerpt from the conclusion of the book, Who is the
REAL Barack Obama? For the rising generation; by the rising generation. Read
this before you vote and pass it on!

 

". Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics
the greatest number have begun their career, by paying an obsequious court
to the people;
commencing Demagogues, and ending Tyrants."
- Alexander Hamilton, Federalist #1

 

More than 220 years ago, a group of colonial leaders gathered in
Philadelphia to construct a constitution for our young nation as it recently
emerged out of a war of independence from Great Britain. Historians concur
that these men exuded greatness. They were not only courageous to stand as
rebels against an imperial government that gave them no representation in
Parliament, but they were also men of great intellect. As Alexander
Hamilton's quote above reflects, these were men who were not only making
history, but were well aware of history.

Our rising generation today is fortunate enough to stand on the shoulders of
the many generations before us that built America. Of course, that "first
generation" of founders was made up of such unique men, who were so
intellectually equipped to put together perhaps the greatest document made
by men, the U.S. Constitution. Our Constitution has endured the test of many
tumultuous times. It now faces even graver threats from a government that is
beginning to be ruled by men, not by laws, reversing the standard set by men
like John Adams. Today, it has become commonplace for just five Supreme
Court justices to overturn legislation and create new laws.

Perhaps the most unique element of the U.S. Constitution is the separation
of powers. The branches of government were separated and each endowed with
their own specific functions for particular reasons. If you need any proof,
we urge you to consult The Federalist Papers, written by Hamilton, James
Madison, and John Jay. These papers were created to make an argument to
support the new federal constitution at a time when the young nation was
only bounded by a very loose construction ordered by the weak Articles of
Confederation. But these papers - all 85 of them - go further, and outline
the expressed purpose of every article in the U.S. Constitution.

Since our founding, great Americans have risen in every generation, to serve
in various offices and on many battlefields across the globe, to protect the
vision that our founders had; the vision of what good government looks like;
the vision that created the ideal free society. Our founders wanted us to
pass on the office of the Presidency to men who best represented us as a
people. As Hamilton put it in Federalist 69, "The process of election
affords a moral certainty, that the office of the president will seldom fall
to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the
requisite qualifications." While Hamilton was referring to the importance of
the electoral process, including the system of the Electoral College in
electing such a man, we can see the esteem that our founders had for the
highest office in the land and the kind of people they wished to see fill
that office (their ideal was George Washington). They wanted men of
principle, men who could be trusted, men who would be knowledgeable and
appreciative of the history of our institutions, and men who had the proper
qualifications.

After examining the facts that we have presented in this book, it is hard to
believe that the founders would have wanted to see us hand over the sacred
keys of the White House to an inexperienced, ambitious demagogue such as
Barack Obama. He is a man that we, as a country, have not yet had the chance
to get to know well enough. He would certainly be one of the youngest
Presidents, but his youth is not the only reason he is inexperienced. He has
not yet been fully tested to make the decisions that are required of a
Commander-in-Chief. And, just as importantly, perhaps more so, he has not
yet been fully vetted.

We have tried to do our part in this book, given the demands on our time and
resources, to put together the facts available and let you, the reader, have
the ability to ponder such facts. We found it very difficult to gather these
facts, as there were few media outlets that have reported such findings. We
realized that right-wing talk show hosts and left-wing academics and media
would each have their own talking points either for or against Obama simply
based on his Democrat party label. But, Obama has talked a lot about the
need for our country to try to rise above the typical left and right, and we
accepted his challenge to do so. What we have found is that he has not done
this himself. He talks a good game, but he plays quite another one.

We presented you with elements from his voting record during his time as an
Illinois State Senator and during his few short years in the U.S. Senate. If
you think we have presented any falsehoods or made any misrepresentations,
we challenge you to hold us accountable. However, we are confident in our
research and our sources, and in our ability to make the case against Obama
based on the stubborn facts.

Speaking of facts: while Obama quite often talks about his time in the
Illinois State Senate and the need to have an open, transparent government,
he has done quite a lot to try to hide his own political and private
records. He hasn't even reached the White House yet, and he is already
trying to hide records. What will he do from the most powerful position in
the free world?

Due to his short political career and his lack of experience, much of our
book has relied on Obama's own words, from his published books, speeches,
and interviews. After all, it was Obama who proclaimed "Don't tell me words
don't matter." We could have certainly provided you with the words of those
most closely associated with him, such as his controversial preacher
Jeremiah Wright, or his outspoken wife and potential First Lady, Michelle
Obama. But, we wanted to keep this focused on the junior Senator from
Illinois. We do, however, believe, as our parents once preached to us, that
you can learn much about a person by who they are associated with. The
questionable friends that Obama has kept over the years should raise some
serious alarms. They include controversial preachers like Jeremiah Wright
and Father Michael Phleger, domestic terrorists such as William Ayers and
Bernadine Dohrn of the Weather Underground, and shady businessmen like Tony
Rezko and James Johnson.

We simply know too little about this man, and based on what we do know about
him - his background, his questionable associations, and his far left voting
record - we are not willing to entrust such a man with the sacred keys to
the White House. The American Presidency comes with an awesome power and
responsibility. As our founders intended, this office should only be given
to someone who best represents us, someone we trust, and someone with high
character. Obama's voting record is far to the left and way outside of the
mainstream. He has shown a complete disdain for average Americans living in
small towns and a complete disrespect for human life at its most fragile
periods of birth and childhood development. He would overturn 220 years of
sacrifice for a Constitution made of laws, not of men.

Our generation cannot let such a man be President. If "change" is what we
seek, then it must be change within a tradition, a tradition of ordered
liberty. We have strayed so far from our founders' intentions, that it is
time that we stand up for change and ask that our individual liberties be
granted once again. It is time for a new revolution indeed: a revolution
that gets us back to the proper role of government.

At the high point of their grievances, our founders did not originally seek
to be separated from England. They simply sought to confirm their rights as
Englishmen. The revolution they started began as a return to the tradition
of self-government, the proper role of government, and their proper places
in that free society. They were seeking change, not for the sake of change,
but for the sake of returning to the tradition of a people ruled by laws,
not by men. For this purpose, we write this book, to prevent men of ambition
from usurping more of our rights, our property, and our liberties from us.
We hope you too, will join our cause. The keys to the White House are in
your hands.