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For Our Children's Sake
By Robin Mullins Boyd
November 1, 2004
I spent this weekend doing "family" things. We celebrated my daughter's 20th birthday. We went to dinner with my parents. We babysat our granddaughter. We saw our granddaughter in her first ever Halloween costume. As I basked in the glow of contentment and love of my family, I could not shake a nagging thought in my head.
What kind of life will my children and my grandchildren have if John Kerry is elected President? Will they live in daily fear, as the Israelis do, of a homicide bomber striking at the mall or the local pizza parlor? Will they have the freedom to voice their opinions without the fear of reprisal from the government? Will they be able to worship freely and express their love of God openly? Will they be able to include the words "under God" when saying the Pledge of Allegiance in public?
Will the female future generations be able to stay home with their children and raise them like I was raised? Or will they have to work 2 jobs just to pay their taxes? Will they be able to choose their own physicians and be in control of their healthcare - or will they be waiting in line for care as is the case at the government controlled state health departments? Will the children learn the three R's in school or will they be taught about diversity, sexual preference equality and pornography posing as art? Will English still be taught as the primary language?
Will the history books accurately reflect the events of the past 4 years? Or will it be edited for political correctness so no group will be offended? Will they be able to turn on their radios and listen to "talk radio"? Will they have a choice of television news shows so they can switch the channel for one not biased against a political party? Will they be able to go to the library and check out books from all types of authors about various subjects? Or will they only be able to choose what the government deems appropriate?
Will they be able to take their children hunting for the first time? Will they be able to teach gun safety and the responsibility of gun ownership? Will they get to experience the wonder of nature as it awakens while sitting in a duck blind on the river? Will they be able to see the Braves, the Indians and the Chiefs play professional sports or will the teams be renamed so they are not "offensive"?
Will they experience the thrill of standing in line on Election Day and casting their vote for the candidate that they feel is worthy of the vote? Will they know that their country is the strongest and the best in the world or will they have to put the United Nations first? Will they rest securely at night knowing that our military is the best equipped and best trained in the entire world? Will they be able to treat the American flag with respect or will flag burning be a national pastime?
Will the future generations know of the incredible sacrifices that our military men and women made for our country? Or will they be taught that our military amounted to murderers, rapists and war criminals? Will the constitutional rights that our military fought and died for still apply? Will they know what it means to be an American and be proud of our country?
On this Sunday night before Election Day 2004, all of these thoughts are weighing heavily on me. As I read the updated polls and hear the television pundits, my heart is pounding. I wonder how other mothers and fathers feel.
There is only one way to preserve our country and keep it safe for future generations. There is only one way to ensure that our children's' children are able to grow up in a country that values each and every life. There is only one way to maintain that moral compass that our founding fathers wrote of. There is only one way to ensure that our future generations are free to speak, to worship and to live. We must re-elect President George W. Bush on November 2, 2004. For our sakes and for the sake of future generations.
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Robin Mullins Boyd was born and raised in Pooler, GA. She has been a Registered Nurse for 23 years with her primary focus in the Home Health field. Robin is not bashful about expressing her opinions - as evidenced by the 12 Letters to the Editor published in the Savannah Morning News over the past year. She has also published op-ed pieces on America Online's Opinion Page and several other Internet magazines. Robin's first book, Warmongers And Traitors - Thoughts on the War with Iraq, was just released by PublishAmerica. Robin lives in Guyton, GA with her husband, Herby Boyd. She has two children, Tony and Jennifer, and 2 stepsons, Aaron and Chris.
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Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA.
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