GOP Candidates And Office Holders Beware
By Thomas D. Segel
February 15, 2008
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On judicial appointments, the contract calls for those holding office to vigorously nominate, and support the confirmation of judges who follow the law and not those who legislate from the bench. It further calls upon them to wage a real fight against left wing attempts to block judicial nominations.
On life issues it calls for respect of the rights of the unborn and to promote laws, which will protect innocent human life. It calls for overturning Roe vs. Wade and block any efforts to fund or promote embryonic stem cell research.
Finally, on free speech the contract calls for those in office to repeal the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act and embrace First Amendment rights.
Candidates, including John McCain and Mike Huckabee will need to sign this contract and accept these solid conservative principles if they are to stand a chance of success.
Even though it is now presumed McCain will win nomination, he will not see a party energized enough to help him win the Oval Office, should he decline to accept the Contract for Conservatives or the basic principles it contains. The same obligation should be placed on every candidate running under the GOP banner.
They ignore the contract words at the risk of seeing a huge body of conservatives ignoring them in November. The Democrats are already seeing twice the number of people at their primary elections as Republicans are bringing to the polls. A repeat of such a turnout in November will see a future for Republicans that is no more than a shadow on the wall in Washington D.C.
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