Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
1/5/2010

Principles of a Christian Nation:

  • Return to acknowledging Christianity as our moral, societal, legal foundation
  • Reject “Separation of Church and State”
  • Establish law based upon Christian principles.
  • Return our nation to Godly rule under the Lordship of Jesus Christ
  • Influence the culture by reason for Godliness
  • Liberty is the Fruit of Righteousness
  • Freedom is the Reward for Godliness
  • Serve your God and Country through Daily Personal Righteousness
  • Preach the Good News of Christ to the Whole World, to People of all Faiths

States Rights:

  • Return the relationship of States and Federal government to the 10th Amendment template
  • Return the Federal Government to Constitutionally authorized scope as per the Founders’ intent, as per the 9th, 10th, and 11th Amendments.
  • Strip the Commerce clause of its universal applicability to all activities of all people, and return it to its intent of keeping trade “regular”
  • Amend the Constitution to expand the scope of Federal Government if such powers are deemed necessary.
  • State power over all issues moral issues (drug use, sexual conduct, abortion, euthanasia…)
  • State powers over all social organization issues such as: health care, education, environment, energy…

Legislating Morality:

  • All moral/behavioral laws shall be the purview of local and State governments.
  • All vices: tobacco, alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling, prostitution… shall be regulated by State and Local law, not Federal.

Line item veto

  • One concept one bill
  • All bills read in Congress before voting on them
  • All bills posted on the Internet prior to voting, and delayed on their vote until the public debate has come to a cultural consensus.

Stop Judicial Activism:

  • Amend the Constitution, do not bend or rewrite it by Judicial Activism
  • Support for the Constitution Restoration Act of 2004, HR 3799
  • Remove the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction to rule on Constitutional issues pertaining to God
  • Legislation: Reverse Everson v. Board of Education (1947 Supreme Court Ruling introducing the historically unknown concept, & opposite to the intention of the Founders,“Separation of Church and State”)

Acknowledge that we are a Christian Nation:

  • Christian principles as moral foundation for law and social relationships
  • Return to America’s Foundation as a Christian Nation
  • Teach children our Christian heritage
  • The Constitution viewed as the a distillation of Biblical principles
  • Christian Principles as the governing pattern for Executive orders, Legislation, Judicial decisions, and Administrative law

National Sovereignty:

  • Reverse trends in toward Globalism, New World Order, Socialism
  • Break treaties that violate the US Constitution

Voting:

  • Positive identification
  • Auditable paper trail for all votes

Privacy:

  • All domestic electronic, written, voice communications shall be private
  • Exceptions: conspiracy to commit illegal or revolutionary activities.

Economic Recovery and Prosperity:

  • Free Market, Capitalist economy, with transparent accountability.
  • Trading equivalency
  • Energy Independence
  • Domestic manufacturing capability
  • Financial independence

Foreign Trade:

  • Repeal NAFTA, GATT, CAFTA
  • Apply tariff to level imports that equalize costs associated with US mandated environmental, legal, regulatory burdens
  • Corporate tax rate equivalent to foreign industrialized nations

Welfare:

  • Transfer all Federal programs to private charitable responsibility, e.g. Churches, service organizations, non-profits.
  • Personal contact and accountability to peer and group structure.
    Ÿ Remove incentives for single parenthood.
  • Divorce as a lengthy and costly procedure, unless with cause.

Prisons:

  • Penitence from penitentiary, and Corrections from corrections institutions
  • Bible instruction, counseling, skill and relationship development.
  • Repayment of debt to the victims or society.

Taxes:

  • 17% flat tax, Fair Tax, National Sales Tax, to Provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare for ourselves and our posterity.

Defense:

  • The President may use the Marines for police actions, but protracted actions should be considered by Congress.

War on Terror:

  • Properly identify the enemy as Militant Islam
  • Vanquish the enemy, and preach the Gospel

Borders:

  • Close the borders to illegal immigration
  • A society can only exist as long as it maintains its integrity.
  • The goal is leadership as a Godly nation, not unity and conformity

Language:

  • English only as our national language, no dual language option
  • Schools, voting, phone messages, product brochures, all in English

Pro-Life:

  • A State’s rights issue. Let the people decide on issues of morality.
  • Ban Abortion except when mother’s life is actually endangered (e.g. ectopic pregnancy)
  • Carrying a child/life once conceived is a Service to God – not just an inconvenience or a choice
  • Oppose Euthanasia, Fetal Stem Cell Research, and Human Cloning
  • Support for Traditional Marriage
  • Support Defense of Marriage Amendments
  • No Hate Speech legislation criminalizing criticism of homosexuality
  • State and local laws to regulate or allow sexual behavior, e.g. Adultery, homosexuality, incest, pederasty, etc.
  • Repeal of no-fault divorce – recognize the effect and consequence of marital misbehavior.  Marriage is not just a business contract.

Energy Independence:

  • Remove domestic drilling restrictions, drill in ecologically sensitive manner
  • Full tax deduction for development of alternative energy with accountability and report on expenditures.
  • Research toward Hydrogen-based transportation systems
  • Methanol as a bridge fuel (“Energy Victory” by Robert Zubrin)

Employment:

  • Investment in the Godly Countries, and Prosperity through Nation Building
  • Overcome world poverty by investment in 3rd World Infrastructure Development
  • Nation Building through Missions, Energy, and Industrialization

Environment:

  • Environmental Stewardship & Ecosystem Maintenance
  • Recycling Clean Energy, Co-Farming, Habitat protection, Desert reclamation, & Proper Forest Management
  • Balance between Nature Preservation & Human Needs
  • Nature is God’s Gift to Man, it Must be Respected
  • Proper Compensation by Government for Appropriated Land
  • Midwest Aquifer Depletion & Southwest Drought
  • Encourage R&D and implementation of Solar-Desalinization Technologies

Healthcare:

  • Medical Efficacy Evaluation of Alternative & Conventional Medical Treatment
  • National “Outcome-Feedback System”
  • Medical Cost Reductions through Preventive Lifestyle Incentives
  • Discretionary Medical Savings Accounts to Access Alternative Care

2nd Amendment:

  • Support for the Right to Bear Arms for defense against criminals and tyranny
  • Education and training in proper use, and time to use, of firearms
  • Local militia membership for all adults in defense of homeland – use Switzerland as a model

Education:

  • K-12 Implement programs with proven success.
  • Non-denominational Godly precept instruction is the foundation of education
  • Choice & Competition in Education (Public, Charter, & Home Schools)
  • Displaced worker retraining by industry. Training enables Productivity
  • Education throughout a Lifetime