Republican Presidential Candidate Sam Brownback Likened to Member of the Taliban

Republican presidential candidate Senator Sam Brownback is the Evangelical Christians idea of a savior that will help to establish a pure blissful sin-free government. Backed by Pat Robertson, Brownback is in a good position to reap the votes of the millions of Christian Right voters who are still upset over the issues of abortion and gay marriage. However, if you do not happen to share their beliefs a hundred percent then a red flag alert is advised and you probably don’t want to vote for him for president.

From the Catholic leaders in Iowa to Don Lamberti, founder of the Casey’s General Store chain Brownback finds being held up as the best candidate to uphold and defend Catholic values and those of Fundamentalist Christians everywhere. Brownback for his part openly declares that he has fought for many years to support the principles family values and critical fiscal and economic reforms. In addition it must be noted that Senator Sam Brownback led the fight against indecency going so far as to ask the Marriott hotel chain to stop offering pornography in its rooms.

Pledging to take these standards with him to the White House Brownback has also garnered the support of the Iowa Faith and Family Leadership Committee. This group of 50 Christian leaders has vowed their full support to the senator due to his promise to protect human life and to fight to maintain the integrity of traditional marriage, as well as, the American family.

Senator Brownback stands against the Reid-Harkin Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, arguing that it uses federal taxpayer dollars to sanction the destruction of innocent human life. He reiterated this stance when he voiced concern over recent comments by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that likened embryonic stem cell research to “a gift from God”. On the contrary, the senator claimed that “the greatest gift from God is life itself, not a controversial form of life-destroying research,” adding that “the destruction of innocent human life for research is incompatible with the Ten Commandments and other core biblical principles”

As far as gay marriage goes Brownback adamantly stands against it and went so far as to criticize Gov. John Lynch of New Hampshire for signing legislation into law that grants the rights of married couples to homosexual couples. His criticism included statements such as “in nations that have embraced same sex unions, overall marriage has declined putting families in jeopardy.” Then adding, “this is a massive social experiment whose early results have been quite harmful to families and children.”

Where foreign policy is concerned Senator Brownback wants to see Iraq divided into three states, separating each warring faction. On Darfur, the senator praised President Bush for imposing new economic sanctions on Sudanese businesses and individuals that aided the on-going genocide in Darfur saying that “it is our moral responsibility as a nation to make every effort we can to stop the innocent bloodshed in the Darfur region”.

On a positive note, Brownback believes that North America must in the next fifteen years use all available ingenuity and resources to obtain a goal of energy self-reliance. Furthermore, Brownback states that, “For too long our foreign policy has been dictated, in part, by our need for foreign oil”.

While this article must be limited in scope Senator Brownback has a vast platform for change including defending and promoting traditional marriage, building market- and consumer-based solutions to health care reform, and meaningful tax reform including an optional flat tax. He has worked hard to ensure that we confirm judges who will interpret the law and not legislate from the bench. However, his most focused agenda is as I have pointed out in this article the desire to protect and renew our American culture, and to defend human life and rights, be it in Darfur, Iran or North Korea.

While the New York Times declares him “one of the most conservative, religious, fascinating — and, in many ways, admirable — politicians in America today” unless you want someone in the White House whose campaign backers have publicly compared gays and lesbians to shoplifters and drug addicts you might want to look elsewhere for a viable candidate.

Most frightening to this reviewer, however, is Brownback’s membership in the Opus Dei. Yes, there really is such a group, and they’re way more secretive and ruthless than “The Da Vinci Code” makes them out to be. They’ve worked closely for decades — behind the scenes of course — with Fascist governments and movements, including Francisco Franco, Spain’s dictator from WWII to the mid-1970s. A like group called the Fellowship using Christianity as a front was founded in the 1930s when they were closely allied with various Nazi organizations. The Fellowship also engineered the anti-Communist hysteria of the late 1940s and ‘50s, which paved the way for Joe McCarthy’s reign of terror. Given those supporting him, it is little wonder that Brownback, in partnership with Alan Keyes (the anti-abortion fanatic who insulted Dick Cheney‘s daughter in front of millions), sponsored the Constitutional Restoration Act. The Constitutional Restoration Act is intended to reduce the “tyranny” of godless federal judges and “acknowledge God as the sovereign source of law.” Overall, my feeling is that if you’d like to have the Taliban replace our centuries-old system of laws, the Constitutional Restoration Act is just what you’ve been clamoring for and Brownback will do all he can to bring it about.

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