Chuck Baldwin - Presidential Candidate

At no time since the creation of our nation haveOil Reserves:
we been further from the founding principles laidWith the oil crisis looming over all of us, what is
for this great nation. The concept of limited selfMr. Baldwin's position? He stated: "...We will untap
government, separation of powers between thethe vast reserves that reside under the soil of
branches of government, and the supremacy ofAlaska. We have more oil under Alaska than in
the state and the citizen over the federalSaudi Arabia, We do not need OPEC."
government, seems to have been lost."We will drill Alaskan oil, we will drill for the oil in
The next president of the United States willthe Dakotas, we will drill for oil in the Gulf of
determine whether we continue down the path toMexico."
certain destruction of liberty and selfLaw Enforcement:
determination, or a return toward smallerMr. Baldwin's view on law enforcement was
government and increased liberty -- we cannotsummed up by saying: "Law enforcement is, for
have both. As government grows, liberty isthe most part, the property of the states and
diminished, because government rules by force;local communities and that's where law
and the more power it takes, the more force isenforcement belongs, not in Washington DC."
applied until only compliance to the will of the"No longer will we allow the FBI or the BLM or any
rulers remain.of those alphabet police agencies from
When making the decision of who to vote for thisWashington DC to bully and to dictate local and
November, weigh the facts based on freedomstate police agencies."
and responsibility.Health Care:
Some will tell you that casting a vote for a thirdAnother hot topic this election year is health care;
party candidate is a wasted vote or a vote forCandidate Baldwin stated: "I strongly support the
the opposition. This is more often said byfreedom of choice of practitioner and treatment
someone who is willing to stand up for evil. Theyfor all citizens for their health care."
may also use the phrase "voting for the lesser ofHis web site states: "Government regulation and
two evils." In my opinion, voting for the lesser ofsubsidy constitutes a threat to both the quality
the two evils is still a vote for evil. We shouldand availability of patient-oriented health care and
vote our conscience based on fact and rationaltreatment. Hospitals, doctors, and other health
thought not just to be on the winning side, wecare providers should be accountable to patients -
want to be on the side of what is right.not to politicians, insurance bureaucrats, or HMO
With these thoughts in mind I would like toAdministrators."
present the positions of Candidate Chuck BaldwinHis web site goes on to say: "The federal
to aid you in gaining that knowledge. (Wherevergovernment has no Constitutional provision to
possible, I have tried to use the candidates ownregulate or restrict the freedom of the people to
words.)have access to medical care, supplies or
Illegal Immigration and Border Security:treatments. I, therefore, support the elimination of
Mr. Baldwin has stated: "I support construction ofthe federal Food and Drug Administration, as it
a fence to secure our borders, but a Baldwinhas been the federal agency primarily responsible
Administration will not wait for the construction offor prohibiting beneficial products, treatments, and
a fence in order to seal and secure our borders.technologies here in the United States that are
We will utilize whatever force is necessary,freely available in much of the rest of the civilized
including regular military personnel, to effectivelyworld."
secure our borders immediately."United Nations and world courts:
"Employers in America who knowingly hire illegalMr. Baldwin's position on the United Nations and
aliens are prosecuted to the fullest extent of theAmerica's involvement are illustrated in his
law."comments as: "The United Nations will have to
"As President, I would enforce our visa rules. Thisfind a new address, when I am President of
means anyone who overstays their visa orthese United States all funding for the United
otherwise violates U.S. law is immediatelyNations stops!"
deported."I strongly oppose American participation in any
"There will be no "path to citizenship" given to anyform of world government organization, including
illegal alien. That means no amnesty.any world court."
"I would end birthright citizenship for illegal aliens."As President I will terminated United States
There would be no "anchor babies."membership in the United Nations, and its
"I will "support our U.S. Border Patrol, not withsubsidiary organizations, and terminate U.S.
meaningless words, but with action."participation in all so-called U.N. peace keeping
"The day before my inauguration as President willoperations and I would bar the United Nations, and
be the last day that Mr. Ramos and Mr. Campeanits subsidiaries, from further operation, including
will have to spend in prison."the raising of finds, on United States territory."
Iraq War:"American troops must serve only under
On the Iraq war Mr. Baldwin has stated theAmerican commanders; and as long as I am
following: "I would begin the process of safelyPresident American forces will never serve under
extracting our troops from Iraq. In the first place,the flag of the United Nations or any foreign
our troops are no longer fighting a war, they arecountry."
an occupation force, which occupies a sovereignTaxation:
country. And this is being done without aOn taxation he has stated: "When I become
Declaration of War."President, I will work feverishly to overturn the
"...the invasion and occupation of Iraq wasSixteenth Amendment, which would repeal the
absolutely unnecessary... President Bush shouldIncome Tax. And, no, I would not promote a
have supported Ron Paul's bill, H.R. 3076, thenational sales tax."
September 11 Marque and Reprisal Act of 2001."I would also repeal the "death tax," inheritance
This is the constitutional way to deal with roguetaxes, and property taxes."
terrorist organizations. This is the way President"We are bankrupting our country with this
Thomas Jefferson responded to the Barbaryincessant and burdensome tax system."
pirates." Which would have given "the President"I favor a tariff-based revenue system, originally
the authority to respond with appropriate force toimplemented by our founding fathers, and which
those non-state actors who wage aggressionwas the policy of the United States during most
against the United States while limiting hisof our nation's history."
authority to only those responsible for theFederal Reserve:
atrocities of that day.Mr. Baldwins position on the Federal reserve is: "I
"When I become President empire building andwould work to expunge the Federal Reserve and
playing policeman of the world will come to anto restore the American economy to sound
immediate halt and the United States of Americamoney."
will once again begin conducting itself as the"No system of 'debt money' should ever again be
Republic it was meant to be."imposed on the people of the United States."
The Patriot Act:"We will work to restore a debt free, interest
"I would repeal it." He went on to state that hefree money system that works for the people of
believed, as did Benjamin Franklin, that those willingthis country and not for the benefit of the
to give up liberty for security will have neither.international banking cartel."
The Second Amendment:"A Chuck Baldwin Presidency would signal the end
Mr. Baldwin's views on the Second Amendment:of the stranglehold that the modern day
"The Second Amendment Protects Our Libertymoneychangers have over our economy and
To help keep your family safe and your countryprovide the opportunity for a rebirth of the
free, go buy a gun."American dream.
"The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteedNational Defense:
by the Second Amendment to the Constitution; itThe following statements illustrate Mr. Baldwin's
may not properly be infringed upon or denied.positions on National Defense: "We will have a
Therefore, a Baldwin Administration will uphold thenational defense that is second to none, with
right of the citizens to keep and bear arms andarmed forces that serve only under our flag,
will oppose attempts to prohibit ownership of gunswhose mission is to defend these United States
by law-abiding citizens, and, further, will standof America."
against all laws which would require the"The goal of the U.S. security policy is to defend
registration of guns or ammunition."the national security interests of these United
"Judge Roy Moore, recently noted that 'OurStates. Therefore, except in time of declared
ancestors firmly believed in God-given 'unalienablewar, for the purposes of state security, no state
rights' and had no reservation about using guns,national guard or reserve troops shall be called
when necessary, to defend those rights againstupon to support or conduct operations in foreign
tyrannical oppression. Before there was atheatres."
Constitution, our guns guaranteed the rights God"I will always give our troops my full support and
had already given us, including the right to bearwill make it the highest priority of my
arms. The Constitution was written and designedadministration to make sure that our soldiers are
to protect, not preclude, those very rights.'well-trained, well-equipped and well-led."
"In conclusion I would again quote Judge Moore,"As President I will never deploy American troops
who wrote, 'Liberty and freedom are gifts ofinto combat without a declaration of war by
God, and not the government. The means byCongress, pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the
which we secure those gifts are ultimately in theU.S. Constitution."
hands and the "arms" of the people.'""In a Baldwin Administration, the armed forces of
"Countless assaults against the right of the peoplethe United States will always serve under the flag
to keep and bear arms by both Republicans andof the United States and the mission of our
Democrats over the years have taken a tollarmed forces will always be to provide for the
through draconian gun laws and oppressivecommon defense for these United States of
legislation which has slowly and steadily chippedAmerica."
away at Americans' vital, God-given right toThe vast majority of the information I have
self-defense."found on Candidate Baldwin has shown him to be
Abortion:a true constitutional patriot. He shows a conviction
A very touchy issue of today is abortion; Mr.to the founding principles of limited self
Baldwin has stated the following: "I will use thegovernment, non-interventionist position on foreign
bully pulpit of the Presidency to demand thataffairs, and a belief in the Judeo-Christian ethic
Congress enact Dr. Ron Paul's Sanctity of Life Actthat has made this country so great.
which would set forth that every unborn child is aI will not tell you who you should vote for, that
'person' under the Constitution, entitled to equaldecision must be made by each American citizen.
protection of the law and therefore, no unbornIt is the responsibility of every American to be
child could be killed without due process of law."active in the affairs of government, to know the
"Under my administration, we could end legalstate of the Union and the issues that confront
abortion in a matter of days, not decades. And ifthe American people.
Congress refuses to pass Dr. Paul's bill, I will useOnce you have researched the issues and the
the constitutional power of the Presidency tocandidates, you must weigh them against your
deny funds to protect abortion clinics. Either way,own beliefs, knowledge, and convictions and
legalized abortion ends when I take office."choose which candidate you believe supports your
Governmental Departments:position. Do not be swayed by the talking heads
Mr. Baldwin's comment concerning excutivetelling you that you must vote for either
departments: "If I become president of theseDemocrat or Republic parties or you are wasting
United States we will see to it that theyour vote. The only wasted vote is the one cast
Department of Education, the Department ofin ignorance, for the person casting it is doing so
Energy, the Department of Commerce, andas if it was a lottery he hopes to win, and when
several other departments will be eviscerated.we look at the odds, it is not in our favor.
They're history!"