1. Restore
morals, ethics, and respect in Congress: My
primary motivation and my passionate resolve is to hold every elected
official, in every branch of government, accountable to their Sacred Oath of
Office to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and
domestic. The betrayal of that Sacred Oath is what has led us to the
Constitutional crisis that we are in today. To falsely take this
oath is perjury, a crime in itself. To so blatantly violate this oath is
treason.*
The Department of Justice as well as those in office who have born
witness to these crimes have become complicit in them by virtue of the fact
that they have not pursued indictments against anyone in recent history
committing them. The violation of the Oath of Office reaches the highest
Office in the land. Every crime against our Constitution is a crime against We
the People and the protection of our God given liberties inherent in that
Bastion of Liberty. This blatant usurpation of power must not go
unpunished.
2.
Jobs: In regards to creating jobs it is not now,
nor has it ever been, in the purview of government to create jobs. But it is
in the purview and the responsibility of government to protect the people from
unconstitutional overreaching and it’s tendencies to over regulate. The
greatest job stimulus opportunity of our day is to allow access to the wealth
of natural resources that our nation possesses. Here in Virginia we should be
expanding development of nuclear electric plants. We should be accessing the
vast oil reserves off of our coast. I would vote to support overturning the
policies that have locked up millions of acres in the western states to
development of oil, natural gas, and coal and return that Sovereign Authority
to the States. The production of domestic energy, including renewable energy
resources, will create jobs, stimulate our economy, and reduce our
national and State deficits. We must deliver our nation from debts we do
not owe and should not be forced to pay. We must not continue to buy energy
resources from our enemies.
3.
Transportation: Fees to maintain and develop our
Commonwealth’s infrastructure must be collected within the constraints of our
Commonwealth’s and National Constitutions to protect from abuses against We
the People. Without a doubt, the policies of VDOT are typical bureaucracy,
spending and allocation with no rhyme or reason. Perfectly good roads torn up
and repaved while roadways severely damaged are left unrepaired. The
Commonwealth of Virginia has got to restructure its spending policies to
direct funds to where there is a verifiable need. Additionally, if funds
collected through gasoline taxes are not sufficient to manage the vast road
systems of Virginia we may need to consider privatizing roads. We may need to
establish tolls. We may need to consider a variety of options including
privatizing road and highway management/maintenance and leaving the
contracting decisions up to each county or district. The bottom line is the
Sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Virginia and all decisions that impact the
same should be protected from the federal government’s manipulating influence.
That includes among other things, the setting of speed
limits.
4.
Education: Familial education choices must be
Constitutionally protected. No Child Left Behind is a failed education policy.
Children are taught to memorize answers as teachers teach to pass the test.
School districts need the autonomy for parents to determine their own
educational protocols. Children need to be taught how to think rather
than what to think. We must reject anything that resembles
indoctrination. Protecting the freedom of thought and belief is of paramount
importance. That would in no way prohibit but rather encourage the teaching of
our religious history and the inclusion of Biblical literature as it pertains
to the Judeo-Christian Heritage of our Nation which is inescapable, in point
of fact. Moral instruction is absolutely imperative to produce a moral
society. We must adhere to and be faithful to uphold those principles that
inspired the doctrine of American Exceptionalism, without apology.
Those who object to such historically religious instruction protocols would be
free to opt out or provide for their children’s education privately or at
home. I absolutely stand for the right to homeschool your child without a
college education or being forced to provide records of a family’s educational
modus operandi to the state. To reiterate, We the People are the Sovereigns as
identified and protected by our Constitution. The State’s responsibility is to
protect our Sovereignty from itself and the federal government. Further, I
would work to abolish the Department of Education, period.
5.
Responsible Fiscal Policy: No debt. Audit and
dismantle the Federal Reserve. In regards to what should replace the Federal
Reserve, obviously, we need to have a structure for the minting and management
of our monies, but that power and responsibility should not be given over to a
privately owned banking conglomerate that has absolutely no accountability to
We the People. Also, we need to bring those persons to justice who have
manipulated our economy and debt through fraud, bribery, and avarice. That
would include, but not be limited to, every Senator and Congressman who has
willingly betrayed their Sacred Oath of Office to uphold and defend the
Constitution of the United States by accepting bribes or in any way having
been a party to it. Read: silence is consent.
Additionally, we must repeal the
income tax. It is unconstitutional and it’s abuse of power has become
legendary. A flat tax would set every American free from the tedium of filing
complicated tax returns and be true to our Declaration of Independence which
declares that all men are created equal and should be treated as such. No one
should be punished through confiscatory taxation for success while,
conversely, rewarding sloth.
6. Protect
the Bay: Protection of the Chesapeake bay would
require enforcement of the spirit and the letter of laws already on the books.
Ken Smith, President of the Waterman’s Association, has fought to identify
source point pollutants and has lobbied the Commonwealth of Virginia to
introduce and enforce regulations of those detrimental contributors. The
federal government's job would be to let the Sovereign Commonwealth of
Virginia and the neighboring States that impact the Bay negotiate their own
environmental treaties for the common good between them.
7. Health
Care: As per the Commonwealth of Virginia’s
10th Amendment right to self determination, I
support Attorney General Cuccinelli’s proactive response to rebuff this
unequivocal usurpation of power by the Obama Administration. Further, as a
Congressman, I would work to overturn this Marxist inspired legislation and
hold those in this Administration who cooperated in the televised bribery of
elected officials accountable through the Department of Justice as well as
every Congressman and Senator that participated in it. In addition, I would
also like to “out” those in this Administration that introduced, perpetrated,
and promoted into law the notion of fines and imprisonment of Americans who
would refuse to bow their knee to this Marxist régime. This and so many other
legislative initiatives are a direct betrayal of each and every elected
official’s Sacred Oath of Office and should be prosecuted as such.
8. National
Security: Illegal immigration puts at risk our
national security. It defrauds legal immigrants of their rightful acceptance
as U.S. citizens. It clouds the public perception of the legal immigrant’s
legitimacy. All attempts to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants must be
rejected. Our Borders must be secured especially in light of the threat of
allowing terrorists access through vast unguarded territory. Additionally,
drug wars along the Mexican Border threaten the security of American lives and
the stability of American communities within their reach.
Our troops in every branch of
service deserve rock solid support for them and their families. No set of
parent should be deployed overseas at the same time leaving a child without a
parent. The policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should remain in place to suppress
homosexual activism in the military at the very least. And in any election
year our military personnel should have the guarantee that they will receive
their absentee ballots in a timely manner and every military ballot will be
counted without fail.
Our servicemen on the battlefront
should not be threatened by ludicrous protocols that tie their hands to
effectively fight and win. No serviceman should have to second guess his
decision to shoot or not to shoot worrying about the liability issues that
could put him in a position to be prosecuted by our own courts if he guesses
wrong. This is not to be confused with deliberate and conscious acts of murder
or violence against innocent civilians.
Our history with Israel demonstrates
that they have been a consistent ally in an otherwise hostile region. They
need and deserve our support. We should not be making friends of our enemies
and enemies of our friends. We should respect the Sovereignty of Israel and
its right to settle its lands and secure its borders in any way they deem fit.
By developing our own oil and other energy reserves we will not be held
hostage to foreign policies that tempt us to betray critical friendships with
other freedom loving peoples.
9. Justice:
It has been my experience in recent years that
our judicial system has become fraught with corruption. Throughout this land
prosecuting attorneys and other law enforcement agencies are granted
unconstitutional immunities that encourage corruption through lack of
accountability and the threat of prosecution. This must not stand.
Additionally, the Obama Administration has granted immunity to Interpol to
operate on our Sovereign soil against our Sovereign citizens. This is a
betrayal of our Constitution and We the People. I consider this an aggression
against our free Republic and a criminal act. We must consider the facts as
they are presented to us, and in my mind, we are faced with the overwhelming
evidence that we are in a fight for the very survival of our nation. Any
incumbent who has failed to use their position of authority, and their
commitment to their Sacred Oath of Office, to uphold and defend the
Constitution has proven that they are not fit to serve. And in fact, have
contributed to the great crisis we find ourselves in today.
*this
statement was provided by Frank McKinney of Stafford
