Protecting Marriage

As president, John McCain would nominate judges who understand that the role of the Court is not to subvert the rights of the people by legislating from the bench. Critical to Constitutional balance is ensuring that, where state and local governments do act to preserve the traditional family, the Courts must not overstep their authority and thwart the Constitutional right of the people to decide this question.

The family represents the foundation of Western Civilization and civil society and John McCain believes the institution of marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It is only this definition that sufficiently recognizes the vital and unique role played by mothers and fathers in the raising of children, and the role of the family in shaping, stabilizing, and strengthening communities and our nation.

As with most issues vital to the preservation and health of civil society, the basic responsibility for preserving and strengthening the family should reside at the level of government closest to the people. In their wisdom, the Founding Fathers reserved for the States the authority and responsibility to protect and strengthen the vital institutions of our civil society. They did so to ensure that the voices of America's families could not be ignored by an indifferent national government or suffocated through filibusters and clever legislative maneuvering in Congress.

We are in a battle for change.

"Change is never complete, and change never ceases. Nothing is ever quite finished with; it may always begin over again. And nothing is quite new; it was always somehow anticipated or prepared for. -C.S. Lewis.

You may be that solid conservative I described. Your love for this country, family, and God is deeply rooted in firm beliefs. You are convicted by truth and logic.

As such a conservative, we must remain optimistic and always view that glass as half full. Look for the degrees in which you concur with Senator McCain. You may never describe yourself as a Michigan McCainiac and that is alright. Just remember to never disarm yourself of conservative truth, candor, and genuineness.

Stay bold and true; fight the good fight.

Chaz Oswald