Saturday, October 20, 2007

Why I'm voting for Mitt Romney

Sometime over the summer Mitt Romney released an ad pointing out that the world is filled with evil and we must start with the family to strengthen our Nation and rid ourselves of this evil. Since then, he has made the family his key issue and has talked about the family every chance he gets. Many of his points can be directly connected to The Family: A Proclamation to the World which is the best document I know of that outlines what a family is and how it should operate.

Here are some of the key points of that document:
  • A marriage between and a man and women is ordained of God
  • Gender is an essential characteristic of our premortal, mortal and eternal identity and purpose
  • Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children
  • Parents have a sacred duty to raise their children to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live
  • Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity
  • Fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners
The document concludes with this statement:
We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.
Mitt Romney is the only candidate doing that and for that reason he gets my vote!

If you don't believe me, check out Mitt's latest speech where he touches on all the points listed above.
Mitt at FRC part 1
Mitt at FRC part 2
Mitt at FRC part 3

For more information on the Mormon faith check out Mormon.org or LDS.org
For more information about Mitt Romney check out mittromney.com

3 comments:

Cindy Price said...

Well thought out. I'm still undecided. But it's between Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee

Ben said...

Doesn't the "I will double Guantanamo" comment bother you?

David said...

No, I'm not bothered by Mitt's statements on Guantanamo. I think we forget that the people there are evil terrorists and prisoners of war who do not have the same rights as American citizens. Therefore, they have no valid claim to our legal system. The more terrorists we have locked up the better!