Heading	Page
Introduction	1
Section I. Social Issues	2
Chapter 1: Civil Rights	2
A History of the Parties	2
Southern Strategy	5
Profile of the Left: Fascists and Nazis	10
Westboro: Left-Wing Democrats	11
A Law Firm Disguised as a Church	12
Protests	12
Groups	12
Victims	13
Celebrities	13
Misrepresentation of Conservatives	13
Crash the Tea Party	13
Alan Keyes	14
Phil Robertson	15
Sources	16
Chapter 2: Abortion	19
A 'War on Women'?	19
Public Opinion	20
Examining Pro-Choice Arguments	21
Right to Choose	22
Rare Circumstances: Life of Mother and Rape	23
Right to One's Body	24
Right to Privacy	26
Men Should Not Tell Women What to Do with Their Bodies	27
When Does Life Begin?	28
21st Week of Pregnancy	28
Early Milestones in Fetal Development	29
Need for Caution	30
History of Abortion	31
Planned Parenthood's Budget	31
Partial Birth Abortion	32
Sources	33
Chapter 3: Religious Freedom	35
William Penn's Christian Nation	37
Roger Williams' Impact on Democracy and Religious Freedom	43
Original 13 States Were Christian	44
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom	46
James Madison's Legislation on Religious Freedom	52
Religious Nature of the Early U.S. Government	53
Counter-Arguments	55
Treaty of Tripoli	55
Thomas Paine's Deism	56
The Unpopularity of Paine	56
The Founders and Paine	57
Paine More European Than American	57
Conclusion	58
Sources	60
Chapter 4: The Right to Bear Arms	62
A Necessity for Freedom	62
Gun Control and Racism	62
Modern Opposition to the 2nd Amendment	63
What Regulations are Appropriate?	64
A Tyranny of the Majority?	64
Sources	66
Chapter 5: Homosexuality	67
An Assault on Democracy	67
Judicial Review	69
A Brief Legal History	71
The Basis of Lawmaking Authority	74
Not Genetically Inherited	76
Gallup Polling	76
How It Spreads: Childhood Sexual Abuse	77
Former Homosexuals	79
In Nature?	81
Attack on 1st Amendment	83
Demoted from the Air Force for Refusing to Affirm a Same-Sex Couple	84
Forced to Photograph a Gay Wedding	85
Forced to Design Cakes for Gay Weddings	86
No-Fault Divorce	87
The Biblical View	87
Is It Wrong?	87
Not About Hatred or Being Better	88
All Guilty of Sexual Sins	88
Repentance and Turning	89
Conclusion	90
Sources	91
Chapter 6: Illegal Immigration	94
America's History with Mexico	95
Mexican Repatriation	95
The Mexican-American War and Slavery	96
Summary	102
Sources	103
Chapter 7: The Death Penalty	105
Convicting the Innocent	105
Ancient Solutions to a Modern Problem	106
Eye for an Eye?	107
Vengeance Requires Sinlessness	108
Sources	111
Section II. Economic Issues	112
Chapter 8: Republicans vs. Democrats on the Economy	112
Debt	112
Deficits	115
Employment	116
Unemployment Rate	116
Employment-Population Ratio	117
Total Employment	118
Income	118
Income Inequality	118
Median Income	120
County Poverty	121
The Obama Era	121
The Recession Examined	123
The National Debt	125
Employment	126
Median Income	126
Sources	127
Chapter 9: Fixing the U.S. Budget	129
Overview	129
Health	130
Social Security	131
Military	131
Income Security	132
Problem 1: Entitlement Spending	133
Solution: Change Benefit Ages	134
Problem 2: Military Spending	135
Solution: Return Troops	136
Sources	140
Chapter 10: How to Bring Back Jobs	141
Problem 1: Outsourcing	143
History of Free Trade	145
China's Impact	147
The Result	149
The Counterargument: Overall World Development	151
Solution A: Trade Embargoes on Countries with Low Minimum Wages	152
Trade War?	157
Solution B: Eliminating 'ObamaCare'	160
Problem 2: Automation	161
Solution: Tax Breaks to Companies Who Hire U.S. Workers	162
Problem 3: CEOs Firing U.S. Worker to Boost Own Pay	164
Trickle Down Effect	166
Solution: Cap Executive Compensation	167
Problem 4: Need for Public Works Programs	168
Solution: FDR-Like Stimulus	170
Sources	172
Chapter 11: Plans That Won't Work and Why	174
Flat Income Tax	174
Eliminating the Minimum Wage	177
National Sales Tax	178
Sources	180
Chapter 12: Communism vs. Anarchy, a Critique of Libertarianism	181
How Libertarians Have Misappropriated Adam Smith's Work	182
An Inconvenient Truth: What Adam Smith Actually Advocated	184
The Housing Crisis	186
A Middle Ground	188
What is 'Socialism'?	189
Learning from Adam Smith	190
Gauging the Constitutionality of Publicly-Funded Services	190
Sources	193
Section III. Political History	194
Chapter 13: Democrat Voter Fraud	194
A Narrow Victory	194
Florida	195
Ohio	196
Pennsylvania	197
Virginia	198
Massachusetts	199
New York	200
Minnesota	200
Maryland	200
North Carolina	201
Arkansas	201
Sources	203
Chapter 14: Inheriting a Recession?	206
1977, Jimmy Carter and the Housing Recession	206
1995-2000, Republican Shutdown under Clinton	206
2003-12, Bush Withdraws Troops from Iraq	207
2007-08, Bush's Blue Congress	208
2007, the Fair Minimum Wage Act's Job Destruction	209
Effects of a Minimum Wage Increase	210
2008, the Wall Street Bailouts	211
2009, Obama's Stimulus	212
Inheritance?	214
Sources	216
Chapter 15: Obstructionism? The Real History of Obamacare	218
The Stimulus, Obama's Refusal to Work with Republicans	218
Obamacare's Partisan Passage	221
Did the GOP Have Healthcare Alternatives?	229
Healthy Americans Act	229
Patients Choice Act	230
Camp Proposal	230
Empowering Patients First Act	231
Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act	231
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act	232
Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act	232
American Health Care Reform Act	232
GOP Ideas in ObamaCare	233
RomneyCare v. ObamaCare	233
Sources	235
Chapter 16: Obama's Votes against Medical Care for Children	239
Born Alive Bills and 'Infanticide'	239
Transcript, Born Alive Infants Protection Act	243
Transcript, Induced Birth Infants Liability Act	244
Obama's Rationale	245
Not a Full Term	246
Don't Burden Doctors	246
Bill Unconstitutional	247
Chronology	248
2004 General Election	248
2008 Primary Election	250
Concealing Votes	251
2008 General Election	252
2012 Elections	253
Obama's Defenses/Lies	253
Sources	257
Section IV. A Path Forward: Proactive Conservative Solutions	259
Chapter 17: Judicial Reform	259
Need for a Modern Judiciary Act	259
A Declaration of Inalienable Rights	262
Right to Life	262
Right to Religious Freedom	262
Right to Bear Arms	264
Right to Trial by Jury	264
Right to Speedy Public Trial in Criminal Cases	265
Right to a Fair Trial	265
Right to Fair Imprisonment	266
Restructuring the Judiciary	267
Removal of Immunity for Public Officials	267
Eliminating Plea Bargaining, An Unnecessary Evil	268
Sources	271
Chapter 18: Electoral Reform	272
A New Election Model	272
Party Leadership Elections	273
Term Limits	273
Reduce the Voting Age to 16 for Property Owners or Military	274
Vote Loss for Vote Fraud, Permanently	275
Increasing Direct Democracy	275
Putting Roe v. Wade on the Ballot	275
Public Collaboration in Drafting Legislation	276
Sources	277
Chapter 19: Budget Reform	278
Health Care Reform	278
The Inefficient Insurance Industry	278
A Public Sector Solution that Imitates the Private Sector	278
Retirement Reform	279
Benefits Ages and Life Expectancy	279
Military Reform	280
Return Troops, Guard the Borders	280
Why Homosexuals Should be Kept Out of the Armed Forces	280
Welfare Reform	282
Work-Based Public Housing	282
Removing Group Showers	283
Sources	284
Chapter 20: Education Reform	285
Vouchers	285
Prohibiting Taxation of Interstate Students	285
Relaxed Accreditation Standards Based on Testing	286
Sources	287
Chapter 21: Foreign Policy Reform	288
Trade Embargoes of Low Minimum Wage Countries	288
Sources	289
Chapter 22: Tax Reform	290
Simplification of the Individual Income Tax	290
Revising the Corporate Income Tax	290
Tax Breaks for Companies Who Hire U.S. Workers	290
No Taxes on Interstate Commerce	292
Sources	293
Chapter 23: Land Reform	294
Zoning Laws	294
Federal regulation of Contracting Requirements	294
Prohibiting Homeowner Associations	295
Anti-Trust Enforcement of Property Hoarding	296
Federalization of Mismanaged Rest Areas	297
Sources	298
Chapter 24: Immigration Reform	299
A Broader Path to Citizenship	299
Removing Country-Specific Immigration Quotas	300
Stricter English Language Requirements	300
Sources	301
Chapter 25: White House Reform	302
Executive Branch Restructuring	302
Removing the Unconstitution Position of Special Prosecutor	303
Revocation of Pardons	303
Sources	305
Chapter 26: Business Reforms	306
Enforcing Antitrust Laws	306
Was Reagan a Conservative?	306
Reconciling the Sherman Act with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	307
Small Business Loans	308
Sources	309
Closing Notes	310
General Style	310
Civil Rights	310
U.S. Budget	311
Charts	312

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