Thank you GOP!! BUT…..

Dear Conservatives, GOP, Republicans, Evangelicals and everyone who IS NOT a liberal, Democrat, Progressive-----

I WANT TO THANK YOU----seriously, honestly, truthfully, for what you get right and tell you where I disagree with you.

As a religious Jew I THANK YOU for talking about God religion and the Bible and your faith as guiding your actions in life

I want to thank you for talking about family values

I want to thank you for talking about budget responsibility and the perils of debt

I want to thank you for supporting our military, and talking about immigration, gun rights, and American Patriotism, Liberty and Exceptionalism.

BUT and this is a HUGE BUT-----

America, like France, Turkey, England, Israel, and many other countries has a SEPARATION of church and state written into its Constitution.  Yes we were founded on Christian Values—BUT as a nation we need to accept ALL religions and NO religion as well—we are a society of Christians Jews Muslims Hindus etc and atheists---No one is wrong and no one is right----we believe in God or we don’t and what we call Him doesn’t matter—we need to live morally either by God or by nature

We believe in Liberty for all citizens----so no, I DON’T want laws about abortion or gay marriage in our constitution.

Yes religion teaches values but values are more important then religion in a lawful society

Yes family values are crucial----BUT family values to me means advocating Marriage, kids, divorce only in cases of absolute necessity, personal responsibility in marriage and family NOT keeping gays from marrying or forcing parents hands in regards to abortion

Yes abortion is bad BUT lets work to keep it rare NOT illegal ----lets help with birth control, lets teach responsible sex education, lets help with adoption and foster care and strengthen and inform people of safe haven laws---where newborns can be left at hospitals, police and fire stations NO QUESTIONS ASKED---so we can save kids.

Yes I’m against abortions but I am also against rape incest and having mothers die in childbirth because abortions are “”forbidden””

Lets do this for our families in this order------ >>>    abstinence, condoms, birth control, safe haven, adoption, foster care, abortion

Abortion should be an option, it is legal safe and rare------and parents should be married and have access to birth control

HEALTH INSURANCE!!!!!! Is vital to keeping mothers, kids and society safe and is a priority as a nation

Our military is wonderful----lets ACTUALLY support our troops by only sending them into harms way when in our self defense, adequately providing for them when in war---give them body armor, armored cars, and adequate mental health and physical health care before during and after service to our nation.

Our national debt is an issue to our defense and priorities of our nation----BUT please acknowledge the truth about our debt----

our debt started in 1776 when we became a nation

our debt is financed by US Treasury bonds----sold as investments and bought by international investors, American citizens and states as a way to invest for the future

The debt was very steady during much of the 20^th Century-----except for World War 2, until you get to Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s

George W Bush entered office with Clinton’s annual budget surplus, passed 2 tax cuts, fought 2 wars and passed Medicare part D----all without paying for it---and GOP was fine with that

While Bush entered office with an annual budget surplus, Obama entered office with an annual budget deficit----due to Bush’s spending AND the 2007 recession, where job loss and home foreclosures led to decreased tax revenues, and job losses and credit freezes required the US govt to spend more----on unemployment----which congress extended to 99 weeks due to the recession, and increased aid to the states as states laid off public sector workers

We cannot rightfully cut benefits to our elderly and poor through Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security----without first asking those who benefitted MOST from the economic boom of the last 30 years---those at the top---to pay more first-----more based on their actual income, including investment income------

If you are a child, disabled or retired you should be allowed not to work, if you are a veteran of the armed forces you should get special treatment in benefits

Otherwise you should work and the More you work the more you should make and the more you make the more you should pay in taxes, including investment earnings.

Yes illegal immigration is WRONG----but lets address why people come here illegally, problems with legal immigration, long lines, hard requirements to come here legally, border security AND CEOs who hire illegals because they can pay them less in wages and offer less benefits