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What Fred Thompson Hasn’t Done

By Chris Davis
Jan 3, 2008

It’s time to wake up, conservatives! It’s time to face the hard truth of the Fred Thompson candidacy for President of the United States , time to take a look at the ugly truth. It’s time to find out just what Fred Thompson hasn’t done as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee .

What Fred Thompson Hasn’t Done (Image: Wenn)

It has become apparent that Senator Fred Thompson has ignored far too many issues during his years in office. He ignored government surpluses by voting for tax cuts that President Bush signed into legislation. Instead of leaving taxes high, he voted to spur economic growth, and help keep the country from depression after the September 11th attacks.

Senator Thompson even had the nerve in 1999 to vote for the Nickles Amendent, an amendment that called for an across-the-board spending cut. He could’ve voted no, allowing Democrats and big spending Republicans to plummet the Social Security Trust Fund. He didn’t.

He also refused to keep Partial Birth Abortion alive, voting in 1999 to kill Partial Birth Abortion, as well as voting in 2000 to kill an amendment that would repeal a ban on privately funded abortions at overseas military facilities. Senator Thompson could’ve chosen to play God, denying a human being the right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Rather, he allowed children the chance to participate in the greatest country in the world— America .

There is still even more that Senator Fred Thompson hasn’t done. He chose to ignore the Global Warming alarmist by voting yes in 2002 on drilling in ANWR, and on terminating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards within 15 months. In 1999, Senator Thompson decided to vote no on an amendment—offered by Senator Jeffords—that would’ve added $62 million to the Energy Department’s solar and renewable energy programs, increasing the pork from Congress. Senator Thompson could’ve kowtowed to the environmental activists by voting to increase CAFÉ standards, voting no on drilling in ANWR, and voting yes on an additional $62 million in pork. He could’ve chosen to stick it to car manufacturers everywhere. He could’ve chosen to keep America more dependent on foreign oil, and he could’ve chosen to stick it to the American taxpayer, but he didn’t.

And it is even more obvious that Senator Fred Thompson has chosen to ignore the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1998, he had the audacity to vote no on a bill that would’ve forced gun dealers to sell handguns with trigger locks, and in 1999, he had the intestinal fortitude to vote no on a Lautenberg Bill that would’ve forced background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows. It’s apparent that Senator Thompson has chosen to side with the rights of the private citizens to keep and bear arms, when he could’ve ignored the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

It’s obvious where Senator Fred Thompson stands on foreign policy, or is it? It’s time to take a closer look at his tarnished record in defense of the homeland. In 1996, he voted to approve the 1996 Defense Appropriations bill. He voted yes, in 1997, overturning line item vetoes of 36 military projects by Bill Clinton, and in 1999, he voted yes on deploying the National Missile Defense System as soon as possible. He even had the gall to vote no on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which would’ve banned nuclear weapons testing six months after ratification by the 44 nations that have nuclear power plants or nuclear research reactors. It is abundantly clear that Senator Fred Thompson could’ve decided to harm America and Americans, but he didn’t, sticking to his principles for a stronger country.

Senator Fred Thompson is no stranger to the law. He has voted yes on repealing federal speed limits, and yes on restricting class-action lawsuits in 1995. In 1996, he voted yes on limiting punitive damages on product liability cases. He also chose to vote to prohibit marriages by members of the same sex in federal law, and provide that no state is required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, defining marriage is between man and a woman.

If that’s not enough, there’s even more. Senator Thompson voted no on capping the punitive damages when patients sued HMO’s, voted no on increasing tobacco restrictions, and voted yes on repealing Clinton ’s ergonomic rules on repetitive stress, making it easier for businesses. He voted no on an increase to minimum wage, and voted yes on a bill that allowed workers to choose between overtime and compensatory time.

And there’s even more. He voted for welfare reform in 1995. He voted yes on a bill, allowing Roth IRAs for retirees. He voted yes on a bill that would provide personal retirement accounts as a supplement to Social Security, and voted yes on a bill that would establish an income tax deduction for Social Security taxes paid by employees and the self-employed. He even voted for a bill that would’ve prohibited burning of the American flag.

And there’s still more. In 2001, he voted against a bill that would’ve spent $448 billion on education and debt reduction to offset the $1.6 trillion tax cut. He voted yes to permit tax-free savings accounts of up to $2000 per child annually to be used for public or private school tuition or other education expenses. He even voted for a motion to invoke cloture on a bill aimed at allowing states to waive certain federal rules normally required in order to use federal school aid, and even voted for a bill to fund abstinence education to reduce pregnancy.

Senator Thompson hasn’t done much for the United States of America , and could’ve chosen to vote no, to deny authorizing the use of military force in Iraq . To this day, he claims that we can’t cut and run in Iraq , and that the job must be finished to establish a democratic nation. He could simply have joined his liberal cohorts and spewed hatred of America . Instead, he stood by conservatism, the U.S. Constitution and President Bush.

So when you begin to caucus or primary, elect the man who hasn’t chosen to make America his enemy. Elect the man who hasn’t signed onto irresponsible environmental treaties. Elect the man who didn’t vote to leave Saddam Hussein in power, and continues to support the troops and finishing the job in Iraq . Elect the man who didn’t continue to build a surplus with higher taxes. Elect the man who refused to vote to keep Partial Birth Abortion alive. Elect the man who doesn’t believe in gay marriage. Elect the man who’s not against the Second Amendment. Elect the man who has never been pro-choice. Elect the man who doesn’t want to continue throwing money at education. Elect a man that isn’t against states’ rights and school vouchers. Elect the man who hasn’t had any forays into liberalism, choosing instead to be a consistent conservative.

So, if you don’t go to the polls for what he’s done, go and elect Fred Thompson for what he hasn’t done.

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New Hampshire Pro-Life Group Backs Fred Thompson Before Primary Vote Email this article

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
January 5, 2008

Concord, NH (LifeNews.com) — Fred Thompson has picked up an important endorsement just days before the second big presidential battleground in New Hampshire. Thompson, the former Tennessee senator, has earned the endorsement of New Hampshire Citizens for Life, a statewide pro-life organization.

Citizens for Life is the 14th state pro-life organization to endorse Senator Thompson for President, including Wyoming where Thompson came in second in Saturday’s caucus vote.

“Granite State voters like no-nonsense candidates who stand up for their beliefs. Fred Thompson is such a candidate,” Roger Stenson, the director of the group, told LifeNews.com on Saturday morning.

“Fred Thompson had a 100% pro-life voting record as a member of the United States Senate,” he added. “For all of us who care about the dignity and sanctity of human life and the most basic freedom upon which our nation was founded — the right to life – Fred Thompson is a leader of great promise.”

Thompson told LifeNews.com in a statement that he was “blessed and honored” to get the pro-life group’s endorsement.

“These folks in the Granite State are the 14th organization coast to coast that has voted to endorse my candidacy, and more likely will, because they know I have stood with them yesterday, I stand with them today, and will stand with them tomorrow,” he said.

“They know I have the ability to win this election. They know I believe in the sanctity of life and as President I will do all that I can to do to protect life,” Thompson added.

The former attorney and actor opposes abortion and has said he favors overturning Roe v. Wade and letting states again ban abortions. He also opposes human cloning, embryonic stem cell research and assisted suicide.

The New Hampshire pro-life organization joins a growing list of statewide pro-life groups backing Thompson, including North Carolina, California, Minnesota, Vermont, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and New York.

Looking at endorsements from other statewide pro-life groups, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has the backing of Georgia Right to Life and Michigan Chooses Life.

Other pro-life advocates have endorsed Huckabee and pro-life leaders Jim Bopp, a highly-regarded attorney, and Dr. Jack Willke, widely considered to be one of the founders of the pro-life movement, have backed Mitt Romney.

Several of the organizations making endorsements have said they oppose Rudy Giuliani’s attempt to win the GOP nomination because of his pro-abortion position

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