[NEAC GolfLeague] Just my two cents!!!

Tue Nov 1 22:58:42 CDT 2016

“…The vast majority of Republicans have now joined the Trump cause. They don't necessarily agree with him on every issue, nor are they pleased with all of his comments or actions. But they understand that he is a patriot who is risking his reputation and his fortune in an uphill battle against one of the most corrupt and wicked political machines in the history of the English-speaking world…”

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From: Mike Fahey [mailto:fahey at atmink.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 2:59 PM
To: North End Golf League <golf-list at neaclub.org>
Cc: Chris Barrett <CBarrett at globalp.com>
Subject: Just my two cents!!!

Dear Fellow Golfers and Friends,
       I normally would never do this but I thought it might be interesting to send the email below to all my fellow duffers  that I had recently sent to a couple recalcitrant and wayward siblings in the hopes of generating some dialogue!  Please feel free to completely disregard this as the musings of a poor salesman who hasn't sold a single thing today and is inclined not to work to change that stat at least until tomorrow! This is not an effort to change anyone's political persuasion but more so to reach out to those disaffected individuals who are inclined not to vote at all because of the relative poor character of both candidates. With that said, please read my thoughts below and feel free to give your feedback and inputs by replying to all so we can all partake in the ongoing exchange.

      So to give you a sense of where I am coming from and my rationale, I must first state that I agree with most everyone that the two candidates are both extremely personally flawed individuals. Neither makes me feel good, when I think about their character.  However, the link below is to an article written by a gentleman named Thomas Sowell.   I have a lot of respect for this guy and this article does a good job of describing how I also look at their character flaws.

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/10/11/words-versus-deeds-n2230230<http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/10/11/words-versus-deeds-n2230230>

Hillary's character flaws have had a big, negative impact on our country and its security and Donald's character faults certainly include being extremely shallow and boorish to women. Though I certainly don't like this, it's hard to believe that people can consider this as completely disqualifying, in and of itself, especially when you reflect how America held and still holds  JFK in such high regard even though he's also known as a complete womanizer!
      So, I guess, I can say I am voting for Trump, not because I like the man in any personal way or because I can respect his character but because of, what I believe are a few very important positions that he holds. I list them below and I think they have huge  long term consequences for this nation.

Supreme Court Justices-   Trump has given a list of what I understand ( have read) are justices who would interpret and make their decisions based on the US Constitution. This is exactly what the Supreme Court and it's justices should be doing. All their decisions should be based on the US Constitution. Hillary's answer in the third debate on the Supreme Court justices absolutely floored me! It certainly must have made you very uncomfortable? She wants to choose Supreme Court justices to be there "to represent the little people" against the powerful. In our system, it's the legislature that represents the people! The Supreme Court justices are there to be NEUTRAL arbiters in their decision, on whether a law passed by Congress, is Constitutional or not! That's it! I thought her answer was a nice, thinly veiled way of saying that she's quite fine with activist judges who are more driven by the outcome they want then a decision based on what's allowable by the Constitution.

Immigration-     Unbridled and uncontrolled immigration into this country will change it forever. We all want legal immigration but it needs to be controlled and it needs to be based on what is good for the country. Right now, we don't know who's coming in and whether they truly want to be Americans or just get away from where they're coming from?  Some of them could very well even be dangerous to our country!

The size and scope of our Federal Government-   In a general sense, I think it is quite evident that our country is going in the wrong direction and has been going in the wrong direction for quite some time ( not just because of our current President!). I am for small government. Though this has tended to make me vote Republican in the past, I've come to realize that whether we are run by Democrats or Republicans, the direction of our country never really changes and the scope of government just keeps growing. I am not sure of this, maybe I am just more hopeful that Trump can be such a shock to the system that some changes, large and small,  will be made.

Corruption-  we have seen significant scandals under the current president. The IRS scandal, the VA scandal, Benghazi, Hillary's emails and the following FBI/DOJ coverup , Fast and Furious, and the monitoring of reporters phones and emails in an attempt to stop leaks. On top of all of this, we have the Clinton Foundation and it's evident pay to play? How did the Clintons who even Hillary famously stated were "broke" when they exited the White House in 2000, come to now have a worth of around $200M 15 years later? Something smells to high heavens!

    So, in the end, because of the points above, I think it is imperative that we go in a different direction than Hillary. I also know that putting Donald Trump in charge carries its risks! But I am confident that good people around him, like Mike Pence, will limit his possible overreach. I also am quite confident that, if Mr. Trump does get to the White House, the media will immediately start to do it's job again and any abuses will be fully investigated and exposed!

Mike Fahey
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