PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE STATE OF THE UNION 2004   
Thursday , January 22, 2004

How did you rate the President’s State of the Union speech last night? If you were involved in the World Net Daily’s poll you would have answered one of these
six questions:

1. I agree with most everything except his plan to legalize illegal aliens.

2. He hit a home run.

3. He made his case well.

4. While good on the terror war, his domestic agenda disappoints me.

5. I never had a doubt it would be good.

6. You’ve got to be kidding, the speech was horrible.

If you checked number 1, then we checked the same one, with concern over immigration. In regard to immigration, the President said: “Tonight, I also
ask you to reform our immigration laws, so they reflect our values and benefit our economy.” Then continuing he said, “I propose a new temporary worker program to match willing foreign workers with willing employees when no American can be found to fill the job…A temporary worker program will help protect our homeland. Allowing border patrol and law enforcement to focus on these threats to our national security.”  “I oppose amnesty,” he said, because it would encourage further illegal immigration, and unfairly reward
those who break our laws.”

However, Bush’s political strategists are aware of the unpopularity of his
immigration initiative because it is now clear in the opinion polls. However,
they believe that the immigration proposal will gain support when it is recast as an economic and homeland security issue. Don’t be sure

As of last night though, the question with the majority of voters was #1 that said, “I agree with most everything except his plan to legalize illegal aliens. It received 1, 250 votes, compared to 795 second, 745 third, and so on. But according to the Gallop’s poll 55% of Americans disapprove of the proposal,
and that number is rising.

A good point Bush made was that he might support a Constitutional provision to protect marriage if activist’s judges continue to challenge the institution. He stated: “Activists judges have begun to redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people…if judges insist…the only alternative left to the people would be the Constitutional process. Bush plans to spend $300 million annually to promote healthy marriage.

The Defense of Marriage Act, signed in 1996 protects marriage under federal law
as the union of a man and a woman.

This must be protected.

Speak up on these critical issues of our day. “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”
Proverbs 24: 10