Do Right Until the Stars Fall!

As a former student of Bob Jones University, occasionally I will find myself in a situation that will remind me of the pithy truisms found printed at the front of just about every classroom at the school. Many of these nuggets of truth proclaimed and lauded the virtue of standing for what is right, and not giving in to compromise. So, it was with dismay and sadness that I learned that Dr. Bob III had announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for President. In the article, Dr. Bob III states that "supporting Romney is critical to make sure former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani doesn't win the GOP nomination and that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn't win the election." "If it turns out to be Giuliani and Hillary we've got two pro-choice candidates, and that would be a disaster."

Now, I know that Romney is a Mormon, and Dr. Bob has called Mormonism a cult; but that is not what surprised me regarding the Chancellor's endorsement. Let us not forget that there is no religious test required for eligibility for President. And Mormons in general do hold to many of the same traditional pro-family values espoused by conservative Christians. But Mr. Romney is a new convert to the pro-life stance, having run all his previous campaigns on a pro-abortion platform, seemingly in direct opposition to Mormon church doctrine. Mr. Romney also continued to fund abortions in his state health care plan after his supposed conversion.

As Chuck Baldwin pointed out in his article accusing Dr. Bob III of dancing with the devil, our choice for President should not be the candidate that best represents Conservative American beliefs, but the candidate that truly upholds and defends the beliefs found in our Constitution. Mr. Romney is not a true Constitutional Conservative. His stance on gun-control, NAFTA and Council on Foreign Relations belies a misunderstanding of the intent of our Founding Fathers when they wrote our great Constitution. During the debate in Dearborn, MI, when Romney was asked if he would consult Congress before attacking Iran, he stated that lawyers should decide if authorization is needed before attacking. As Rep. Ron Paul pointed out, maybe Gov. Romney should just open the Constitution and read it to get his answer.

What I see by Dr. Bob III's endorsement of Gov. Romney for President is a compromise to hopefully get the "lesser of the evils" elected. Certainly there are better choices out of the candidates that have proven themselves to be pro-life, small government, and fiscally conservative (when comparing his record to Giuliani, Romney increased spending by 2.2 - 8%, depending upon if you believe Romney's or Giuliani's numbers). But Dr. Bob III must feel they are not viable candidates. Better to endorse a candidate whose record of flip-flopping makes Hillary Clinton look like the Rock of Gibraltar, but whose numbers are close to the frontrunner, than truly stand for principle and endorse a solid, moral, Constitutional Conservative that is not doing as well in the polls.

It is time for Dr. Bob III to stroll through the Alumni Building (is it still called that?) and read some of the signs on the wall in the classrooms. Some of the quotes of his grandfather ring very true concerning this very election:

"You and God make a majority in your community."

"It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right."

"Don't sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the immediate."

"The two biggest little words in the English language are the two little words 'do right.' "

"A man is a fool who leans on the arm of flesh when he can be supported by the arm of Omnipotence"

"DO RIGHT UNTIL THE STARS FALL!"



Dr. Bob, I pray you may heed these words.