Mike+Huckabee

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**Biography**
Mike Huckabee is out to show that the American Dream is still alive. The former governor of Arkansas, ranked among the top five by Time magazine, feels the country needs a firm reawakening and leader to deliver solutions to the multitude of issues America is faced with today. Throughout his campaign, he has represented a Republican candidate with conservative ideology, reflecting American values and priorities. He has been recognized by several organizations and people as having the adequate experience, motivation, and knowledge to lead the people.

From 1996-2007, Mike Huckabee has served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas. He has taken several leadership positions and worked in committees devoted to improving education. As governor, he made the first major tax cut in Arkansas' history. He has also participated in a 37-state coalition focused on energy policies, such as the regulation of oil and gas production. As a fiscal conservative, he has campaigned hard to improve the lives of the everyday American by cutting taxes and imposing safety standards in the workplace such as the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006.

Born on August 24, 1955 in Hope, Arkansas, he now currently lives with his wife Janet Huckabee, and their three children, John, David, and Sarah.

**Experience and Recognition**

 * Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007
 * 'Public Officials of the Year', Governing Magazine 2005
 * Music For Life Award, 2007
 * Past Chairman of National Governors' Association, Education Commission of the States, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
 * Previous President of Arkansas Baptist State Convention

**National Security**
Mike Huckabee believes that we are fighting a world war. We are fighting Radical Islamic fascists everywhere. These people have declared to fight America and the way of life here in the United States. They want to wipe out all free society and western cultures that do not follow the same religion. They will go to great extremes to bring violence to us and we need to take action against preventing violence from happening in the first place.

**Immigration**
The appropriate amount of authority will be exerted to construct a fence along the border that includes a survelliance system by July 1, 2010. The $3 billion from Senate will be used to deploy a larger security force to maintain the border with highly sophisticated technology. Immigration laws will be enforced including fair hiring practices of businesses to disallow jobs. Although firm in his actions, Mike is not punishing the immigrants and allowing a 120 day for illegal immigrants to register to leave the country with no penalty.

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**Iraq and the War on Terror**
Setting a timetable for withdrawal is a mistake; there would be serious strategic and humanitarian consequences on both sides. Mike is focused on persevering with America to support its troops and create a democracy in Iraq. As an individual, I have the experience, temperament, and ability to be a competent commander in chief.

**Economy**
Mike Huckabee knows that the massive national deficit is a problem, but the solution can be found in the government spending less. By enacting the presidential line-item veto, government spending will be kept under control. Another step will be bringing down oil prices, achieving energy independence, and creating tax cuts to stimulate the economy to decrease the chances of recession.

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**Religion**
The First Amendment states that faith should not be prohibited or preferred, and Mike is a strong believer in it. Mike does not agree with the government when they deny religions based on the first amendment and do not want to support any religions in order to be unbiased. Faith defines every part of himself and his life, including the personal, professional, and political.

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**Sanctity of Life**
Throughout his career Mike has supported and done everything in his power to protect the right of life including passing the Arkansas' Unborn Child Amendment. He applauds the forbidding of the gruesome practice of partial birth abortion and is opposed to embryonic stem cell research. He believes every life should be cherished.

**Education**
Mike, like all parents, believes that every child deserves an opportunity at a quality education. By providing the youth with "Weapons of Mass Instruction", art and music will lead them to excel, achieve higher academic performance, and be more competitive and creative. He also believes that teachers, like students, need to maintain high, rigorous standards, so higher wages will be proposed to attract quality talent.



**Health Care**
The American health care system, based on employee-care, is irrevocably broken and needs a complete reawakening. Businesses spend enormous amounts on employee health care, causing costs to rise and wages to drop. By transitioning the system to consumer-health care, we will be able to reduce costs by 6%, allowing us to save $700 billion a year, twice the annual national deficit.

**Taxes**
Mike Huckabee plans to cut taxes if elected. As Governor of Arkansas, Mike cut taxes more than 90 times. Mike Huckabee is a firm believer in the FairTax, a tax system that eliminates the IRS and federal income tax and replaces them with a consumption tax on everything we buy. In his system, monthly rebates will be given back for taxes paid on necessities. Mike Huckabee believes that this is the fairest system that will help all of America.

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**Marriage**
Mike supports the passage of the constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between only one man and one woman. As president, Mike will keep marriage the way it was meant to be defined from long ago.

**Global Warming and Energy Independence**
Mike believes that as inhabitants of the Earth, it is our responsibility to keep it clean and play a positive role in neutralizing climate change. By conserving natural resources and switching to alternative ones, energy independence can be achieved within ten years. Then the US will no longer have to rely on fossil fuels to be productive.

**Crisis Management**
You can be assured that as a President, he will be able to calmly and confidently supply aid in time of need. During Hurricane Katrina, he directed the rescue and relief of 75,000 victims. He believes that reducing the size of the Department of Homeland Security is necessary since its size has proven to be cumbersome and unwieldy.

**Gun Control**
The Second Amendment states that the Founding Fathers intended us to be able to defend ourselves from threats to our lives and property. It started to have protection from the British and now we still need protection from dangers around us. Mike has voted to oppose the Brady Bill, protected gun manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits, and was the first Governor to obtain a concealed handgun license.

**Supreme Court Judges**
Due to the increasing politicization of the federal judiciary, the law is being interpreted due to political preference, not the Constitution. This is unacceptable; the role of a judge is to interpret the law, and Mike will appoint the appropriate people to do such. The Constitution should be strictly read by its original, intended meaning to ensure the correct rules are being enforced. =Be Sure to Go Out and Vote!!!!= media type="youtube" key="e2o3n__d_rI&rel=1" height="355" width="425"