If I Were President
A small but intelligently filled book written by my father Raymond Spencer. September 2, 1937 To August 27, 2010 This site is dedicated to him and sharing in his own words what he believed he would do if he were president. I only hope others can read with open heart.
In his own words
Jan 2nd, 2011
Hi, I am an ordinary blue collar worker who has recently retired. I am very interested In my country and read a lot to educate myself. My vote on each issue in our elections Has been thoroughly thought out. This pamphlet is about our country and what I think Should be done to right the [...]
Dec 28th, 2010
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO IN THIS COUNTRY? When I was a little boy we lived close to the old Santa Ana Army Air Corp Training Station in Southern California. It was during World War II and I would be outside with my paint can and brush. The can was full of water and we lived [...]
Jan 2nd, 2011
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IRAQ? A very challenging question? Nothing in recent years has caused such a controversy and polarized the nation quite like the situation in Iraq. For what it is worth, if you have not figured out by now my politics and beliefs, I am a Conservative Christian. Another way of saying [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
DO WE NEED IMMIGRATION REFORM? HOW TO STOP THE FLOW OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. When I was a young man we had in this country an immigration policy. I lived in California and the policy was called the Bracero Program. We let a limited number of Mexican people come over here to pick strawberries, tomatoes,chili pepers, [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
WE NEED A NEW ENERGY POLICY The internal combustion engine was invented in the 19th century. The first patent was issued in the 1860’s. Yet it was not until the turn of the century that automobiles came into fashion. Henry Ford created the assembly line early on in the 20th century and from then on [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
WE NEED TO REVAMP EDUCATION I think education in this country at all levels has deteriorated into a chaotic morass and if left unchecked will be the undoing of our great nation. Upon reflection perhaps I should have placed education first as chapter one. Surely if we continue to educate our children using the prevailing [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
HOW TO IMPROVE OUR GOVERNMENT: LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL Lobbyists have been around in one form or another since the first congress convened. Agreed lobbyists perform an important duty. They represent vested interest, mostly corporations, and give information to our legislators on how to vote on certain issues. My objection to lobbying is they have too [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
OUR TAX LAWS ARE CUMBERSOME, ABUSIVE, AND TOO COMPLEX Taxes have been around for centuries. History records there has always been some form of taxation on the population. Everybody knows that the infamous tax on tea was one of the many protests of our American Colonists leading up to the Revolutionary War. Most taxed are [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
SOCIAL SECURITY WE NEED TO CHANGE SOCIAL SECURITY NOW I was lucky. Having been born in 1937 I was able to collect Social Security, the full amount, when I turned 65. Anyone born after 1937 has to wait a year or two ( I don’t have the exact statistics) but the wait is graduated from [...]
Jan 3rd, 2011
SOCIALIZING HEALTHCARE IS NOT THE ANSWER TO THE HEALTHCARE PROBLEM The Democrats are now in power and most want a National Healthcare Program. Whatever you think about this idea there is one fact that government healthcare is a form of socialism. I don’t like socialized medicine in every country where it is practiced there are [...]