Essay On Every Day Is The Fourth Of July 15

In the words of Ronald Reagan, one of the most respected US Presidents: “Republicans believe that every day is the fourth of July, but the democrats believe that every day is April 15”. This statement made by him implies that he believes that Republican conservatives believe that every day is the 4th of July which is the celebration of our independence, and Democrats believe that every day is tax day, which is a day where the government can come and seize your property. On that note, I am arguing the fact that we need a republican president to serve the next term. This topic is important because it shows the kind of image that the next president should portray and the mark he or she should leave for the next generation. Our last president …show more content…
Two of those issues is abortion and the black lives matter movement. The Democratic nominees supported the black lives matter movement and were pro-choice when it comes to abortion, and the Republican candidates were against the movement and were pro-life. Liberals might disagree with the Republicans’ choices and say that the Black Lives movement is helping us move forward and that the choice if someone wants to keep a baby is more important than life itself. They are obviously wrong in both of these perspectives. First off the protesting in the Black Lives matter movement is the complete opposite of peaceful. People are getting angry at officers just doing their job and having to protect their community. The movement is supposed to spread a positive message about how everybody is equal, rioting and burning down buildings is no way to do that. According to the Washington Post from mid-April 2015 to mid-May 2015 there were 31 deaths and 39 wounded by gunfire thanks to these rioters in the streets of Baltimore. This is not an okay example to handle issues that are happening in your neighborhood. Meanwhile, the pro-life decision that the Republican candidates made on abortion is the right one. Since the Roe v Wade court decision in 1973 where abortion was completely legalized, about 55 million lives have been claimed. 55 million children that had the potential to grow up and become a valued part of our society. Even under the rape exception or the mother simply couldn’t keep the baby, there is still an alternative such as adoption. Issues such as these are pressing matters that the next president will have to deal with. We need someone that will make the right call and in this case, it is a