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Dr. Robert R. Owens
Virginia Senate District # 16
Independent Candidate
? I believe that our state has passively allowed the transfer of local authority and rights from the Commonwealth to the Federal Government.
? I advocate that Virginia abide by its own constitution and work to return the national government to a balanced federal system based upon the Constitution interpreted according to the actual intent of the Founding Fathers.
Dr. Owens explains "Why I vote and why I am running as an Independent."
Maybe it’s just me but I’m tired of the same old same old in our politics. The big-box monopoly parties have morphed into two sides of the same coin. Today our choice boils ? down ? to the Conservative Republican TAX AND SPEND, INFRINGE PERSONAL LIBERTY, AND OUTSOURCE OUR SOVEREIGNTY policies or the Liberal Democrat TAX AND SPEND, INFRINGE PERSONAL LIBERTY, AND OUTSOURCE OUR SOVEREIGNTY policies. But of course, since we don’t want to Throw our vote away we MUST vote for one of the BIG BOYS.
As a voter I’ve had my Damascus Road experience, the scales have fallen from my eyes, and I have reached the point where I would rather Throw my vote away voting for someone who might actually try to find a different way to operate our government besides taxing like the Sun King and spending like a drunken sailor. (By the way, do you know the difference between how a drunken sailor spends and how the Republicrats spend? The drunken sailor is spending his own money.)
As a person who is tired of just talking and who is ready to act, I have dedicated my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor to helping bring our state and our country to a different way.
And what might this Different way be?
How about this for radical, let’s return to constitutional government!
WOW!! What a concept.
How did we arrive at the current situation? James Madison (our fourth President and Architect of the U.S. Constitution) said, “There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation.” We didn’t get here all in one jump. First the camel said, “Can I just stick my nose in your tent to stay warm?” and finally the generous man found himself out in the cold as the camel settled down for a nice warm nap, one inch at a time.
The compassion of our people built a safety net for those who needed help and the greed of the lazy have turned it into a hammock. America, the Land of the Free has turned into America, From each according to their abilities to each according to their need. The willingness to share our heritage has led America to welcome more immigrants each year than the rest of the world combined, and the abuse of our generosity has turned into a migration invasion that threatens to overwhelm us and destroy the future of our children. Taxes imposed to meet the ever-swelling demands of government have turned into a blatant, wealth re-distribution program that makes most pyramid schemes look fair. Sometimes I think our government looks at a productive citizen as merely a source of residual income. Or as the ads promise, our leaders lay on the beach of self-importance and our checks just keep pouring in. We are no longer respected as Citizens. Instead, we are coveted as consumers, or human capital.
Albert Einstein said, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
I have become and run as an Independent because we, as a people, we as a nation, and we as a Commonwealth need to find a different way.
One thing I know, no one person can do this alone.
However, together we can. |
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Personal: (Gender, age, marital status, spouse's name and age, children's name and
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Dr. Owens is married to Dr. Rosalie Owens. They have one child, Jeff, who is 33 years old and lives in Des Moines, Iowa. They have 2 grandchildren. |
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Dr. Owens holds an associate in Biblical Studies, a bachelor in Religious Education, a bachelor in History, a master in Religious Education, a master in History, and a Ph. D. in Organizational Leadership. His latest book is The Azusa Street Revival (ISBN- 1-59781-586-1), My other publications include: America Won the Vietnam War! Or How the Left Snatched Defeat from the Jaws of Victory (ISBN 1-594672-95-4). NEVER FORGET! (1-591602-89-0) a case-study covering the years 1961-1968 in the Church of God in Christ which is a leadership textbook, both books are available online from Amazon.com. |
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Dr. Owens is a retired house painter, a retired pastor, the leader of a home church network, an author, a composer, and an historian. He currently teaches History, Political Science, Religion, and Leadership for Southside Virginia Community College. |
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Dr. Owens has worked as a pastor in numerous communities starting food distribution ministries with no government money. |
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Dr. Owens has never held political office. |
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Religion: (current and past religious affiliations, beliefs) |
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Dr. Owens is a committed Christian. He has been ordained and served in 2 denominations The Church of God in Christ and The International Pentecostal Holiness Church. |
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Emmanuel College / Franklin Springs, GA
? Mentor --- 2000 – 2001
? Go Fish Ministry Team
• Advisor --- 2000 – 2001
? SOS Ministry Team
• Advisor --- 2000
Northern Arizona University / Flagstaff, AZ
? Americorps
• Site Director / Mentor --- 1997-1998
? Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha National Speech Forensic Tournament
• Judge --- March 14-16, 1997
? Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society
• Advisor --- 1995-1997 |