Alan Keyes: Voters should say 'no'

'Ultimate say is in hands of people'

Ambassador Alan Keyes, who at one point sought the Republican nomination for president, now says the leading candidates for president – Democrat Sen. Barack Obama and GOP Sen. John McCain – both represent the kind of government colonists founded the U.S. to escape.

....many people also are realizing the need for their leaders to stand for consistently moral principles, "so that we will not violate the fundamentals, the premise that we're all created equal, that our rights come from God and must be exercised with respect for God's authority."

"Obama rejects it. McCain rejects it," he said. "Others are paying lip service."

"The survival of the American republic, the survival of our liberty and the people is being decided in this election year," Keyes said.