One of the best parts about writing for NOQ Report is that we don’t get censored. I know for sure that not everyone here supports Roy Moore for Senate in Alabama, but I also know I can’t remain silent about it any longer. The election is almost here. If I look at this situation purely through the lens of principles (also known as “voting my conscience”), then I have to support Moore.

Let me start by saying I do not doubt the claims by some of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. I do question the timing of it all. As some, including Moore himself, have asked, why now? This isn’t the first time this man has been in the spotlight. It’s not the first time he’s run for public office. It’s not the first time he could have his career damaged by these allegations. Four decades is a long time for people to stay silent. I understand that things are different today and accusers are no longer treated the way the Clintons treated Bill’s accusers, but the timing is very conspicuously political in nature.

You don’t see the Washington Post trying to dig up forty-year-old dirt on Democrats, do you?

Did Moore do bad things in his life? Yes. We all have. I’m not going to get into whataboutisms to defend his alleged actions. I’m going to focus on here and now.

Right now, in today’s political atmosphere, we need Roy Moore in the Senate. I don’t agree with everything he’s said or done, but he’s been consistent in the values he supports in government and law. That says a lot. It’s what’s needed on Capitol Hill today.

These values that he’s defended, values that represent America and the Constitution itself, are the types of values we need defended by more people in Washington DC. As hard as it is for me support someone who may have committed heinous crimes four decades ago, the alternative is simply a bridge too far. Doug Jones is the epitome of liberalism. He’s not a “moderate Alabama Democrat’ as some are trying to paint him as. He’s a progressive through and through. His stance on abortion alone is enough to make me cringe.

When we take into account his actions in the last few weeks of the campaign, this is suddenly a no-brainer. Moore may or may not have done bad things in his personal life in the 1970s, but there is zero doubt that Jones has lied, cheated, and attempted to steal his way into the Senate seat in today’s world. This as much as Moore’s merits are the reason we cannot and should never trust Jones with any semblance of power in DC.

I voted for Donald Trump because I couldn’t get myself to support Hillary Clinton. Based on that reasoning, it’s even more important for me to support Moore over Jones. Moore is a better Republican than Trump and Jones may be a worse Democrat than Clinton. If we’re to allow the media narrative to sway our vote against our own principles, what does that say about us as a nation?

There will be those who condemn me for doing this, but it has to be said. What Moore will do in defense of the Constitution compared to what Jones will do to destroy it makes my decision an easy one. I was hesitant because of the allegations, but going into the election, my mind is made up. My conscience is clear. My principles remain intact.