There's a race afoot in the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina, and it isn't to see who makes the U.S. Olympic track and field squad. It's to see who goes to Washington – conservative Republican Vernon Robinson or American Civil Liberties Union liberal Republican Virginia Foxx.

For the sake of North Carolina – and the tradition of the no-nonsense, protect your children and community, let the police do their jobs and we have a right to put the Ten Commandments where we want former Representative Jesse Helms – I hope Robinson wins.

There are three key areas that would give me pause for concern about Foxx were I from North Carolina.

The first is her politically correct position on law enforcement. Police do a dangerous job. They are the ones who make it possible for us to sleep safely at night. Police also stop people because they need to be stopped.

To handcuff law enforcement with avalanches of politically correct paperwork is fair only to those who are opposed to police officers doing their jobs in the first place.

Foxx believes and advocates the Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan approach to law enforcement. That is: Check the color of the offender first, then check to see how many minorities you have stopped in the past 30 days.

Law enforcement should not have to worry about the number of minorities they have stopped when working in high-crime neighborhoods. They should not have to be debriefed because they happen to have stopped more black drivers exceeding the speed limit in a particular day. They should not have to be concerned about observing a person who fits the profile of the criminal element in a particular area. As the non-politically correct know, there is a difference between criminal profiling and racial profiling.

The second concern I would have about Foxx is her supportive position on the National Education Association and homosexuality.

Public schools do not need sensitivity classes on homosexuality. Especially when those same classes include teaching the proper technique for "fisting" and the enjoyment homosexuals receive from such activity.

Public schools do not need positions on abortion, "morning-after" pills or RU486. These positions are parental concerns and should be left to them. For Foxx and her ACLU supporters to undermine parental authority by restricting them from the process is a shameful disgrace.

Children need math, science and U.S. history – not social promotions and sex-ed classes.

The third concern I would have with Foxx is her liberal, politically correct views on illegal immigration.

Persons who immigrated here legally are the lifeblood and backbone of America. They came here legally, learned the language and became contributors to America. They took pride in their struggle to assimilate. And today, we see the legacy of those who gave back to their new country by embracing its culture, language, system of laws and way of life.

For Foxx and her liberal supporters rewarding illegals with driver's licenses and health care for breaking our laws by smuggling into our country and neighborhoods is a slap in the face of all who saved, waited inordinate periods of time and who left families behind for years until they could save enough to send for them.

It is a slap in the face of our proud grandparents, who worked multiple jobs and went without rather than accept handouts.

Refreshingly, Vernon Robinson also understands that the agenda Foxx ascribes is not good for North Carolina and the American family – nor is it good for America. It is also refreshing to note that Robinson's faith doesn't promote the murder of unborn infants, homosexuality, the usurping of parental rights and notification, and the removal of all public references to God.

Now that's the kind of Christian I remember while growing up. He is also the kind of elected representative we need more of.