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Troianii · 02-21-2008, 04:08 AM

2008 Presidential Candidates: Liked Romney. Ron Paul can't win the GOP nomination, Mike Huckabee can't win the general election, and the only viable candidates left are Communists or John McCain. I'm stuck with John McCain.

Party: Would like to say independent, but can't see myself voting Democrat in this election. Republican.

Abortion: Pro-life, but it's a backburner issue for me.

Affirmative Action: I hate big government, particularly when it rewards race over merit.

Alternative Fuels: I'd support any ways to move to alternative energy, simply because our energy sources need to be diverse - we need to invest in all sources. We should use more nuclear power.

Capital Punishment: I have no problem with capital punishment. If someone is guilty of a truely depraved crime beyond a reasonable doubt then we should spend $50,000 a year to keep them alive.

Censorship: Censoring nudity and profanity on public channels during times when kids normally watch TV is fine by me.

Cuba: Don't know enough to form a solid opinion.

Current Administration (Bush/Cheney): They suck, but I'll maintain this: Bush was a better choice than Gore, and a better choice than Kerry. It's like taking Hitler over Stalin, but it's still a better choice.

Current Congress: Democracy inaction.

Education: Clearly one of the most important issues, but our government goes about it the wrong way. When public schools have a monopoly, or a very clear unfair advantage, then our education is going to lag. We spend thousands and thousands giving public schools money, we should create comprehensive analysises of private schools for kids and parents and let them select their school with the money that otherwise would have been given to the public school.

Electoral College: You can't support getting rid of it and support our Constitution, our Union. We are not a union of provinces, we are a Union of states, and therefore the states elect the President. Electoral College is set up fairly so that populous states can't bully small states, and vice versa.

Flag Burning: Protected by the first ammendment,

Foreign Policy: I don't have a clear foreign policy mindset, except that we need to maintain overwhelming military strength should we ever need it.

Free Trade: Support fair trade over free trade. Nations like China place heavy import tarriffs on our goods and services, we need to send a clear message and mirror those tarriffs plus some.

Gay Rights: I don't think that the government should really be in on marriage, but if it must then I adamantly oppose gay marriage, and moderately oppose civil unions. However, most of the big claims that gays have to marital rights, such as visitation rights, should be able to be signed. They should be able to sign for joint financial status.

Global Warming: <--- waste of time. Our climate changes on it's own, if environmentalist nutjobs are so worred about CO2 emmissions stop the 1,500,000,000 people in China from exhaling it, they produce more CO2 than America and all of it's industry.

Gun Control: Gun control is an inherent violation of the Constitution.

Healthcare: Needs reform, but not more government control.

Illegal Immigration: It's illegal, what more can I say. People who come here in violation of our laws are inherently criminals. They're people, most of them come here out of desperation, but desperation never justifies any crime.

Marijuana Legalization: I oppose it, but I wouldn't fight too hard over it.

Media Bias: The media is very bias. FOX is blatantly bias, whereas other media sources hide their bias. FOX will have people like O'Reilly come out with strong conservative opinions. Other stations, like CNN and MSNBC, simply won't ask the obvious questions they should ask of Democrats. When Republicans are pro-life and support capital punishment the media will question every single one of them on it. When a Democrat says they support a woman's right to her own body (speaking on abortion) the media won't ask them about their opposition to prostitution or drugs, both things that women do with their bodies.

School Prayer: I despise public schools because when I attended them in the third grade I was spoken to and disciplined for praying before I ate lunch. If people want to pray in schools then let them pray. If a teacher wants to pray with them, let them.

Separation of Church and State: We have it. I'm tired of people complaining that Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney's faith in their speeches violates the separation of church and state, it doesn't. I've even heard people say that they hit their heads when they hear Hillary say "God Bless You" at the end of a speech, like that is a violation of the separation of church and state.

Separation of church and state is very simple, but people take it to what they want it to be. To understand it, what would we have if we didn't have separation of church and state? We'd have combination of church and state, and we're nowhere near that, we'd need the government to issue an official state religion for that.

Social Security: I support some kind of social security, but it needs to be drastically reformed. Everyone should receive SS checks when they reach a certain age, maybe it's time to up that age. These checks should be just barely enough to get by on, with a flat rate for everyone. Anything more than that people should garner from investing money on their own, not a net.

Stem Cell Research: Hardly a big issue for me.

The Constitution: Needs to be recognized, and we need to have in depth studies of it in schools.

United Nations: Corrupt beyond redemption, but at the very least if we use the U.N. we have (for some odd reason) an impenetrable media shield ensuring a sound reputation.

War in Iraq: As long as it takes - as long as it doesn't take 100 years. We're in there, even if going in was wrong pulling out now would be wrong again. If we actually try to solve problems and improve the situation we could pull our troops out around 2012, maybe a couple years later, but a pullout shouldn't be gradual. A prerequisite for a pullout should be that the Iraqi government is stable and strong enough, and has already taken on enough responsiblities that the U.S. could remove all forces in a week without chaos ensuing. We tried a slow withdrawl in the conflicts in Asia, those were horrible and showed the worst casualties.

Welfare: The government has a responsibility to protect life, liberty, and property. Benevolence and charity isn't the role of the government.

Wiretapping: Not without a warrant.

02-21-2008, 04:08 AM	#21 (permalink)
Troianii Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,758	2008 Presidential Candidates: Liked Romney. Ron Paul can't win the GOP nomination, Mike Huckabee can't win the general election, and the only viable candidates left are Communists or John McCain. I'm stuck with John McCain. Party: Would like to say independent, but can't see myself voting Democrat in this election. Republican. Abortion: Pro-life, but it's a backburner issue for me. Affirmative Action: I hate big government, particularly when it rewards race over merit. Alternative Fuels: I'd support any ways to move to alternative energy, simply because our energy sources need to be diverse - we need to invest in all sources. We should use more nuclear power. Capital Punishment: I have no problem with capital punishment. If someone is guilty of a truely depraved crime beyond a reasonable doubt then we should spend $50,000 a year to keep them alive. Censorship: Censoring nudity and profanity on public channels during times when kids normally watch TV is fine by me. Cuba: Don't know enough to form a solid opinion. Current Administration (Bush/Cheney): They suck, but I'll maintain this: Bush was a better choice than Gore, and a better choice than Kerry. It's like taking Hitler over Stalin, but it's still a better choice. Current Congress: Democracy inaction. Education: Clearly one of the most important issues, but our government goes about it the wrong way. When public schools have a monopoly, or a very clear unfair advantage, then our education is going to lag. We spend thousands and thousands giving public schools money, we should create comprehensive analysises of private schools for kids and parents and let them select their school with the money that otherwise would have been given to the public school. Electoral College: You can't support getting rid of it and support our Constitution, our Union. We are not a union of provinces, we are a Union of states, and therefore the states elect the President. Electoral College is set up fairly so that populous states can't bully small states, and vice versa. Flag Burning: Protected by the first ammendment, Foreign Policy: I don't have a clear foreign policy mindset, except that we need to maintain overwhelming military strength should we ever need it. Free Trade: Support fair trade over free trade. Nations like China place heavy import tarriffs on our goods and services, we need to send a clear message and mirror those tarriffs plus some. Gay Rights: I don't think that the government should really be in on marriage, but if it must then I adamantly oppose gay marriage, and moderately oppose civil unions. However, most of the big claims that gays have to marital rights, such as visitation rights, should be able to be signed. They should be able to sign for joint financial status. Global Warming: <--- waste of time. Our climate changes on it's own, if environmentalist nutjobs are so worred about CO2 emmissions stop the 1,500,000,000 people in China from exhaling it, they produce more CO2 than America and all of it's industry. Gun Control: Gun control is an inherent violation of the Constitution. Healthcare: Needs reform, but not more government control. Illegal Immigration: It's illegal, what more can I say. People who come here in violation of our laws are inherently criminals. They're people, most of them come here out of desperation, but desperation never justifies any crime. Marijuana Legalization: I oppose it, but I wouldn't fight too hard over it. Media Bias: The media is very bias. FOX is blatantly bias, whereas other media sources hide their bias. FOX will have people like O'Reilly come out with strong conservative opinions. Other stations, like CNN and MSNBC, simply won't ask the obvious questions they should ask of Democrats. When Republicans are pro-life and support capital punishment the media will question every single one of them on it. When a Democrat says they support a woman's right to her own body (speaking on abortion) the media won't ask them about their opposition to prostitution or drugs, both things that women do with their bodies. School Prayer: I despise public schools because when I attended them in the third grade I was spoken to and disciplined for praying before I ate lunch. If people want to pray in schools then let them pray. If a teacher wants to pray with them, let them. Separation of Church and State: We have it. I'm tired of people complaining that Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney's faith in their speeches violates the separation of church and state, it doesn't. I've even heard people say that they hit their heads when they hear Hillary say "God Bless You" at the end of a speech, like that is a violation of the separation of church and state. Separation of church and state is very simple, but people take it to what they want it to be. To understand it, what would we have if we didn't have separation of church and state? We'd have combination of church and state, and we're nowhere near that, we'd need the government to issue an official state religion for that. Social Security: I support some kind of social security, but it needs to be drastically reformed. Everyone should receive SS checks when they reach a certain age, maybe it's time to up that age. These checks should be just barely enough to get by on, with a flat rate for everyone. Anything more than that people should garner from investing money on their own, not a net. Stem Cell Research: Hardly a big issue for me. The Constitution: Needs to be recognized, and we need to have in depth studies of it in schools. United Nations: Corrupt beyond redemption, but at the very least if we use the U.N. we have (for some odd reason) an impenetrable media shield ensuring a sound reputation. War in Iraq: As long as it takes - as long as it doesn't take 100 years. We're in there, even if going in was wrong pulling out now would be wrong again. If we actually try to solve problems and improve the situation we could pull our troops out around 2012, maybe a couple years later, but a pullout shouldn't be gradual. A prerequisite for a pullout should be that the Iraqi government is stable and strong enough, and has already taken on enough responsiblities that the U.S. could remove all forces in a week without chaos ensuing. We tried a slow withdrawl in the conflicts in Asia, those were horrible and showed the worst casualties. Welfare: The government has a responsibility to protect life, liberty, and property. Benevolence and charity isn't the role of the government. Wiretapping: Not without a warrant.