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.

I found these posts to be most interesting and enjoyed reading all your thoughts.
A couple of points really interested me. The first was the church/state situation.
I have long advocated that the churches in this country should stick to church business and keep their noses out of politics but strangely enough, not many over here seem to agree
Secondly, gun crime is very much on the increase here, where it is illegal to own a firearm unless licenced.
I understand that your constitution gives US citizens the right to arm themselves. As there seems to be debate over the issue of guns, would it not be a good idea that citizens were still allowed to own a gun, but one gun only.
I don't think that it is owning weapons that is the problem, more the numbers and types of weapons which seem to be freely available to anyone.
Just an observation.

2008 Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton.

Party: Tory

Abortion: abortio n should be banned

Alternative fuels: tax to help buil d alternative energy

Capital Punishment: yes

Censorship: freedo m of speach protecte d by bill o f rights in Magna Carta.

Cuba: no negotiate with Cuba

Foriegn Policy: keep militare i n NATO

Globalization: no

Gun control: no

Health care: universal healthcare

Illegal immigration: secure borders and begin programme for immigrants already i n country t o be citizens.

Marijuana: yes

Stem cell research: yes. thi s will protect people fro m injury and disease

United Nations: use UN more t o make it stronger

War in Iraq: listen t o General Petraeus

Welfare: no

Wiretapping: no

Taxes: finish all other taxes but keep sales tax, carbon tax, an d tax on foreig n materiel.

Party: Independent. If you wanna get specific, conservative Libertarian.

Abortion: A personal choice, and I don't really care what the fundamentalists think.

Alternative Fuels: More research needs to be done unfortunately. Mass transit I'm afraid is really the only option. Or something with absolutely 0 emissions. Even hydrogen powered cars emit water vapor, and if you had millions or billions of these water vapor creating machines running around the surface of the Earth there would be just as much smog, but it would be even more dense and harmful to the climate. The only upside is that it's safer to breathe

Capital Punishment: Yes. The fear of death needs to be put back into our Justice system.

Censorship: NO

Cuba: I think keeping a grudge this long is silly. We pay more lip service to real local threats. Like Bolivia, Venezuela, and especially Canada (hehe, j/k)

Current Administration (Bush/Cheney): Relics of a past that should've died with Nixon, but unfortunately did not.

Current Congress: 50-90 year old kindergarteners in formal dress.

Education: Education is one thing I really think needs to be privatized. An example would institutions like University High School, or vocational schools. It works tremendously in countries like Germany and Finland (countries in which I have lived). Some children really just don't have any ambition and will never want to go to school. If that's what they want, then they should be given the option to attend schools that teach menial tasks and jobs, and earn them a paycheck. I think this would separate the bad apples, from the kids that really want to learn.

Electoral College: NO

Flag Burning: Personal decision that hurts no one. Don't bitch if you get your ass beat though

Foreign Policy: I tend to lean towards isolationism, but we still must be responsible, and friendly neighbors. Aid those who wish it, and leave alone those who wish to be left alone unless they pose a threat to the entire world.

Free Trade: If there's anything we can learn from Eastern philosophy it is that a balance must be sought in all things. Free Trade is anything but. That's why the Chinese love trading with us because they understand the meaning of balance, and it is greatly in their favor on this issue. That's what you get when you trade with a slave culture.

Gay Rights: I believe it's called "Human Rights".

Global Warming: We're far from having the ability to stop this boulder from rolling over on us in the future. The best we can do is run until we figure out a way to survive the eventual rollover.

Globalization: No

Gun Control: It's a personal freedom we're entitled to have, but I think their legal ownership is not long for our constitutional rights. Their banning will solve nothing though.

Healthcare: There needs to be more accountability in the Healthcare sector, but I don't think socialization is the answer.

Illegal Immigration: Deal with those who are here to cause trouble, harshly, and leave those who are here to be productive members of our society alone. This is a problem that has blown up way out of control, and deportation smacks of concentration camps. Just laying down on immigrants doesn't sound right either. It's probably the #1 toughest issue we face as a nation today, and it definitely doesn't have an easy answer either way you look at it.

Marijuana Legalization: A waste of time for law enforcement, and a waste of money for taxpayers keeping non-violent offenders in jail for 20+ years.

Media Bias: Who cares? If you believe these jokers for more than half of what they say, that's your problem.

School Prayer: A personal choice. It should not be forced upon anyone

Separation of Church and State: I'll give you an example of why it must be maintained. A year or two ago, there was a big tiff about some Judge that wanted to display the 10 Commandments outside his Courthouse. I try to live my life by the 10 Commandments. They're a good guideline. But they are not a guideline for Justice in a democratic nation. Should we take kids who don't obey their parents to court? Should we send Hindus to jail because they believe in more than one god? A democracy is not run on such absolutism that is found in religion. It is dangerous.

Social Security: I've been paying for it a long time. It's very hard to say dissolve it, but it does need to stop.

Stem Cell Research: See my answer to the abortion question. Fear of stem cells reminds me of the fear people had that the Earth wasn't the center of the Universe.

The Constitution: Duh.

United Nations: Far from perfect, but it's the best defense we have against another World War.

War in Iraq: Should never have been started. It was a strategic blunder of the greatest proportion that has happened in military history since Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Bush would've actually been a good president in my eyes if wasn't for this steaming crock of shit. However, I believe "cutting and running" would only make things worse. We need to start drawing our troops down for sure, but we need to leave a security force in place to keep it from becoming Iran.

Welfare: Only the disabled should be guaranteed Welfare. Unemployment needs to engender more responsibility, and the minimum wage must be increased greatly. Those that simply do not want to work should not be given money for nothing. Charity works in a pinch anyway.

Wiretapping: If done legally within the confines of our Constitution.

Economy: Working in the manufacturing industry for a while I can tell you that we are in a war with China at the moment and we are slowly losing. They are the biggest threat to our Economy, and if we do not balance the trade between us it will collapse our economy. But likely, and ironically theirs will follow not long afterwards. It wouldn't be good for us or China obviously, but nearly the entire world would benefit from the both us having our bubble burst a little bit.

2008 Presidential Candidates: Don't know yet for certain, but its between the two Dems. If a Republican wins again, I might have to leave the country

Party: Independent

Abortion: Pro-Choice, though I abhor it.

Affirmative Action: AA on the basis of economic status; a poor white man and a poor black man share the roughly the same disadvantages.

Alternative Fuels: End Oil Now.

Capital Punishment: Against, and we need prison reform in a broader sense.

Censorship: Against, except in the extremest of circumstances.

Cuba: End the embargo, its useless except at making millions suffer

Current Administration (Bush/Cheney): One of the worst in American history

Current Congress: Pretty shitty. Democrats are often very weak.

Education: THE issue. Repeal NCLB (my mom is a teacher, and I've been in the education system before and during it, so I've felt its effects very directly). Increase funding/lower secondary education costs. Encourage trade schools and technical schools more; not everyone belongs at university!!

Electoral College: Mixed; as a Gore supporter I still have a bitter taste, but the elitist in me wants it around just in case

Flag Burning: Stupid, but allowed.

Foreign Policy: Diplomacy>Sanctions and embargos>war

Free Trade: Don't know enough about this to comment. I've heard some of our neighbours get the shaft from NAFTA; if this is true, we should definitely look into fixing things up (this might help immigrations, too!)

Gay Rights: Don't care. With the divorce rate at over 50%, marriage is hardly sacred, so that defense is asinine.

Global Warming: One of the bigger issues, especially since its effects extend well beyond those of any other issue.

Globalization: Leaning against. When China and other abhorrent nations are empowered by American companies while blue-collar workers across the states suffer, something seems a little wrong.

Gun Control: Surprisingly, I'm increasingly strongly for it. It's the last resort we have for defending against an oppressive government.

Healthcare: Definitely needs to be fixed, but I'm not exactly sure how.

Illegal Immigration: Kill the problem at its source. Go after employers, and see what we can do to help Mexico out (if anything). At the same time, a visa program for workers should be implemented.

Marijuana Legalization: No reason it shouldn't be, considering cigarettes and alcohol are more dangerous.

Media Bias: Increasingly irrelevant with the advent of the internet. It is difficult to sift through the crap, though.

School Prayer: No. No. No. If people want to pray on their own time, I don't care, but not on my time.

Separation of Church and State: Government + Religion = VERY bad.

Social Security: This one is really tricky...

Stem Cell Research: Fully support.

The Constitution: Wonderful document, but not infallible. Strong caution should be exercised with any proposed amendments/interpretations, however.

United Nations: Weak, but I support it.

War in Iraq: We have a duty to try to help the people of Iraq any way we can. How this will be, I really don't know for certain, but withdrawing immediately is morally irresponsible, all things considered. That said, we should at least ensure no further escalation occurs, bar some sort of catastrophe.


Welfare: Needs to be reformed to make exploitation more difficult, but not necessarily abolished.

Wiretapping: Anyone who wiretaps without a warrant should be hanged.

Lot of opinions and ideas. I think each person should do for another each day, through out the day. They gain the others gain and might do the same. Something like the commercial. You seen it, haven't you?
So one can't say hey I got mine and you struggle on. While at the same time society sets a part of it's worth to help in many different forms. All that need be done is keep out the ways it is abused,
And care for others. Kind of like the Golden rule we all heard about. Gotta gather together regain our communal selfs. We are growing apart as a people, a country a Nation. And the party plan won't fix a thing.

If you don't mind me using your form, I answered this way..

2008 Presidential Candidates: Don't know yet for certain, but its between the two Dems. If a Republican wins again, I might have to leave the country

Party: Non Affiliated

Abortion: Pro-Choice, though I abhor it. hey a womens right thing. I am not a judge and no one else should be,

Affirmative Action: AA on the basis of economic status; a poor white man and a poor black man share the roughly the same disadvantages.

Alternative Fuels: Adjust and over come the present energy policy..

Capital Punishment: YES.

Censorship: Against. .

Cuba: End the embargo, its useless except at making millions suffer

Current Administration Let the courts and jury decide..

Current Congress: Needs a do over. People need to be involved. And the the current ways need to change now.

Education: THE issue. Repeal NCLB (my mom is a teacher, and I've been in the education system before and during it, so I've felt its effects very directly).
Increase funding/lower secondary education costs. Encourage trade schools and technical schools more; not everyone belongs at university!!
I agree sound like your in the know.

Electoral College: Not needed any longer in this period of growth. Just we need more people connected in and out of our schools. More PC’s.

Flag Burning: It’s a law. We are a Nation of laws. So what hard to understand?

Foreign Policy: Diplomacy>Sanctions and embargo>war. About right but and there is always a but. No nation acts on it's own. We need to be our own police force. We need to focus here and aboad. But with the idea we build our own Nati9on that is growing by the thousands each day. We have a military if out of on ewar could be effective.

Free Trade: Shouldn’t cost the US worker and not all others!

Gay Rights: That is up to the person. Something about not judging and free will of choice.

Global Warming: A very important issues one in fact in 10 years or less will have created a change in our monthly lives.

Globalization: If other countries are doing their part to be open and fair.

Gun Control: NO! But all federal and state laws enforced.

Healthcare: Definitely needs to be fixed! Everyone needs good quality care. Our system is out of control. A hostipal is a danger zone.

Illegal Immigration: Needs to be controlled., period. We have laws. Just because yu break a few each day should that be overlooked. With our advancements this should and could be a non issue.

Marijuana Legalization: No reason it shouldn't be, considering cigarettes and alcohol are more dangerous.
I smoke but learned long ago, that drink is best left in the bottle it came in.
And I don’t see why like up in Alaska, a home has the right to grow 6 plants. IT SOULDN'T BE ALRIGHT to do so in each state. For economy reasons.
Would be a savings to our National worth. And that cost is higher each year. Like welfare or entitlements. The cost of some agencies are foundationed in each budget. And are wasteful.
Media Bias: The news as all sources of media need one thing to make it work. Like govt. Yes you and me! lol

School Prayer: Why not, while any student can have a free time in thought. And the pledge.

Separation of Church and State: YES

Social Security: PUT IT BACK TOGETHER and keep IOU’s out of it. Pull in all th esocial programs
Stem Cell Research: Fully support. Now that it can be done without human

The Constitution: Wonderful document, so lets not mess with it.

United Nations: Weak, Peace keeping is a joke and at a high cost.
War in Iraq: Leave A.S.A.P. But remember back in the first gulf war we took over two years to draw down all equipment and manpower.

Welfare: Needs to be reformed to make exploitation non reality. Completely reverse the waste.

Wiretapping: This is a hard one. It was better when they were doing it in secrete. lol

2008 Presidential Candidates : Ron Paul (if he makes an independent run), John McCain.

Party : Independent. Lean libertarian, affiliated with the Democratic Freedom Caucus.

Abortion : I'm pro-choice, but it's the womans responsibility to pay her own way. Should not be tax-funded.

Affirmative Action : Reverse discrimination. Should be struck down.

Alternative Fuels : I'm all for them, energy independence is good for America. However, it's a serious problem they (or any other crop, really) are subsidized. It hinders the competitiveness of third-world farmers who need the money more.

Capital Punishment : Cruel and unusual punishment and a gross overextension of the State's privileges. No one should have a right to kill, and the State is no exception.

Censorship : Authoritarian, should not exist in any state-sanctioned form. V-chips are something else, though I think they're stupid.

Cuba : Fidel has survived the trade embargo for half a century, and he has only managed to maintain his credibility among his people because he could blame the evil Yankee empire for all the island's troubles. Lift the embargo, and that credibility will crumble.

Current Administration (Bush/Cheney) : Criminals, the lot of them. They should be impeached.

Current Congress : A bunch of pussies that let the President plow straight through them.

Electoral College : Irrelevant, if the functions of the federal government go back to what they originally should have been.

Flag Burning : Free expression protected by the 1st amendment.

Foreign Policy : Strong defence and non-intervention. Trade with all nations, fight with none.

Free Trade : The best way for poor nations to develop, prosper, and join the ranks of industrialized countries.

Gay Rights : I'm all for them, but we should keep the State out of it. Rather than give gay people the same legal benefits of being married as straight people, we should be taking those away from straight people.

Global Warming : Not 100% sure it's man-made, but it's still good housekeeping to curb CO2 emissions. Particularly because offenders are polluting everyone's air and that constitutes a property rights violation. I'd say privatize roads, eliminate subsidies on fuel and institute an emissions trading scheme.

Globalization : All for it.

Gun Control : If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them. I say loosen regulations, let it be easier for people to get guns.

Healthcare : We have a backwards, bureaucratic, corporatist morass of a healthcare system. I say scrap the whole thing and let the market take over. Prices will plummet.

Illegal Immigration : I find it an outrage it's illegal. We should have fully open borders.

Marijuana Legalization : End the damn drug war, it's an assault on our civil liberties and a waste of money.

School Prayer : In private religious schools, sure. Not in public schools.

Separation of Church and State : Paramount to a free society.

Social Security : A bankrupt system that desperately needs to be phased out.

Stem Cell Research : Sure, but not tax funded.

The Constitution : Needs to be revised a little, it's not libertarian enough for my taste. However, it's a brilliant document, the supreme law of the land, and should be followed to the letter.

United Nations : Should be in charge of policing the World instead of us.

War in Iraq : Idiotic, a waste of resources, criminal, and should end as soon as possible.

Welfare : Government welfare is wasteful, coercive, useless and counterproductive. It should be phased out and replaced with private charity.

Wiretapping : Big Brother imperialism, a crime that should not be allowed to endure.

2008 Presidential Candidates: Tough choice right now, I like both McCain and Obama, but both of them have positions I agree and don't agree with. Obama is probably my choice right now, he's inspired a lot of people and he's inspired me as well. Hillary is out for me. I'm not sure what I'll do if she's our next president... Perish the thought anyway, it's not going to happen--knock on wood.

Party: No political affiliation, I'm independent of political confines, but I'm very socially and ideologically conservative.

Abortion: I find it to be immoral and appalling, the idea that people have to even choose whether or not to kill a human being they created. I see one exception--that being if the mother's life is in danger from the pregnancy.

Affirmative Action: Get rid of it. There might have been a time when it was a good idea; that time is no more.

Alternative Fuels: Oil is going to ruin us, I agree with JL777. I'm just not exactly sure how we would find something to substitute for it.

Capital Punishment: Most definitely. Murderers and rapists make their choices, as do we all. Some people do not deserve to live in society or on this Earth because of their despicable actions toward their fellow men and women.

Censorship:Censorship? No. Implementing more intelligent/less mindlessly entertaining elements into the media? Yes. There's a difference between censoring what's already out there and trying to bring about the realization that it negatively affects our society and culture with opposing material.

Cuba: Not a whole lot to say about Cuba, maybe that's surprising. Cuba is their own nation, they have their own decisions to make--the embargo was a knee-jerk reaction to communism, and being a socialist (although at the same time recognizing the wrongful failed implementation of communism in Cuba), I would support it being lifted.

Current Administration: The current administration has failed. Bush and Cheney ran this country down into an economic rut that we will undoubtedly struggle for years in the future to get out of. Poor decisions, lies, scandals. Bush misrepresented conservative/republican ideals and no one is more angry with him for that than the true idealogical conservatives.

Congress: Terrible. What more is there to say?

Education: Incredibly important. The education of our future generations is investing in the future of this nation in general. I detest "no child left behind," and I think there are many better ways to improve education than that massive waste of tax dollars.

Electoral College: Absolutely. It's a system that was intended for this nation for good reason. There are far too many people who are far too uninformed about the way their country works, what's going on at the top and who's involved. There are far too many people who don't give a damn--hence, electoral college... There really isn't any more to say.

Flag Burning: Despicable, appalling, stupid, offensive--hate it.

Foreign Policy:More foreign aid to those in need--the kind that benefits people, not kills them. Supplies, food, etc. As for direct conflicts, I don't think there's any way to really say what's better as a general rule, each situation varies--at least that's my take on it--so I think it's best left up to those in charge and we as the people can see what's done (how things are handled) in the different situations and form opinions on the actions of administration.

Free Trade: I don't really care. As long as it works for this stupid, greedy, capitalist nation, whatever. I've said before I'm a socialist--I believe people should be willing to learn skills and traits and help others out of the goodness of their hearts, and as much as that is labeled a "utopia," I know it's still possible, people will just probably never come around on any great level, so I'll just go with the flow.

Gay Rights: Not really a tough one for me. I don't care. Who the hell am I to judge as long as it's genuinely not hurting anyone else--which gay rights don't seem to. Marriage? I dunno... I still probably don't care. I don't see what the big deal is about civil unions, but I still don't really care either way.

Global Warming: We're the assholes who fucked up every other aspect of this planet, it seems fairly certain to me that we caused global warming as well.

Globalization: Hate it. Nope.

Gun Control: "A man with a gun is a citizen. A man without a gun is a subject." Guns have been invented, not much can be done to take that back. "Banning" them will only keep them out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, criminals don't really care and will find a way. The 2nd amendment was intended to keep the government in check as well as to keep an armed citizen militia. Blah blah, etc., etc., I could keep going, but I won't. .

Healthcare: Socialize it. Socialize education too. Socialized societies are much simpler and happier than ours. Research shows, but hey whatever. Greedy capitalist competition is fine by me... I can just go with the flow like I always have...

Illegal Immigration: Keep them out. Illegal immigrants are just that--illegal. If they want in, they should come in legitimately.

Marijuana Legalization: Hah!

Media Bias:Mainly liberal media bias, sure there's Fox, but it's one station... And like JL777 said, it's still no reason to be uninformed.

School Prayer:I like the moment of silence idea, or at least kids right to pray silently to themselves before meals and at important times like that. This PC crap is getting ultra-controlling and it's really irritating. It doesn't have to be biased to any one religion, but kids should be able to quietly express their prayer if they so choose.

Social Security I resent it a little bit, but I'll get over it I'm sure.

Stem Cell Research Like prrriiide said, only if the stem cells come from fetuses that were aborted out of medical necessity (meaning one case scenario--the mother's life in danger because of the pregnancy).

The Constitution Yah, it's a biggie. Imperative to our nation, if something conflicts--unless it violates moral human standards of some sort, that something is out.

United Nations: I think the US should get out, but I think it's a lot easier said than done.

War in Iraq A mistake. We created even more turmoil and unrest. Saddam was a cruel dictator to those who opposed him, but he kept the warring factions in check. Now they're just happy killing each other with our soldiers caught in the crossfire and targeted too every once in awhile.

Welfare: It encourages too much dependency on the government as it is, but it's hard for me not to sympathize also--I've been close to there before (not on welfare, but in relative poverty). We need more jobs and an easier system through which people in need of them can seek employment.

Wiretapping: Completely against it--without a warrant.

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LampCord I really like your idea about welfare..