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Poncho · 06-02-2007, 01:17 PM

This is my first post on this forum. Howdy! This isn't the most well-written paper (since I'm almost constantly distracted while I'm writing it), but it's a basic idea of where I stand.

The War in Iraq: We need to change course. We aren't going to win if keep going the way we're going, and withdrawl could lead to anarchy in the country. We have to have both Conservative and Liberal solutions put into place. On the Right-wing side, we need to increase the number of troops we have in Iraq, and, more then likely, we'll have to prop up some short-term dictators to bypass the red tape to get rid of the insurgents and foreign agents. On the Left Side, we need a new President, and we need it as soon as possible. The world doesn't trust Bush, with good reason. We need the world to help us on this, so we have to get Dubya out of the scene. We have to turn Iraq into a Confederacy. They'll share the oil and the major cities, but otherwise, the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds will be given the right to self-government. We have to pump up our economics and our diplomacy. Once the country is secure, we have to make sure that the transition to democracy is done with a little common-sense.

Illegal Immigration: We have to do four things-1) We need a program of working amnesty for illegals already living here, allowing them to take up either legal citizenship or temporary worker status; 2) We need to institute a guest worker program; 3) We need to reform our immigration system, including cleaning up the bureaucratic system and busting the citizenship cap; and 4) We need to bulk up boarder defence, big time. There are other points, as well. For instance, support of international economic development. If they've got good jobs south of the boarder, they won't feel the need to travel north, will they?

Social Security: Take Social Security off-budget, and keep it fully funded. We are allowed to "raid" SS for other projects. We have to stop that program immediantly. Privitization is not the solution. We've got to make SS taxation and distribution progressive: Bill Gates doesn't need the SS check, and he can afford to pay more. Also, help people set up IRAs, as a suppliment to SS.

Public Education: Teachers, Students, and Local Communities know better then bureaucrats about how the education system should be run. I believe that power should come from the people actually involved. We need to get rid of the standardized testing, because bureaucrats drawing false lines in the sand is not an education system. We need to triple our funding for education, on the local, state, and federal level, and leave the spending power in the hands of the people who use it.

Gun Control: The 2nd Amendment says that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The words, "well-regulated," are directly in the text. Keeping certain guns off the streets, keeping some people from owning guns, and placing in some common-sense regulations, are not only constitutional, but sane.

Marijuana Legalization: Marijuana should be up to the individual. It's safer then tobacco, alchohal, and caffine, and we're wasting resources "fighting" it. Full legalization.

Environmental Policy: The Environment is the next big issue for the United States and the Human Race. We need a safe, green, domestic alternative energy as soon as possible, and we need to lead the fight against global warming.

Minimum Wage: We need a living wage and universal employment in this, the greatest country in the world. Everyone who works deserves to live above the poverty line. And everyone deserves to work. It will require supporting business growth and public works programs. It will require tax cuts for small businesses and federally subsidised wages. And we must do everything we can to get to that level.

Abortion: Abortions are terrible. The only cases in which an abortion should happen is in the cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger. That's my moral position. However, the Federal government doesn't have any reason to limit this right. The choice of an abortion is an issue between a woman, her doctor, and God. It's not one that elected officials should be making in the legislature.

Gay Marriage: The 14th Amendment protects the equal legal protections of all American citizens. Neither State governments, nor the Federal government, has any ability to ban marriage for anyone. Someone's gender should not come into account in a marriage. Marriage is a union between two consenting adults, and states have no power to regulate it.

I'm usually more articulate then this, but, as I say, I'm not quite able to focus this morning.

06-02-2007, 01:17 PM	#38 (permalink)
Poncho Conscript Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	This is my first post on this forum. Howdy! This isn't the most well-written paper (since I'm almost constantly distracted while I'm writing it), but it's a basic idea of where I stand. The War in Iraq: We need to change course. We aren't going to win if keep going the way we're going, and withdrawl could lead to anarchy in the country. We have to have both Conservative and Liberal solutions put into place. On the Right-wing side, we need to increase the number of troops we have in Iraq, and, more then likely, we'll have to prop up some short-term dictators to bypass the red tape to get rid of the insurgents and foreign agents. On the Left Side, we need a new President, and we need it as soon as possible. The world doesn't trust Bush, with good reason. We need the world to help us on this, so we have to get Dubya out of the scene. We have to turn Iraq into a Confederacy. They'll share the oil and the major cities, but otherwise, the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds will be given the right to self-government. We have to pump up our economics and our diplomacy. Once the country is secure, we have to make sure that the transition to democracy is done with a little common-sense. Illegal Immigration: We have to do four things-1) We need a program of working amnesty for illegals already living here, allowing them to take up either legal citizenship or temporary worker status; 2) We need to institute a guest worker program; 3) We need to reform our immigration system, including cleaning up the bureaucratic system and busting the citizenship cap; and 4) We need to bulk up boarder defence, big time. There are other points, as well. For instance, support of international economic development. If they've got good jobs south of the boarder, they won't feel the need to travel north, will they? Social Security: Take Social Security off-budget, and keep it fully funded. We are allowed to "raid" SS for other projects. We have to stop that program immediantly. Privitization is not the solution. We've got to make SS taxation and distribution progressive: Bill Gates doesn't need the SS check, and he can afford to pay more. Also, help people set up IRAs, as a suppliment to SS. Public Education: Teachers, Students, and Local Communities know better then bureaucrats about how the education system should be run. I believe that power should come from the people actually involved. We need to get rid of the standardized testing, because bureaucrats drawing false lines in the sand is not an education system. We need to triple our funding for education, on the local, state, and federal level, and leave the spending power in the hands of the people who use it. Gun Control: The 2nd Amendment says that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The words, "well-regulated," are directly in the text. Keeping certain guns off the streets, keeping some people from owning guns, and placing in some common-sense regulations, are not only constitutional, but sane. Marijuana Legalization: Marijuana should be up to the individual. It's safer then tobacco, alchohal, and caffine, and we're wasting resources "fighting" it. Full legalization. Environmental Policy: The Environment is the next big issue for the United States and the Human Race. We need a safe, green, domestic alternative energy as soon as possible, and we need to lead the fight against global warming. Minimum Wage: We need a living wage and universal employment in this, the greatest country in the world. Everyone who works deserves to live above the poverty line. And everyone deserves to work. It will require supporting business growth and public works programs. It will require tax cuts for small businesses and federally subsidised wages. And we must do everything we can to get to that level. Abortion: Abortions are terrible. The only cases in which an abortion should happen is in the cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is in danger. That's my moral position. However, the Federal government doesn't have any reason to limit this right. The choice of an abortion is an issue between a woman, her doctor, and God. It's not one that elected officials should be making in the legislature. Gay Marriage: The 14th Amendment protects the equal legal protections of all American citizens. Neither State governments, nor the Federal government, has any ability to ban marriage for anyone. Someone's gender should not come into account in a marriage. Marriage is a union between two consenting adults, and states have no power to regulate it. I'm usually more articulate then this, but, as I say, I'm not quite able to focus this morning.