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Abortion - Her body, not the baby's, nor the government's. Get over it.
Budget/Economy - Leave it to the economists.
Civil Rights - Gays are now in the boat of Civil Rights. I look at anti-Gay activists and think, "You're gonna feel so silly 20 years from now."
Crime - Rumour has it, education is inversely proportional to crime. I don't mind putting more money into prisons and cops on the street, but when I see money taken out of education to do it, what the FUCK is my elected representative doing? In terms of sentencing, well, judges should not be restricted by minimum sentences.
Defense - I like the missile defense system. I like the idea of a draft that rich people can't dodge.
Drugs - Things that aren't addictive (marijuana) shouldn't be thrown into the same boat as things that are. Say all you want about "My body, my choice," but when you're hooked on cocaine or heroine or meth, it's the drug's body, not yours. Have law enforcement send addicts to drug rehab centers, instead of prison where they can basically get drugs as easily.
Education - Any committee's ought to have more child psychologists and more budget analysts. Start there, work your way up.
Environment - Stop fucking pussyfooting around it and get some R&D under your belts. I know you can do better than this, energy companies!
Families & Gay Marriage - All for it. Bound to help get some orphans into loving, two parent households.
Foreign Policy - More involvement in stopping refugees from getting massacred, and put more pressure on China to recognize some human rights. The economic squeeze on them might even start some factories up at home again.
Free Trade - Good stuff, but no, corporations aren't trustworthy like they use to be. The bottom line is hurting people.
Govt. Reform - Fire the middle men. Play it by ear from there on out.
Gun Control - Trigger locks and waiting periods are nobody's problem. But the AWB needs to stay in a dark closet that nobody looks in anymore.
Health Care - What's the point in having the greatest most super duper health care system that'll help me survive heart attacks and strokes if a bum off the street can't get a fever looked at? You don't have to make everything available to everybody, but basic level health care should not be denied to anyone. And drug patents need to have sunset clauses... short ones. Tell me THAT won't drive innovation.
Immigration - Do it legally. As for citizenship after three years of illegal residence, ehhhh no. Ought to be citizenship after three years of illegal residence but with some sort of proof of work for all three years. Yeah, that's right, if you're jumping the fence and bumming it up, you get to go home. That goes for Canadians too!
School Choice - I don't know of any private schools that take a kid on $3,000 a year, so I don't see the point in vouchers that are worth just that. Smells like free money for rich people to me.
Social Security - Wanna see old, poor people dying on the street? They can't cut it like you or me at 20-50 years old, you know.
Technology - R&D, go go go! This area seems to be doing pretty well on its own without politics muddling it up.
War & Peace - We should only use war at point in time: When we have to.
Welfare - To help people get back on their feet. But if they're cutting off their legs just to get to taxpayer to foot their bill, it's time to cut them off. The key is in figuring out who's doing what and why.
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