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Because the Tea Party has not addressed where they stand on social issues, we'll have to cobble together an assumption of where they stand. Judging from the attitudes of the de facto leadership of the Tea Party (Beck, Limbaugh, Palin et. al.), here's what I believe a platform of social issues by the Tea Party would look like:
1. Abortion. Forget it. A woman's right to choose dies with any policy made by the Tea Party. It's contrary to the bible thumping rhetoric the Tea Party invokes.
Which brings us to...
2. The separation of church and state. We're a Christian country. If you don't like it, get out.
3. Inner city programs. Won't get a dime if the Tea Party is holding the purse. I hope you like slums.
4. Gay marriage. If you don't think that the Tea Party would try to pass an amendment that says marriage consists of the union between a man and a woman only, you're delusional.
5. Education. If you want to go to college, you better hope you come from a well off family. Federal grants and loans will dry up like a raindrop in the desert.
6. Health care. It wasn't broke in the first place, am I right?
Just skimming the surface, off the top of my head. This is all wild speculation. But the Tea Party hasn't given us anything to go on when it comes to its stance on social issues; all we can do is make a guess based on the prevailing attitudes of the Tea Party talking heads. I don't think any of these assumptions is far off the mark, considering their rhetoric.
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