Devil505 said:
1. We are not the world's policemen.
Never have been, never will be. We do it because we like to swing our dick around in world politics and everyone else likes it because they don't have to pay for it. We need to knock it off.
2. I am against "Nation Building"....except for rebuilding our own.
Considering what a sorry state ours is in right now, we ought to stop sending billions of dollars a year to other nations and start using it to rebuild our infrastructure.
3. I am for the Death Penalty as the only realistic punishment to protect ourselves from vicious sociopaths, for instance
Quoted for truth.
4. I'm in favor of a woman's right to choose abortion but would rather she choose adoption.
You can only make that decision for yourself, no one else has to listen to your opinions, but you don't have to listen to theirs either. Personally, I'd rather they didn't get pregnant in the first place, there are far too many kids in foster care today who will *NEVER* be adopted. Let's give them a shot instead of clogging the system.
5. Favor an individual's right to own & carry firearms but believe the state has a legitimate right to regulate them, based on their inherent danger.
Absolutely true.
6. Believe that health care is a right, not a privilege & should be a shared expense...just like we share the expense of protecting each other from fire, criminals & foreign invaders.
Basic health care, perhaps, you should be able to go into a hospital and have them stop you from dying, but beyond that, you need to be able to pay for it, either out of pocket or through insurance. Anyone in this country illegally should be treated and given a fast trip back across the border, no exceptions.
7. Favor capitalism but don't worship it like a religion. (Not everything should be done for profit)
Far too many people do worship it, unfortunately. It's a fine system but it's not perfect and unregulated capitalism just doesn't work, never has, never will. When greed is the only motivator, as it is in most corporations, the law becomes little more than an obstacle to be overcome. We need to strenuously enforce regulations on all of the most important industries.
8. Think "Campaign Contributions" are simply bribes & shoukld be totally outlawed.
I don't think that's necessarily the case, but I think anyone who wants to donate should be barred from supporting an individual candidate. You can donate to the political process and at a certain date, everyone who is legally signed up to run for that office gets an equal cut of the pie. It stops people from buying influence, which is exactly what you're talking about and I agree, but it gets people the funds they need. I'd also like to stop anyone from being able to use any of their own money, except money that they likewise want to donate to the political process. It stops people from buying offices because they're ridiculously wealthy.
9. Believe in strict term limits for all elected positions
At least for the moment, I think you're right. When most districts are gerrymandered so that the incumbent can almost rape, murder and steal and still get re-elected, something is seriously wrong. Everyone ought to have no more than 2 terms in office, then they must work outside of politics entirely for at least a term before they can run again. It keeps politicians in touch with reality, something most of them have no clue about today.
