Sunday, September 27, 2009
Political Party Alignment
I am most closely aligned with the Republican party. I am mostly concerned with social issues, such as abortion and gay marriage, both of which i am strongly against. I also support the War on Terror, which has kept us safe from attack for the past eight years. I am more moderate, however, on the death penalty. While I don't think parole or early release should be available for many of the crimes that they currently are available for, I do think that the death penalty is too extreme of a punishment.
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I respect the fact that you align yourself with the republican party because you have legitimate reasons for doing so, not just because your parents are republicans. However, I do disagree with a lot of your views. (why are we best friends?) I think abortion should be up to the couple, or just the woman, although I don't think it's something that should be done often, I don't think it should be branded illegal, especially for cases of rape. I'm not even going to get into gay marriage, because I know you won't change there. And while you're ok with a war on terror, are you okay with a war on Afghanistan?
ReplyDeleteI can definitely agree with your reasoning about the death penalty. It clearly states in our Constitution that "cruel and unusual punishments" should not be placed upon convicted criminals. I feel that it is not the role of the government to determine who gets to live and who does not.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with your stand on the War on Terror. I feel like there could be a lot more effective ways to protect our country from terrorism without threatening the lives of thousands of young men. Do you think President Obama would be taking a step in the right direction if he approved the sending more troops to Afghanistan?
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