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« Reply #1525 on: December 09, 2022, 07:09:26 AM »

This is in a UK context, although obviously a lot of it can be applied globally.

Social Policy

Abortion: Pretty much entirely pro-choixe. Slightly dubious about 'partial birth abortion'.
LGBT Rights: In favour.
Drugs: Decriminalisation coupled with ad campaigns about the dangers etc.
Alcohol: Minimum age of 18 seems okay. Support and promote good breweries.
Death Penalty: Pointless and emotive.
Gun Control: Guns should generally be banned.
Affirmative Action: In places where discrimination is a proven issue.
Euthanasia: Support with the necessary regulation.
Prostitution: Not a fan of pimps. Individual choice is okay.
Pornography: The consensual aspects should be legal.
Immigration: Ideally for open borders, but not yet.
Criminal justice: Emphasise on trials, innocent until proven guilty, lots of legal aid. Also a right to anonymity until charged.
Surveillance: Roll back most of it. Warrants very much required.
Police: Very dependent on the locality. Some forces are a credit, others are full of corruption.
Eminent domain: Pretty much entirely against.
Covid-19: Not a fan of lockdowns, mask and vax mandates etc. Would have accepted a mass propaganda campaign (which was more or less on place anyway and ensured a lot of social distancing). Individualism should have been more of a focus given vast differences in risks between groups.

Economic Policy
Minimum Wage: Raising it too fast isn't a smart idea.
Unions: Generally supportive. Not sure health care workers should be going on strike though.
Tax Rates: Emphasis on inheritance tax, with high rates. No one should leave more than a good starting point.
Healthcare: Prevention needs to be discussed as much as treatment. Incentives for people who improve their health. For example, a cash reward for someone who reduces their BMI from 40 to 30. Also, less of this strange religious happy clappy nonsense.
Pensions: A generous safety net for those who aren't rich or have a lot of assets.
Trade: Prefer actual free trade to trade agreements.
Environment: More practicalities rather than constant emotive nonsense.
Education: Abolish private schools. Not necessarily opposed to selection. Less university. More scholarships.
Transport: National rail and bus networks. Discourage cars.
Nationalization: Water, gas, electricity should be in state ownership. Wouldn't be opposed to national broadband either.

Foreign Policy
Foreign intervention: Only if in defense of a nation of a group of people.
Russia: Good music, cold climate, bad politics.
China: Good food, bad politics.
Israel: Supportive of a Jewish state. Would prefer if they had better governments.
NATO: Kind of a necessary anachronism at the moment.
UN: Mostly symbolic.
EU: Pretty useless bureaucracy with some merits.
Defense budget: Cut to the necessities.


Electoral and Constitutional issues

First Past the Post: Replace with AV.
Home of Lords: Replace with a similar body that isn't called that. Elected via list PR, maybe half up every two years.
House of Commons: Crack down on announcing things to the media first. Current size should gradually increase as the population grows.
Term limits: None.
Voter ID: Just show the polling card.
Voter registration: Should be fairly easy.
Voting age: 18 seems okay.
Compulsory voting: Definitely not.
Local government: Support regional assemblies with a lot of powers. Councils should also have more power than they currently do (which isn't saying much).
Supreme Court: Pretty useless but usually harmless.
Ireland: Supportive of democratic reunification.
Scotland/Wales: Independence if either or both want it. Not sure how it would go but maybe not well.
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« Reply #1526 on: December 11, 2022, 03:30:36 AM »
« Edited: December 11, 2022, 03:33:50 AM by the artist formerly known as catmusic »

Since I now have real opinions. Obviously these are idealistic and end goals for me, but it's what I do truly believe and hope for, even if it's far from possible at the moment in the US.


Social Issues
Abortion: Legal without exception, medically consulted of course.
Birth Control: Legal without exception.
LGBT+ Rights: Protect Same-Sex Marriage under law, expanded rights and protections for trans people, easier access to trans healthcare. nationwide protection from discrimination in housing, jobs, schools, etc for all LGBT+ people, without ANY religious exemptions.
Drugs: Decriminalize all of them, set up rehab/support and monitored safe places for users. Get drugs off the street and crack down on trafficking.
Prostitution: Legalize, but protect sex workers as much as possible.
Pornography: Keep it legal.
Affirmative Action: Meh...pretty irrelevant. I definitely don't support quotas. But hey, diversity is good.
Death Penalty: Oppose 100% of the time. Life sentence is a higher price to pay.
Euthanasia: Legal for the terminally ill, but the system has to be handled with extreme delicacy and care. Should never be encouraged.
COVID-19: Vaccine promotion and personal responsibility campaigns are appropriate. Businesses can require masks if they wish, but that should be individual choice at this point. I would personally prefer more masking on public transit, but...I get it.

Domestic Issues
Gun Control: We need better gun laws. Get rid of assault rifles. Support gun training and education, background checks, licensing, registering, and limits on how many guns someone can own. However guns are extremely important for rural Americans and many who live in dangerous cities. They should never have their guns taken away and I support any individual's right to be armed; armed minorities are harder to persecute than unarmed minorities after all. Gun culture in the US is weird AF though, including many on the left's fantasy of an armed twitter militia overtaking the US government.
Eminent domain: yeaaaaaah no. You're gonna need a real good reason if you ever do that.
Policing: Necessary to a degree, of course. De-militarize and SERIOUSLY re-train the current force though, and cut the budgets massively. Focus on de-escalation and have other types of workers handle most of what's given to cops nowadays. And seriously stop surveillance on the average person.
Prisons: Abolish all for-profit prisons. Get the money out of it and clean up the system. Absolutely necessary for the good of society as a whole though.
PATRIOT ACT: Get rid of it, for the love of god.
Immigration: Simplify the process and provide an easy path to citizenship. Expand quotas for refugees and asylum seekers. Immigration should be encouraged and immigrants should be treated with respect and dignity, but immigrants should also be encouraged to integrate, not ghettoize. Provide free and mandatory English language courses to all who are on a citizenship path, and being able to pass a basic English proficiency test should be mandatory for all able-minded people wishing to become a citizen.
Freedom of Speech: Generally support in full, but individual companies/organizations are allowed to have terms to abide by. A crackdown on extreme nazism/fascism is necessary. Re-instate the fairness doctrine and forbid the broadcasting of false information without correction.
Education: Mandatory public school, eliminate all private schools, severely restrict homeschooling except for special cases. NO religious exemptions.

Economic Issues
Minimum Wage: Raised to a living wage and increased every year, at least until UBI could be implemented.
Taxes: Eliminate taxes for anyone living below the poverty line, reduce taxes on the poor, working and middle class. Raise tax rates massively on the rich and ultra-rich, 90% top marginal tax rate.
Unions: Support, encourage, and strengthen. Eliminate right-to-work.
Healthcare: Nationalized, universal single-payer.
Social Security: Living levels until UBI.
Trade: Promote the things made at home and stop outsourcing jobs to cheaper, exploitive labor.
Monopolies: Break them all up, and as quickly as possible.
Nationalization: Nationalize it all, baby! Free utilities for everyone! We can afford it.

Foreign Policy
Interventionism: WW2 was the last necessary intervention. That's how often we should do it.
Russia: Support Ukraine, **** the Russian government - but don't be ridiculous and xenophobic, and recognize Russians are real humans too. And don't act like we're so much better.
China: **** the Chinese Government. Support independence for Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Macau. But again, recognize that this has nothing to do with the population who are real humans, don't be a xenophobic POS, yeah we suck too blabla etc. End dependence on them for goods and get those jobs back home.
Saudi Arabia: **** the Saudi Arabian government. Cut all ties with them and end the oil dependence. Again don't be xenophobic it's not you its your government etc.
Israel/Palestine: Immediately stop support for Israel and their human rights abuses. Right of self-determination for the Palestinian people. Ideally a one-state solution (called Palestine!) where people have to learn to live together and figure it out. The Jewish people there are there now, and don't deserve to be kicked out, but the government and "settlers" have put Palestinians in an apartheid situation. It is completely unacceptable and should be condemned and ties severed until they recognize the rights of the Palestinian people to their homeland. Oh, and I'm a Jew, so....
NATO: Bleh. But I guess it's temporarily necessary for protection against Russia/China/etc...
United Nations Literally useless unless they change the power structure.
US Military Budget: The biggest waste of money of all time. Cut it by more than 1/2 and get that money in education, healthcare, the arts, starting UBI....

Environment
Renewables: We have to get to using renewables as much as possible as quickly as possible. Nuclear is a great way to transition but ultimately we need to move from that too.
Oil: Domestic production until we can move away from it altogether.
Transportation: Nationalized high-speed rail, free public transit in cities, make places safe to walk and bike again, remove the car as the center of life.
Green New Deal: Absolutely support. Give the working class good jobs in green energy and revitalize their communities.

Elections and Democracy
Electoral College: Abolish.
Gerrymandering: Abolish. Independent non-partisan panels only.
Term Limits: Not solid on this one. Support in theory but experienced politicians are beneficial as well. More importantly would be no running for re-election after 75.
Voting: Automatic registration and make it mandatory; but it has to be easy and a national holiday.
Voting System: Get rid of FPTP, replace with ranked choice and mixed-member proportional representation. Encourage a multi-party system.
Constitution: Throw it out and start over. It's severely out of date and isn't working.
Supreme Court: Essentially our equivalent of the Supreme Council of Ayatollahs. Expand, term limit, weaken.
Statehood: PR and DC should become states ASAP as they are the primary concern right now, but all territories should be allowed to vote on it and have a path to statehood no matter how small. (Unless they're you know...unpopulated. lmao.)

Oh and...the democratic party losing the white working class of places like WV & PA is one of the worst failures of political policy ever. Get your head out of your ass, stop making everything about trans people and taking away guns, and start supporting the left-wing economic policies these people would support and your base is already begging for. Rural America is the key to transforming our country and preventing fascist takeover - so democrats better start learning to tolerate some non-PC language, and be okay with getting their hands dirty and putting in the work to listen to, know, and represent the people of this country. LOCAL POLITICS MATTER!
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« Reply #1527 on: December 30, 2022, 10:32:49 PM »
« Edited: December 30, 2022, 11:02:38 PM by World Mapping »

SOCIAL ISSUES
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ABORTION: Pro-life; abortion should be illegal in all cases save for the life of the mother being in danger, or if the mother will suffer a crippling impairment should she give birth. If any of those circumstances apply, the doctors should do everything they can to save both lives, leaving abortion as a last resort. Once artificial wombs come about, abortion should be fully illegal.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Against; marriage is between one man and one woman. Children are better off having a mother and a father than two moms or two dads. Most people who end up LGBT+ were abused as children; they need HELP, not perpetuation of mental illness.

LEGALIZATION OF DRUGS: Against.

GUN CONTROL: I can get behind waiting periods, background checks, psychological health checks, and perhaps mandatory gun safety classes, but I'm not willing to go further than that.

PROSTITUTION: Should be banned in all jurisdictions of the United States.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: Against; it's reverse-racism. America should be a colorblind, gender-blind meritocracy, with everyone on EQUAL playing ground. Affirmative Action should be banned in all jurisdictions of the United States.

REPARATIONS: Strongly against. I believe that nobody should be punished for the sins of their ancestors; people who never owned slaves shouldn't have to pay people who were never slaves. I'm a black man myself; my father is from Uganda, and likely has ancestors who sold their rivals to Arab slave traders. Not my father, myself, or anyone else in my family owes anything, and we aren't owed anything. If DREAMers shouldn't be deported, then the argument for reparations is already destroyed.

POLICE REFORM: Support, but strongly against abolishing the police. The police should also be FUNDED, not defunded.

PRIVATE PRISONS: Should be abolished in all jurisdictions of the United States. Law enforcement shouldn't be a for-profit business.

IMMIGRATION:
I. Every illegal immigrant that comes, or has already come (as an adult) should be deported.
II. Illegal immigrants shouldn't be entitled to college, etc. The fact that they are, here in America, is nonsensical.
III. Charge companies that employ illegal immigrants.
IV. Illegal immigrants that came as children should be given a pathway to citizenship.
V. The U.S.-Mexico border wall should be constructed.
VI. The extent of the U.S.-Mexico border should be mined, except for legal crossing points (with signs in English and Spanish warning of mines).
VII. An immigration moratorium should be put in place for the next ~60 years, to assimilate all the recent newcomers. The U.S. should, in general, adopt assimilationist immigration policies.
VIII. In general, it's better to keep native birthrates up than to be too dependent on immigrants.

MASK MANDATES: Unsure.

VACCINE MANDATES: Against; vaccine mandates are unconstitutional.



ECONOMIC ISSUES
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TRADE: Protectionist; free trade should be limited to the Anglosphere only.

TAX: Reform to a flat tax.

HEALTHCARE: Privatize.

SOCIAL SECURITY: Support for those unable to get work, but everyone who is able to should be working; lazy freeloaders shouldn't get a dime from the government.

NATIONAL DEBT: Too high; we need a constitutional amendment requiring Congress and the President to create a balanced budget at the start of every fiscal year.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: Support.

UNIONS: Unsure.

TARIFFS: Raise.

OUTSOURCING: Strongly oppose; should be banned if possible.

MONOPOLIES: Do some Teddy Roosevelt-ing(TM) and bust the crap out of them.



FOREIGN POLICY
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FOREIGN RELATIONS: Isolationist; we shouldn't intervene outside the New World unless absolutely necessary.

FOREIGN AID: Cut off most nations outside of Latin America; we should focus on aiding Latin America, to stabilize these nations and end the current illegal immigration crisis.

UN FUNDING: Cut entirely, and withdraw from the UN.

NATO: Withdraw, and replace with an Asia-Pacific alliance to combat Communist China.

WHO: Withdraw.

PARIS AGREEMENT: Withdraw.

AFGHANISTAN: Withdrawal was a disaster; we should never repeat the same mistake again.

IRAQ: No political involvement there.

IRAN: No political involvement there.

CUBA: Overthrow the current regime (same with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Bolivia).

CHINA: The biggest external threat to the United States this century; we should show them no mercy.

RUSSIA: Use them as an ally against the CCP (which is a far greater threat than Russia ever will be in the foreseeable future).



EDUCATION
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EVOLUTION: Should be taught.

SCHOOL PRAYER: Individual students should be allowed to pray. If teachers wish to lead prayer, then they should be allowed with willing participants, in settings like before a football game, etc.

SCHOOL CHOICE: Strongly support.

CRITICAL RACE THEORY/LGBT+: Should not be taught in school.

FREE COLLEGE: Reform the student loans system.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS: Unsure.



ENVIRONMENT
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Strongly support taking action against it.

GREEN NEW DEAL: Oppose; transitioning to cleaner energy should be more gradual, not rushed.

CARBON TAX: Oppose.

KEYSTONE PIPELINE: Support.



ELECTIONS & DEMOCRACY
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ELECTORAL COLLEGE: Keep, but allocate electoral votes proportionally, based on the popular vote in each state (i.e. if Generic Republican wins 50% of a state's PV, he/she wins 50% of that state's EVs).

PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING: Should be banned in all jurisdictions of the United States.

TERM LIMITS:
President: 6 years, non-renewable.
Vice-President: 6 years, non-renewable.
Senate: 6 years, renewable once.
House of Representatives: 2 years, renewable thrice.
Cabinet: 6 years, renewable indefinitely.

OFFICE AGE LIMITS: Support; all people in government should have mandatory retirement upon turning 65.

VOTING: Voters should be required to take a civics test in order to obtain a voter ID once they reach voting age.

VOTER ID: Should be required in every election via constitutional amendment.

VOTING AGE: 18 for federal elections; states should have the power to allow 16 y/os to vote in local elections if they wish.

VOTING SYSTEM: Instate ranked choice voting, and have House seats determined by the national PV% of each party. The two-party system is too polarized, and a somewhat more multi-party system should be encouraged.

CONSTITUTION: Is an overall wonderful document, but needs some changes (Pro-Life, Balanced Budget, and Voter ID amendments, etc). I support calling an Article V Convention.

SUPREME COURT: Should be reformed, but I'm weary of politicizing it too much.

STATEHOOD: Support for Guam, the CNMI, the USVI, and American Samoa. Unsure about Puerto Rico, though; perhaps after assimilation and fixing the island up.
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« Reply #1528 on: January 01, 2023, 12:08:07 AM »


SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Against; marriage is between one man and one woman. Children are better off having a mother and a father than two moms or two dads. Most people who end up LGBT+ were abused as children; they need HELP, not perpetuation of mental illness.
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« Reply #1529 on: January 02, 2023, 10:56:33 PM »
« Edited: January 20, 2024, 10:13:11 PM by greenchili02 »

Social Issues

Abortion: Oppose after 15 weeks, allow exceptions for rape/incest/health of the mother
Birth Control: Support
Same-Sex Marriage: Support
Transgenderism: Oppose surgery and hormone therapy for minors, oppose men in women's sports
Legalization of Drugs: Support legalization and regulation of marijuana, unsure about psychadelics
Gambling: Oppose legalization of online gambling and sports betting
Gun Control: Mostly oppose; Enforce the laws we already have
Prostitution: Oppose
Affirmative Action: Oppose
Reparations: Oppose
Police Reform/BLM: Oppose defunding the police but racism is a problem, support body cams for police
Private Prisons: Oppose
Big Tech: Oppose government restrictions on social media content; Support data privacy laws
Free Speech: Strongly support
PATRIOT Act: Oppose
Eminent Domain: Circumstantial
Immigration: Support legal immigration, reinstitute title 42 and increase border security
Mask Mandates: Oppose
Vaccine Mandates: Support for troops and encourage for healthcare professionals
COVID-19 Vaccines: Support government funding for development and distribution

Economic Issues

Free Trade: Lean protectionist, reduce America's dependence on China as a trading partner and increase supply diversity
Taxes: Simplify the tax code and close loopholes, lower the corporate tax rate, expand the child tax credit
Healthcare: Support a universal healthcare system
Social Security: Privatize
National Debt: Cut government spending, achieve a balanced budget
Unions: Support national right-to-work
Disability: Reduce eligibility
Tarriffs: Increase
Outsourcing: Oppose
Monopolies: Bust them
UBI: Oppose

Foreign Policy


Foreign Aid: Reduce
UN Funding: Maintain
NATO: Strongly support but hold other NATO members to 2%
WHO: Support
Paris Deal: Support
Afghanistan: Oppose withdrawl
Iraq: The Iraq War was a mistake
Iran: Re-establish the Iran nuclear deal
Cuba: Keep the trade embargo
China: Support sanctions
Russia: Support sanctions
Ukraine: Maintain support

Education

CRT: Oppose
School choice: Support
Evolution: Support
School Prayer: Allow students to pray
Free College: Reform student loan system to incentivize private loan accruement; Colleges need to cut costs and reform the admissions process to prioritize merit
Free School Breakfasts/Lunches: Support
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« Reply #1530 on: February 02, 2023, 07:39:05 PM »

I am a non-religious, pro life libertarian. I don't care if gay ppl get married but I also don't think others should be forced to like it or participate in it in any way
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« Reply #1531 on: February 08, 2023, 10:40:19 AM »

I usually align with three labels. The first one is a Democrat, as I believe being a member of the Democratic Party is an important part of influencing policy and persuing left wing goals in the United States, as its our best vehicle to do so right now. The second one is social democrat, as I believe in a capitalist system that uses significant amount of welfare and social safety net investment to make sure equality of opportunity is realized as much as possible. Finally, I would consider myself a progressive, as I believe a government that emphasizes liberal social reform is essential to any good government, whether that be anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, reperations for black families that have been handicapped by lacking ability to generate long lasting generational wealth, etc.
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« Reply #1532 on: February 10, 2023, 10:36:31 AM »



Economic Issues
Minimum Wage : Peg the minimum wage to inflation, it's unfair to minimum wage workers and it stays up to date (not an increase).
Taxes: Everyone pays taxes, no more loopholes, end the stupid tax write offs for oil and gas companies, companies pay their fair share. Lower taxes are possible if everyone contributes.
Unions: Sort of support some, oppose violently others. Teacher's unions can go to Hell, they already have some of the best vacations of any working adults and when they strike they compromise the education of the kids they're supposed to care for. Industrial unions are ok I guess...
Healthcare : I don't really know lmao.
Trade: Free trade helps everyone. Maybe some minor protections for key, vital industries. Though find trade partners that aren't authoritarian.
Monopolies: Sherman Anti-Trust Act should be used accordingly.
National Debt : REDUCE IT!
Tariffs : Oppose.
Retirement Age : Gradually increase. 65 -> 67 -> 70.
Social Security and Healthcare : Maintain the Status Quo.

Foreign Policy
Slight Hawkish lean.
Lean Internationalist, the US is the premier power and should have a strong presence internationally (strong presence doesn't mean military here!).
Ukraine : Back them up fully maybe just stop giving them so much money, they need weapons not bags of cash.
Russia : Sanctions and subtle pressure.
China : Geopolitical Enemy Number One.
NATO : Strongly support.
Cuba : Irrelevant backwater, keep sanctions up...
Middle East : Pretend it doesn't exist, move on.
UN : Oppose, it is useless.
Israel-Palestine : 3 State Solution.

Education
Heavy focus on improving education.
Focus only on the rational, factual stuff. Maths, science, physics, chemistry etc. Of course English and a second language.
Keep all culture war stuff out of education, this goes for the left and the right. No forced religion stuff and no forced CRT or trans stuff.
School choice (Charter schools) : It's a failed idea and a waste of money.
Private schools : Keep.

Social Issues
Gun control : Strongly oppose, just make sure former convicts and the mentally ill aren't allowed to get them. Leave it to the states?
Abortion : Oppose, focus on sex education. Another thing probably best left to the states?
Drugs : Strongly oppose, if legalized TAX IT.
Smoking : Strongly oppose.
Alcohol : Responsible drinking.
Reparations : Haha, no.
Affirmative Action : Strongly Oppose.
LGBT : Slightly Oppose.
Police Reform : Support, just don't know how they can do it.
Free Speech : Strongly Support for everyone, even those I disagree with.
Birth Control : Support.
Immigration : Selective immigration (priority to educated or highly skilled individuals).
Private Prisons : Abolish right now.
Civil Asset Forfeiture : Ban right now and return seized assets.
Crime : Tough on crime but be fair.
Prostitution : Don't care.
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« Reply #1533 on: February 19, 2023, 12:22:20 PM »

Honestly, I’m increasingly realizing I’m more libertarian than I thought. Four main differences:

(1) I’m still anti-Free Trade
(2) I’m for immigration reduction
(3) Wouldn’t kill Social Security
(4) Wouldn’t kill Medicare

But otherwise, I’m on the side of freedom and privatization more often than not.
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« Reply #1534 on: February 23, 2023, 12:57:20 PM »

14-year-old Jewish Republican  here from California to give you my opinion.
Economically, I am an America First Capitalist. I oppose domestic regulation but support protectionism, I oppose enviromentalism.
Socially, I am a Religious Conservative; I am Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax, Anti-LGBTQ+ Expansion, and VERY anti-furry.
In Foreign Policy, I support U.S protection of Afghanistan, Taiwan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and current NATO members, but I think U.S should mainly stay out of other small nations and just hold back China.
I am Pro-Trump, small government, Right-Wing Populist, and patriotic. I am also VERY Pro-Israel.
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« Reply #1535 on: February 23, 2023, 06:31:26 PM »

I know you mean the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights, but I misread it as the LGBTQ+ population expanding (which, to be fair, you most likely also oppose).
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« Reply #1536 on: February 23, 2023, 07:01:33 PM »

Sorry about not being clear, and while I don't think its best for more people have no kids and make terrorists want to kill us for their sexual ideas, I judge everyone on an individual basis an on why they are what they are.
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« Reply #1537 on: February 23, 2023, 07:12:31 PM »

Against Affirmative Action in any way shape or form, it is nothing but reverse racism.
Not to attack your opinion, but what about hiring more women? I have met many women who say they missed out on a job because they are a woman.
Generally jobs care more about what a person can do than their gender. If a woman can lift  70-pound barrels and load them, they will get a job of that type better than a fat guy who can't do anything. This is generally not the case, and usually men are stronger, so they get jobs easier. Women are usually better at office jobs, and men are better at manual labor and fighting (usually, of course).
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« Reply #1538 on: February 26, 2023, 01:33:58 PM »

14-year-old Jewish Republican  here from California to give you my opinion.
Economically, I am an America First Capitalist. I oppose domestic regulation but support protectionism, I oppose enviromentalism.
Socially, I am a Religious Conservative; I am Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax, Anti-LGBTQ+ Expansion, and VERY anti-furry.
In Foreign Policy, I support U.S protection of Afghanistan, Taiwan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and current NATO members, but I think U.S should mainly stay out of other small nations and just hold back China.
I am Pro-Trump, small government, Right-Wing Populist, and patriotic. I am also VERY Pro-Israel.
Out of curiosity why does your profile say you’re 18 if you’re claiming on multiple posts to only be 14? I think the minimum age to post here is 13.
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« Reply #1539 on: February 26, 2023, 01:47:04 PM »

14-year-old Jewish Republican  here from California to give you my opinion.
Economically, I am an America First Capitalist. I oppose domestic regulation but support protectionism, I oppose enviromentalism.
Socially, I am a Religious Conservative; I am Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Anti-Mask, Anti-Vax, Anti-LGBTQ+ Expansion, and VERY anti-furry.
In Foreign Policy, I support U.S protection of Afghanistan, Taiwan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and current NATO members, but I think U.S should mainly stay out of other small nations and just hold back China.
I am Pro-Trump, small government, Right-Wing Populist, and patriotic. I am also VERY Pro-Israel.
Out of curiosity why does your profile say you’re 18 if you’re claiming on multiple posts to only be 14? I think the minimum age to post here is 13.
Not sure why it was set to 2005 changed it to my actual birthday thanks
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« Reply #1540 on: March 05, 2023, 10:48:36 PM »

2023 update after my political hiatus and alt right detox.   Sunglasses
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Social Issues

Abortion: Personally pro-life but keep legal
Birth control: Support
Same-Sex Marriage: Support
Death penalty: Opposed
Legalization of Drugs: Opposed except for marijuana.
Gun Control: Support background checks
Prostitution: Opposed, should remain illegal.
Affirmative Action: Opposed
Reparations: Opposed
Police Reform/BLM: Support reform
Private Prisons: Against
Free Speech: Strongly support
PATRIOT Act: Opposed
Eminent Domain: Opposed.
Immigration: Support but limit to necessary numbers
Euthanasia: Strongly opposed.
Mask Mandates: Leave to individuals to decide
Vaccine Mandates: Opposed
COVID-19 Vaccines: Support, but should be up to individual

Economic Issues

Free Trade: Opposed.  Focus on creating self-sufficient economy.
Taxes: Raise for big corporations and billionaires, lower for small businesses and working class
Healthcare: Nationalized single tier universal health care
Social Security: Support
National Debt: We need to lower it to defeat inflation
Campaign Finance Reform: Support.
Unions: Support.
Tariffs: Support.  Increase domestic production.
UBI: Not sure on this one.  
Foreign Policy: Isolationist
Education: Support funding public schools, allow private and charter alternatives

International Relations

Afghanistan: I supported leaving, but Biden administration totally botched this.
China: Strongly opposed, defend Taiwan and Hong Kong from CCP invasion.
Middle East: Pull out, not our business
Cuba: Keep sanctions.
Military Spending: Maintain
PATRIOT Act: Abolish
NSA Spying: Abolish
Palestine: Neutral, not really our issue
Israel: Neutral, not really our issue
Ukraine-Russia War: Support Ukraine, but negotiate peace deal with Russia
Mexico: Strengthen security at the border

Environment

Climate Change: Huge issue that needs to be addressed
Green New Deal: Opposed
Carbon Tax: Opposed
Keystone Pipeline: Support, reroute from Native land.
Energy independence: Strongly support, revert back to Trump admin policies.

Elections
Big Lie: Biden won, it's time to move on
Voter ID: Support.
Audits: Support.
Term Limits: Strongly supportive.
DC/PR statehood: Opposed.
SCOTUS: Introduce term limits.
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« Reply #1541 on: March 11, 2023, 09:22:00 PM »
« Edited: March 11, 2023, 09:27:16 PM by Senator Laki »

Social Issues

Abortion: Pro-choice
Birth Control: Supportive.
Same-Sex Marriage: Supportive
Death penalty: Supportive
Legalization of Drugs: Supportive of all drugs
Gun Control: Supportive
Prostitution: Opposed
Affirmative Action: Opposed
Reparations: Opposed
Police Reform/BLM: Supportive
Private Prisons: Opposed
Big Tech: Opposed
Free Speech: Depends
PATRIOT Act: Opposed.
Eminent Domain: Depends
Immigration: Supportive
Euthanasia: Supportive
Mask Mandates: Strongly opposed, except in hospitals, but opposed in particular outside & classrooms.
Vaccine Mandates: Supportive
COVID-19 Vaccines: Supportive

Economic Issues

Free Trade: Opposed
Taxes: Depends
Healthcare: Entirely national and public, no private interests at all
Social Security: Supportive
National Debt: Not an issue
Campaign Finance Reform: Support.
Unions: Strongly support
Tariffs: Supportive.
UBI: Opposed.
Foreign Policy: Use diplomacy, respect other countries, anti-imperialist, pro-peace
Education: Ban private, religious  & special schools, make free for everyone.

International Relations

Afghanistan: Stay out
China: Ignore
Middle East: Stay out
Cuba: Ally
Military Spending: Decrease funding
NSA Spying: Abolish
Palestine: Recognise
Israel: Withdraw recognition and impose sanctions, including BDS
Ukraine-Russia War: End military agression but condemn and blockade Russia
Mexico: Ally

Environment

Climate Change: Caused by humans and a threat.
Green New Deal: Supportive
Carbon Tax: Strongly opposed.
Keystone Pipeline: Strongly opposed
Energy independence: Supportive

Elections

Big Lie: Biden won the election. Period.
Voter ID: Support.
Audits: Support.
Term Limits: Strongly supportive.
DC/PR statehood: Opposed for DC, support for PR.
SCOTUS: Introduce term limits.
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« Reply #1542 on: March 19, 2023, 02:02:16 AM »
« Edited: March 19, 2023, 02:12:58 AM by Atlasian AG Punxsutawney Phil »

Economic Issues
Minimum Wage: Raise to $15, and index to inflation (used to be opposed to this a few years ago)
Taxes: Maybe keep corporate taxes where they are. Perhaps look into making taxes harder to evade by switching out some kinds of taxes to others. Trump tax reform in 2018 was actually good overall, but we should increase the top tax rate higher and institute, say, a vacancy tax on real estate.
Unions: Mostly favorable. I stand for the right to organize for workers, including police officers. I also favor card check. At the same time, more unionized does not necessarily mean better as in some places people are very clearly better off as individual actors. I favor what MI Dems have done by making union dues tax refundable.
Healthcare: Obamacare was very good and I personally profited from it as a diabetic. A public option would be good but it's only worth pushing for if the critical mass exists.
Trade: Generally free trade. Let the goods pass through national borders and consumers reap the rewards. I am generally opposed to protectionism and favor NAFTA and trade with nations, including China.
Monopolies: Apply relevant current laws as needed.
National Debt: Keep on eye it on it. It is worth trying to keep surpluses in good times.
Tariffs: Oppose, generally.
Retirement Age and Entitlements: Gradually increase if that is needed to maintain the integrity of Social Security. It might be worth it raising the threshold and making the benefits more generous. Protect Medicare and Medicaid and especially Food Stamps.

Foreign Policy
Hawkish vs Dove: Lean Doveish, if Hawkish is to be defined as using military action liberally.
Internationalist vs Unilateralist: Strong lean towards Interationalism. Don't let China become the standard-bearer for a global order driven by "rules". We of course can deviate from our "rules-based order", but if we do, we also give license for China to do the same. Caution is important and context is necessary when considering action and options.
Ukraine: It is in America's interest that Russia be weakened, so arms for Ukraine. But Russia should not be so weak it becomes a Chinese puppet. What we can do with Ukraine depends on what it achieves on the battlefield. What happens with Ukraine is not to be decided by what the people of Ukraine want, as much as the American national interest, which takes in the global state of affairs.
Russia: Some kind of sanctions for as long as the war runs. Re-evaluate sanctions routinely if they are doing the nation's interests a service. If not, do not hesitate to scrap. We don't want a Russia completely resilient to sanctions and thus which is independent from us. Also, Western companies having a presence in Russia is very good and I hope that the Russian market has as much of a presence of Western firms as it can (with some exceptions...weapons being one of them). In general though, if there are sanctions being evaded, good...that's more American corporate power globally and more money for American corporations.
China: Top rival, globally. Treat it cautiously, for they are a great power with a ton of strength. Full-blown war would be economic and political suicide and MUST be avoided. Above all avoid the existence of a cohesive Eurasian bloc joining the Middle East, Russia, and China.
NATO: Strongly support, though expansion is something to be treated cautiously. We are not required to accept membership applications.
Cuba: Lift sanctions. Obama era policy here was good, it is a shame Trump shut the door on that.
Middle East: Maintain relationships with players in this region, including Israel and Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. Even Iran to some extent. This area is still important.
UN: A good forum for global cooperation. Use as needed.
Israel-Palestine: I've lost faith in a 2-state solution, but I don't know what is best in its place. Perhaps a 1-state solution with constitutional and religious guarantees. But the people probably won't want that.

Education
Use federal tax money to help fix leaking roofs in poor schools, in both black and white areas. Keep out 1619 Project, that is sensationalist bull****. In general, avoid the crazy ideas from both left and right.
School choice (Charter schools): Good. However, public schools should still be appropriately resourced regardless of their existence.
Private schools: Keep.

Social Issues
Gun control: Strongly oppose. States, of course, have some leeway to go closer to tight gun control.
Abortion: Ban at least up to 15 weeks I guess. Ideally, nationwide ban besides the three exceptions, but I do not think the popular backing exists for something going that far. "Ideally" and "Abortion" in context to laws may as well be oil and water.
Drugs: Marijuana should be legalized as evidence it is harmful for health overall is limited at best. Most drugs should be illegal, however. Cocaine is ruinous and so is crystal meth.
Smoking: Strongly oppose. Maintain existing smoking taxes. Don't hike them further because at this point it would just empower the black market.
Alcohol: I'm a teetoler, but I'm an avid reader of history. Societies everywhere have some kind of drugs to let themselves cope with life. There's a reason Prohibition didn't work.
Reparations: Made sense in 1865. We aren't in 1865 anymore.
Affirmative Action: I support it. But within limits. It ought to be not to be used to discriminate against men. Universities have the leeway to have a racially diverse student body.
LGBT: No privileges. Treat them as normal. It is dumb we talk so much about this.
Police Reform: Oppose many of the things activists suggest. Try to get incremental progress on this, with clear goals in mind. Seeking perfection here is futile.
Free Speech: Strongly favor. I've always been at least fairly absolutist on this.
Birth Control: Strongly support its availability. (The aborting of the unborn and the usage of birth control are two very distinct issues for me)
Immigration: Broadly supportive. We should make it easier to come and stay here. However, border security is important and we should not have wholesale open borders. We should keep out "bad hombres".
Private Prisons: I disapprove of them, but if we get rid of them we need to be ready to fully fill in the void and use tax dollars correspondingly. If we are unwilling to do so, then we need to keep them in some capacity, though it stinks. Perhaps make it a rule that we should no longer have any new private prison contracts.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Ban it.
Crime: Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.
Prostitution: Status quo. I don't care about this issue but don't favor legalization either.
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« Reply #1543 on: May 29, 2023, 12:30:42 AM »

Social Issues
Abortion: Ban after a heartbeat can be detected, with exceptions to save the mother's life or if the baby wouldn't be able to survive normally outside of the womb
Birth Control: Keep legal
LGBT+ Rights: Keep gay marriage legal
Drugs: Legalize medical marijuana, keep recreational drugs illegal
Death Penalty: Support in the case of murderers and rapists with undeniable evidence against them
Gun Control: Expand training, but do not add any form of gun control
Policing: Increase funding
Prisons: Get rid of private prisons
PATRIOT ACT: Get rid of it.
Immigration: Build a wall, and limit immigration
Freedom of Speech: Allow anyone to say whatever they want, as long as it doesn't incite violence
Euthanasia: Only if the person in question is still mentally "there" and consents to it
COVID-19: Promote vaccination, but do not mandate masks or social distancing anywhere

Economic Issues
Minimum Wage: Increase slightly, with further increases being tied to inflation
Taxes: Cut taxes on the poor and middle class dramatically, while slightly raising on the wealthy, with all loopholes being closed. It will be illegal to divert funds made in America overseas in the name of avoiding taxes.
Unions: Support right-to-work
Healthcare: Expand Medicaid elgibility, and set price limits on life-saving drugs
Social Security: Make optional
Trade: Support protectionist policies to keep/bring back jobs
Monopolies: Bust those trusts!
Nationalization: Do not nationalize anything

Foreign Policy
Interventionism: Stay out of all war unless we were attacked or a genocide is occurring
Russia: Support Ukraine and expand sanctions
China: Support protectionist trade policies and shift our manufacturing back to the US, so we are less reliant on them
Saudi Arabia: Drill for oil in the US more, as well as expanding nuclear production to gain further energy independence
Israel/Palestine: Two state solution
NATO: Stay in NATO, and use it to keep Putin at bay
United Nations Does nothing of substance, and allows dictatorships and authoritarian regimes too much power

Elections and Democracy
Electoral College: Keep.
Gerrymandering: Ban
Term Limits: Support for all officials
Voting: Make E-Day a holiday, but require photo ID to vote
Supreme Court: Add term limits
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« Reply #1544 on: May 30, 2023, 06:42:30 PM »

Minimum Wage: Distort the labour market, but necessary, because the alternatives are worse. Raise periodically to keep in line with CoL, and encourage employers to increase wages, benefits etc via incentives.

Abortion: Pro-choice. I'm not personally comfortable with abortion and think more humane alternatives should be supported. But stopping people who want one from getting a legal abortion ain't right.

Birth Control: Supportive.

Same-Sex Marriage: Supportive.

Death Penalty/Sentencing: Not against it on principle, but here in Canada it's been abolished for decades, and I wouldn't support bringing it back.

Marijuana: Keep legal.

Gun Control: Generally pro-gun rights, but I can go either way depending on the specific measure proposed.

Prostitution: The act of prostitution shouldn't be a crime, but brothels and organized prostitutions should be. Again, it depends on the local context. In places where it's already normalized, I'd feel different. But here in Canada it's not a commonplace thing, and I'm good keeping it that way.

Affirmative Action: Generally opposed, but I can see limited circumstances where it makes sense.

Reparations: Opposed.

Police Reform: Way too broad to give a snappy answer on. Very opposed to Defund the Police and other such nonsense, but I acknowledge the need for some reform. Generally though, I tend to think that peace and public order should not be things that we experiment with, so with police reform I support a more gradual approach.

Prisons: They should exist and be used primarily to keep criminals away from society.

Free Speech: Non-negotiable, with exceptions for direct incitement of violence, breaching national security, doxxing private information, "yelling fire in a theater", etc.

PATRIOT Act: I'm not very knowledgable or have strong opinions on that act in particular, so I won't comment on it. In general, I'm against permitting government surveillance of civilians, but it's all about proportionality - sometimes, a crisis is bad enough that trade-offs must be made. From what I know, I don't think the PATRIOT Act was a proportionate or necessary response to 9/11, although a softer approach would have been.

Eminent Domain: Support, but arbitrated negotiation required before invoking eminent domain. And if invoked, must compensate greater than market value.

Immigration: Support legal immigration with a streamlined process, but I think current rates in Canada are too high. Main focus should be on skill-based immigration, support taking refugees from severe crisis areas, oppose illegal immigration and sanctuary cities.

Euthanasia: Yes, but only for terminal illnesses.

Mask Mandates: I mean at this point, opposed. But 2-3 years ago, it was clearly necessary.

Vaccine Mandates: In general, I think individuals should never be made to ingest or inject anything against their will, even if it's for the common good - there are certain boundaries of personal autonomy that should not be crossed. But I think public schools should be able to mandate it for students, and employers should be able to mandate it provided that there is a reason (working with vulnerable people, etc).

COVID-19 Vaccines: Ditto, although I wouldn't mandate it for public school students either, but definitely mandate it for healthcare workers for example.

LGBT: Lol what a broad topic. I support the right of LGBT people to live and express themselves freely and not be discriminated, and I support same-sex marriage and adoption. I don't support physical transition for pre-pubescent minors. I'm also very uncomfortable with the public expression and normalization of sexually explicit aspects embraced by some people in the LGBT community. I know what people are going to say, no I'm not accusing LGBT people of being perverts or anything like that, or saying "just don't do it in public", because of course people should be able to express themselves. But if your self-expression involves publicizing your fetish in the middle of the street, as it seems to for some people in the community, don't get surprised when people try to shield their kids from that subculture.

Free Trade: Based (but must be reciprocal).

Income/Corporate Taxes: Keep low. Cut income taxes whenever possible, preferably by raising the personal amount (i.e. the amount of income that isn't taxed before income taxes kick in, raising the personal amount would disproportionately help low income people). For corporate taxes, it all depends on the business environment, but it should be kept competitive.

Tax Credits: An imperfect but effective way of providing tax relief (and if we're being realistic, pandering to key voter blocs).

Healthcare: Ensure universal access to public healthcare while allowing more for-profit facilities to operate at the user's expense, as long as public facilities are available, and a certain % of private healthcare profits directly go to the public system. This would alleviate the over-capacity of public healthcare and give customers more options without abolishing the public system.

Social Security: Again, not American, not very familiar with the specifics.

National Debt: Limit deficits and pay down debt as much as practicable.

Campaign Finance Reform: Individuals should be allowed to donate up to a certain limit. Ban direct corporate and union donations, PACs should be permitted.

Unions: Support in the private sector, oppose in the public sector (but can make peace with).

Tariffs: Only reciprocal tariffs.

UBI: Opposed.

Welfare: Should be limited as much as possible, able-bodied people shouldn't rely on the state for their livelihood, although people with disabilities or other circumstances out of their control that make it hard for them to get work should get enough support to live on. Better to focus on skill development than provide welfare.

Foreign Policy: Support our allies in NATO, Ukraine, Israel, Japan, Korea, etc, and stay the f- away from China. Generally maintain warm relations with countries wherever possible, but also understand that geopolitics can be very brutal and unforgiving, so don't be naive.

Colleges: Shouldn't be free, but government should intervene to cut tuition costs, especially in state and community colleges. More importantly, I think governments should put a halt on the policy of getting as many students as possible into 4-year university degrees, and instead promote trades and associate degrees focused on professional development - nothing against academia, but the social expectation of needing a 4-year bachelor's degree (particularly arts and general business programs that aren't very useful anyway) is unhealthy and forces a lot of young people into financial and time commitments that really aren't necessary to be a useful member of society.

Education: What I said above for post-secondary, and the idea of applying more practical education in the secondary level also applies. I know very little about primary education policy though, so I won't say anything. I do think school choice and charter schools are a good thing, but public education is also important.

Afghanistan: What's done is done. Don't recognize the Taliban and give into their extremism, but we're well past the point of them being the de facto government.

China: Again, avoid getting entangled with China any more than necessary. I think the west has slowly learned the hard way (I'm thinking about Canada in particular, but it applies everywhere) that economic liberalization does NOT mean that China is going to become a trustworthy power.

Middle East: No particular opinion, but building ties with Middle Eastern countries without undermining NATO obligations is the best way to go for Canada.

Cuba: As a Canadian, Cuba is more a cheap vacation destination (and the birthplace of our Prime Minister of course  Wink ) than a real geopolitical question.

Military Spending: Work towards meeting the 2% NATO target by beefing up our presence in the Arctic.

NSA Spying: What I said above about the PATRIOT Act.

Palestine/Israel: Status quo for Canadian policy, support our allies in Israel but don't get any more involved than we need to. Against BDS and such things, but there's no reason for us to pick fights with the Palestinians either. Peace in the region would be nice, but not our job.

Ukraine-Russia War: Support Ukraine.

Mexico: Again, as a Canadian, I don't feel any kind of way about Mexico politically. I'd like to travel there though, I've done the typical Cancun thing but I'd like to see more of the country.

Climate Change: Important to tackle, but we have to be realistic about what we can actually achieve on this file. I don't support hamstringing our energy sector only to let that demand be fulfilled by others. Strongly supportive of renewable and nuclear energy.

Carbon Tax: A good idea in theory, but I question its effectiveness in the way it's been applied.

Keystone Pipeline: Support.

Energy independence: Supportive.

Big Lie: Biden won the election.

Voter ID: Support, as long as ID is easy enough to attain (or better yet, any official government ID like a license, passport, health card, etc).

Audits: Audits? Yeah, audits need to be done regularly as a matter of good business practice. I'm not sure what this is referring to lol.

Term Limits: Nah, doesn't really make sense in a parliamentary system.

DC/PR statehood: Don't care.

SCOTUS: No strong opinions.

Alcohol: End the government monopoly on liquor sales (this is a very Ontario specific thing though). I'm not a big drinker, but I don't think government intervention on alcohol consumption is necessary or advisable.

Porn: Banning it won't work, but it's a genuine public health issue. Focus on awareness, and clamp down on sketchy practices in the porn industry.

Religion in Schools: I have no problem with school prayer, and parents should be able to send their kids to religious schools. That said, public schools shouldn't promote or oppose any religion.
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« Reply #1545 on: June 05, 2023, 05:00:22 PM »

Not going to make a whole long list as I'm pretty apathetic about political issues on the whole (becoming more so over the past few years) to the point that I don't really think about politics. However, my primary political concerns are being aggressively pro-labor union and wanting to expand the social safety net whenever possible; my ideal party would be a fiscally left-wing labor party.
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« Reply #1546 on: June 16, 2023, 04:46:27 PM »

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« Reply #1547 on: June 18, 2023, 10:40:51 PM »

Social Issues

Abortion: Pro-life, support national ban from moment of conception
Birth Control: Opposed to all hormonal contraception due to the potential to prevent implantation.  If it's still legal, make sure that no pharmacist has to fill that prescription.  Ideally, require proof of marriage to purchase condoms.
Same-Sex Marriage: Opposed, but if it's still legal, we need to make sure that no small business owner has to provide a service to a gay wedding.
Divorce: Abolish no-fault divorce
Death penalty: Ambivalent
Legalization of Drugs: Opposed
Gun Control: Opposed, except for basic background checks
Prostitution: Opposed
Affirmative Action: Opposed
Reparations: Opposed
Police Reform/BLM: Take situations on a case-by-case basis.  Body cams are a good thing though.
Private Prisons: Don't know enough to say
Big Tech: Generally agree with how Elon Musk is handling Twitter
Free Speech: Support
PATRIOT Act: Lean supportive, but not really that big of an issue in 2023
Eminent Domain: No strong opinion
Immigration: Support legal immigration.
Euthanasia: Opposed
Mask Mandates: Does anyone actually support them in 2023?  (But, I was always opposed)
Vaccine Mandates: Opposed
COVID-19 Vaccines: Neutral.  I chose to get vaccinated but probably won't be getting updated boosters every year.  No issues with people deciding not to get it at all or with people getting annual boosters forever.

Economic Issues

Free Trade: Support
Taxes: Lower, sympathetic to flat tax or national sales tax ideas
Healthcare: Support free market insurance, ban coverage of abortion, contraception, and sex changes
Social Security: Unfair to get rid of what people have been paying into, but look into ways to "fix" it going forward
National Debt: Shrink roles of federal government to reduce debt
Campaign Finance Reform: Probably opposed
Unions: Support right-to-work
Tariffs: Opposed
UBI: Opposed in 2023.  Open to reconsidering it depending on what work looks like in the future (with increased automation).
Foreign Policy: I generally believe that America should play an active role in the world
Education: Support school vouchers (and even open to a subsidized all private school model).  Strongly oppose teaching secular values and evolution in public schools.

International Relations

Afghanistan: Keep a limited troop presence to ensure stability
China: Our biggest geopolitical threat today
Middle East: Make sure that the rights of Christian believers are protected- including the right to evangelize to Muslims
Cuba: Keep significant sanctions, but allow limited tourism
Military Spending: Don't know enough to make a budget
Israel/Palestine: Support Israel as a key ally in the region (and one that does a better job of protecting sites holy to three major religious traditions).  Press Israel to treat Palestinians within its borders well.
Ukraine-Russia War: Ukraine is obviously in the right.  We should help them in some way, but probably not with boots on the ground.
Mexico: Oppose building a physical wall, but support more modern increased border security.

Environment

Climate Change: The Earth is warming due to a mix of natural and man-made causes.  It's nothing to be alarmed about though.  The dystopian predictions that some on the left make verge on science fiction.
Green New Deal: Opposed
Carbon Tax: Opposed
Keystone Pipeline: Support
Energy independence: Support if realistically feasible

Elections
Big Lie: The election was not physically stolen, but I do think mass mail-in voting was an unfair change to the rules late in the game
Voter ID: Support
Audits: Support, but don't go overboard
Term Limits: Lean against
DC/PR statehood: Opposed for DC, potentially open to PR statehood (especially if we pair it with a new red state, such as the State of Jefferson)
SCOTUS: No structural reform needed.  Senate has a right to refuse a nominee for ideological reasons, not just for qualification.
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« Reply #1548 on: July 20, 2023, 04:13:50 PM »

Economy:

Supports adjusting the minimum wage every year proportional to inflation (not important)
Supports cutting wasteful government spending and decreasing taxes (very important)
Supports a flat tax for civilians (somewhat important)
Supports increasing taxes on business that are manufacturing in China and other hostile adversaries but decreasing taxes on business that manufacture solely in America (very important)

Society:

Is pro-choice on abortion with the exception of late-term abortions (not important)
Supports banning gender-affirming care for those under 18 (very important)
Supports banning TikTok (very important)
Supports mandating social media apps institute protections to try to ensure under-18s don’t get access to said apps (very important)
Supports universal background checks, a gun licensing system, and other gun regulations, but opposes bans on guns (very important)
Supports demilitarizing the police, but not defunding (somewhat important)
Supports the legalization of marijuana in public spaces (somewhat important)
Supports the death penalty as an option for people found guilty of murder (very important)
Supports strengthening sentences for those guilty of other crimes such as sexual assault (very important)

Politics:

Supports abolishing the electoral college, but only if the multi-party system is established. If the multi-party system is not yet established, then we keep the electoral college. (not important)
Supports establishing a multi-party system (very important)
Supports a national voter ID law (very important)

Education:

Supports school choice (very important)
Opposes biased ideology being taught in schools, with the exception of the obvious stuff like slavery and the Holocaust (very important)
Supports abolishing the Department of Education and letting local school boards decide most of their own curriculum, with the exception of the above being forbidden nationwide (very important)
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« Reply #1549 on: August 05, 2023, 08:44:56 PM »

Social Issues
Abortion: Ban at 10 weeks, with exceptions to save the mother's life or if the baby wouldn't be able to survive normally outside of the womb, as well as for rape and incest
Birth Control: Keep legal and subsidize
LGBT+ Rights: Keep gay marriage legal
Drugs: Legalize medical marijuana, keep recreational drugs illegal
Death Penalty: Support in the case of murderers and rapists with undeniable evidence against them
Gun Control: Expand training, but do not add any form of gun control
Policing: Increase funding
Prisons: Get rid of private prisons
PATRIOT ACT: Get rid of it.
Immigration: Expand skilled immigration and increase the number of refugees we take in. However, increase border security.
Freedom of Speech: Allow anyone to say whatever they want, as long as it doesn't incite violence
Euthanasia: Only if the person in question is still mentally "there" and consents to it
COVID-19: Promote vaccination, but do not mandate masks or social distancing anywhere

Economic Issues
Minimum Wage: Increase national minimum wage to $10, with further increases being tied to inflation
Taxes: Cut taxes on the poor and middle class dramatically, while slightly raising on the wealthy, with all loopholes being closed. It will be illegal to divert funds made in America overseas in the name of avoiding taxes.
Unions: Support right-to-work
Healthcare: Expand Medicaid elgibility, and set price limits on life-saving drugs
Social Security: Make optional
Trade: Support protectionist policies to keep/bring back jobs
Monopolies: Bust those trusts!
Nationalization: Do not nationalize anything

Foreign Policy
Interventionism: Stay out of war unless we were attacked or a genocide is occurring
Russia: Support Ukraine and expand sanctions
China: Support protectionist trade policies and shift our manufacturing back to the US, so we are less reliant on them
Saudi Arabia: Drill for oil in the US more, as well as expanding nuclear production to gain further energy independence
Israel/Palestine: Two state solution
NATO: Stay in NATO, and use it to keep Putin at bay
United Nations: Does nothing of substance, and allows dictatorships and authoritarian regimes too much power, but it is better than nothing

Elections and Democracy
Electoral College: Keep.
Gerrymandering: Ban
Term Limits: Support for all officials
Voting: Make E-Day a holiday, but require photo ID to vote
Supreme Court: Add term limits
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