Summary of political beliefs

[Nicodeme Depape]

Social Issues:

• Abortion: Defend Roe. Ban partial birth abortion except in the case of the life of the mother. Have a 48 eight hour waiting period.
• Gay Marriage: Total equality from marriage to adoption.
• Affirmative Action: Make it class/income based.
• Gun Control: We need strong gun control.
• Death Penalty: It's barbaric. The justice system is fallible, we cant put life in fallible hands. End it.
• Euthanasia: Regulated euthanasia to prevent abuse.
• Prostitution: Regulated brothels. No street walking. Require protection and disease checks.
• Drug War: End the war on drugs. Legalize soft drugs. Make drug industry government owned. Illegalize dealing.
• Censorship: Censorship is bad. Simply make sure the audience is informed of any thing that could offend.
• Civil Liberties: End the Patriot Act. No torture. No wiretaps. Defend Habeas Corpus. " Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. "
• Immigration: Establish a way for illegal immigrants to attain citizenship. Require proficiency in English and paying a fine.
• Language: Make English the national language. Require proficiency in English and only promise government documents in English.

Economic Issues:

• Healthcare: Move to a single payer system, and establish a National Health Care service.
• Welfare: Welfare to work programs for able bodied workers. Generous welfare for the disabled.
• Social Security: Reform it and increase spending. No privatization.
• Education: No vouchers. Increase spending. Work to make College open to all.
• Income Tax: Drastically increase taxes on the rich. Maintain status quo on Middle Class. Exempt very poor from taxes.
• Corporate Tax: Keep corporate tax the same, but weed out loopholes.
• Spending: Increase spending on Social Services. Increase government efficiency. Implement Pay as you go.
• Minimum Wage: Establish a living wage.
• Regulation: Drastically increase regulation in order to level the playing field. Decrease regulation on establish a new business however.
• Infrastructure: Increase spending and work to renew our transportation systems. Support public transportation.
• Energy Policy: An Apollo like effort for alternative energy. Increase nuclear based power in the mean time. No drilling.
• Trade Policy: Scrap all free trade agreements.

Foreign Policy:

• Iraq: This is an illegal war. Pull out of Iraq and bring all our troops home. No bases.
• Cuba: Open trade. Normalize relations. Support democracy in Cuba.
• Israel: Support a two state plan in Israel, while supporting Israels right to exist.
• Iran: Ignoring our enemies while making demands is idiotic. Meet with their leaders and normalize relations.
• China: Work to better relations with China while also trying to end their massive exports to us.
• Military Involvement: Attack only if attacked. Diplomacy should always be used and war should be a last option. No interventionism, we aren't the worlds police.
• United Nations: Support the UN. Witholding our funds to the UN is an okay tactic to influence them.
• Foreign Aid: End foreign aid until governments are established in the recipient nations that won't use it on Palaces.

Other:

• NAU: Support a North American Union, with the eventual merge of the US and Canada, and Mexico once its development is up to par.
• Military: Cut military spending by 40% and reallocate funds to Social programs. Work on diplomacy rather than intimidation. Modernize the army into a smaller but more efficent force meant for self defense rather than intervention.