Originally posted on my other blog on November 15, 2011:
Platforms – Not Just a Shoe
I really need to find a better way to title things. Either I am straight forward or I come up with something cheesy. I will work on it. Really, I want to share my opinion on common political platforms (basically a list of principals or actions a party or individual supports to appeal to the public) and list the topics I think should be front and center for our government/country to address. As we know, each party, even the little guys like the Reform Party, have these items they talk about to prove why they are the correct person/party to vote for. What do you always read about though? Same-Sex Marriage, Health Care Reform, Taxes, and the Environment take up most of the columns in a news article.
Where do I stand? It’s difficult to give a black and white answer. When you look at topics involving the fiscal health of our country, I tend to lean very far to the right (conservative), however in respect to social aspects I am no where near the far left (liberal) but I am no where near far right. I fall somewhere in the middle of the political spectrum (moderate) regarding social politics. Have you really ever broken down the political game between fiscal and social? You might be surprised to find that you could differ like I do. Sometimes it makes it hard to be accepted by the Right Wingers and to show that you might agree slightly with any conservative leader the Liberals poo poo you. It’s not easy being grey.
Regina’s Platform Breakdown(the hot topics)
Social Politics
Same-Sex Marriage
Abortion
Immigration (can be considered fiscal as well)
Affirmative Action
Environmental Issues (can be considered fiscal as well)
Capital Punishment
Drug Use/Legalization of Marijuana
Gun Laws
Fiscal Politics
Taxes (any and every and all)
Health Care Reform (can be considered social as well)
National Defense
Energy (this is NOT to be confused with environmental)
Economy
Unemployment
Obviously there are far more topics that can be listed under each of those headers, but those are the ones that most Americans have an opinion about. I am sharing my OPINION (not to be taken for what I see as fact, just what I believe to be as of today. Opinions can change.) on each of these topics. No in depth detail here. If you don’t know about Health Care Reform, you should probably look it up. Here’s where I stand.
Same-Sex Marriage – I bounce around on this one. Call it a civil union so none of the religious people who are against same-sex marriage can argue with the union. Marriage is something that you can find in the bible, but it’s been around even before the bible (or so I read in a book a few years ago and I don’t remember what it was called). I feel if two people are in love, then let them join their lives together just like any other couple that is in love. If they fall out of love, they can get a divorce or annulment like any other couple that falls out of love. A loving couple is a loving couple no matter if they are two men, a man and a woman, or two women. Hell, I will even go so far as to say let the polygamists have their multiple wives. It works for them, leave them alone. (But do not allow them to marry underage girls, that’s just wrong)
Immigration – If someone wants to make a better life for themselves in America, then let them! But they MUST do it legally. There is a wrong way and a right way, I cannot stand the amount of illegal immigrants that are here in our country. I know that not all of them are taking advantage of our generous “system”, and that many do live here below the poverty line. But if there were fewer people draining our funds to help people in need, I bet a lot more people would be living far more comfortably here. (I worked for a vineyard management company for several years. Trust me, I saw a lot of shady shit go down, so I might be a little closed minded on this topic). Do I have a surefire answer to the problem? If I did, I would be somewhere in Sacramento knocking on the governor’s door, but I don’t have an answer. I think I am still asking questions, before I can suggest an answer.
Holy crap my brain is about to explode. Looks like this will be a multi-part post. I will share more tomorrow when I am a little more refreshed. The last one did a number on my brain. Trying to express myself on a topic that really grates my nerves without sounding like an asshole is so not as easy as I thought it would be.
