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So occasionally facebook has its benefits, this nifty little application asked me all about my political stances and forced me to then put my beliefs into words. Here is what came out:

2008 Presidential Candidates: I will be voting for Obama but was glad that McCain got the republican nomination.
Party: I vote people not party (independent), I think it is when people devote themselves to one party or another that they begin to truly ignore the issues.
Abortion: I am against abortion but am far from condemning those that chose that route in some situations.
Affirmative Action: Until we can think of a system that would better address the horrible amounts of racism that occur in this country everyday, I am for it. I would definitely be pro system for something based on economic standings, but this idea has yet to be placed seriously on the table.
Capital Punishment: I do not think it is the right of any government to take away the lives of its people. There is no way for this system to be 100% accurate which means that at some point you would end up killing an innocent person and that is not acceptable.
Censorship: I think under extreme circumstances a government may need to be able to keep things quiet, but I think there should be a time limit (other than the death of said president) for these documents to be released. Waiting for a president to die before releasing their documents is just another way of saying they shouldn't really have to be accountable for their actions.
Cuba: US should open trade with them and begin reestablishing lines of communication. The red scare is over people...move on.
Current Administration (Bush/Cheney): Since I am anti capital punishment I will just say this (I am being totally serious) Bush and Cheney need to simply go away where they can't have any more power and can not kill any more people.
Education: Education (including secondary) should be a right of the people not a privilege of the rich.
Electoral College: Stupidest thing ever. There is NO EXCUSE for having a system in which one person can earn more votes and still be denied the presidency. Bush v. Gore was at least the fourth time this has happened in our nation's history. No one visits Rhode Island anyway.
Flag Burning: It is the people who put power behind the flag therefore it is the people's right to then burn that symbol of power. This country's laws are not based on what should be respectful but on what is freedom.
Gay Rights: It is none of the government's damn business whom I chose to sleep with. When you try and mess with this you screw with every piece of the Constitution that assures people freedom of pursuit of happiness, not to mention the division between church and state.
Global Warming: Its exists and we need to fix it. Even if it doesn't what is the worst that would happen? We would end up with a cleaner planet.
Gun Control: If you aren't going to use a gun for bad purposes then you have nothing to worry about in a background check. To be totally honest i don't understand why pro gun people wouldn't want background checks, it prevents those crazies who go out and kill people with guns they buy at YOUR gun shows from being the population that represents you. People with guns don't kill people, crazy people with guns kill people.
Marijuana Legalization: It does not inhibit you any more than getting stupid drunk will. It has less medical implications than smoking or getting stupid drunk all the time does, and its original illegalization is based on white rubber plant owners seeing competition in black hemp company owners. Wanna help out national debt/ make the war on drugs a hell of a lot more efficient because they won't be chasing teenage pot dealers? Legalize. Not to mention it has been illegal now for how long and people can still get it relatively easily EVERYWHERE!
School Prayer: If you wanna have prayer in school you must allow and accommodate Muslim prayer, Jewish prayer, Wiccan prayer, and any other sort of prayer. Since I have yet to see a single educational establishment be able to do this, I am against it.
Separation of Church and State: Does not exist in the US, and should.

~The Singing Ginger