Now, I am done with personal attacks. If you want to question my stance on something, then do it. But I won't sit back and let you insult my intelligence, nor my patriotism. I served six years in the US Navy and was honorably discharged.
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"The rights of the individual are protected; otherwise, the majority would always have their way."
Then what about the attack on gay marriage, and the people you look up to wanting a constituional ammendment defining marriage between a man and woman. How is a gay man/woman's rights protected in that case? Is this not a case of the "majority having their way"? |
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Every Republican has become a conservative; it no longer distinguishes you to use the title. If I recall correctly, are you not a fan of Bachmann?
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The only rational for government in marriage is to provide a stable base to have 2.1 kids per two adults. That is the only reason for the government to be in the marriage game. Without the 2.1 kids, the American population will fall and you will not have the ability to pay for the government ran social programs. Gay marriage is not that. Also, gay people can get married right now. There is no law against it. They can get married to people they don't like and have kids like the rest of us. Why are they not willing to do their civic duty? Besides, it is not an attack on gay marriage. Never been such a thing, it is an attack on straight marriage.
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^I guess you have never been to TN or NC. And if what you say is true, why are some states inacting laws to prevent gay couples from adopting kids?
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Apparently that's the only rationale that's in your head. Govt is in the marriage business to ensure the security of the less capable person. It's gives large tax deductions for a working person that takes care of people that don't work. Both wives and kids. There is absolutely no policy at all that the govt implements to ensure or even encourage people to have children. Unless you count the poor who get assistance. And even then that's for the security of the children, not to make more kids.
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Jeremy you are now talking using government to shape the social aspects of society.
John, the government can not mandate you have kids, but it can create policy that shapes it so you will have relationships that will or give treatment that will facilitate it. Kind of the like the national democrats constant share the wealth policies that make it so doing business out of the country is more appealing. They can not mandate companies move, but they sure can create policies that make it easier to do so. |
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The funny thing is that even though Tucker calls me a Marxist I think my philosophies are conservative.
- I don't believe in using tax policy to fund private markets. AKA health insurance being the worst. But also mortgages and even possibly pensions. - I believe that tax rules should be simpler. - I don't believe that defined benefit plans are fiscally responsible, and retirement accounts should be in a individuals name. - I believe that if we are going to have SS, that the contributions should be in the name of the contributor. - I don't believe in nation rebuilding. - I believe that the trade deficit needs to be cut back. - I believe food assistance (food stamps) should have stricter limitations. - I don't believe in subsidies to corps. - I don't believe that corps should be taxed on money that's paid in dividends, and the recipient of those dividends should be taxed the same as earned income. - I believe that govt should be smaller. - I believe that the Constitution straight forward enough that the supposed top scholars and members of the SC should nearly always reach unanimous decisions. - I believe Congress should place more value in not making laws than it does in making them. |
You are a closet republican.
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Too many things on that list that Republicans differ. I'm more of a Libertarian. But Libertarians seem to fall short and tend to be knee jerk reactionaries. They want to scale back govt, but don't want to scale back on tax deductions or do anything to restrict the flow of money from our country. Also I believe that a flat tax is not workable and that the tax must be progressive.
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John! I'm sooo proud!
it's posts like this that bewilder me as to why you defend Obama so much |
I'm not all that new, I like to read the political threads, but more often than not my head explodes and in the interest of my own health a choose not to get involved. I certainly haven't memorized your username or read your thousands of posts. Anyway, I'm not sure that gives you any real credibilty, no offense, because just like me you are just another talking head hiding behind a computer. Its all good :D
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I defend Obama because I don't think the accusations are justified in light of what the accusers are for. Obama has plenty to accuse him of, but mainly the worst accusation is that he is the same as the rest.
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