1.) Out
of the two major political parties I would have to say that I lean more to the
Democratic Party as opposed to the Republican Party. I have way too many
liberal beliefs when it comes to social issues to be associated with the
Republican Party. I agree with the
majority of the beliefs and practices of the Democratic Party. Democrats
believe that same-sex marriages should be made legal and that for it to be
illegal for gays to marry it infringes on their equal rights as an American
Citizen, which I strongly agree with. They also believe that abortion should be
left at pro-choice, which I also agree that the decision to have an abortion
should be left to the woman getting the procedure and no limitations should be
put on that woman’s rights to that procedure.
Democrats also believe that these two social issues are fundamental
constitutional rights, and I also believe them to be the very basic right of
everyone to be equal in the United States. I further agree with the Democratic
Party that God and all religion should be removed from politics and that it has
no place in today’s government. I also support the Democratic Parties stances
on the economic issues we face in today’s government. They believe that taxes
should be reduced for middle class and working families, not for millionaires
or the wealthy, as I too believe.
2.) If
America could operate unbiased with solely the best interest and equality of
ALL of its citizens then I believe that we could operate without political
parties. Sadly, this is not how are government operates. We have political parties because so many
people are separated in their beliefs when it comes to both economic and social
issues. I do not believe our government
would be able to operate without political parties in today’s times because
beliefs are so diverse. I believe that is partially due to religion greatly
influences our law makers and government officials and no separation of church
and state in today’s government. I also
believe that citizens rely on political parties to help them establish their
beliefs. These parties make it easier for citizens to know where they stand and
which nominee has the same beliefs as they do in an election.
3.) The
Libertarian Party is the fastest growing party currently in the United States.
I agree with a lot of stances that this party takes; however, I do disagree
with some of their beliefs. I agree with
this party as they believe in strong civil rights. I agree with this party in
reference to their belief that government power should be more limited than it
is now but maybe not as much as this party believes it should be. I believe
that we need a strong government when it comes to national crisis’ for our
nation to survive but do feel that the government should operate on the very
fundamental of equality when it comes to social issues, which we do not operate
under today and feel that with the limited government this party believes it
equality for all would be achieved easier.
This party strongly believes in separation of church and state as I do.
I do not agree with this party when they say that we should not be a part of
the United Nations or NATO. I feel that both of these organizations are in
place for a reason and help us maintain peace with other countries.
I commented on the following blogs
for this chapter:
Tinisha Key: http://keytd.blogspot.com
Although we agree on civil liberties and freedoms for all, I do not believe it is the governments job to make everyone equal. This is socialism. Instead, we should all be free to pursue our own interests. For those who are driven, they will most likely succeed. For those who CHOOSE not to work, why should they receive benefits of those who do? I'm not against helping those truly in need, and think this is important, but, I disagree with helping those who are not in need, but rather simply lazy and unwilling to work. These is such a fine balance, politically, on this issue. Yes, we need assistance, but it should be temporary, as it was initially created and intended to be. Regardless, I think we both agree that limited government is the best and that the government is supposed to be responsive to the people not the people to the government.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you it isn't the governments job to make everyone equal but instead it is their obligation to treat everyone equally. I also believe we should be free to pursue our own interests and that government should not put limitations on those rights. Sadly I believe the government does put limitations on those basic rights in today's times and I do not believe this is right. I too agree that the government should not help the those who are not in need or those who are too lazy to help themselves, but those who truly need the help or legitimately cannot find work are deserving of government aid until they are able to get back on their feet and be stable.
DeleteI agree that most of our elected officials are influenced by their religion instead of the actual legislation that might help someone else. Our government should lean more towards honoring the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about unnecessary political parties.I really do NOT feel as though political parties are necessary because the politicians of today, strattle the fence any way and do not stand behind the beliefs that originally got them in office in the first place. So why should parties exist? When people waiver in their own
ReplyDeletebeliefs/morals/values a gray area is created….things are so much more simple if they are black and white. You either support gay marriage or you don’t, you either agree with abortion or not, etc. No wonder our nation is currently on a downward spiral.
Religion does, in fact, have no place in today's political system, and sadly a lot of politicians use this card to gain support from citizens when they themselves may not even be a true advocate to the beliefs of their own, claimed religion lifestyle. It's hard to believe that politics is ran any cleaner than an underground black market, instead of providing an objective goal for the people.
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