Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Affirmative Action - It has its place at one time, but that time is ending soon.
It needs to be fine tuned, not elimenated
>>> No, it had passed its useful life and has become more of a burden than a boon to everyone, even the minorities it was designed to protect.
Hate Crime Legislation - All crime is hate crime, I see no need to differentiate.
Then why oppose it? What harm will it do?
>>> Because it goes against the very idea that "all men are created equal." Hate crime laws place higher value on the lifes of certain victims based on things such as race, creed, sexual-orientation, etc. If we are truly equal, then the value of a life cannot be adjusted by such trivial things.
National Missile Defense - Sounds good to me. (I have a job-security stake in this fight, however)
Too expensive and not needed.
>>> Perhaps, but if you consider it as insurance, it is better to be safe, than sorry, no?
Drilling in ANWR - Why not?
I guess as long as it last for my lifetime, screw all those unborn kids, right!!
>>> Unborn kids? Were your grandchildren planning on setting up residence in the Artic? Drilling operations in the ANWR would have very little geological or ecological impact. We're talking about drilling for oil, not carpet-bombing caribou herds.
Nationalized Health Care - I oppose big government.
I'd bet you have health insurance, huh
>>> Yep. Pay for it out of my own pocket, too. It's not the government's duty to pay for your checkups. Should it buy you new shoes and footed-pajamas as well? Maybe tuck you in at night?
Abortion - There better be a damn good reason to kill an unborn child.
I agree about the reason, but I wouldn't force anyone to have an unwanted child, as long as they make there mind up in a reasonable amount of time. For some reason this seems to be an everything or nothing issue to people??
>>> No, I don't believe it to be an everything-or-nothing issue, but neither does the Bush administration. Rape, incest or to save the woman's life are valid reasons to consider an abortion. We are simply against the whole "it's a woman's choice" idea that seems to place a higher precedence over her "right" to choose versus the child's 'right' to live.
Death Penalty - Play by the rules or take a hike.
I won't argue that one.
>>> Good.
Gun Control - Logic of Second Amendment appeals to me.
I won't argue this one either.
>>> Getting more reasonable by the minute.
Social Security - Privatize some of it.
Yeah, lets put Enron and Ken Lay in charge of it. NOT!!
>>> I know overgeneralizing can be fun and all, but you are aware that other corporations exist other than Enron and WorldCom, right? The government has screwed SS up royaly, and not even the worst accounting practices by the worst finincial institution could do much worse. My generation has nothing to lose, but quite a bit to gain.