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Political Poll

If I could get a woman pregnant then chances are I will never be able to get another one pregnant again. IM KEEPING THE BABY.
 
Normally I would be inclined to yell "P&N", but I think it would be kind of interesting to see where the OT crowd stands on these issues. However I predict a flamewar will ensue within 12 hours anyway. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Normally I would be inclined to yell "P&N", but I think it would be kind of interesting to see where the OT crowd stands on these issues. However I predict a flamewar will ensue within 12 hours anyway. 🙁
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Not enough people visit P&N though, I want a large population. Yeah, let the flamewars begin. 😉
 
Gay Marriage: of couse I support it - I think the government should be in the business of descriminating or enacting legislation based on percieved "morality".

Gun Control: I don't really have an opinion - I certainly think they should be taken out of the hands of some people (people on the terrorist watch list come to mind - since it's a fresh issue).

Euthanasia: IMHO, I think you should have the right to end your life if you see fit. If you're in severe pain and suffering, who am I to tell say you cannot die peacefully?

Abortion: Personally, I think that in many cases abortion is wrong - but that still does not give me the right to take that decision out of a woman's hands. It is part of a woman's body, the decision on what to do with it lies with her.

Evolution and Creationism: As stated above, the government should be be in the business of legislating the beliefs of one particular belief - keep creationism out.
 
I voted

Homosexuals, No / Yes . Need to discuss it with a homosexual. number of homosexual people I know: 0. Therefore, no answer.
Abortion, Yes
Gun Control, yes
Evolution, Yes
Euthanasia, Sure if there is proof the patient wanted it and some crazy doctor isnt out for some wacko fun.
 
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Gay Marriage: of couse I support it - I think the government should be in the business of descriminating or enacting legislation based on percieved "morality".

Gun Control: I don't really have an opinion - I certainly think they should be taken out of the hands of some people (people on the terrorist watch list come to mind - since it's a fresh issue).

Euthanasia: IMHO, I think you should have the right to end your life if you see fit. If you're in severe pain and suffering, who am I to tell say you cannot die peacefully?

Abortion: Personally, I think that in many cases abortion is wrong - but that still does not give me the right to take that decision out of a woman's hands. It is part of a woman's body, the decision on what to do with it lies with her.

Evolution and Creationism: As stated above, the government should be be in the business of legislating the beliefs of one particular belief - keep creationism out.
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we're on the same wavelength 😀
 
Originally posted by: Landroval
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Gay Marriage: of couse I support it - I think the government should be in the business of descriminating or enacting legislation based on percieved "morality".

Gun Control: I don't really have an opinion - I certainly think they should be taken out of the hands of some people (people on the terrorist watch list come to mind - since it's a fresh issue).

Euthanasia: IMHO, I think you should have the right to end your life if you see fit. If you're in severe pain and suffering, who am I to tell say you cannot die peacefully?

Abortion: Personally, I think that in many cases abortion is wrong - but that still does not give me the right to take that decision out of a woman's hands. It is part of a woman's body, the decision on what to do with it lies with her.

Evolution and Creationism: As stated above, the government should be be in the business of legislating the beliefs of one particular belief - keep creationism out.
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we're on the same wavelength 😀
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Whoa - far out man!!!!!
 
1. Homosexuals should be allowed to marry and have the full rights that any married couple has.

2. All weapons should be allowed. It is not the weapon but the person who uses one wrongly is at fault. Caveat - of course I'm not for the legalization of heavy ordinance, etc.

3. Other - The state should not be involved in determining someone's right to die. That is a basic right, but it is a personal choice, and not the obligation of the state to provide the means.

4. Other - I'm morally opposed to abortion, but I don't have any proof that a fetus is or isn't life. It is an issue that I stay away from because I don't believe in imposing my morals on others, however, I also might change my views depending on what science proffers in the future. Right now there is no way to know a lot of the "questions" surrounding abortion. I don't believe people's right should be restricted, though, at least not by a minority.

5. Evolution and Creationism should be taught in high school. - However I consider them to be very different things. First you have the size of evolution(whether micro or macro) and the many different theories regarding the origin of the Universe. Evolution is not really the best *term* to me, but I see zero problem with teaching Creationism as well. Science proves Evolution to be true, but so far no one can be certain how the ingredients for life originated or how the universe originated. I err to caution and honestly don't care - it isn't an issue to me.

6. Profiling is right, if there is enough reason to warrant profiling in the first place of course.
 
1) Should be allowed to marry with all rights

2) Other: All weapons should be allowed, but regulated

3) Other: People have the right to kill themselves, state does not have to provide the means

4) Abortion should be legal ("wrong" is a personal/situational decision), fetus is not a person, although awareness is not the (sole) reason.

5) Evolution and Creationism should be taught: Evolution in biology, creationism in current events, history or other such courses

6) Profiling primarily on race,gender,age etc. for general wrongdoing is wrong. i.e. on the lookout for terrorists, stop all Muslim men. For a specific crime, it may be a part of the process. i.e. bomber gets away, known to be a white man aged 25-40, white men fitting the bill in the geographic area get extra scrutiny
 
homosexuals should not be allowed to marry and have marriage benefits

guns should be allowed to everyone

euthenasia is morally wrong

abortion is murder

evolution has no place in our schools


 
1. Give them full rights, they're people too... I hate how homosexuals have it bad in life right now just because they go against to norm of liking the opposite sex. This stuff has been going on for a long time, it's just more open now... move on with your lives...

2. People are the one's at fault.

3. A person should have the right to die if they want to.

4. Yes because sometimes it is the right thing to do (girl being raped). All in all, as everyone else has said, it's up to the female in which the fetus is in.

5. Evolution should be taught because it has been proven. Show me God.

6. I don't believe in profiling. But i guess sometimes it should be done...
 
1) All legal rights of a union, regardless of what it is called. Get religion out of it.
2) Allow all weapons, greatly increase penalties for abuse of those weapons
3) Killing oneself is an inherent human right, state should have no part
4) Until the baby can survive without its mother (ie after birth), it should be considered part of the mothers body which she has full control over
5) Teach both objectively, let students come to their own conclusions
6) No profiling unless specific individual situations (ex. black man robs a bank and gets away, its stupid to go after white people)
 
I put ::

Homosexuals should be allowed to marry and have the full rights that any married couple has.
All weapons should be allowed. It is not the weapon but the person who uses one wrongly is at fault.
Anyone has the right to have a painless death, by the state, if they so wish.
The destruction of a fetus at any stage is wrong.
Evolution and not Creationism should be taught in high school.
Profiling is right, if there is enough reason to warrant profiling in the first place of course.

From what I can tell, the only issue I'm more "right" on is the Abortion thing. I just think its wrong, even if I am not completely decided on that.
 
Other for euthanasia and abortion.

Euthanasia should not be allowed for everyone in all circumstances. People who are suicidal due to mental problems (chemical imbalance, psychological problems, etc.) for example should be prevented from killing themselves. People who do not wish to have a greatly reduced quality of life or who wish to avoid painful death by illness should be allowed to.

My feelings on abortion are fairly muddled and complicated, but I feel there are many ways that barring it would harm society and people, along with a large number of the babies themselves.
 
As for the others...

full marriage rights - marriage is hardly a sacred institution, it is already insanely screwed up with absurdly high divorce rates and totally inappropriate marriages. don't see why one group should be excluded from all the fun.

gun control - not all weapons should be allowed. only those for hunting and personal protection. i belive many people who will answer all guns should be allowed actually mean this one, since it pretty much means all guns are allowed except ones that no one has a legitimate reason to own such as rocket launchers.

evolution and creationism... creationism should not be taught in high school in the same context as evolution. evolution is a scientific process and has far more impact and relevance than merely the origin of human life. in the context of the origin of human life, both should be mentioned and explain briefly, but the subject as a whole should not be something to dwell on, since neither side has much material to support their beliefs.

profiling by authorities. in outward appearances it would *seem* ok in the same sense that insurance companies charging higher rates for a red card seems ok, but in actuality i believe first that it is not possible to have a morally correct policy which is based on morally incorrect actions, second that in most cases it is too difficult to prevent the viral effect that outwardly permitting such reasoning results in, and thirdly that it dehumanizes people in a way which should not be done merely because of some success rates.
 
My 2 others:

Abortion should be allowed up until a certain point. Partial birth abortions shouldnever be allowed and pretty much anything in the 3rd trimester. If your going to do it go ahead and get it done early.

Evolution vs creationism: I believe evolution should always be tought unless for some reason in the future it is proven wrong (not likely), but I think creationism should also be explored. Now when I say creationism I'm not refering to anything religious. I read an article from TIME once and it explored creationism as a scientific possibility by examining the tiny little things about our universe that if were changed life couldn't exist and if you look at all the possibilities it's pretty slim that there is life at all. I think that point should be noted in the classroom because there are many scientists who believe in that theory.
 
Gay Marriage
Homosexuals should be allowed to marry and have the full rights that any married couple has. As long as the government assumes the power to marry, so they should not have the power to discriminate.

Gun Control
The first step towards any totalitarian government is to disarm its citizens. I do not trust nor do I care for the government taking on the role of protector. In the case where my house is broken into, the police will only arrive *after* the fact, they will not protect me and my family, only I can do that.

Euthanasia
Anyone has the right to have a painless death - I agree with this in theory, but there need to be extremely stringent safeguards against abuse.

Abortion
The destruction of a fetus at any stage is wrong. Period.
<--- born second trimester

Evolution and Creationism.
Evolution and not Creationism should be taught in *SCIENCE* classes. Creationism may be taught in any world religions course.

Profiling by authorities
Profiling is never right.

 
1. Yes, Homosexuals should have the full marital rights as heterosexuals.

2. No. We as Americans have no constitutional right to bear any arm beyond a single shot mussel load rifle.

3. Other. Terminally ill patience should have the right.

4. Other. It should not be outlawed, but that doesn't mean it should be a first choice.

5. Other.

6. Not sure. I've been profiled and they were right (I had pot 🙂 ) back in my long haired days 🙂 But I don;t agree with it...



 
Gay Marriage: I'm fine with unions and rights similar to marriage but I think marriage ideally is between a man and a woman.

Gun Control: All guns are allowed. It is the person, not the weapon that is responsible.

Euthanasia: IMHO, if you're in severe pain and suffering, you should be allowed to decide whether or not you live or die.

Abortion: Personally, I think that in many cases abortion is wrong - but that still does not give me the right to take that decision out of a woman's hands. It is part of a woman's body, the decision on what to do with it lies with her.

Evolution and not creationism: Keep creationism out. Evolution actually has scientific evidence to support it.

Profiling: I have no problem with profiling. If you look like a terrorist your ass needs further scrutiny...end of story. Don't like it? Too fvcking bad.

Sorry rbloedow, I copied and modified some of your responses as they closely resembled my own opinion and I didn't feel like typing it all out. :thumbsup: 😀

Edited to add the profiling response.
 
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