My Views on the Issues- Have Your Insults Ready

Since I don't agree with all libertarian issues I decided to take a moment to lend my opinion on the following issues:

• Abortion- totally against it. In all other matters I am pro-choice. However, injecting poisonous saline solution into the brain of an infant (aka murder) should NOT be a choice unless the birth will cause death to the mother.

• Affirmative Action- Deplorable. Advocates of this monstrosity say it promotes equality. Idiots. Do you really think having to check a box identifying the color of your skin on job/college apps promotes EQUALITY!? For true equality, race/gender shouldn't even be an option on applications.

• Capital Punishment- Absolutely for it. However, I feel that these people sit too long in our prison systems while we pay for their daily/revolting existence. It is because of this I feel that they should be granted priority appeals should they choose to do so. This would be completed in a matter of 12 days. If they do not get the appeal they are to be executed within the following 6 days. No more of this 12 year crap while we foot the bill.

• Censorship- totally unconstitutional. This is YOUR job parents. NOT the government's.

• Current Congress- Horrible. Terms should be shortened to prevent abuse of power. That said, I feel that congress should be given greater jurisdiction to pass laws in their on states. No wonder people aren't showing up at the polls. They feel totally disconnected from government. I also feel that this localized congress should vote for president. I am sick of each election being this presidential beauty pageant.

• Education- Absolutely heinous. I think the Department of Education should be abolished and all parents should receive vouchers (privatization of education) to choose a school that they feel is best fit for their child. That way, schools will have to compete to get kids' butts in the desks. The effect? Bad schools will close and, through competition, schools will have to work harder to keep parents from sending students elsewhere. Results? Better schools. Brighter kids. Do you not find it odd that while our higher education system (majority privatized) is the best in the world, our K-12 public schools are a joke?!

• Energy- drill baby drill. I am absolutely for eliminating our dependence on foreign oil. To do this I think we need to do two things. First, we need to stick those wells in the ground and get that oil out of Alaska and the Dakota's. The Federal government (specifically, the democrats) has NO right to tell states what they can and can't do with THEIR land. Secondly, we need to work on clean technology whereby oil won't even be an issue.

• Flag Burning- I think its disgusting and I would severely hurt anyone I saw doing it. But unlawful? No. It is protected under free speech.

• Free trade- yes

• Gay Rights- What people do in their sex life doesn't effect individuals anyone else but those involved. It doesn't bother me and, more importantly, has nothing to do with the Constitution.

• Global Warming- It is happening but we don't know that it is because of human actions and not a natural cycle. Livestock emissions effect greenhouse gasses more than cars. This is a fact. In the 20s we had a global cooling scare. 10 years later- global warming scare. 15 years after that- global cooling scare. Today- global warming. Which is it?

• Globalization- USA is the world's police and all we get is griping for it. I think we should let the world have what it wants. Life without the United States. I think we should pull out of the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, etc. We should also kick the UN out of their east river diggs and let them go to a different country. See how the world bows down at our feet asking for us to come to the rescue. It is at this point i would simply tell them to go away.

• Gun Control- People have the right to bare arms. The democrats want to stop that. Why? Because that means bigger government. Do you really feel comfortable with the government being the only ones with guns?

• Healthcare- Socialized medicine is awful. Are you for it? Not sure? Well let me help you. Take all the emotions associated with going to the DMV, Social Security office, post office, and put those feelings in the waiting rooms of doctors' offices. THAT'S socialized medicine.

• Illegal Immigration- I feel that we should give CURRENT immigrants the right to EARN citizenship but we should shoot on site any individuals who try to enter the country illegally from this point forward.

• Marijuana Legalization- Our war on drugs is ridiculous. If somebody wants to mess up their life in the privacy of their own home, that is their affair. Fighting drugs makes drug lords richer because increased efforts to fight leads to increased prices associated with risk on behalf of the dealer. Instead of fighting drug users- we should be pushing for treatment. Not incarceration.

• Media Bias- Obviously it exists. New York Times is the most obvious. Economics is where the bias hurts us. Every day we are constantly told that the sky is falling financially and they are always proven wrong.

• Minimum Wage- If you are above the age of 25, not mentally/physically handicapped, have been in the work force for more than 6 months, live in this great country of ours, and STILL can't seem to make above minimum wage then you are a pathetic loser and don't deserve to be bailed out by the taxpayers. Only government could come up with a system where you reward bad behavior and punish good behavior.

• Outsourcing- This sucks and it is happening because of minimum wage laws. If you are for minimum wage requirements don't you complain to me about outsourcing. If you are a business and you are being asked by your country to pay an employee for more than they are worth, what do you do? Take your business elsewhere.

• Right to Die- Keeping Terry Schiavo was a horrible effort on behalf of the republicans. She was later found to be brain dead (85% of her brain had turned to liquid). Why in the WORLD would they not allow this woman to die. Not be killed, but ALLOWED TO DIE.

• School Prayer- In private schools I am all for it but it is unconstitutional for teachers (government employees) to lead prayer in public schools. Before you go off on me, notice my stance on education. I think public schools should be abolished.

• Separation of Church and State- absolutely necessary. God doesn't need a government permission slip to make his presence known.

• Social Security- See my comments on minimum wage. We are currently paying for current retirees and not one CENT is being set aside for our retirement. SOCIAL SECURITY WAS NOT CREATED FOR RETIREMENT

• Stem Cell Research- for it

• Taxes- The adoption of the Fair Tax. This means the elimination of the IRS and, in it's place, institute one national sales tax.

• Constitution- the most important government document ever written.

• Unions- Awful. If you need someone else to make sure you have a job you really suck and should probably not leave your house/kill yourself. Dems want to eliminate the secret ballot. The secret ballot is a system where you can sign a petition in public saying you want a vote to take place as to whether or not to unionize. The secret ballot, however, is private. Nobody knows how you voted. That means that unions are unable to bully people into voting for their formation.

• United Nations- Awful. If I were president I would issue a notice for the UN to vacate their East River diggs and move elsewhere. I would form a new organization where membership would require being a democracy and a level of human rights modeled after our own Bill of Rights.

• War in Iraq- Necessary to combat radical Islam. Many don't realize that the decision to invade Iraq was made during the Clinton administration. George Bush just followed through with it. This war is the only way to fight Iran without them nuking our allies. It's a proxy war and people don't get it.

• Welfare- If you are disabled, you deserve our support. If you are just down on your luck and can't seem to muster up a steady job then sorry- you don't.

• Wiretapping- illegal without probable cause. Democrats and a lot of libertarians want you to believe that because of the Patriot Act, the FBI is monitoring your phone calls to the grandparents. This is not true. They are monitoring phone calls made from US cell phones to positively identified Islamic terrorists abroad.