(08-26-2024, 10:09 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(08-26-2024, 08:34 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Pro-Harris:  I believe man-made climate change is real and we should try to do something about it.  I believe we should continue to support Ukraine.  I believe we should continue to support NATO and we should continue to build alliances with other countries.  I don't like Trump's proposal to put massive tariffs on imported products.  I don't want to try to round up every illegal and deport them.  I don't want to put prayer back in the schools, and I am mildly pro-choice on abortion.  

Pro-Trump: I don't like affirmative action or any race or sex-based "solutions" to perceived problems.  I do want to get control of the border.  I don't think soaking the rich is a good idea at all.  I am totally against a wealth tax.  I don't want to pay off student loans.  I don't want to do price controls and I don't like her anti-gouging proposals.  I am for free markets.  

I'm sure I can come up with some others, but those are good examples.  Caldrac asked for both, so I did both.

Neither one of them is addressing the biggest and most dangerous thing facing this country, and that is the massive federal debt.

This sums up my views, except I am pro life.  That should be a point for Trump but there is not a pro life candidate in this race.

I don't blame Trump for that.

The pro life side has massively screwed things up.  I am not a doctor but I guess I had faith that there were doctors working for the pro-lifers that could put together clear laws and policies about when abortions are medically needed. For the next generation we will be associated with the image of a woman bleeding out in the hospital while a doctor holds his hands up saying "but I don't want to go to jail".

This is a "States Right" issue.  Trump is correct. This is a topic for the people in each state to decide for themselves. The government can codify it (the president can't) It will take an amendment to do this. There are 4 ways in the constitution this can be accomplished.  (no mike I am not going to give you a link go read the constitution)  Many topics are left to the states to decide for themselves as it should be. I believe it was actually the issue behind the Hamilton - Burr duel a long time ago. 

This issue like gun control will not be solved by congress. These issues make them way too much money for them to have any motivation to solve. Besides it really helps firing up their base. (otherwise known as useful fools)

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