Would you classify me as more Democrat or Republican?
Question by NONAME: Would you classify me as more Democrat or Republican?
On Abortion
-Supports overturning Roe v. Wade
-Opposes all abortions except in cases of rape, incest involving an minor girl, or when delivering the child would endanger the life of the mother
-Voted Yes on Proposition 4 (2008), which would have required parental notification and a 48 hour waiting period before a minor could have an abortion
-Rated 98% by The National Right to Life Commitee and 2% by NARAL Pro-Choice America, a Pro-Life stance
On Economics
-Supports the free market capitalist system
-Oppose over-regulation of business
-Supports lowering taxes for all income brackets
-Supports a flat income tax rate
-Opposes the California raise on the sales tax rate
-Opposes President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan
-Opposed welfare without an incentive to get an education and find work, but other wise supports it for those who qualify and show initiative to become self-sufficient
-Staunchly opposes the President’s socialized medicine plans
On Education
-Supports the use of school vouchers
-Supports teaching abstinecnce alongside other contraceptive methods
-Supports teaching intelligent design alongside evolution
-Supports optional prayer in schools
-Supports imcreasing funding for private school vouchers and federal and state financial aid for post-secondary eduaction
-Supports the right to home school
-Supports funding for charter schools and magnet schools
-Supports aid to private schools even religous schools if the public funds are used for secular purposes only
-Supporst aiding students with disabilities
-Opposes teaching homosexuality to children before they begin sex ed, and we should have an opt-out policy for students and parents will moral objections
On The War on Terrorism
-Believes we must win the war on terror
-Stay the course in Iraq
-Believes that international terrorism continues to be a threat to America
-Supports waterboarding, said “These people wern’t worried about our rights when they were killing inncocent Americans.”
-Opposes the shutdown of Guantanamo Bay
-Believes in spreading democracy around the world, the U.S. should act as a liberator of people living under opressive governments around the world
On Crime
-Opposed legalization of marijuana, but advoates reform in how drug laws are enforced
-Supports rehabilitation for non-violent drug offenders
-Supports the use of the death penalty but only in 1st degree murder cases
-Opposes hate crime legislation
-Opposes police racial profiling and misconduct, but supports the actions of fair peace officers who serve their community
-Voted Yes on Proposition 5 (2008) which would have expanded treatment programs for non-violent drug offenders
-Voted Yes on Proposition 6 (2008) which would have cracked down harder on gang violence
On Civil Liberties and Rights
-Rated 97% by the National Rifle Association, a Pro-Gun stance
-Supports same-sex marriage rights
-Supports including LGBT Americans in anti-discrimination laws
-Voted No on Proposition 8 (2008) which would have retained the right of same-sex couples to marry in California if the measure had failed
-Opposes the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy
-Opposes affirmative action
-Said he opposes judges who “legislate from the bench”
-Opposes legislation that limits a law abiding citizen’s 2nd Amendmet right to purchase and own a firearm
-Opposes hate crime legislation
-Supports equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender
-Supports extending insurance healthcare benefits to same-sex couples who are married where it is legal and/or in a civil union or registered domestic partnership
-Supports gay adoption, but gives preference to married heterosexual couples
-Considers himself a populist, opposes “elitism”
-Rated 78% by the ACLU, a mostly Pro-Civil Rights stance
-Most points off from the ACLU rating were due to his Pro-Life stance and opposition to judicial activism, most positive points were due to his Pro-Gay stance on most issues
Best answer:
Answer by left_behind1
You are sadly an idiot republican.
Thats why I put IDIOT! Ron Paul is a smart Republican. and he has the stances you mentioned.
What do you think? Answer below!