Presidential Candidate Positions

[minionofmidas]

Very Well, I will answer this, but my main issues in this election are Forum Affairs and a Constitutional Convention:
 
Abortion Is A Woman's Right: Support
Sexual Orientation Protected By Civil Rights Law:  Oppose
Permit prayer in public schools:  Oppose
Death Penalty:  Strongly Support
Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws:  Oppose
Drug Use Is Immoral:  Support
Enforce Laws Against It:  Oppose
Allow Churches to Provide Welfare Services: Oppose if Govt. Funded, otherwise Support
Link Human Rights to Trade with China:  Support
Require Companies To Hire More Women/Minorities:  Strongly Oppose
More Federal Funding for Health Coverage: Strongly Oppose
Privatize Social Security:  Strongly Support
Reduce Use of Coal and Oil as Energy Sources: No opinion(Not a Government Issue IMO)
Decrease Overall Taxation of the Wealthy:  Support
Immigration Helps Our Economy - Encourage It:  Support
Support and Expand Free Trade:  Support
Seek UN Approval for Military Action:  Strongly Oppose
Absolute Right To Gun Ownership:  Support
Parents Choose Schools Via Vouchers:  Support
More Spending On Armed Forces:  Support
Reduce Spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars"):  Oppose

Wow, KEmp.  With the exception of abortion, we agree on everything, right down to the question on reducing the use of coal and oil (it's a market issue, not a government regulation issue).

...this should squash any claims that KEmp is a moderate.

[minionofmidas]

Abortion Is A Woman's Right: Abortions will happen anyway, and will be survived by the mother if they're legal.
Sexual Orientation Protected By Civil Rights Law:  Support, I guess.
Permit prayer in public schools:  Oppose
Death Penalty:  Strongly Oppose
Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws:  Strongly Oppose
Drug Use Is Immoral:  Oppose.
Enforce Laws Against It:  Oppose. Laws against production, sale and possession of current illegal drugs, except Cannabis, should remain enforced, though.
Allow Churches to Provide Welfare Services: Oppose if Govt. Funded or withdrawing, otherwise Support (ie, they can provide additional services if they feel they're necessary, and I'm glad they do. They shouldn't be proselytizing at such events, though)
Link Human Rights to Trade with China:  Support
Require Companies To Hire More Women/Minorities: Minorities: Support, although would depend on how law was framed. Women: Oppose.
More Federal Funding for Health Coverage: Hughento Plan.
Privatize Social Security:  Strongly Oppose.
Reduce Use of Coal and Oil as Energy Sources: In the long run, support.
Decrease Overall Taxation of the Wealthy:  Strongly Oppose. (Nominal tax rates are a different matter.)
Immigration Helps Our Economy - Encourage It:  Strongly Support
Support and Expand Free Trade:  Against First World regulations that disencourage imports from the Third. For the other way round, if used wisely (not our job to judge, though.)
Seek UN Approval for Military Action:  Strongly Support
Absolute Right To Gun Ownership:  Support in theory. Doesn't mean we can't make it more complicated to have one though.
Parents Choose Schools Via Vouchers:  Strongly Oppose.
More Spending On Armed Forces:  Oppose. The US already has the largest and the second largest flight of planes of any army in the world - the second largest being the ones they don't need any more and are trying to sell.
Reduce Spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars"):  Strongly Support.

[minionofmidas]

I was working on it, Alcon.

[minionofmidas]

When you both talk about prohibiting prayer in public schools, I hope you're talking about organized prayer.

Yes.
Me, at least.

[minionofmidas]

Hmmm.... I don't know who to vote for.

Ilikeverin, why don't you run?

*blush*

Well, if you support me, you should support Lewis Trondheim, because we are very alike

Yeah, do!

[minionofmidas]

Still claiming you're moderate, Kemp? Or have you given up on that now?

[minionofmidas]

Oh, one more thing, how do you like the colors?

Very much.

[minionofmidas]

I don't really like this test btw, it includes quite a few loaded questions that really require more complex answers.
The social score you gave me is just fine, the economic one...really depends on which button I more-or-less-randomly pull on a number of questions.

[minionofmidas]

I'm sure once Alcon takes this, the average of K/A will be much more moderate than L/T.

And we know how important Veeps are to determine voter preferences...

[minionofmidas]

I'm sure once Alcon takes this, the average of K/A will be much more moderate than L/T.

And we know how important Veeps are to determine voter preferences...

Thry actually are, Lewis. One of the reasons Nym voted for Harry was that Harry's VP was politically closer than Hugh's.

Yeah, they will be for some people...but I guess Hugh would have won quite a few center-right first preferences if many people looked at VPs. As it was, I think Don's was the only one.