American Administration 2008. (Game Thread)

[tmthforu94]

Just to clarify something: We're all essentially running as liberals, correct? So someone like me needs to take the mindset of a liberal when taking it?

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General

Character Name - Canaan Davis
Current Job/Political Position - Governor
Party Affilitation - Freedom

Background Questions:

1.   Age - 48
2.   Gender - Male
3.   Ethnic Origin - Caucasian
4.   Religious Affiliation - Catholic
5.   Job History - Business Owner, Congressman, Governor
a.   Military Service - None
b.   Previous Political Offices - Congressman, Governor
6.   Greatest Accomplishments - Maintained approval ratings above 60% as Governor, was able to cut state unemployment rate in half while balancing the budget.
7.   Greatest Failings - Mixed record on abortion rights
8.   Behavior and Demeanor - Very laid back, makes it a priority to make people around him feel comfortable and relaxed.

Position Questions: Write what your candidate feels/Has DONE in regards to the following. Note that having no opinion on a topic is a “yellow” answer that may expose oneself to weakness against someone with a centrist view, and that stating a view and then taking action against it is very painful. Note also that it’s possible to anger both sides with actions, which would be at best orange.

Position on Policy, Foreign:

F1. Israel - Supportive of the Israeli Government
F2. Iraq Reconstruction - Believes Iraq was a mistake, but we shouldn't be leaving their government in complete shambles now.
F3. Korea - Supportive of South Korea, not North Korea
F4. Opinion of the United Nations - Believes it is a good organization that America should stay involved in
F5. Europe (what should we do about the European allies who didn't support our Iraq War?) - No punishment should be given to our allies who did not support the Iraq War.
F6. Foreign Aid - Believes while their should be some foreign aid, our government should do less in getting involved in other nation's affairs.
F7. "Axis of Villainy" - They're bad (Not sure what you're getting at with this)

Position on Policy, Economics:

E1. Free Trade vs. Protection from International Businesses - A mixture of both
E2. Regulation of Business - Businesses should be regulated
E3. Policy towards Labor Unions - Labor Unions are a great part of society and should be protected
E4. Unemployment vs. Inflation - Lowering the unemployment rates and creating jobs for every American should be the government's top priority
E5. Balancing the Budget vs. Cutting Programs - We should strive to balance the budget, even if certain useless programs have to be cut in the process.
E6. Balancing the Budget vs. Raising Taxes - Raising taxes should be an absolute last resort by the government
E7. Intellectual Property and Copyright - Copywrite

Position on Policy, Military:

M1. Reduction of Naval Size - Our military size should be decreased
M2. American Miltiary "Occupation" in Iraq - We need to gradually be pulling troops out of Iraq
M3. Afghanistan - We need to set up a plan to occur over the next few years to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan
M4. Pay and Benefits - Pay and Benefits shouldn't be cut.

Position on Policy, Social Programs

SP1. Social Security - Supportive of it, but thinks drastic reform needs to be made to ensure it doesn't dry up.
SP2. Medicare - Supportive of Medicare
SP3. Health Care - Doesn't support a nationalized universal health care system, but believes the federal government should give the states the tools to set up programs similar to the one in Massachusetts
SP4. Welfare (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) - Welfare funding shouldn't be cut

Position on Policy, Crime and Justice

C1. Death Penalty - Opposes death penalty
C2. Drug Laws and Possession - Supports drug use for medical purposes
C3. Rehabilitation vs. Punishment - Rehabilitation
C4. Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms Policy - Ban smoking in public places, supports lowering the age of drinking to 18
C5. Cruel and Unusual Punishment - Should be outlawed
C6. Torture and Interrogation Methods - May sometimes be necessary in order to prevent Americans from dying
C7. Antiterrorism and Civil Liberties - Civil Liberties must be protected for Americans.

Position on Policy, Energy:

N1. Importance of Nuclear Power - Very Important
N2. Importance of Solar Power - Very Important, solar energy increased by 150% during time as Governor
N3. Price of Oil - Believes we should take our dependence off foreign oil and invest in new energy at home
N4. Safe Disposal of Nuclear Waste - Very supportive of it
N5. New Sources of Energy - Very supportive

Position on Policy, Science, Education, Technology

S1. Federal Testing in Schools - Yes
S2. Federal Investment in R&D - Yes
S3. NASA - Supportive
S4. Importance of Religious Views in Schools - Believes children should be allowed to pray in school
S5. Funding of Public Education - Increase
S6. Stem Cell Research - Increase funding
S7. "Liberal Bias" in media - It balances with Conservative Bias

Position on Policy, Social Issues

S1. Gay Rights - Supportive of states rights to chose
S2. Abortion vs. Right to Life - Believes it should be a state decision, no federal funding for it
S3. Gun Ownership - Supportive of gun rights
S4. Eminent Domain - Supportive
S5. Immigration and Citizenship - Believes the government must crack down on illegal immigration.
S6. Gambling and Lotteries - Supportive of them
S7. Fringe Political Parties - Opposes outlawing them
S8. Child Discipline - Parents decision unless violence is used
S9. Obscenity - Not federal governments decision
S10. Prostitution and related actions. - State decision