State Your Positions

[NDN]

Abortion:  Should be allowed without restriction for the first two trimesters. It should be restricted to saving the mother's life or euthanasia after. Roe basically set proper guidelines however.

Iraq:  Divide up the country into zones and withdraw ASAP. Start scaling back our costly military presence in various other nations. We must say no to any military action in Iran.

Tax Cuts: Taxes should be raised or cut according to how much we spend, period.

Gun Control:  It's a local issue and should be treated as such. I question the constitutionality of federal gun laws.

Education:  Abolish the Department of Education, scale back 'teaching to the test,' pay teachers more in exchange for less job security, allow for apprenticeships and more vocational training, and allow charter schools and regulated private school vouchers (i.e. ban serious discrimination).

Religion:  Keep it Separate from Government. No 10 Commandments in Public Spaces, 'Faith Based Initiatives,' Creationism, 'Blue Laws,' etc. People can do as they please, but the second they attempt to interfere with the rights of others (either privately or through legislation), they should be reprimanded.

Homeland Security:  Abolish the department, repeal the PATRIOT Act, restore habeas corpus, and aggressively fight any attempts to roll back FISA standards or other safeguards. If necessary, disband the CIA.

Gay Marriage:  Banning Gay Marriage is unconstitutional.

Death Penalty:  There's nothing wrong with killing an actual murder. However, between the ridiculously costly and lengthy nature of appeals, institutional racism, and concerns over the possibility of killing someone accidentally, it's clear that the Death Penalty for 1st Degree Murder is more trouble than it's worth. We might as well abolish it already, at least for the above crime.