Persepolis for Mideast Senate

[Devilman88]

Gay Marriage: People have the right to choose their sexual orientation. People should not be discriminated against due to the wa they choose to live their lives.

I am unclear on your position on the issue from this statement.   People have the right to choose their orientation?  Any gay person will tell you it's not a "choice".  The choice made by those in the gay community is a choice to be who they are.  Homophobes will argue that there is a choice involved, that we could make a decision to be straight. 

More to the point, do you therefore support the legalisation of gay marriage?

I can't speak for every glb person in the world, but I am bisexual and I have always been that way.

[Devilman88]

Gay Marriage: People have the right to choose their sexual orientation. People should not be discriminated against due to the wa they choose to live their lives.

I am unclear on your position on the issue from this statement.   People have the right to choose their orientation?  Any gay person will tell you it's not a "choice".  The choice made by those in the gay community is a choice to be who they are.  Homophobes will argue that there is a choice involved, that we could make a decision to be straight. 

More to the point, do you therefore support the legalisation of gay marriage?

I can't speak for every glb person in the world, but I am bisexual and I have always been that way.

I support gay marriage. To clarify, by choice, I meant that people should be allowed to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Sorry for the confusion.

The wording in your platform doesn't really tell your full postion on Gay Marriage.

[Devilman88]

What is your position on child pornography? Should the government work harder to put restrictions on it?

There are two different interpretations to your question:
1. Children in Pornography: Pornography should only contain people who are over the age of 18. Absolutely, the government should work much harder to remove this malaise of society.

2. Children Viewing Pornography: The age to look at pornography should also be 18 years. It makes no sense to limit the age of participating in pornography if the underage child can view it anyway. I believe that the Mideast Assembly would be wrong in passing a bill lowering the age of viewing pornography, and I feel the same way about the national government.

On the second one...
How would you plan on keeping children from viewing pornography? Would they be punished by the government for viewing it?

I believe that the government should not levy a hefty punishment for minors viewing pornography. It is a rather small offense in the big scheme of things, so we should leave the punishment in the hands of the local authorities, and no higher.

What punishment would you recommend?

I would recommend community service. I would not want any jail time to come of this. The community service should be between 100-500 hours and should be at the discretion of the local authorities.

For looking at porn?? I believe that it should be up to a parent to punish their children for looking at porn, not the government.

[Devilman88]

A democracy must make laws based on the majority of people, whether it be white or black, Christian or Muslim, etc. In this case, I do not think I am in the majority, but I stand by what I have said. My values may mirror those of the Christian faith, but that does not bother me. If a democracy chooses to pass a law of Christian principles, then the government is allowed, in that case, to have a law based on Christianity. This law is may be based on Christian principles, but, if passed, it becomes Atlasian principle.

But should the minority be protect from the "tyranny of the majority". What if Christians weren't in the majority? Would your opinion be different?

On Atlasia Christians aren't the majority at all.

[Devilman88]

A democracy must make laws based on the majority of people, whether it be white or black, Christian or Muslim, etc. In this case, I do not think I am in the majority, but I stand by what I have said. My values may mirror those of the Christian faith, but that does not bother me. If a democracy chooses to pass a law of Christian principles, then the government is allowed, in that case, to have a law based on Christianity. This law is may be based on Christian principles, but, if passed, it becomes Atlasian principle.

But should the minority be protect from the "tyranny of the majority". What if Christians weren't in the majority? Would your opinion be different?

On Atlasia Christians aren't the majority at all.

I never said so. I will stand by my beliefs, and if they fall in the majority, so be it. If my beliefs do fall in the majority, then my beliefs become Atlasian law.

I was talking to Vepres.

[Devilman88]

Questions from a newbie:

1) What comments/critique do you have regarding your opponents (whoever they are)?

2) When's election day?

Little bit of friendly advice on number two. In Atlasia no one noes exactly when the next election is. The consensus is late June.

Yes we do, it is the 2nd to last Thursday in June and the election lasts 72 hours.

[Devilman88]

Questions from a newbie:

1) What comments/critique do you have regarding your opponents (whoever they are)?

2) When's election day?

Little bit of friendly advice on number two. In Atlasia no one noes exactly when the next election is. The consensus is late June.

Yes we do, it is the 2nd to last Thursday in June and the election lasts 72 hours.

I was being a little sarcastic too. I was also accounting for the possibililty of a late or no show Earl. Look at the the Special the voting should have started by now and it hasn't.

I believe it starts at 12.00 tonight.

[Devilman88]

Questions from a newbie:

1) What comments/critique do you have regarding your opponents (whoever they are)?

2) When's election day?

Little bit of friendly advice on number two. In Atlasia no one noes exactly when the next election is. The consensus is late June.

Yes we do, it is the 2nd to last Thursday in June and the election lasts 72 hours.

I was being a little sarcastic too. I was also accounting for the possibililty of a late or no show Earl. Look at the the Special the voting should have started by now and it hasn't.

I believe it starts at 12.00 tonight.

Actually, I think it was SUPPOSED to start 12:00 A.M. this morning.

No, he said Thursday at midnight, which hasn't happen yet.