Summary of political beliefs

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Overall: Neoliberalism/Social liberalism

Social Policy
Abortion: Pro-choice
Same-Sex Marriage: Support 
Drugs: Opposed to decriminalization, however criminal penalties should only be pursued for hard drugs, soft drugs should result in rehabilitation treatment
Alcohol: A blanket temperance law is ill-advised, but create a government program to advocate for temperance and perhaps enforce curfews on bars, such as prohibiting entry into a bar during rush hour
Death Penalty: Support, but only in heinous cases like terrorists and serial killers, with undeniable proof
Gun Control: Overturn D.C. v Heller and pass a nationwide handgun ban, also pass an assault weapons ban, and create a national firearms registry, people with a criminal charge are forbidden from firearm ownership as are those on terrorist watch lists, expand background checks
Affirmative Action: Strongly support
Euthanasia: Opposed
Prostitution: Make it illegal and criminally charge men who exploit women
Pornography: Outlaw it and break up porn companies
Immigration: Liberalize our immigration laws, make it easier to obtain asylum, but don't create open borders, also don't separate parents from children
Criminal justice: Favor some reform, for instance require police and prison guards to undergo racial awareness training and fire those who can't display adequate racial impartiality
Surveillance: Favor it and favor the PATRIOT Act
Police: Require them to under racial awareness training and fire those who show racial bias
Economic Policy
Minimum Wage: Raise it to $12
Right-to-Work: Opposed and opposed to similar union-breaking methods
Tax Rates: Raise taxes on the wealthy, but restore the state and local tax deductions for high tax area, also raise the capital gains tax and payroll tax
Healthcare: Create a public option based on Medicare and allow those who want to opt-in to it, to opt-in and those who don't keep their plan
Social Security: Raise the payroll tax to keep the program solvent and expand benefits
Trade: Pro-free trade
Environment: Support a carbon tax, but also phase out fossil fuels within 10 years, as well as create subsidies and alternatives for wind, hydroelectric, hydrothermal, and solar companies
Education: Support the status quo mostly, except expand Common Core across the country, also increase pay for teachers and funding for schools
Transit: Support more express toll lanes as well as greater investment in infrastructure in general


Foreign Policy
Foreign intervention: Lean interventionist, however favor spreading liberal values more than anything. Generally support intervention, unless the country in question has nuclear weapons
Russia: Impose heavy sanctions on Russia
Israel: Support two state solution, but the U.S. should still maintain its support for Israel
NATO: Strongly support
UN: Increase involvement
Defense budget: Keep as is

Electoral Reform
Electoral College: Move to reform gradually, and eventually abolish it
Gerrymandering: Create commissions to draw districts, limit splitting counties and require COIs to be kept together, if possible
Term limits: Opposed, except for executive offices.
Voter ID: Opposed, can lead to voter suppression
Voter registration: Automatic registration
Voting age: Status quo
Mandatory voting: Opposed
Statehood: DC and Puerto Rico should be admitted as states
Supreme Court: In addition to requiring the Senate to confirm, create a nonpartisan panel of 7-8 people, of whom 2/3 must vote in favor, for a justice to be confirmed (leads to the nomination of more moderate justices and a less polarized court)