Summary of political beliefs

[Ronnie]

Social Issues

General philosophy: libertarian/liberal

Abortion: Keep abortion legal but ban partial birth
Age of Consent: Reduce to 16 across the board
Separation of church and state: Support; eliminate the National Day of Prayer, and remove "God" from money and Pledge of Allegiance.
Marriage: Support gay marriage
Affirmative Action: Oppose
Gun rights: I support this measure, but we need to keep this as a state issue.
Death Penalty: Oppose
Censorship: Oppose
Flag burning: Undecided
Hate crimes: Oppose any legislation. You can't prove any kind of hate...
Hate speech: ^
Smoking: I oppose public banning.
Alcohol consumption: Keep laws like these as lenient as possible
Euthanasia: Support
Drugs: Legalize all drugs
Gambling: Support legalizing across the country
Prostitution: Support
Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Support
Immigration: Secure the borders.  We need to make a path to citizenship for those who are illegal.

Economic Issues

General Philosophy: moderately capitalist

Taxes: Cut taxes as much as we can across the board.  I support the flat tax.
Spending: Cut as much waste as we can.  NO BAILOUTS.
Social Security: Partially privatize.
Space Program: It's a nice service.  I'm a bit biased since I love astronomy, but whatever.
Welfare: I don't favor eliminating welfare, but there needs to be EXTREME amounts of reform.  
Healthcare: I support medical savings accounts.
Education: Throw everything over to vouchers and charter schools.  Our system is a disaster and it's the only way I can think of that can actually help the system.  Increased spending won't help this at all.
Energy: Increased domestic and offshore drilling.  We also need to invest in alternative sources.
Corporate subsidies: End all of them.


Foreign Issues

United Nations: Get out NOW
Israel: Support
Military involvement: Slash military spending, remove most military bases abroad