Summary of political beliefs

[jamesyons]

Social Issues:
Abortion: strongly oppose it all cases except when life of mother is in danger, incest, and rape
Affirmative action: strongly opposed to it
Assisted suicide: support it
Crime: strongly support stop-and-frisk, Israeli style profiling in airport security
Death penalty: support it, although not often
Drugs: oppose legalization because legalization causes higher crime and unintended consequences, more widespread usage, support medical marijuana
Gay marriage: oppose legalization, although I am moving more liberally on it
Gun control: support some legislation, but also believe there should be less gun-free zones
Prostitution: oppose legalization, but let states regulate it
Stem cell research: lukewarmly support it

Economic Issues:
Balanced budget amendment: support
Education: support vouchers, charter schools
Free trade: strongly support it
Healthcare: repeal ACA except preexisting conditions, children stay on plan until 26, people should be given tax incentives and vouchers to buy health care
Minimum Wage: should not be increased, leads to higher prices, hurts the poor deeply
Medicare: I support Ryan plan, Medicare should be privatized
Social security: retirement age should be raised to 68, institute chained-CPI, social security should be privatized, (Social Security and Medicare have to be privatized in order to be there for future generations)
Subsidies: end them all
Taxation: there should a flat tax, tax system should not punish success
Unions: strongly oppose unions, support right-to-work laws

Electoral reform:
Compulsory voting: oppose it, people should have the right to decide if they want to vote or not
DC Statehood: strongly support (taxation without representation)
Electoral college: get rid of it
Instant runoff-voting: support, cheaper solution to making sure candidate wins 50%
Gerrymandering: should be banned, Iowa style system
Primaries: support semi-open primaries (no meddling from other side), but allow independents to vote
Term-limits: strongly oppose (undemocratic)
Voter ID: strongly support, come on it is not difficult to have a photo with you to vote
Voter registration: support election-day registration
Miscellaneous: support voting at any precinct (Lubbock), eliminate conventions (undemocratic)

Environment:
Climate change: not much evidence it is happening
Green energy: should not be aided, let them compete on their own
Keystone XL: support it, either way the oil will be sold, better to have it be transported by safer pipelines than rail, also better to have it used in US with higher environmental standards than China

Foreign policy:
Afghanistan: should leave in a few years, leave a contingent force
Cuba: support embargo, Cuba's communism, lack of freedom, human rights' abuses are unacceptable
Guantanamo: nothing wrong with it
Iraq: support it, should have left a contingent there, deterrent against Iran, current problems: stay out until new government, do not support Iranian puppet Al-Maliki
Israel: strongly support Israel
Military spending: no change
NSA spying: support it
Patriot Act: support continuation of it with more restrictions
Palestine: no Palestinian state until they  denounce terrorism (Hamas), stop harassment of Israel