[CS-FSLUG] Am I Democrat or Republican?

[Christopher Rose]

Doesn't matter, I am and will vote Republican. Ican always write in Dan Quayle of I so choose, or Rush Limbaugh.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David M." <dave at edificationweb.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:40:09 -0400
To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group." <Christiansource at ofb.biz>
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Am I Democrat or Republican?

> On Sunday 04 July 2004 01:56 pm, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
> > > This will probably come to a suprise to a few Republicans on the list
> > > that
> > > know me, but I am wondering if anyone knows where I can find
> > > information on
> > > the things that our presidents have done durring their time in office.
> > >
> > > I also want to know if the Democratic party are pro abortion.
> >
> > 	That's the official stance. There are some democrats that are prolife
> > and some republicans that are pro-abortion, but as a rule Democrats get
> > major funding from groups like Planned Parenthood (the nation's largest
> > abortion system and lobby) and Republicans are supported by groups like
> > National Right to Life.
> 
> Here is one thing I debate with myself about abortion:
> 
> Q. If abortion were illegal, what is going to happen?
> A. Mothers are going to have their own abortions anyway, in an alley, 
> unsterile place or wherever they can think of. So really in my mind it 
> doesn't matter if abortion is illegal or legal it's going to happen, and in 
> the case of illegal abortion the scenarios are much worse. 
> >
> > > "Do you believe that people that have a ton of money should pay more
> > > taxes
> > > than people who don't"
> > > My answer: No, I think everyone should pay the same amount of taxes.
> >
> > 	Very Republican issue. Democrats support taxing those who make/have a
> > lot of money at very high rates.
> 
> Well since I brought this issue to the table, I am having second thoughts 
> about it, because I completly forgot that all those people who have a lot of 
> money do a very large amount of tax write offs and get that money back at the 
> end of the year. so even though they are paying more, they are getting it 
> back anyhow.
> 
> >
> > > "Do you believe in prayer in schools"
> > > My answer: Yes.
> > >
> > > He then says: your a Republican.
> >
> > 	Sounds like it to me.
> 
> My answer still stands with this issue as long as the prayer is tailored to 
> fit any religion and not just christianity. The reason I say this is because 
> the USA was founded on religious freedom, people flocked here to escape 
> religious persecution of their own country and I believe this has contributed 
> to the USA being the worlds superpower, because everyone can put their issues 
> aside to fight for the USA in order to protect their freedom to choose. 
> 
> This makes me and say, the muslim down the road have a very strong similarity 
> that brings us together and respect each other because we both know without 
> each others help, we wouldn't have the right to choose our faith.
> 
> Did anyone ever stop to think, there are thousands if not more soldiers over 
> in Iraq right now who are of different faiths fighting for this country as 
> was in the first gulf war.
> 
> So I can honestly say that the Jewish guy or muslim guy over there right now 
> is fighting not only for his own freedom, but for ours too.
> 
> > Groups like
> > Planned Parenthood push for more abortions and resist any attempt to
> > restrict abortion in the least. These are liberal groups. The
> > democratic party is liberal-to-moderate and is supported by these
> > groups.
> 
> I don't believe in abortion unless the mothers life is in danger. I look at 
> this as a liberal position for the that child, not for the mother. That child 
> has every right to live as does the mother.
> >
> > 	On the other hand the Republicans are supported by conservative groups
> > (Right to Life, tax reform people, Christian groups, etc.) 
> 
> >>>>Christian groups. 
> 
> This is one thing that really burnt me up about bush and the election. He just 
> couldn't stress enough that he was Christian. I think he did this only 
> because he knows that the majority of the USA is Christian and it was all 
> about winning the votes. in other words, it was "all about Bush" and not 
> about what was the best interest of our country.
> 
> Article 6, Clause 3 of the united states constitution states "no religious 
> Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust 
> under the United States."
> 
> Which transulates to me as no religion should be considered or even brought up 
> in politics, but Bush used his first admendment right to stress his religious 
> stance to get the votes from like parties because he knew the majority of the 
> US is made up of Christians.
> -- 
> David M.
> 
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