Contradicting Intelligence

Why is voting a birth right for Americans?
Many Americans need to feel a sense of belonging, like they are part of something bigger than they are, even if it means compromising what they believe in. Too many, even if they don’t believe in a large portion of the platform for a particular political party, still support that party and deny the urge to speak out against the issues they disagree with.
Instead of creating their own opinion, many voters manipulate their beliefs to fit into a particular party. They would rather give up what they stand for then stand alone. Even if they believe something that is the complete opposite of the party, they are likely to join and stay with that political party because the voter agrees with “most” of what the party stands for.
The author of the book “Right is Wrong”, Arianna, was a republican for years until she made her transformation to the Democratic Party. “On the so-called values issues—abortion, gun control, gay rights—I have the exact same progressive positions today that I’ve always had. The biggest shift in my thinking has been in how I view the role of government”. She goes on to tell of how the GOP did not support her fundraising for homeless shelters. What I find interesting in all of this is that she still has the same views on the main issues voters supposedly use to make their party decision. The views are able to stay the same with a different party? This implies the views are bipartisan or maybe not even part of the parties at all.
If we vote for a politician based upon their personal political record and beliefs instead of the party they represent, will our voice be weakened by fewer agreeing voters?
Are we too proud of the title of our political party to have the pride to stand up for what we believe in?

Actions Contradicting Promises

Danny Democrat here, ready to talk.

With all the talk about the economy I question what’s really going on?
A few short months ago, before the election was finalized, there were constant promises about improving our economy. Plans and pledges were proclaimed on a daily basis. Which promises were kept?

Although information is scarce and has a low reliability, many estimate Obama has spent or set aside over a trillion dollars in the four months he has been in office. A large portion of this is the bailout money going to help large corporations in America. This is said to help the economy by keeping the employees who work for these companies employed and keeping the perception of America stable. Obama stated that he can’t assure that the economy will bounce back this year, but that he will “get all the pillars in place for recovery this year”.
To me this sounds like he is feeling pressure for immediate results and action, but is spending such extreme amounts of money really a step in the right direction for economic stability? The questions I hear concerning this are: Where does all this “bailout” money come from? Is there really an account somewhere that is negative trillions of dollars from all the national debt? Or is all this money just a number in a computer? Conservatives criticize Obama’s tactics, claiming his $787 billion stimulus package will do little to revive the economy. Obama’s defense is that he was given a country at its wits end and expected to rebuild it. It will take time and we can’t give up on his promises yet.

“We've experienced great trials before. And with every test, each generation has found the capacity to not only endure, but to prosper -- to discover great opportunity in the midst of great crisis. That is what we can and must do today," said Obama.

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Contradicting Death

Rachel Republican reporting in…

Over the weekend my brother and sister-in-law had an involuntary abortion. Baby Daniel was aborted by biological forces leaving behind a mournful family. This traumatizing event has brought about the question, how could anyone voluntarily abort their child?

A woman has rights. One of these rights, currently, is abortion. Because she made a bad decision, she has the right to “terminate” a baby. According to the Idaho Republican Platform, “We reaffirm our support for the sanctity of life and the rights of the unborn child.” An unborn child has rights. At five weeks an unborn fetus has a heart beat detectable in an ultrasound. Abortion is so much more than a simple form of birth control; it is the destruction of human life. I stumbled upon a website where blogger discussed and reported about the contradiction between the death penalty and abortion. Because much of this is in direct opposition to what I stand for, I am including it for your personal enlightenment.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/religion-philosophy/256198-pro-life-pro-death-penalty.html

The problem with much of this is that people assume the death row inmate is innocent. “Innocent until proven guilty”. Proven guilty! If there is solid proof, then the jury has made it a known fact that the person chose to commit a horrendous crime. What crime has an unborn infant committed? Why does an unborn baby not get the opportunity to make their own choices and have the life they were created to have?

Death penalty vs abortion. These are simply two topics completely unrelated. It is said that, because of retrial rights and the years an inmate spends prolonging their death on death row, it is actually more cost efficient to sentence a person to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Abolish the death penalty or keep it; regardless abortion is still unacceptable.