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Thoughts on Rudy '08 |
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Gregory Morris, 4/30/07 1:00:01 am |
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From Rudy's website, concerning 2A:
"...he protected people by getting illegal handguns out of the hands of criminals."
Of course, there should be no such thing as "illegal handguns", and he should know that. The only thing that should be illegal is a criminal illegally possessing or using a handgun. This tells me that Rudy, doesn't have a firm grasp on the 2A issues here. Regardless of what he says, I'm sure he will always think "guns are bad", just like any bleeding-heart liberal.
He also wants to require trigger locks, which should be a matter of personal responsibility, not gov't regulation. I can't use my firearm in self defense if I have to fumble around in the dark finding a key and trying to unlock it. If someone breaks into my house, my gun will be in my hand with the hammer cocked in a matter of seconds.
I will give him credit, the end of that section is as follows:
"Rudy understands that what works in New York doesn’t necessarily work in Mississippi or Montana."
Ok, great. Maybe he thinks the federal gov't should stay away from firearms legislation. That is a smart statement to make when you are dealing with a populous (and a well funded NRA) that will kill your candidacy for giving an opponent the opportunity to say "Vote for me or else he'll take away your guns!"
As far as his other policies... let us see.
Fiscal discipline... everyone says they will reduce spending, but they all just spend more, and make the gov't bigger and bigger. If he makes a hard promise to balance the budget, even out the trade deficit, and reduce the size of the gov't, then that will earn him a check on the "pro" side of my pro/con list.
Cutting taxes... he cut some taxes in NYC. I'm all for tax cuts. Every republican promises tax cuts, but they rarely amount to much (although I guess Bush's helped some.)
Terror, Iraq, Etc... nobody wants to lose the war on terror. However, some people say they are in it to win, then try to handcuff our military. He is a lawyer, not a military commander, and I think he'll trust our military commanders. Plus, he's definitely got the "been there, done that" badge, when it comes to dealing with terror... I figure that'll win him a few votes.
Abortion... why the hell is this a political issue? He states that with the exception of a few "reasonable restrictions", abortion is between the woman, her doctor, her family and her God. It is between a woman, her doctor/family/god. But The same reason I don't like "reasonable restrictions" on firearms applies the same here. When the gov't legislates something that is none of their business, there are always unforeseen consequences... and they always amount to the further eroding of our rights.
Gay Marriage... same deal here. This is not a political issue, and it pisses me off when people even bring it up. In my humble (yet correct) opinion, the federal gov't should recognize legal unions between two people (for tax purposes, etc.) They should not recognize marriages. There should be no legal concept of marriage. When Beth and I were married, it was her, me and God. The ceremony was for us to announce our commitment to our family and friend, and to be joined within our church. If a church is ok with marrying gay couples, that's up to them. Marriage is between two people and God, not between two people and the gov't.
Education... his line here is fluff. More money, blah blah blah. Nobody in the gov't has a clue how to fix our schools. I say leave it up to the states. Even better, privatize the system.
Global Warming... He seems to be right in the middle. There is global warming, but how much of it are we causing? That makes sense to me. Don't overreact (ala Al Gore) to something we don't understand. At the same time, he thinks we should cut back on pollution for the sake of cutting back on pollution. That's a "pro" checkmark. What I'd like to see him do is counter the democrat's "tax pollution" stance with "tax breaks for cutting pollution".
Healthcare... He is firmly against socialized healthcare. Another "pro". I'm all for helping people acquire access to healthcare, but not at the expense of quality healthcare for those who can afford it now.
UN... I'd like to see him stand up to the corruption in the UN a little more. He specifically says that the UN will cease to be relevant if they don't stand up to countries that support terrorism. I'm not sure that is enough. The UN should be gutted, and rebuilt with less beaurocracy, and some way to publicly audit where they are spending their money (especially aide money.) The UN needs to be a place for open international debate, not petty political squabbling.
Death Penalty... Pro. Check!
Evolution... Giuliani says he can accommodate the theory of evolution in his Christian belief structure. That tells me at least he is a rational human being.
The one thing I really want a politician to have on their websites is a bullet called "personal responsibility". Unfortunately, we are following Europe into a nanny-state mentality. "It is OK to sue someone because I am stupid." "It is OK to blame anyone other than myself when I screw up." "When my kids misbehave, it is not my fault."
That's all for now. Tune in next week when I analyze the Hillary '08 website "On the Issues" section... oh wait, there isn't one. I had to go to Wikipedia to get a list of where she stands on each major issue. I'll give you a sneak-peek summary now:
Take away everyone's guns
Raise taxes
Grow the Gov't
Spend more money
Cripple businesses
Socialize everything
Handicap our military
Seek revenge on conservatives
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Seriously, this is the one issue the left is so stupid about. I don't like guns either but it's naive to not see that Pandora's Box is open and all gun laws do is punish innocent people. Aside from that, it's the 2nd Amendment! I want all of my rights enforced, not just the ones the a certain administration likes. Democrats gift this issue to Republicans and it's crazy stupid. 
for 80% of our national debt. Cheney better be right when he said, ""deficits don't matter." otherwise the Republicans gave the next generation quite a credit card bill. 
