My Barack Wish List

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by joeydb

OK, so just to clarify -- the death penalty for convicted felons is wrong, but abortion of the unborn, all of whom are innocent by definition, is OK??

I usually stay away from abortion posts because they are very personal choices and I probably should have left it off my original list for that reason. I think anyone opposed to abortion understands (but disagrees) the Pro-Choice opinion/logic so I'll leave it at that.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I usually stay away from abortion posts because they are very personal choices and I probably should have left it off my original list for that reason. I think anyone opposed to abortion understands (but disagrees) the Pro-Choice opinion/logic so I'll leave it at that.

OK, fair enough -- it is the law of the land, currently, no matter how ill-conceived. I would point out that it's even a more personal matter for the individual being aborted.

By the way -- I would like to see a simplification of the tax code and a scrapping of NAFTA, which just goes to prove that their can be some even between those at opposite ends of the political spectrum.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by joeydb

OK, fair enough -- it is the law of the land, currently, no matter how ill-conceived. I would point out that it's even a more personal matter for the individual being aborted.

By the way -- I would like to see a simplification of the tax code and a scrapping of NAFTA, which just goes to prove that their can be some even between those at opposite ends of the political spectrum.

That was one of the reasons I submitted myself to this excercise...Certainly I'm about as left as there is and you, and others I know here are the opposite politically. But, there are commonalities (?) amongst even the most diverse opinions and I wanted to draw those out a bit without just the usual Dumbocrat and Bush Sucks rhetoric.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GBBob

I usually stay away from abortion posts because they are very personal choices and I probably should have left it off my original list for that reason. I think anyone opposed to abortion understands (but disagrees) the Pro-Choice opinion/logic so I'll leave it at that.

i also think they should get rid of the death penalty-the state should not make killing unlawful-rightfully so-and then engage in the same thing. and yes, i get that it's punishment.
now, there are still times when someone particularly loathsome is found guilty of some godawful crime that i have a very visceral response-kill the bastard. but that's why laws are supposed to be based on sound judgment, not emotion.
as for more gun laws-i hope you never get your wish. gun laws don't impact criminals-they only provide more victims. you think a criminal will think twice about committing a violent crime, because guns are illegal? uh, so's the robbery he's about to commit-he couldn't care less about any laws.