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Originally Posted by Brujah
First thing that comes to mind is how often the right come out against gay rights (marriage, military, etc...).
Another is pro-choice. The right is pro-life.
Legalization of Marijuana. The right is usually against this.
Open on the subject of Immigration, which the right (except Bush? lol) are so strongly against.
My opinion is that most of the forums Republicans are really more liberatarian-minded about some of these social issues, but fell into sticking with the party-line anyway instead of acknowledging what they might really believe if they weren't rooting for their team.
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Couldn't care less about gay marriage. Anyone that wants to call themselves "married" can do so. As for registering that marriage with the government, I think that should be up to the states, not the federal government. Gays in the military, no problem with it.
As for drugs, they should ALL be legal. Period. You're body is your own. Using them in a way that endangers others, like driving under the influence, is something that the states should have the right to control.
I have no issue with immigration. I do think that sovereign nations have the right to decide how to control the flow of people across their own borders. Almost every country in the world, (including Mexico), strictly enforces their own rules as to who can come in and who can't. The US should have the same right.
As for abortion, I believe that a everyone's individual right to live is paramount to all other rights. Therefore I believe that a baby's right to live trumps a woman's right to avoid an inconvenience.
Anything else? Obviously I believe in freedom of speech, even speech that I don't like, or someone is "offended by". (I say "obviously" since I work in this industry).
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