Whom Should I Vote For?

I’m an independent, and have policy preferences on both sides. 

For Choice for example.  Get religion out of personal choices.

For limited immigration.  You come here, you obey our laws, not yours, speak our language not yours. 

For fiscal responsibility. Used to be Republicans were the leaders here, not any more.

For ban on assault rifles. 

For tighter controls on entitlements. 

For EPA light.

For nuclear and renewable energy. Ban coal plants.

For getting the fat out of the health care system.  Look out insurance industry.

For provisions for homeless. 

For legalizing all drugs, all drugs, and regulate and tax them and have clinics next door for those who want off (eg Switzerland).  Prohibition didn’t work, War of Drugs won’t either. 

For sustainable business practices.  You foul it, you clean it up.  You provide recycling for junk cars.
For a strong, the strongest military in the world.

For cleaning up the Pacific and limiting plastic use worldwide. 

For removing CO2 from the atmosphere NOW. Remember fluorocarbons? 

For citizenship only for children of two American citizens (would require change in Constitution), citizenship of parents decides, not where you were born.

For prosecuting hate crimes.

For regulating over fishing (New England fished themselves out of work) and saving whales

For wind farms and solar farms.

Against, vehemently against, gerrymandering.  Play the game straight up.
For term limits for both houses of Congress.

For progressive income tax up to 30%, no more.

For sales tax for healthcare—that way everyone participates, no free lunch.  Buy more, pay more into national health care

For taking care of those who truly cannot support themselves.  Eg my schizophrenic son.  Cannot work.  1% of the worldwide population is schizophrenic, crazy.  One Republican friend said “turn them out on the hillside with the predators.”  Turned my stomach.  Nazi.  Turn empty strip malls into homeless shelters. Don’t ignore the mentally challenged. 

Against fraud in entitlements.  IF you can work, you have to. No payments for second, third, etc. child.  Only the first one.  If you can’t take care of them, don’t have them. 

For inter-color marriage.  The more the better. (we are all the same “race” it’s a color issue)

Treat people by who they are and what they do rather than their color.

Allow end-of-life dignity.  I choose when and how to go, not the government.  Allow euthanasia.

For SEPARATION of church/religion and state.  IN TRUTH WE TRUST, not in god we trust. Not Christian, not Muslim, not Hindu, not Jewish, none of ‘em.  They all try to dominate pressing their beliefs on others.  NO!

For honesty and transparency.  Lived too long under the shadow of liars beginning with my mother and my church. 

For supporting democracies worldwide with aid and military—but we’ve done a shitty job of that:  Iraq, Nicaragua, Panama, etc.  Let the Ukrainians have a “fair” vote.  We didn’t want Russia in Cuba, why should we be in Ukraine?  NATO.  Treaties.  Yes, I get that. 

For balanced trade.

For Made in America.

Vehemently against cult leaders and secret deals. 

Against leading by threat, intimidation, and coercion.

For reducing the prison population (marijuana possessions released), but FOR obedience to law.

For honest, free, inclusive one citizen, one vote. 

Against the Electoral College.

Okay, what are YOUR preferences on those issues? 

And given mine, whom should I vote for?