I refuse to be a one issue voter.

[11 Bravo]

But I damned sure have some concerns that are non-negotiable, so here we go: If you do not support a woman's right to reproductive freedom, if you do not actively stand against the rampant disenfranchisement of certain segments of the electorate, if you are not in favor of total legal equality for LGBT persons, and if you don't realize that the NRA's reading of the 2nd Amendment is pure, unadulterated, horseshit, and that this country desperately needs to impose some stronger gun control measures; then this white, straight, male, gun owner says FUCK YOU! I will neither vote for you, nor support your candidacy, nor provide one nickel of financial support to your campaign, whether or not you claim to be a Democrat.
I have posted here before about my belief that some Dems allow the good to be the enemy of the perfect, and that pragmatism need not be a dirty word. I further recognize my own lack of expertise in some areas, and therefore don't get too far down in the weeds regarding economic issues. (I was pretty sure I didn't want Larry Summers to chair the Fed, but to be honest it wasn't a deal-breaker.)
But there are issues on which I will not bend, and I believe that there are enough like-minded Democrats to win elections.

[badtoworse]

1. How about the SCOTUS view of the 2nd Amendment?

Are you OK with that?

[billh58]

2. The SCOTUS view of the

Second Amendment does not preclude the fact "that this country desperately needs to impose some stronger gun control measures."

In fact Heller specifically pointed out that:

"Second Amendment rights are not absolute, according to Scalia. Thus, the amendment does not grant the “right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever for whatever purpose” (Heller., at 2816). Among “presumptively lawful” regulatory measures are laws that (1) prohibit carrying concealed weapons, (2) prohibit the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, (3) forbid the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or (2) impose conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms. He adds that he could also find “support in the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of dangerous and unusual weapons” (Id., at 2816, 2817). In a footnote, Scalia says the list of presumptively lawful measures “does not purport to be exhaustive.”

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/rpt/2008-R-0578.htm

[NYC_SKP]

3. I'm with 11 Bravo on the matter. I'm also with President Obama on this matter.

[badtoworse]

6. IIRC, the NRA applauded Heller (and McDonald)

Given that, I would say their position is consistent with settled law. I was wondering if the OP believes settled law is horseshit.

[Aerows]

4. You pretty much stated my positions in a nutshell

Bravo, 11 Bravo!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." John Quincy Adams

[MNBrewer]

7. According to some definitions, that makes you a one issue voter

the thinking is that if any one of those issues may be determinative, therefore one (single) issue voter.


The only other alternative is to be flexible on everything, with no principle on which you will not bend. (aka, Third Way)