Reply #5: I'm a Scatter-Crat [View All]

[Taeger]

I'm neither left, nor right nor center.

I believe in the de-criminalization of Marijauna & prescription access to Cocaine and opiates for addicts.

I believe that gay marriage will do ZERO harm to society.

I believe that every state should have civil unions.

I believe in a smarter stronger military.

I believe porn is 100% harmless.

I believe that we should deport EVERY illegal occupant in the US (both Visa skippers and border hoppers).

I believe we should amend the constitution so that only those children born to LEGAL occupants should be considered citizens.

I believe in ending NAFTA and WTO.

I believe in school uniforms and strict school discipline. I believe in cameras in school corridors and on school exteriors.

I believe in strong hands on industrial education for kids who could give a shit less about book learning.

I believe in boot camps for kids who are constant behavior problems and have ZERO desire to learn ANYTHING!!!!

I believe that semi-automatic guns should be available but should require licensing and permits. I belive that those who like to play with assault rifles should have to join the army in order to endulge their passion.

I think that short terms of compulsary military service for people between 20-28 may be a good idea (as long as they allow gays to serve openly).

I believe in on-demand abortion for adults. I believe that minors wishing to seek abortions should require parental consent.

I believe that Americans working for Japanese and German carmakers should be unionized. I DO NOT think they should belong to the UAW.

I believe in universal union representation. I don't think that EVERY union should HAVE to be affiliated with the AFL-CIO. In fact, I think that the AFL-CIO should be broken back into an AFL and a CIO. Monopoly of LABOR is just as bad as monopoly of MARKETS!!!!

I believe in a significantly expanded House of Representatives. Representatives should only represent a limited number of people. The closer a rep gets to the people, the more immune to corporate money he will be. My number of reps ... 1500!!!!!

I believe that US government power SHOULD NOT be consolidated in the District of Columbia. This is for reasons of basic fairness as well as security and continuity of government. Our seaboard capitol is an easy target for ship launched WMD.

Rather, I would scatter top level administrative functions across the United States. I would locate the new, expanded House of Representatives in the upper plains states where a ship-launched missle would take LONGEST to reach. I would relocate Dep of Agriculture in the grain belt. I would headquarter the BLM in Colorado, etc...

I believe in energy and material independence of the United States. I would tax the consumption of raw harvested materials and give tax credits to recyclers.

I believe in AGRESSIVE investments in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

I believe in government sponsored mass transit (trains) criss-crossing the USA.

I have views representing the totality of the spectrum from far left (drug liberalization) to far right (deporting illegals).


I also consider myself a populist. Meaning, unless you can get a strong majority (55%) of Americans to agree, you shouldn't do ANYTHING!!! The job of a politician is NOT that of an activist. A politician must be part dealer and part educator. He would also take things one or two issues at a time, and get what he can.