Name a policy you wish your candidate would embrace

[rinsd]

Our candidates no matter how much we love them are not perfect for the simple reason that they are human.

As many of you know, I am Hillary Clinton supporter.

Here are 4 policies (just a sample to get the conversation started) I wish she would embrace

1) Single payer health care.

I am encouraged by her plan because it has elements that could lead it to evolve to single player but its just not there.

2) Full equal rights regardless of sexual orientation. I used to think there was little difference between civil unions and gay marriage. Words do indeed have meaning and its time for us to stop treating people like second class citizens because of who they are attracted to and wish to marry.

3) Removal of the payroll tax cap at $98K.

While she has considered versions of partial cap removal, simply removing the cap entirely makes the most sense.

4) Change in Cuba policy

I think it is more politics than hard held belief but her seeming inflexibility when it comes to our current Cuba policy is something I disagree with.

So fellow DUers tell us about something you wish your candidate would embrace or a policy decision of theirs that you disagree with.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. End the stupid War on Drugs

Legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana. Decriminalize all the others.

[Jane Austin]

2. Fair Trade, Anti-trust, Single-payer health care and something to

decentralize the media.

[denem]

3. I've changed my mind on gay marriage as well

We teach children that people get married because they love each other. Love doesn't discriminate.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. Full civil and legal rights for *all* people

That is my principle cause, and if I am allowed only one, that would be it. No qualifications, no weasly "except where your religion says otherwise," no lying about the fact that marriage is and always has been a civil institution in this country thanks to the First Amendment.

If I am allowed more, I would add:

* Prohibit the outsourcing of federal work to foreign lands and provide incentives to American companies to return jobs to American soil.

* Require all existing power production plants to comply with clean air and water regulations. The biggest source of industrial pollution in this country come from plants which use fossil fuels to produce electricity. Current regulations have grandfathered in plants built before regulations went into place; that must change.

* End tax cuts for the rich, raise the maximum federal income tax rate from 39.5% to 45% and "regraduate" the graduated tax rate so it is less steep.

* End corporate personhood by supporting a Constitutional amendment that places limits on what rights a corporation may claim.

* Guarantee that not just citizens have rights by supporting a Constitutional amendment that specifically states that all individuals who fall under the jurisdiction of United States law in any way (which automatically includes ratified treaties such as the Geneva Conventions) will have full access to all of the rights, protections and priviledges granted by the United States Constitution.

[John Q. Citizen]

5. I'm a Kucinich supporter, and I can't really come up with any policies I would

embrace that Dennis hasn't. It's weird, I know. In fact, what's also wierd is that Dennis already supports at least 3 of the 4 on your list, and may already support removing the SS cap, i'm not sure.

The closest I can come to a policy disagreement is on handguns. Dennis has proposed outlawing hand guns. While I understand the reason and the wisdom behind the proposal, I'm not convinced that it is practical from a political point of view. It's a majoritarian stance, I believe, on a national level, but certainly isn't on a state by state level or from one locality to another.

i know where I live (Montana) it would be extremely unpopular. While it wouldn't much affect me personally one way or the other, I think the whole issue of guns should be addressed at the local or state level. One size doesn't fit all. While a number of metro areas oppose hand guns, with, i believe good reasons a number of rural areas don't, also with good reasons.

That's as close as I can get.

[Kermitt Gribble]

6. Meaningfull investigations of the previous administration

and prosecution when warranted. I know it's probably not a realistic policy to run a campaign on, but it would be nice to hear it from all of them.

[bunkerbuster1]

10. This is not trivial.

Anyone who's been paying attention has to wonder about the coziness between the Bush and Clinton families. I'd like Hilary to make it clear that there'll be no refuge for any blatantly criminal activity that will surely come to light after the Crime Family has left, and no longer has the power to ignore subpoenas.

[John Q. Citizen]

11. Hillary will not prosecute bush or chaney. That's just not going to happen.

[Colobo]

I agree with Obama in almost everything.

Except on gay rights.

[AndyTiedye]

7. I'm Still Hoping that Gore Will Embrace Running for the Presidency

[mak3cats]

8. Meaningful campaign finance reform...

...until we get big money out of politics, the ones with the most cash will usually win, and will have to continue to prostitute themselves to stay in office. In other words, they'll never have to give a damn about their constituents as long as the money players are footing the bill (and getting policies that benefit them). Eliminating political advertising on television would take away most of the need for cash. We don't advertise cigarettes and liquor on TV because it's deemed beneficial to society to ban those types of ads (and where's the First Amendment outrage about that?). Why isn't getting rid of the garbage sound bite ads that serve no purpose other than to turn people off on the political process considered even more important?

[BeyondGeography]

9. Ethanol is a bogus, Iowa-based energy solution

I also wish Obama would support single-payer.