How do you align politically?

[Nekrawulf]

Im just curious as to everyones political alignment on the board. Please keep this civil people.

Feel free to explain if you would like.

[mindstar]

I used to be far left, but am sliding a bit towards the centre as I age...

[Bouncer]

i am north north west as a 30 degree curve. lol.

i don't follow politics at all so i am none of the above really.

[Nekrawulf]

haha big guy... take a stab at it.

Myself.. I consider myself a libertarian more than anything else. I believe in the constitution, and minimalistic government.

Many of my views on "moral topics" bounce around the spectrum as well.

[Bouncer]

i really cant take a stab at it because i dont know what "far left" "far right" "libertarian" etc.. even mean.

[hitmansb]

I'm mostlly a conservative.

Liberal softness on many crimes, their absolute adherence to political correctness, the funding of social programs that takes my tax dollars and hands it out to bums who don't want to work...makes me want to puke.

[YellowJacket]

Communist.

[NYCmitch25]

Aristocrat

[Bouncer]

astronaut

[NewbieChris]

I chose conservative, but I want to clarify the meaning. I am fiscally conservative, I am cheap. I don't believe the government has the right to an income tax, I believe the government should only be large enough to operate off of trade tariffs and interstate trade taxes. I have a hard time accepting large income taxes that get funneled to poorly designed federal programs that I do not agree with.

Personally I am socially as liberal as they get. I don't believe that God has a place in government. The idea that we have Supreme Court rulings based on God make me sick. The Constitution specifically leaves God's rule out. How religious the writers of this document may have been, they clearly purposefully left God out. There was a reason for that, but modern 'conservatives' bastardize the Constitution and try and make people believe we were meant to live by a Christian God's rule.

This is all coming from someone who goes to an Episcopalian church every Sunday.

[3v1lj03]

Personally I am socially as liberal as they get. I don't believe that God has a place in government. The idea that we have Supreme Court rulings based on God make me sick. The Constitution specifically leaves God's rule out. How religious the writers of this document may have been, they clearly purposefully left God out. There was a reason for that, but modern 'conservatives' bastardize the Constitution and try and make people believe we were meant to live by a Christian God's rule.

This is all coming from someone who goes to an Episcopalian church every Sunday.

Have you read the constitution, the federalist papers, the writings of Madison or even Franklin or the Declaration of Independence ? God or Providence as they often called God was not left out, He is the whole basis of your " rights" It is your God given rights the constitution and the Bill of Rights seek to protect !

[Shibby]

I picked other because I am all over the place. Just as an example but it's hard to be specific; I am family oriented and think that should be the basis for everything we do, not for reason where you find yourself thinking "I don't care if this we push my family away" or something like that (although there of course are acceptations to everything). I don't care though if it's a traditional family in the sorts of a typical marriage. It could be same sex partners with kids. I don't care as long as they have the family values.

[mindstar]

it was my understanding that god was largely seperated from the state due to the fear the the state might have undue influence over religion rather than vice versa...

that said, i believe that there is good evidence that Jefferson was an athiest (i think it was him)

[3v1lj03]

it was my understanding that god was largely seperated from the state due to the fear the the state might have undue influence over religion rather than vice versa...

that said, i believe that there is good evidence that Jefferson was an athiest (i think it was him)

You are correct on the first point to a degree it was the state that was prevented from interfering with religion as you choose to believe and practice it. But we may be saying the same thing.
It is often said that there is evidence that Jefferson was an atheist. There is allot of evidence to refute that and some to support it. In any case it is clear from his writings and actions that he believed that the Judao/Christian ethic was very important for the American experiment to succeed. In 1804 Thomas Jefferson was elected to the Washington DC School Board, served as Board President for 4 years and the only two books he required to be taught were the Bible and a reader (sorry can't remember the name of the book right now)

[mindstar]

In any case it is clear from his writings and actions that he believed that the Judao/Christian ethic was very important for the American experiment to succeed. In 1804 Thomas Jefferson was elected to the Washington DC School Board, served as Board President for 4 years and the only two books he required to be taught were the Bible and a reader (sorry can't remember the name of the book right now)

being politically savvy doesn't necessarily make him a believer :)