No party is actually for or against anything they pretend to be... They are all for and against whatever suits their constituants. The Republicans cow tow to the religious right. They are generally pro-life and pro death penalty, for prayer in school and so called "values" which would turn our country into a theocracy. The democrats cow tow to the extreme left. They are just as bad as the far right.
The problem is that these extremeists don't understand reality. They have these ideals that don't take into account the will of getting around their laws.
The right seem to think that making something law means it won't be taken advantage of. That morality can be policed and that it isn't subjective.
The left seems to think that people should be allowed to do whatever they want...
The correct answer is actually simple. Things that are easy to police and are very dangerous should be illegal. Murder, Theft, and such.
Things that aren't so easy to police should be civil crimes. And the courts should have a better system for controling law suits. These crimes are ones with a clear victim that don't fall under the policeable acts... Such as petty fraud and basically what we allow people to sue for now.
And everything else should be legal. Drugs, Porn, and all that. Unless the production of it causes someone harm.. Like snuff-porn and child porn. People should be able to practice any kind of lifestyle they want. And they shouldn't expect the government to support them financially....
Course this is idealist as well... The actual practice would be more like a combined effort of the right left and centrists... which is how it should be...
WE need a centrist party in the USA... and we need it now.
The problem is that these extremeists don't understand reality. They have these ideals that don't take into account the will of getting around their laws.
The right seem to think that making something law means it won't be taken advantage of. That morality can be policed and that it isn't subjective.
The left seems to think that people should be allowed to do whatever they want...
The correct answer is actually simple. Things that are easy to police and are very dangerous should be illegal. Murder, Theft, and such.
Things that aren't so easy to police should be civil crimes. And the courts should have a better system for controling law suits. These crimes are ones with a clear victim that don't fall under the policeable acts... Such as petty fraud and basically what we allow people to sue for now.
And everything else should be legal. Drugs, Porn, and all that. Unless the production of it causes someone harm.. Like snuff-porn and child porn. People should be able to practice any kind of lifestyle they want. And they shouldn't expect the government to support them financially....
Course this is idealist as well... The actual practice would be more like a combined effort of the right left and centrists... which is how it should be...
WE need a centrist party in the USA... and we need it now.