In Search of A Political Party
Jan. 23rd, 2012 06:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichI don't belong in my old Party (Republican) or that other one (Democratic)... I wan a new party. Here's what I'm looking for.
1 - an absolute platform that separates Church/religion from State. Don't bring your religious views into my politics. Morals, okay I get. But doctrine-based prejudices? Not part of my democratic process.
...1A. Therefore, I would like a party that supports civil union across the board, for all persons, hetero- or homo- sexual. Folks can get married, or not, as they wish, in whichever church or setting they wish, but "we are setting up housekeeping together and wish to go on record as pooling our resources, property, and losses under civil code" should merely be a matter of public record, notable to the tax commissions, school board (if there are kids) or medical community. It works for conservative European countries. I think it should work for us.
...1B. Support or condemn abortion rights as your conscience dictates, but DO NOT use your religion as the stick to beat the law books with. Your tenet of faith has no uber-priority over that of another. Abortion should be available to those who wish it and can be unused by those who do not.
...1C. Whether or not a politician attends church, has affairs, or sins mightily is none of my business. Them breaking the law or their word - yeah, that's important. But most important is their ability to serve the people through their lawmaking and policy-writing, and to be able to keep separate their personal feelings from their duties as the elected representative of a large group of people who hold differing views. Their faith, or lack of it, has no place in the political arena.
2 - The Earth matters. My party should be in support of long-range laws and rules that protect our children's heritage - within the US, and without.
...2A. Thus, we support global environmental practises.
...2B. I am all for the law once cited by Heinlein as being in place in (I think) Sweden - all factories must have their water intake located downstream of their water output.
...2C. Potential damage to humans and the environment is more important that possible tax revenues. This should be a guiding principle when looking at licensing business and building permits.
3 - Uphold the Constitution.
...3A. We have the right to own guns. I'm okay with registering the things, and even with setting up standards of control for the ownership of automatic machine guns and other military-grade weaponry. But a citizen has the right to be armed.
...3B. We have the right of Due Process. Even if we are suspected terrorists. Citizen = one who has rights as codified via the Constitution.
...3C. We have the right to gather together in a street, or on a sidewalk or public park, without being arrested, so long as we do not interfere with the rights of others.
I've just run out of steam. I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.
1 - an absolute platform that separates Church/religion from State. Don't bring your religious views into my politics. Morals, okay I get. But doctrine-based prejudices? Not part of my democratic process.
...1A. Therefore, I would like a party that supports civil union across the board, for all persons, hetero- or homo- sexual. Folks can get married, or not, as they wish, in whichever church or setting they wish, but "we are setting up housekeeping together and wish to go on record as pooling our resources, property, and losses under civil code" should merely be a matter of public record, notable to the tax commissions, school board (if there are kids) or medical community. It works for conservative European countries. I think it should work for us.
...1B. Support or condemn abortion rights as your conscience dictates, but DO NOT use your religion as the stick to beat the law books with. Your tenet of faith has no uber-priority over that of another. Abortion should be available to those who wish it and can be unused by those who do not.
...1C. Whether or not a politician attends church, has affairs, or sins mightily is none of my business. Them breaking the law or their word - yeah, that's important. But most important is their ability to serve the people through their lawmaking and policy-writing, and to be able to keep separate their personal feelings from their duties as the elected representative of a large group of people who hold differing views. Their faith, or lack of it, has no place in the political arena.
2 - The Earth matters. My party should be in support of long-range laws and rules that protect our children's heritage - within the US, and without.
...2A. Thus, we support global environmental practises.
...2B. I am all for the law once cited by Heinlein as being in place in (I think) Sweden - all factories must have their water intake located downstream of their water output.
...2C. Potential damage to humans and the environment is more important that possible tax revenues. This should be a guiding principle when looking at licensing business and building permits.
3 - Uphold the Constitution.
...3A. We have the right to own guns. I'm okay with registering the things, and even with setting up standards of control for the ownership of automatic machine guns and other military-grade weaponry. But a citizen has the right to be armed.
...3B. We have the right of Due Process. Even if we are suspected terrorists. Citizen = one who has rights as codified via the Constitution.
...3C. We have the right to gather together in a street, or on a sidewalk or public park, without being arrested, so long as we do not interfere with the rights of others.
I've just run out of steam. I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.
