I'm not exactly sure of who I'm supporting for this year's election. I consider myself more liberal than conservative but I agree with certain ideas from both candidates. I'm pro-choice because I believe that it is the mother's right to decide, not others; I support gay marriage, and I believe that we need to put an end to the war intelligently. I'd say I'm leaning towards Barack Obama because I agree more with his ideology but there's a chance that McCain could change my mind.
On the subject of same sex marriage, I would say that I agree more with Obama. He supports civil unions which gives homosexual marriages the same rights as heterosexual marriages. On the other hand, McCain wants to leave it up to the states to decide. I don't think it's right to make same sex marriage illegal because in my opinion, it violates privacy and no one has the right to intervene with other people's lives.
Energy is becoming a bigger issue in the US as time goes by considering we are the largest consumers of nonrenewable energy resources. On this subject, I'm not sure which candidate I support more. My opinion on the issue is that we should do whatever it takes to preserve our resources. Obama supports more renewable energy sources and wants to look into clean coal uses to get the US away from foreign oil dependency. He also proposed giving automakers health coverage in exchange for more hybrid production. McCain supports alternative energy sources and wants to look at nuclear possibilities.
Overall, I agree with both candidates on different issues, but I'd say I'm still leaning towards Obama for this election.
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Hey Jessica!
Looks like you agree more with Obama than McCain. :)
Anyway, there are a couple things I’d like to point out. Obama says no to same sex marriages, but he’s willing to accept civil unions like you said. If he thinks homosexual couples aren’t so bad, why couldn’t he just say “okay” to same sex marriages? McCain actually officially endorsed the same-sex marriage ban a couple months back even though he wasn’t really for the ban in the first place. I read it somewhere. To me, it seems like Obama’s almost afraid to just say “no” to gay couples because he doesn’t want to lose their votes—it makes sense; but I’m against same sex marriages so…That’s just how I feel though.
Hey Jessica!
Alike you, I support the Liberal/Democratic point of view in politics. I believe the exact same way as you do about abortion, I feel as well that it should be up to the mother's right to decide whether to keep the baby or not, I don't think that society or the public has a right to influence whether it's right or wrong for her to get an abortion. Energy is a worldwide issue and not just in America, and I agree with both candidates on their policy on energy sources, both have very similar ideas. But a preservation on resources is a good idea but we'll definitely need to find an alternative during the preservation.
Good job Jessica! :)
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