Reply #88: You're about half right [View All]

The right thing for us to do get back to our libertarian roots and stand up for people's rights.

It should be about freedom of choice as much as possible. People who want to oppose abortion should be free to not have one and free to speak their minds about it. You're free to not have a gun in YOUR home if you don't like them, but I'm free to keep them in mine.

When, in fact, we should be running against the radicalism with a more "left" agenda, such as healthcare rights, more worker rights, increase in minimum wage, more standing up for minority and women rights, standing behind our Constitution and against Patriot Acts and illegal wars, rather than following the Republicans with a more "lite" agenda.

There's nothing "lite" about supporting liberty and justice for everyone. It's exactly what we should be doing. Social issues like abortion and guns are traps. There's never a position on those that guarantees a net gain in votes. The ONLY viewpoint that always wins is giving power back to individuals.