Which political party should I join?

I do not know which party to join, but I consider myself a Christian Democrat. Here are some of my view points.

Abortion: I believe in making abortion legal only in a situation where the woman would die. I however, would not do this unless adoption agencies, health care for children, easy access to education for the child, child care, and family planning organizations were easier to access or can be provided by the government.

Education: Support early childhood education, college tuition, and reward better teachers. Also I think everyone should have a chance at a great education.

Energy: I believe in making sure we replace our dependence on oil with clean coal, solar, wind, bio fuel, water, and other forms of energy that can be renewed.

Free Trade: I support Fair Trade to make sure we do not lose jobs, workers, or are disadvantaged more than what we gain.

Gun Control: I believe in stricter registration laws that make sure the person who buys a gun hasn’t committed a felony in the past 20 years and the person can be trusted with a gun. I do believe people should have the right to defend themselves.

Heath Care: I believe in supporting health care in a way very similar to Barack Obama.

Homeland Security: I would revise the Patriot Act so it won’t violate peoples rights as much.

LGBT Rights: I oppose marriage and civil unions for gays, but I believe they should be able to see each other in the hospital.

Social Secruity: I believe that some social secruity should be private so that people can choose what they want to invest in.

Stem cell research: I oppose stem cell research.

Taxes: I believe in progressive tax policies to tax higher on the rich and lower on the middle class.

Foreign Policy: I believe we should try to get support from the UN for wars, but if we don’t, I think we should still keep it an option. I also believe in trying to be a lot more peaceful than warbound. I believe that going to Iraq was a mistake because a civil war was likely to happen either way.

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Would you vote for me? Why or why not?

I share views from both major parties.
Officially I’m a Democrat, but I do not vote party-line.
I have a mind of my own.

WAR
-I’m against the Iraq War.
-30,000 troop surge in Afghanistan was the right thing to do.

WELFARE
-Recipients should be required to pass drug tests!
-Increase public assistance to those who are in legitimate need
-Don’t give the homeless money………..Give them homes.

I’M PRO-LIFE
-Pro-Patriot Act
-Pro-Gun control
-Pro-stem cell reserach
-Use death penalty less often.
-Restrict & Ban abortions (especially partial-birth abortions)
-Life begins at conception

CIVIL RIGHTS
-Let gays marry, "To each his own."
-Civil Unions demonstrate "separate but equal" which is unconstitutional.
-AGAINST Affirmative Action: Don’t make hiring decisions based on whether they are minorities.

TAX REFORM
-Tax Churches and raise the standards for a service to be considered "non-profit" tax-exempt.
-Replace irs with national sales tax
-Use alternative revenue sources to replace taxes; higher fines on criminals & traffic violations
-Gear tax cuts towards the middle class, I pretty much don’t give a crap what the rich have to pay in taxes

RESTRICT SMOKING
-Raise sales tax on cigarrettes and using that money to fight cancer
-Ban smoking in public places
-Allow hospitals to have a policy where they don’t hire smokers

ECONOMY
-Against social security: Let people manage their own money. SS should be voluntary to pay into.
-Maintain a mixed economy; part capitalist part socialist
-Enforce mandatory paid vacations like they do in Europe
-My position on Universal Healthcare: We need to come up with a better way to pay for it.
-Bush medicare bill was a mistake.
-I believe the bailout was necessary. And look on the bright side; that bailout wasn’t a gift; it was a loan. They owe us that money back.
But we’ve already bailed them out once…..If they ask for another, the answer is NO.
FREE TRADE
-Allow it, it may lose facotry jobs but it gives us lower prices. And the most important jobs are not the labor-factory ones.

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