Greetings

welcome,good to see another liberal on the board :thumbup:

My name is Aaron. I'm a staunch, liberal Democrat, originally from Chicago, Ill., but a resident of Houston, Tx, since '68. I'm a musician, writer, and producer, along with my partner, we have a production company, 2osos (2osos Productions - Artists Comunity)
I am sick and appalled, with and at, the current administration, who I think should be impeached and tried for high crimes and treason, actually.
I am totally against the war, which in my estimation was lost, before it was begun. I am grateful and proud of our military, who have, for the most part, done an outstanding and courageous job, but have been placed, unnecessarily, in harm's way....I think they should be deployed, elsewhere, where they can effectively protect our interests, abroad.
I'm a bit jaded by both parties...but I cannot find anything to support in the GOP, except a strong defense, and measures to ensure our safety. I'm fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. I feel government has a responsibility to improve the lives of its constituents, to aid those less fortunate, and to guarantee opportunity and the prospect of prosperity for all.
I believe in a woman's right to choose, gay rights( including the right to marry), socialized medicine, healthcare and insurance for all, and the right to die a dignified death. I support the death penalty for heinous crimes, acknowledging that the criminal justice system is broken, needs overhauling, and is unfairly biased against people of color.

Visited your website - saw your profile and listened to your music....

My name is Aaron. I'm a staunch, liberal Democrat, originally from Chicago, Ill., but a resident of Houston, Tx, since '68. I'm a musician, writer, and producer, along with my partner, we have a production company, 2osos (2osos Productions - Artists Comunity)
I am sick and appalled, with and at, the current administration, who I think should be impeached and tried for high crimes and treason, actually.
I am totally against the war, which in my estimation was lost, before it was begun. I am grateful and proud of our military, who have, for the most part, done an outstanding and courageous job, but have been placed, unnecessarily, in harm's way....I think they should be deployed, elsewhere, where they can effectively protect our interests, abroad.
I'm a bit jaded by both parties...but I cannot find anything to support in the GOP, except a strong defense, and measures to ensure our safety. I'm fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. I feel government has a responsibility to improve the lives of its constituents, to aid those less fortunate, and to guarantee opportunity and the prospect of prosperity for all.
I believe in a woman's right to choose, gay rights( including the right to marry), socialized medicine, healthcare and insurance for all, and the right to die a dignified death. I support the death penalty for heinous crimes, acknowledging that the criminal justice system is broken, needs overhauling, and is unfairly biased against people of color.

welcome,good to see another liberal on the board :thumbup:

First, thank you for the welcome. I see that we agree on a few subjects, the currant adm., and I am also against the war but support our troops, also for a womens right to choose, Socialized Medicine, health care and insurance for all and the right to a dignified death. However I am a bit confused as to how a person can be for gay marriage (in the eyes of church and state) and also at the same time be for the death penalty. Seems a bit contraversial. I am for the death penalty when there is a 100% mistake free conviction, death should be cared out immediatly no waiting.
I am against gay marriage being recognized by church and state as a natural pairing. It was put into place for a man and woman. It is not natural, they should marry under binding contract privatly with a lawyer. Why make the rest of us change to accomodate their unnatural life choice? I personally don't care what goes on behind closed doors in their bedroom (yuk!) but this exceptance by church and state sends the wrong message to our young people. Wasn't it Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve or Anna and Eve. I am sure it was a man and a women that populated the earth. T.

In response, I really don't see how my pro-gay marriage stance conflicts with my death penalty stance ( I also agree it should only be where there is 100 % certainty of guilt, in cases of rape, murder, or any crime against children).
I really don't understand your position, about gay marriage. For you, it may not be a "natural pairing", but for me it is "quite natural"....what is unnatural for me is a heterosexual pairing, but for whoever wants to go there, I feel that is there right, in their pursuit of happiness. Who am I to tell you, what is right for you? And if there is a church willing to perform said ceremony, what is the problem? And the church and state "accepting" gay marriage is irrelevant...the church's function is to serve the spiritual needs and edification of its' people...the state is to safeguard the rights and societal concerns of its' people. What possible message could it be sending to young people but tolerance and diversity and the differences in people? If you're not gay, then don't have a gay marriage. If you're not straight, don't practice heterosexuality. There is a balance there. Gay couples are not together, obviously, to "populate the Earth"...I believe they are together because they love each other and committed to a relationship. How dare we dictate terms to other people? What gives us the right?

How dare we dictate terms to other people? What gives us the right?

History and Nature.

History and Nature.

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