re: A Peaceful National Divorce

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What the frick? Are you serious?

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As much as you want to demonize the other party (And trust me there are some far leftists nutbars in that party), there are still a few (especially on the state and local level) who are just wanting to do what's right by their constituency.

Do you even look at the candidates for what they've done? What they support? How they've performed in previous roles?

Or are you just checking a box because it says R or D?

Ultra Maga to me represents burn it all down and have spent the last two years complaining about a lost election and attacking the very people that supported their candidates (You really think Colorado 3 is Massively pro maga after this latest election?). It's no secret they target anyone who doesn't bend a knee to Trump (This has resulted in multiple lost seats to candidates that would have otherwise won), and quite honestly, I don't want to elect a Populist (e.g. King). I want a solid platform that can go on for generations built on a list of policies I can get behind.

1) Fiscally responsible. (Balance the fricking checkbook, and if you want to debt spend, I want to see returns on the investment)
2) Fair trade and enforce it, don't just give it lip service. (Trump had a great start with the Tariffs, and then just apparently lost interest. Do you know what the effectiveness of that Tariff was? Look it up).
3) Social issues - I literally do not GAF. I'll teach my kids right, you teach yours, But don't tell me how to raise my kids and I won't tell you how to raise yours. I pay close attention to my school board reps, so should you. It's a local issue. Dems and MAGA both seems to want to tell me what I should and shouldn't do. F you both. I teach my kids right. They'll be fine.
4) Abortion - This one doesn't affect me as much, as I have sufficient means either way, but I do feel sympathy for those that don't. You want to restrict abortions to 12-15 weeks with exceptions for Rape, Incest, and Health of the Mother? Great, I'm onboard. But that's not what I've seen happening, it's total ban. This one hits home for me, I have a daughter, she's 12. If some dude rapes her, a) he's dead -- and he will suffer, I'm going to jail but it's going to happen. b) If my daughter chooses to carry to term I will love that child (and trust me that will be hard, but I will do it for her), but that will be her decision; Not yours, not the legislature, not the State, and certainly not the National Government. If she chooses to abort it, I will make that happen even if I again have to go to Jail.

Other folks may not have the means however, and those who support this kinda zero tolerance policy are putting those people in a shitty position. Odds of my daughter getting Raped or Potentially dying due to childbirth? Extremely low on both accounts however, so if it's so astronomically low then why do these crazy arse laws?