[speakeasy]

There are of course difference between parties on some major issues that could effect our lives. For example, Supreme Court justice picks. They are for life and tend to be heavily partisan.

Things like tax policy and health care and social spending and gun control are very polarizing issues where there's a divide down party lines. It's too simplistic to say all parties are the same. Maybe on some issues, but on all of them?

[Cattle Rustler]

I can already see the signs, this thread is turning into a Jew/Race thread already.

[Tweezy]

Have no interest in politics due to it's corruption. However, assuming for a minute it wasn't corrupt and actually had the people's interests at heart. What party would I align with. Not sure what you would call these beliefs. Anyone else have funky ideologies that don't appear to match neither party?

- Against a welfare state (handouts to the lazy or incompetent)

- For nationalizing the healthcare and insurance business

- For socialized healthcare (industry can't be run like a for profit on steroids)

- Against big military spending (if needed I would be for unleashing the industrial complex / war machine)

- For death penalty

- For subsidized university for 3.0+ gpa students (lottery funded)

- Against abortion

- For gay marriage (as in equal rights, not forcing churches or pastures to marry gay couples)

- For low capped progressive tax system on people and businesses

- For free / open market capitalism

- For pure democracy on major bills, policies, and initiatives

- For strict border & immigration control

- Against money in politics (only small capped 1 time donations from citizens to help fund campaigns)

- For cutting out all unneeded parts of Government

- For higher spending on roads, public transportation, education, bridges, parks, etc.

- For common core (as in there needing to be set standards for teachers and students)

- For balanced budgets (don't have the money, can't spend it)

- For tougher international negotiating (trade deals, etc)