Hee, Heee - it's worth the wait!
Americans, who will you be voting for as President in 2004?
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frluke
Deacon Nikolai wrote:I must admit that I am surprized to see so many voting for a pro-abortion candidate like Kerry and even more shocked to se a vote for the Socialist Party! However, I am pleasantly surprised to see how many are voting for the Constitution Party's candidate, Mr. Peroutka. Perhaps to help one another understnad the political views we are coming from, we can all take the following political test?
http://politics.beasts.org/scripts/survey
I took it and here are my results.
I am a Right-wing Idealist
Dear Father Deacon:
I am surprised that you would make such a charge against Sen. Kerry. His publicly stated position is that he is opposed to abortion as is his Church, Roman Catholic. Pres. Bush has stated He opposes abortion except in the case of rape, incest and the life of the mother. I know some argue that he's just a little bit pro-abortion, but in the position He takes, that child God knows in the womb is still murdered.I am surprised how much of the incorrect information I read on this web-site is provided by those who should know better.
priest luke
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Justin Kissel
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In the final Rebublican-Democrat presidential debate, Kerry said he would have a litmus test that any judge he appoints must be pro-choice. He also voted against the partial birth abortion ban. He votes and would appoint pro-abortion judges, which in my book makes him pro-abortion as he would make sure it continues and still opposes the partial-birth abortion ban, so he possibly would try to have that law overthrown.
None of the above. The franchise does not extend across the pond, and if it did I'd be reaching for the painkillers and withdrawing into a quiet place to think long and hard.
The comments regarding immigration struck several cords, not least because I've many a cousin over there. Immigration is a major topic in Ireland and Britain, as well as in continental Europe.
The case for legal immigration with the host country determining its needs and requirements is exceedingly strong. Most of the developed world suffers from a falling birthrate, with major implications later on when a smaller and smaller number of people of working age find themselves financing an ever increasing number of older, retired folk and those incapable of meaningful economic activity. (I think I got the lingo right, there).
Illegal immigration is a major problem with the attendant impact on social housing, welfare, local health services and the associated crime and disorder problems. Illegal immigration also undermines the standing of legal migrants with the host community often confusing the two. In Ireland, usually exceedingly tolerant, just 'cos your here and you give birth the law has been changed so that your baby doesn't automatically get citizenship.
Another issue that gets tangled up in this debate is asylum, and many a desperate illegal immigrant over this side of the pond tries to play this card. The losers, legal migrants who jump through all the hoops and may wait forever while the illegals simply slide in and all too often get away with it!
Europe faced with Asia to the East and Africa across a narrow sea to the South has a huge problem.