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OK then. So, prisioners of war? I believe that they are a tool. Once they are 'lost', they become bystanders, people again, and therefore don't have any murders or killings on them. They then deserve to get out. I'd rather people be killed, then prisoners of war.

Since it seems that the guild has gone temporarily stale, I will add a few topics to this discussion for those who want to discuss them:

-Gun Control.

-Affirmative action.

-Social security.

Against most of it. Automatics and open redgerstery (sp?) is good, but they should not take away our rights to weapons.



...What?

This is completely stupid, and I believe they should just do away with it all. Have us save our own damn retirement fund.

-Gun Control.-Personally, I don't believe in weapons, because I'm a pascifist, and I would like to see guns have a heavier control. I would also like to see an age for gun and bullet purchase be oriented.

-Affirmative action.-I agree with it, even though I don't think it works all the time. The invisible glass ceiling will always exist, and people, even if they aren't prejudiced on who they can hire, CAN be prejudiced on the opportunity for advancement.

-Social security.-I believe that people need to learn responsibility, and perhaps doing away with this would help that.

I am for gun control. While guns are not nessecary for most people's everyday life, guns do have their role in many lives and should not be banned outright. I believe btter regulation is the key.


I believe this is a great program that needs some tweaking. For those who are not aware, Affirmative Action is a government pogram that requires businesses and universities to maintain their population in accordance with the population of the city/state in which they are located. Basically, if 25% percent of your city's population is Mexican, 25% of the univeristy's population must also be Mexican. It is suposed to give minorites a greater chance of getting into college and getting jobs.

I personally believe that it should be based off of socioeconomic. Looking at a student's race does not give te full story about their oppurtunities and hardships. While socioeconomics is hard to measure, it is a better degree of need than race alone.

I don't think it should be taken away. The people who receive SS paid for it while they were working. There needs to be some retooling in order to support the growing retired community. Personal account may not be a bad idea, but they should not replace SS, merely be an add on.

All hail the Supreme Court they did something right!! Huzzah! That poor woman is dead now and no longer suffering. If you hadn't guessed I don't have many problems with euthenasia... Although starving to death aint pretty...I don't know all the particulars of the case ((I've been in Italy for a week)), was she actually brain dead? Would she have even noticed her stomach grumbling?

Gay Rights- i dont know, i have talked to gay couples who say that they getting the right to marry is not that important, because in the end its the same thing... but many others dont feel that way so i dunno
President Bush- i voted for kerry.... i dont want to waste a whole page with my complaints xp
Sex before Marriage- if they are responsible then yes, but if they are just doing it to do it, then they should get their heads smashed in
Death penalty- all for it. it costs alot of money, but in the end we wont have to waste more money on the murdering bungholes who just eat tax payers walets alive. twisted

Gay Rights- Being gay does not make you less of a person. I am fully for gay people having the same rights as anyone else.

However, stories I have heard about governments legislating against anything that could constitute as "gay bashing" or insulting gays...is just...overboard, I think.

President Bush- I really didn't like either candidate, but I, if I had been able to vote, would have voted Kerry. I have mixed feelings on the war in Iraq, mostly negative, but I haven't done enough research into it to be able to hold up an argument, or talk much about it.

I don't like his stance on abortion (being pro-choice) or gay marriage though. I mean, trying to make a constitutional amendment against gay marriage, to me, is just....utter idiocy.

Sex before Marriage- Whatever you want, as long as you are of age, and consenting. Course, I would recommend that you have sex after -not marriage- but knowing you are mentally prepared, and able to pay for BC, and suchlike.

Death penalty- Once again, mixed. Strictly logically speaking, it saves us a lot of money, money we could put to a better use. These people can never, really, be of a use to society again, because we'd have to lock them up for the rest of their lives, otherwise.

However, there's the whole "unalienable rights" thing. If you have the right to life, why would it be rescinded, if it's "unalienable"? If the government has the ability to take away someone's life, why not yours? What kinds of crimes makes someone no longer eligible to live? Does the government have the power to decide that? And by allowing the death penalty, that's basically stating that it's okay for someone to kill another person? Would that be okay now? And also, how can we be sure he/she is guilty?

So it's kind of...practicality vs. the unalienable right to life. There's more to it, of course, but I think that's a major part.