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Well, if any president EVER abolishes everything but public school, then we will be on the fast track to a totalitarian country where the government feeds the children what they want them to think, becoming perfect little drones. We're already starting to do that with all the evolutionist bullshit they're pouring down our throats in schools now, in subtle ways. IT PISSES ME OFF.

See, that's exactly what it looks to me like is going to happen. D; Again, if Obama becomes president, I hope he proves me wrong.

I do terribly wish they'd teach Intelligent Design in schools ALONG WITH Evolution so people know both sides of the debate. >.<;


Pixie -- Well, the other thing that unnerves me a bit about Obama is his dependance on the word "change" and the fact that what I HAVE heard from him that's straightforward are many things I'm not sure I liked. I'm not terribly sure I really even know his position on some things, so it's really hard to say what he wants to do and what he WILL do.

Let's just hope America doesn't go down the drain in the next few years, ya? 8D I think that's one thing we can both agree on. <333 -dies-

Okay. I read about three of the reasons against McCain and stopped immediately. Not only is it obvious that the writer is EXTREMELY biased against Republicans, but that he is also extremely liberal.

You can't get reasons for why or why not to vote for a candidate off of the internet. Especially from extremely biased sources. The best you can do is listen to what each of them has said they would do, then look into their histories and see what they have done or stood for before. Base their actions and stances on what your personal beliefs are, then choose which candidate you feel would best suit you and this country's best interests.

Also, I didn't read the Obama one yet, but I'm sure it's just as biased against him as the one that was written for McCain was against him.

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Okay, so I read some of the Obama ones, and some of them do seem to be actual valid reasons why not to vote for him. Some of them aren't, but no one's perfect I guess.

I'm a big believer in the fact that the government just needs to stay the hell out of people's business unless someone's causing harm to someone else. The government has a job to protect its people and I believe that it OFTEN takes it waaay too far. I do not believe in big government and that's what Obama wants. Pretty soon, the government will want to control everything and I'm afraid that's what would happen if we continue to let people like Obama get their way.

I'm a firm believer in the Second Amendment. The founding fathers made it the second one for a reason. Gun control makes me extremely angry and I think that it's just a step in having the government control everyone completely.

Now, I'm not a total Conservative, in believing that government should stay out of our business, I believe that gay people can get married if they want. However, if a preacher's personal beliefs say that he/she's against gay marriage then he/she doesn't have to perform the ceremony. It's all about respecting beliefs.

So, big government to me is the equivalent to some large evil force. That's why I'm not voting for Obama, because from what I've heard him say, that's what he's driving at.

'bama isn't going to take our freedom away.


The second amendment was there because GB when they were pulling a pinky and the brain would go to an area and take all the guns away from the people. So if they wanted to revolt, it didn't do very well, because a revolt with guns is way more effective than one without.

So when we created it we made it so that if the country got too strong and we needed to revolt we could because we had guns.


Nevermind this country isn't going to get too strong and we're not going to ban guns altogether and if it DOES become too strong we could revolt in a half second. The second amendment is causing a LOT of harm to someone else.


How does Obama want a big government?

Why do you think the government will control everything?

D: forgot to say PL = Pixie. PL isn't on gaia and I'm holding her account and I'm using it now because I changed my gaia pass but forgot it and it's saved on my home computer and stuff but I'm not at home.. xD


There isn't a president out there that hasn't ******** with taxes, and the s**t we have right now is bullshit. Europe has REALLY high taxes, and they all have really strong democracies and s**t.

And we have the best welfare system in the WORLD. Have you ever needed to be on welfare? Have you ever been that poor? It needs an update, yeah, but I don't think you should say welfare is bullshit unless you've ever been that poor. :/
There's a HUGE difference between getting by and having NOTHING.

The second amendment is keeping us from putting up stringent gun control laws. Look at a TON of countries in Europe that have less crime than we do. They don't have higher drinking ages. They don't have stronger drug laws. They have gun control laws.
Bad people kill people with GUNS. It's true, that if you take away their guns they'll use something else. But so many times someone will die because the gun was there when they were mad. Having a gun on you promotes violence. You wouldn't have it on you unless you were going to intimidate, or use it, self defense or otherwise. But if someone who's going to attack you sees a gun on you, they're going to be more violent. If they have a gun on them, you're looking at a gunfight. It provokes people and gives you the idea to use lethal force if necessary.

And, say you're going on an airplane. Say you have a knife on you. Yes, it's true you could kill someone with your bare hands. But if you got a knife on the plane it'd be TONS easier. They don't say "Oh, well because you can strangle someone with your hands there's no point in taking the knife away" Limiting people's options limits their ability to kill. People will still kill, and still get ahold of guns, but you can force harsher punishments on them, and there'll be TONS less gun-related deaths.

I don't think guns should be banned completely, nor does anyone. That law could never be passed.


There are BETTER ways to defend yourself than guns. TONS BETTER. Pepper spray is amazing. We should be looking for ways to make pepper spray more effective. Offering cheaper self defense classes. Guns promote violence and create death. There's no reason to give people another way to kill people.

Handguns are my biggest problem. I understand hunting, and I don't think anyone wants to take that away from people.

If we get out of Iraq and decrease military spending, we'll have a TON more money in the government. Have you gotten that? Iraq is sucking up TONS of money. More taxes for the WEALTHY. Obama has promised no tax raises for families making under 100 grand a year, and very few (like there's only one he mentioned) for families making between the 100-250 grand a year mark.

They won't be controlling even more I don't think. Obama is very much for giving people more choice. He's not an idiot.

But you don't HAVE to shoot a rapist. :/

There are ways to protect yourself that stop the attacker but don't kill him. It's not your job to take the law into your own hands, and you shouldn't kill someone if you have another way....which you would have if you weren't carrying a gun.

Sylfaen- Yes, you can shoot someone without killing them, but how many people do you think would think like that in a split second? How many people are that good of a shot without having a chance to take aim? Non-lethal methods, in my opinion, are better for defense. I'm not against guns, I understand that they are important to some people; hell this country was built on them, but I'm 100% against killing.