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Originally Posted by Brutha  This election isn't between conversatism and liberalism but between populism and reason. |
Exactly. That's the most accurate way I've heard it described so far.
It cracks me up that I get called liberal when all I really want is a strong economy and equal rights.
Equal rights and good economic policies are not liberal issues. They just take the most basic of reasoning to understand why they matter.
I wish this was Obama versus Ron Paul, I'd have no worries.
Paul has said that federal officials changing the definition of marriage is "an act of social engineering profoundly hostile to liberty." Paul stated, "Americans understandably fear that if gay marriage is legalized in one state, all other states will be forced to accept such marriages." He says that in a best case scenario, governments would enforce contracts and grant divorces but otherwise have no say in marriage. Paul has also stated he doesn't want to interfere in the free association of two individuals in a social, sexual, and religious sense. Additionally, when asked if he was supportive of gay marriage Paul responded "I am supportive of all voluntary associations and people can call it whatever they want."