Can any Republican give ANY good reasons for BEING one?

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I mean... just LOOK at that party! It hatefully seeks to reinstate the pre-Roe-vs.-Wade Dark Ages, and FORCE millions of girls and women to gestate UNwanted pregnancies to term against their will. (A very real, 9-month-long form of rape!)

And it stands as a barrier to vital and hugely-beneficial medical advances with its ludicrous opposition to embryonic stem-cell research... even though the embryoes that would be used would otherwise be destroyed anyway!

And it moronically whines about same-sex marriage, and promotes passage of "Defense of Marriage" laws all over the place. But if asked just HOW any same-sex couple's getting married could possibly do ANY harm to any opposite-sex couple's marriage, they look the other way and whistle a tune. No surprise -- since same-sex marriage would harm NOTHING and NO one. It's totally **harmless**

The Republican Party is a dishonest and repressive JOKE. So why would ANY sensible person want anything to do with it?

To "Northstar" -- Your INABILITY to provide a rational and sensible answer is duly noted. Guess you need to stick with your long suit, mathematics.

To "cellopro30078" -- Lets overlook your mention of taxes and healthcare for the moment, and look at your views on abortion and gay rights. WHY does **busybodyism** hold such appeal to you? WHY would you give a rat's patoot if gays married, or women had abortions? That's NONE of YOUR business...

To "Amberle" -- When Bill and Monica had their tryst, it was NO one else's business, and NO one should have made a big deal of it. The BIGGEST problem with the Republican Party is that it contains so many **busybodies**!

To "Dawn C" -- THANK HEAVEN my views are the **opposite** of yours on almost all counts you listed!!! I can't even **imagine** thinking as you do, and my father was a minister. If the Bible contains absolutes, they're in the 10 Commandments, and make no mention of homosexuality or abortion. God gave us brains with which to think. He did not make us automatons. Thus, MOST "moral" issues are *relative*, and generally can be decided by applying the Golden Rule. And the Bible neither appointed nor authorized any person or group to be its Gestapo, to enforce its precepts upon society. See 1 Cor. 5:12-13. Only CHURCH discipline is authorized, by members of denominations vis-a-vis fellow congregants. NOT vs. society in general.

To "rhio9" -- EXCELLENT response!!

To "Tardis Girl" -- Yet another EXCELLENT response. With enough people like you in it, there's still hope for America continuing as a free country! You said precisely what NEEDED to be said, to very effectively make dog meat of that other responder's very **specious** and incredibly-ignorant claims. Good show!

To "cellopro30078" -- Gee!! I wonder if I keep on responding to your comments, you'll write things that are even MORE absurd? Can anything even BE more absurd?

BTW -- FYI -- There are well over 100,000 gay couples in the USA who have and are raising kids. There are *many* ways for them to to this, including adoption, and surrogates. So they do. So far, they have idiotically been denied the right to marry (except in Massachusetts, and an increasing number of SENSIBLE countries), but that hasn't stopped them from having families, any more than being unmarried has been a deterrent to millions of opposite-sex couples who have chosen to cohabitate, rather than get married. (They now *outnumber* married people in the USA. And, just as with the gays -- NO harm, no foul!)

And -- gays DON'T try to make other people gay, since they know that people are BORN with their sexual orientation. (But the loony-tunes of the RRR Cult often try to "convert" gays to heterosexuality. Crazy!)

Answer 1

I didn't want to dive in, but one of your responders interested me:

"Many republicans believe in moral absolutes. Obviously, you do not. So we believe that we are forcing millions of women take pregnancies to term against their will? Why didn't these women take responsibility to prevent the pregnancy?"

I can have my cake and eat it, too. Why not work to prevent pregnancy as much as possible, but not impose religious views onto the medical procedure of abortion.

"Instead, you would encourage these women to kill their babies. Do you realize what happens to women after they abort their children? Many of them become sterile, and can no longer have children."

I'm sorry, but lying will be called out. The risk of death from abortion in the United States is roughly the same as penicillin. It is only in third world countries with unsafe abortions do women face a high risk a punctured uterus or infertility.

"Many of them suffer terrible emotional problems for years, feeling guilt about killing their unborn child. "

This can be easily solved by individuals deciding whether or not they want an abortion BEFORE the abortion, not by the government.

"And you didn't take into account that the child has a right to live. "

An embryo is not a child. It is a potential life. Split it at this stage and you get twins. Does that mean killing an embryo will destroy two lives?

"Just because it's inside its mom doesn't make it unhuman."

Human DNA is not a human being. A skin cell can also be zapped to divide like an embryo. That doesn't put it on the same moral level as a baby, which develops gradually. To call it murder is a ridiculous statement. Why do Republicans want to decide what is best for every pregnant woman?

"Stem cells can be obtained from other sources, other than aborted babies."

Stem cells from umbilical cord blood are not as effective. Embryonic cells offer the best research at this point. Why are Republicans so concerned about microscopic embryos when the cost is delayed treatment to people with neurological illnesses, people who are suffering as we speak? It's only a potential cure at this point, but why hold back research?

"As to same sex marriage, the breakdown of traditional values in our country would eventually breakdown all social values, until there was no morality whatsoever."

Complete rubbish by religious conservatives whose dogma is substituted for the tolerance of a secular state. If you believe a marriage depends on what types of sex a neighbor engages in, there is no help I can offer. Get off the high hourse.

"Once we start breaking down the moral fabric of our society..."

And I suppose it is up to you and the state to decide what the "moral fabric" of our society is?

"... it will continue to shred into thousands of immoral behaviors."

Our government is secular. Your religion is not anyone else's mandate. This fear mongering has no place in public policy.

"There has to be a line drawn, an absolute, or man would become totally depraved. Democrats think we don't have to draw a line- just let everyone do what they want."

Yes- Whatever we want, as long as it does not hurt other people. It's called freedom. As in freedom to not be Christian or follow religious rules. Freedom to disagree. Freedom to be gay. Get over it.


"Without a line, people will do everything and ANYTHING. They will rape, murder, steal, destroy- you name it. We just can't allow gay marriage. It is just a spring board for total destruction of our society as we know it."

If you believe this, there is no level of idiocy and hatred too low for the Republicans to stoop to. I'm glad you're not entirely representative of your party.

Answer 2

Not all Republicans agree with all the things you described. In fact there is major upheaval within the republican party with many of its member voting independent while clinging to the term Republican.
Many are closer to Libertarians but do not want to lose the political clout of being members of one of the two big parties

The truth is that both of the big parties are dirty and lost but the majority of people still vote for one or the other (often only because they agree with some though far from all of the aspects associated with that party).

ADD: The emphasis on human embryo stem cell research is because of two factors powered by the Liberals.
First they fought intensely against ANIMAL embryo testing stopping research and forcing it into the human arena; other countries are FAR ahead of us in this field and have had great successes.
Second they wanted to turn human embryonic stem cell research into an abortion issue. Liberals are using stem cell research to drive the abortion rights issue which should have nothing to do with the subject in the first place.

Answer 3

I can give a ton of reasons, but not enough space here.
Even Roe of Roe vs. Wade wishes she had never done what
she did. She says it was wrong then and it's wrong now. Wow

We should not use human babies to see if their body parts
might be used medically. No proof it will, so far.

Same sex marriage will change society, as we've always
known and loved it. The concept of a family changes when
children have 2 mommies or 2 daddies. It 's unfair to our
children. The Bible says it's wrong also.

Democrats are becomming anti=American. They've corrupted the House of Representatives. All they know to
do is give government hand-outs to illegals. They have
always been the "tax and spend" party. Look at the bill
they just sent to Pres. Bush...the largest single spending
bill ever, filled with unneeded pork. The Clintons even
stooped so low as to dishonor the Oval Office and they
took things from the White House when they left office that
didn't belong to them. Harry Reid is the worst person ever
in leadership position. He has dishonored his office. They
keep moving towards socialized medicine- especially
Hillary's latest idea that didn't work the first time so she's
trying again. She also wants drivers licenses issued to
illegals. It's all just wrong. Republicans were right all along.

Answer 4

Many republicans believe in moral absolutes. Obviously, you do not. So we believe that we are forcing millions of women take pregnancies to term against their will? Why didn't these women take responsibility to prevent the pregnancy? It is their fault for being stupid and getting pregnant in the first place. If they were raped, there are drugs that can stop a pregnancy within the first day. Instead, you would encourage these women to kill their babies. Do you realize what happens to women after they abort their children? Many of them become sterile, and can no longer have children. Many of them suffer terrible emotional problems for years, feeling guilt about killing their unborn child. And you didn't take into account that the child has a right to live. Just because it's inside its mom doesn't make it unhuman. It has all human features. It's just on internal life support. Why do Democrats endorse murder?
Why would anyone want to be a Democrat?

Stem cells can be obtained from other sources, other than aborted babies. That is a poor excuse to kill a child.

As to same sex marriage, the breakdown of traditional values in our country would eventually breakdown all social values, until there was no morality whatsoever. If we say that gays can marry, then why not have multiple wives? Why not marry your own children, or your sister? As soon as we make gay marriage legal, you can bet there'll be people saying they need to legalize poligamy because it's not 'hurting anyone'.

Once we start breaking down the moral fabric of our society, it will continue to shred into thousands of immoral behaviors. There has to be a line drawn, an absolute, or man would become totally depraved. Democrats think we don't have to draw a line- just let everyone do what they want.
Without a line, people will do everything and ANYTHING. They will rape, murder, steal, destroy- you name it. We just can't allow gay marriage. It is just a spring board for total destruction of our society as we know it.
Republicans are smart enough to see the logical end of such nonsensical thinking, and are fighting to keep the lion in the cage.

Answer 5

So lets "hold it actual" since your so fascinated by that phrase. We have been promised a Stimulus invoice that would strengthen the economic climate and jobs. It used to be on the whole spent to shore up states and unions...Thus paying off Obama supporters or gaining future help. These "shovel equipped jobs" had been carried out mostly by unions and the jobs disappeared as soon as done and in lots of circumstances hurt the true jobs that existed. We then say Obama nationalize the private sector. He claimed that his healthcare invoice can be alternate for the better. The longer it took the pass, the extra time people needed to read it...And the bulk mentioned NO, however he passed it in any case. Now we will be able to be caught paying 10 years for a system that will not for 4 years. It has so many flaws and screw jobs that American's with a brain dread the approaching changes. Obama additionally promised no top rate expand....A lie that the majority will see this coming Januarey. And the left appears to have completely forgotten that this used to be presupposed to be "healthcare reform", it wasn't speculated to incorporate insurance businesses.....However Obama is trying to comprise it. NOW we see monetary reform. Did you even learn up on the S&L trouble ? It used to be the government that brought about it through changing the principles and messing up the works. The federal government additionally let Freddie and Fannie screw the economy. The democrats set it up with the community Reinvestment Act which passed loans to the bad to place them into residences they could not come up with the money for, which was the trigger, and Freddie and Fannie sealed the deal. Executive intervention is what has brought about these screw ups, yet the democrats and liberals are stupid enough to feel the demonizing BS of the left wing politicians. Maybe your quandary is that the republicans virtually learn the bill ? A ways higher than what your democrats have executed. The invoice creates a $50 billion slush fund and the proper for government to forever bail out associations. They are able to also snatch manage of associations they feel they need to manipulate if they see some thing "incorrect". There's a long lengthy historical past that show's we cannot trust govt, yet you need handy them vigour to steal manage of the confidential sector with the aid of thier own definition of what's "improper" or who they come to a decision to "bail out". Like that you could guarantee any political bias could be stored out of the decision approach ? You bought screwed on the healthcare invoice on account that it used to be known as "REFORM", are you relatively that dumb to suppose this reform invoice is any higher ?

Answer 6

"Republiciphtheria" is a disease often mistaken for having a rational conservative agenda. More than likely, it is misdiagnosed as simple narrow-mindedness when, after all comparisons are made, a cure puts the organism at risk and could even result in premature politicalaculation. People suffering from this disease are commonly referred to as "republicans"; however, suffers themselves seldom recognize their own condition, and any treatment that relies heavily on intelligence, tolerance, acceptance and personal responsibility is contraindicated, because there is no known causality or causation denoting the relationship between accountability (i.e., cause) and public policy (i.e., effect) which is the consequence, or the result, of the first condition.

This informal understanding of "republicanitis" suffices in everyday usage, however the philosophical analysis of causality or causation of the right wing lunatic fringe has proved exceedingly difficult. The work of philosophers to understand "Republiciphtheria" and how best to characterize it extends over millennia. In the western philosophical tradition explicit discussion stretches back at least as far as Aristotle, and the topic remains a staple in contemporary socio-political journals. Though cause and effect is most often related to specific ways of thinking, diagnosing the NeoCon infections include processes, properties, variables, facts, and states of affairs that exceed rational explanations; which comprise the correct causal transference of homophobia, among other dysfunctions. How best to characterize the nature of the relationship between them, has as yet no universally accepted answer, and remains under discussion.

Conditions or "spin factors" increase the risks involved in scientific investigations, and psychological procedures engaging in an "intervention" is highly recommended, especially if those suffering from "conscience-absentia" are members of one's own immediate family.
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Answer 7

Although you may have a rather cynical view of republicans I can only say that democrats aren't any less humorous and are only slightly more efficient at accomplishing nothing than republicans.

I hold my political views based on what I feel to be the best and most practical way to handle public policy. I agree with many of the objectives that democrats have, but I have thought through both their solutions and alternative solutions, and I feel that we do not need to socialize our country to help those in need. Most of all I am republican not because of those in Washington, but because of those at the local level who really do affect my life, and I must say that the republican leadership of my state, Utah, has helped it to stay one of the strongest in the nation in the midst of a crumbling national economy.

Answer 8

I believe in limited government, lower taxes, a strong defense and I'm pro-capitalism. The Democrats haven't always been angels either. Just because I'm Republican, doesn't mean I like or agree with the current administration.

Ultimately, I vote for anyone who I feel is the best candidate, whether Republican, Democrat, etc.

Answer 9

20 years ago I could have. Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower - they were some of our best presidents. I'm not saying the Republican party can't be turned around and reclaimed by that same populism. But as it stands I'll probably never vote Republican again.

Peace to you.

Answer 10

Can any Republican give ANY good reasons for BEING one?
Yes, I wan't to live free.


Like someone else said,

I dont want to kill babies (abortion)
-SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM...DON'T HAVE SEX!

I dont want taxes raised, its been proven that it doesn't work
-WHY DO YOU WAN'T ALL YOUR MONEY TAKEN AWAY?

I dont want socialized healthcare plans because...it doesn't work without serious consequences
-YEP, AND SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS LIKE Hilary Clinton CONSIDERS 25 YEAR OLDS AS KIDS when it comes to this plan!

And gay/QUEER marriage is a hot button with me
-You can't have that kind of marriage and have kids also. Adopting would mean that you are having someone elses kids. A man and woman that are married that don't wan't to have kids aren't that much of a married couple.

-THE POPULATION OF EARTH IS ABOUT 6BILLION OR SO, WHAT WOULD IT BE IF YOU CONVINCED all 6 BILLION TO LIKE THE SAME SEX AND ALSO CONVINCED OPPOSITE SEX COUPLES COUPLES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN? In 80-120 years the population of Earth, would go from 6 billion to 1-3 billion or even in the millions in my opinion from a lot of them not having kids if everyone kept YOUR state of mind. Oh and when that happens, terorists could just take over because they sure as helll are going to have kids and increase thier numbers and then the USA population will gom from 300~ then 80-120YEARS later to ZERO after they wipe the rest of us out.
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-Lets face it, Democrats are ANTILIFE, that is if you support people not wanting to have kids the old fasion way, that is if you don't support the American troops getting rid of terrorists that murder people and you can even give people aroud you cancer from YOUR 2ND hand smoke. God I could go on forever and ever.
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Roadrat,

WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE SUCH A COMMUNIST! HA, YOU SOUND JUST LIKE THOSE COMMUNIST PEOPLE IN CUBA THAT SUPPORT CASTRO. You know the people I'm talking about, the communist people that think that we are a waring people... YOU have weapons and I and everyone has weapons shooting everyone causing destrucion everywhere IN A MASS PANIC!!! Cubans don't have the freedom to watch news programs and read news papers and their computers are controled, so that's what Castro tells them about us because they can't see it for themselves and only see the lies. I can't even begin to tell you how bad it's over there, but my Cuban relatives could. Lets just say if Democrats took over and we didn't all get blown up by nuclear bombs by the Iranians or their friends that they could convince to do so, then the way Cuba is NOW is the way we would look in about10-20 years or so.
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-OH AND AS FOR THE MONICA LEWINSKY SCANDAL, YOU PEOPLE ARE FORGETING ABOUT WHAT ELSE HAPPENED AT THAT TIME THAT BILL CLINTON DID THAT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN HIM BEING WITH MONICA. Bill Clinton BOMBED a already proven normal-asprin factory in the middle east costing lives, jobs and asprin just to throw off the American people enough for them not to pay attention of him lying uner oath, LYING UNDER OATH, SOMETHING A U.S. PRESIDENT HAS NEVER DONE IN U.S. HISTORY that would cost him his presidency AND 2ND term in office!!
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