Comments on: Why I Am a Single-Issue Voter

By: III

III — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:14:20 +0000

@Andrew: I won’t go that far. That would just be crazy.

But then again, Ralph Nader is more than a little off his rocker too.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:20:34 +0000

Heaven = Very Yes.

By: Riley

Riley — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:03:46 +0000

@Zach: Thanks dude. I just wanted to make my points clearer I guess. I’ve become really enlightened as well through all of this too!

Man, sometimes I just want to go to heaven…..

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:06:41 +0000

Which is why you should vote third party. Unfortunately, the state of Texas conveniently left Ralph Nader off the ballot…

If you’re trying to get me to vote for Allan Keyes, I cannot be moved.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:25:15 +0000

Hey Riles! (and Trey and Andrew)

I must say, this whole political conversation has been really good for me to be a part of. I’ve definitely gotten some great points of view from all of you to consider that I hadn’t thought about and/or understood before.

These ideas you’ve presented behind single-issue-voting are much more reasonable than the ones I had given to the stereotypical “single-issue” voter. I hadn’t really ever thought of it that way specifically though it seems obvious to me now. I can definitely respect your points, though I will still tend more towards the ideas Andrew talked about in his comment.

By: III

III — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:08:08 +0000

Which is why you should vote third party. Unfortunately, the state of Texas conveniently left Ralph Nader off the ballot…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:16:31 +0000

I’m not a single-issue voter, but I don’t think I could vote for someone who pledged to make abortion easier to get. I’m very cynical about the debate. I think Republicans have used the pro-life cause to get themselves elected, and I don’t have much patience for people who play lip-service to being pro-life. It’s telling that the Supreme Court has had a conservative majority for over 20 years and hasn’t made a damn of difference.

Also, being pro-life to me means more than just being anti-abortion. For me it means being anti-torture, pragmatically anti-war (not anti all wars, but the vast majority of them), and being anti-capital punishment. So if I was a single-issue voter on life, it would take the number of candidates I could vote for to just about zero.

By: III

III — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:50:44 +0000

Well said, I think. I think this is the mindset that most conservative [Christians] are in, which explains the outrage and incredulity expressed when a fellow Christian says they support Obama or the like.

And again, I think it relates to the view of government, which I am very soon to post on.