Can Apostolics be Democrats?

[ChristopherHall]

If abortion and gay marriage were off the table (technically they are since both parties really don't plan to do anything about them)....which party would properly address the problems with international trade, free (but unfair) markets, multinational corporations that don't observe human rights in third world countries, the rising cost of health insurance, international diplomacy and the prevention of military hostility, the problems with pre-emptive war, the privacy rights of all Americans and the problems of the government's surveliance and wire tapping, exploitation and abuse of American labor, increased corporate money and power in the halls of government, and the list can go on.

I think the Republicans have been in office so long and the majority of Americans have lost faith that they will properly address so many of these important issues. So many Americans are looking at giving the Democrats a shot and seeing what good they might be able to to do. Remember, government works for us. If they don't do the job right we need to fire them and hire someone else. That's the only way to keep both parties activily trying to do their best. The problem is the Republicans count on us always voting for them like lemmings regardless of if we're loosing our jobs, can't pay for gasoline, can't pay for health insurance, can't pay for perscription drugs, etc. I think they've underestimated how far they can push Christian vote. I think that's why this thread exists. Something is awakening in our social conscience that is telling us that we need to punish the "R's" because they've really not done a good job and are taking our vote for granted.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by ChristopherHall

If abortion and gay marriage were off the table (technically they are since both parties really don't plan to do anything about them)....which party would properly address the problems with international trade, free (but unfair) markets, multinational corporations that don't observe human rights in third world countries, the rising cost of health insurance, international diplomacy and the prevention of military hostility, the problems with pre-emptive war, the privacy rights of all Americans and the problems of the government's surveliance and wire tapping, exploitation and abuse of American labor, increased corporate money and power in the halls of government, and the list can go on.

I think the Republicans have been in office so long and the majority of Americans have lost faith that they will properly address so many of these important issues. So many Americans are looking at giving the Democrats a shot and seeing what good they might be able to to do. Remember, government works for us. If they don't do the job right we need to fire them and hire someone else. That's the only way to keep both parties activily trying to do their best. The problem is the Republicans count on us always voting for them like lemmings regardless of if we're loosing our jobs, can't pay for gasoline, can't pay for health insurance, can't pay for perscription drugs, etc. I think they've underestimated how far they can push Christian vote. I think that's why this thread exists. Something is awakening in our social conscience that is telling us that we need to punish the "R's" because they've really not done a good job and are taking our vote for granted.

Therein lies the main problem with me. This issue really does cross over with the "Should Christians be wise" thread. Because around here, if those two issues were taken off the table, then the democrats WOULD get the vast majority of the vote that now goes to the republican ticket. No one can understand or even articulate the vast amount of other issues which CONSERVATIVES (not always republican) legislators push for. Such as keeping the min wage in check (fighting to keep it from going up), keeping taxes low and fair (meaning 'even'), OPPOSING national health care and actually trying to introduce market forces into the mix to keep prices from rising (the only thing that will), and beating our enemy through vast strength -and not just beating them, but making them think ten times before attacking since it is obvious they WILL be beat.
No, abortion and gay rights/marriage are not my top two reasons for voting as conservative as possible.