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Isnt it funny that republicans want the government to stay out of our lives, but...?

When it comes to gay marriage, or marijuana, or abortion etc they want the government to pass laws to impose their views on everyone?

But when it comes to gun control or clean air, or health codes etc, they want the government to stay away.

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  • 8 years ago
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    That is funny. Not as funny as a midget trying to start the new roll of toilet paper but still funny.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I honestly want a smaller, constrained, and much less intrusive government. definite we could continually do away with social protection, medicare/medicaid and all different handouts from the federal government. the federal government has no place regulating abortions the two. States do nonetheless. If person states desire to have some form of medicare/medicaid and the different form of social classes (i.e. welfare) then so be it, because of the fact the U. S. shape provides the states that precise according to the 10th exchange. i'd nonetheless argue in choose of a small state and native government the place I stay, on condition that i'm an individualist/libertarian, yet a minimum of what the states be sure to do is constitutional. damn close to eighty% of what the federal government does isn't.

  • 8 years ago

    The government should stay out of your lives on all issues as long as you aren't interfereing with someone elses right

    Gay marriage is none of my business regardless of my religion. This isn't a Christian theocracy.

    Marijuana should be made fully legal and anyone incarcerated for it should be set free.

    I am fine with banning certain assault weapons but only the sale. Anyone who already has one shouldn't have the government take them.

    Abortion is a much trickier subject because you are taking away someone's (it is a someone after the first trimester) life. It really shouldnt be put on the same level.

    Source(s): I'm a libertarian
  • Because they are hypocrites and want Big Government to do only what they want it to do such as control the private medical decisions of women, the loves and families of gay taxpayers and the pregnancies of every woman in America. And all the while, they smirk and laugh (like Kantor after the Boehner debacle in the House tonight) and accelerate America toward an economic catastrophe.

  • Obusha
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    I'm a Republican. Govt shouldn't be involved in marriage, Govt doesn't have the authority to regulate marijuana or other drugs, violent acts such as abortion are a state issue.

  • 8 years ago

    You just do not get it, do you.

    I suspect that you have been smoking too much marijuana and it has impaired your power of rational thought.

    with respect to the issues of gay marriage, marijuana, and abortion, the Constitution delegates those decisions to the individual states.

    With respect to gun control, clean air and health codes the Constitution also delegates those decisions to the States.

    What you complain of is the Federal Government has intrused into the areas of responsibility of the States.

    The people in the individual States are much closer to the issues and know much better than Federal bureaucrats what is best for their individual State.

    If you give this issue some thought you will realize that many of the problems that are bothering you are created by incompetent Federal Government bureaucrats making decisions that they are not competent to make and that they are making decisions with respect to issues that the constitution delegates to the States.

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  • 8 years ago

    Big Government=****

    Liberalism=****

    todays news stations=****

    I am glad i have become a Republican because i can resist anyone's attempt to ruin this here country

  • 8 years ago

    Actually we want it to be a state issue that the people of each state can vote on. That is the constitutional way of dealing with these issues.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Libertarians want the government to stay out of our lives. The Republicans are morphing into Democrats.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Actually, republicans don't..what you are thinknig of are the NEO-CONS thath ave taken over the Republican party. FACT

    Gay marriage, its a state issue

    Marijuana, de-crimialize it, and make it legal

    Abortion, scientifically theres NO DEBATE, the fetus WILL grow up to an adult human being. but you liberals have murdered 50 million and complain abotu how guns killed kids at a school?

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