I KNow What I Believe
I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to
believe it.
Which One Do You Believe In???
- Republicans Believe that the United States were
founded on the fundamental principle that individuals have certain
rights and freedoms which cannot be infringed upon and may be restricted
only to the degree necessary to preserve the rights of others.
- Democrats Believe that our Founding Fathers did
not really mean what they said when they guaranteed certain
constitutional rights such as the right to freedom of religious
expression, the right to keep and bear arms, and the right to retain
the use of private property.
- Republicans Believe the money you earn is yours and
that government in a free society has the right to take only as much as
is needed to perform those limited functions, which are appropriate to
it.
- Democrats Believe government has a right to use
your money as it sees fit to redistribute wealth, establish new
spending programs in times of budget surpluses, and to return to you
only that portion of your money which is politically expedient.
- Republicans Believe the traditional family and the
values it fosters are the foundation of American society and their
preservation is essential to our Nation's continued success.
- Democrats Believe American society must
redefine its values and the role of the family to fit new lifestyle
concepts, which have resulted from the 60's counter-culture movement
and an attitude that promotes an abrogation of individual
responsibility.
- Republicans Believe parents have the right to determine the
values with which their children will be raised and to have the widest possible
choice among public, private and religious schools and that competition will
improve public education.
- Democrats Believe he federal government has the right
to determine the values which will be taught in public schools and parents'
choice of schools must be limited to avoid exposing public schools to
competitive forces which would encourage reform and increase accountability.
- Republicans Believe that the free enterprise system is the
most effective engine of economic progress.
- Democrats Believe that government regulation and
federal control of economic activity can better distribute wealth and
services to the American people.
- Republicans Believe high taxes, runaway government
spending, and over-regulation of business and farming punish initiative and
stifle economic growth.
- Democrats Believe penalizing achievement with higher
taxes and increased government bureaucracy and spending will not stifle
economic growth but instead guarantee prosperity for everyone.
- Republicans Believe that with freedom comes responsibility
and that individuals must take personal responsibility for their own actions and
our criminal justice system must be based on this idea.
- Democrats Believe individual behavior, including
criminal behavior, can be blamed on "society" and that spending on social
welfare programs and improvements in prison living conditions can combat
crime.
- Republicans Believe hat your property is yours and you have
the basic right to make use of it without unreasonable government restrictions.
- Democrats Believe the government has the right to
regulate the use of private property in accordance with narrow special
interests without giving just compensation to owners.
- Republicans Believe the preservation of our rights and
freedoms must be entrusted to a strong national defense and of the ability of
the United States to negotiate with other nations from a position of strength.
- Democrats Believe we can afford to drastically weaken
our military despite the threats present in an unstable, post-Cold War
international environment and the United States must subjugate its interests
to those of the United Nations.
- Republicans Believe it is imperative today to re-affirm the
traditional freedoms and values of America to preserve our great Republic.
- Democrats Believe that America must adopt a politically
correct, multi-cultural set of values which denies common American heritage
and will further divide American society.
- Republicans Believe there can be differences of opinion and
that such differences such result in opponents, not enemies.
- Democrats Believe that all whom oppose them are to be
treated as enemies.
- Republicans Believe that all of America's citizens can
enjoy the rights and freedoms of our country without diminishing the rights of
others.
- Democrats Believe that some must give up a portion of
their rights and freedoms that others may enjoy those same rights and
freedoms.
- Republicans Believe that public servants, particularly
those whom we elect to office, must be held accountable to the highest standards
of ethical conduct. "If a man cannot be trusted with the government of himself,
can he be trusted with the government of others?" [Thomas Jefferson]
- Democrats Believe that loyalty to a discredited leader
is a virtue and if other office holders have committed indiscretions, a
sitting office holder should not be criticized for failing to uphold the
highest standards of ethical conduct.