Do you support the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, that legalized abortion in the US? Why or why not?
After reading through this thread, I'll tell you where I'm coming from.
I consider myself conservative, but there are many points with which I diverge from President Bush.
I support our troops - but I don't support the continuing Iraq occupation.
It was a great mistake to impose massive federal control on local education.
The GOP focuses too much on the very wealthy and on corporations, and not on the middle and lower classes.
So why am I voting for Bush? First and foremost, because of abortion. The right to life is fundamental; no other rights can be experienced without it.
Second, I hate the creeping influence of the federal government (like No Child Left Behind), and stealthy tax increases (like the alternative minimum tax.) IMO these will become *worse* under Kerry.
While Bush is terrible on immigration, any proposals to Congress made by Kerry will be far worse.
As I said, I don't like the Iraqi occupation - I think we invaded the wrong country, actually (we should have taken that left turn at Saudi Arabia.) However - my understanding is that Kerry would like to turn the Iraq situation over to the UN. Nothing should be turned over to the UN. Even the radical Iraqis don't deserve the UN.
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