Thoughts?

I know I've been in a political mood the last few days...I think I'm just getting it out of my system. I have a couple more thoughts, political ones..if you don't want to read my rant...stop now, this is your warning.

1. Socialist society...USA? Come on. A conservative party wants small government in their personal lives because a government that takes care of people is a socialist government. Well I'm sorry...but people don't want the government, until it will help them with something good.

Take for example, any natural disaster, what is the first thing people want done? The state to declare it an emergency area, so that the President can declare it a federal emergency and get government funding....all that big bad government's not so bad anymore is it?

Yes, people do want others to blame for things they've done themselves, but that is not everyone. When you work 2 jobs to take care of your kids and gas is so expensive that you can't get to work...telling that person to find another job...not necessarily the right thing, telling them to move so that they can live in a city where there's public transportation...well if they can't afford to buy gas, how are they going to afford to move? Yes, there are tons of jobs out there, but a minimum wage job at McDonalds if you are lucky enough to work full time will not get you but about 12,000 a year...that's not enough to live on easily. Helping out those people is not a bad thing, give them some help, BUT also expect them to learn from this and move on to take better care of themselves.

2. Marriage Rights

California, and other states that shut down marriage propositions...what is up. People don't want the government in their financial life, but it's ok for the government to be in your religious and personal life? When is this ok? Everyone is entitled to believe and say what they want (PLEASE DO!), BUT...since when is it ok to discriminate against a group of people (especially in a religious environment)...did we rewind 100 years? Will it too take another 100 years for the people in the US to figure out that the whole reason that the US was formed was to separate Church and State. Where do these religious views belong in the government?

3. Adoption Rights

Arkansas? What is up with not allowing any unmarried couples (homosexual or heterosexual) to adopt a child. Do you know how many children there are that need/want a loving home. An unmarried couple will not love a child any less than a married couple...same with a homosexual couple. Everyone feels love and everyone feels the hate that is spewed around. Why can't we just all embrace God's word and love our neighbor and let HIM be the judge of us?

4. Affirmative Action

Nebraska??? Hello??? Again, did I just warp back a few decades? I totally believe that someone should get something on merit, but sometimes there are people who are just as good, that will be looked over because of a conscious or unconscious view of a certain group of people. If this is the case, then names, ages and genders should be taken off of applications. Affirmative action is not all bad.

While I'm on Nebraska...but skewing from Affirmative Action...what is up with Nebraska's Safe Haven Law....The last state in the union to even pass the very needed law, and yet they do so badly, by allowing anyone to drop off a child, which in Nebraska law is someone under the age of 18. Crazy! Dropping of a 13 year old child is the utmost in rejection. Something a child of any age should not feel. What is wrong with some of these people. However, this does acknowledge the fact that there are problems with the social system as well.

I think this is the last rant on political issues for now, out of my system at the moment. I welcome any feedback.

Much love all!

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