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A slight inclination towards the Democrats, but little difference to the last time I took this (pre-election) when Democrats and Republicans had the same score. A few confusing questions... I don't understand how Darwin's theory of evolution can be considered an important political issue. It has virtually no impact on anyone.

Particularly in education I imagine, Octavious.

I didn't know Republicans favored increasing the budget for space exploration. Anyone fact check that? May be true.

I don't support an increased space budget, nor do any of my Republican friends. We want private business to handle space exploration, because we know that capitalism works best.

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@Oct - if you had looked at the expanded list, you would have seen some stuff regarding being taught in schools and ID.

You support the Green Party 58% of the time?

Private sector exploration doesn't bother me as long as it is regulated.

Why should it be regulated? When we had little-to-no regulation, before Wilson, the economy had virtually constant growth. Now, we have a recession every ten year or so.

I believe in stem cell research, increasing space exploration, *not* regulating the internet, protecting national parks and forests, gay marriage, marijuana, letting children of illegals be citizens (don't punish children for the sins of their fathers), and raising the federal minimum wage.

Private sector exploration neess no regulation. The government should keep their hands out of the private sector *especially* when it some to space and deep sea exploration.

1. Stem cell research kills embryos, thus it is the same as abortion.
2. Once again, the private sector can handle space exploration.
3. I agree, the Internet should be left alone.
4. It is not the government's job to steal land under the guise of national parks. That was Socialist then, and it's socialist now.
5. With regard to the sodomites, I am not completely against the idea of shipping them all to Antarctica.
6. Marijuana is a non-issue.
7. Send 'em all back.
8. Abolish the minimum wage, all it does is kill jobs.

The less economic regulation, the better the economy.

@ Draug

Why look at the expanded list? If they wanted education to be the main point they should have included it in the question. What I do not believe is that the official view of the Republican party is that the theory of evolution is wrong. I am perfectly happy that some people don't buy it, but the party as a whole? No chance.

We accept microevolution, that species can change over time.
We reject macroevolution, that all nature originated from bacteria.

@Draug ... deep sea exploration could involve tampering with other life. Space exploration, to the degree I'm envisioning at least, doesn't. That's the big difference at least to me.

@bo sox: But you're pro-abortion, right?

If someone in my family were to ask me about an abortion - a personal situation - I would very much advise against it. It's different when the government asks me about a theoretical situation with someone I don't know, in which case I don't think I (or the government) should have any jurisdiction at all.

So you want the government to regulate messing with fish, but you don't want it to protect a human life. Interesting position.

See this is why I consider you a socialist.

"1. Stem cell research kills embryos, thus it is the same as abortion"
Not true. It could be done using miscarriages and existing lines.

"4. It is not the government's job to steal land under the guise of national parks. That was Socialist then, and it's socialist now."
The land is already under government protection. I didn't say we should expand the size of parks. I said we should *protect* the existing ones. And I have often said I am socially liberal. I do believe in conservation and that we have a responsibility to our fellow man.

I won't even broach the bigotry of your comment in #5 other than to say your response disgusts me.

7 & 8 are, well, almost as abhoreent as #5 in my mindset. children should not be punished for their parent's crimes and no minimum wage means starvation of people. Again, I believe in society being responsible to the children and the infirm and to provide a living wage for unskilled labor.

Being Green except for the environment is kinda funny

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@bo - Exploration, by it's very definition, would mean minimal damage to deep sea life. Exploration is about discovery, not about exploitation.

I believe that protection of the environment over which it rules is one of the purposes of government. I do not believe that the government should interfere in individual decisions. Hence I won't say the government should force people to recycle or whatever. That's an individual choice.

@Draug .. fair enough. If we are down there simply to discover and not to use, I'm all for it. I'd love to see a giant squid in its natural habitat (only one has actually been seen down there by my knowledge). However, I'm not sure the government would go down there simply to discover, and even if they did, they may be intending to discover exactly what they can use later and what they can't.

We don't yet know what we could do to the oceans. That's probably my biggest concern.

@uly - We aside with each other 82% of the time!

Who cares about the ocean? I think we have more important things to deal with right now.....

Thats it. Draugnar is officially a leftist.

You mean like poverty and world hunger? Because you completely ignore those too.

But it's the remaining 18% that make this forum so fun, Draug ;)