National Debt :
~ Tighten our belts and pay it off so our children don't inherit it.
Work Life :
~ Push for a shorter work week and/or more job sharing. (This will provide more time for God, family, community.)
~ In tandem, promote the Voluntary Simplicity Movement, with a focus on cutting back lifestyle wise.
~ Improve work place environments.
~ Fair wage for all.
the plan
*A growing negative could be turned into a tremendous positive -- for world peace.
~ As president, I would extend a formal, and heartfelt, apology to the Iraqi people (and the world) for starting the war, for killing civilians and military, and for destabilizing the country. (I told the Athens (OH) Post that these types of civilian deaths aren’t “inevitable collateral damage,” they are Moms, Dads, children…)
~ Set up an Iraq War Victim’s Fund intended for families of war victims, including for families of those who died from the U.S. urged, and U.N. backed, 12 year sanctions against Iraq before the war. (An estimated one million Iraqis died as a result of these sanctions, some 500,000 of them children.)
~ As president, I would also formally apologize for starting a pre-emptive war predicated on finding weapons of mass destruction. I would also admit there is a tremendous duality in telling other nations they can’t have WMD’s -- when we have the biggest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world.
(lots more)
~ No abortion.
~ Many more local safety nets for moms & dads in crisis pregnancy.
~ No death penalty, no euthenasia.
~ No embryonic stem cell research and no cloning.
~ Respect for God's sovereignty and natural order.
~ amnesty for illegal immigrants and family reunification.
~ “living wage, optimal working conditions, benefits, adequate housing… for all new arrivals.
Thanks to Mark Shea for bringing this to my attention.
I don't know if I would ever be brave enough to vote third party, but I have considered writing in someone if I decided to go that route because well, many of the third party candidates are exactly what you expect of third party candidates-more of the same with a tweak on one more issue. Or someone really, well, "kooky" comes to mind. Mr. Shriner seems as good, if not a better choice than any of them. He kind of inspires me to make that jump.
Oh Please dear ladies don't travel down this road this fall! There is so much that hangs in the balance regarding protecting innocent human life. At last this year we are blessed to have a clear difference between two totally pro-abortion cadidates on the Demacratic ticket and two solidly pro-lfe people on the Republican ticket.
Other issues can be argued over but not the need to protect human life from the violence of abortion and euthanasia! No third party candidate has any chance of winning and a vote for one will most certainly hurt the real chances of our good pro-life ticket from winning in a race as tight as this one.
It may feel good to vote in a way that voices your distaste for the mainstream parties, but be very aware that in a year like this we must first place our votes towards responsible choices that will help all those that depend on us to protect their lives under the law.
Oh Please dear ladies don't travel down this road this fall!
Well Lili, in all fairness, I'm not speaking for Peony, just myself.