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It's only patriotic if you have the option NOT to pay. Wanting to avoid fines and jail time is not patriotism.
Paying taxes is not patriotic. (Taxation)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/94710http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/94710Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:56:33 GMT<div><em>It's only patriotic if you have the option NOT to pay. Wanting to avoid fines and jail time is not patriotism.</em></div>TaxationAlan Augustson
Not at all a certainty, but the economy WILL continue to worsen, and it could cost him a second term. It really depends upon how well he can continue to make people "feel good" about him, personally, regardless that the news is still all bad.
President Obama will be a one-term president. (Obama Administration)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/73946http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/73946Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:53:33 GMT<div><em>Not at all a certainty, but the economy WILL continue to worsen, and it could cost him a second term. It really depends upon how well he can continue to make people "feel good" about him, personally, regardless that the news is still all bad.</em></div>Obama AdministrationAlan Augustson
The Treasury Department should block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives. (Bond Market)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/59303http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/59303Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:04:33 GMT<div></div>Bond MarketAlan Augustson
The U.S. should not build a fence along the Mexican border. (Immigration in the U.S.)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/16320http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/16320Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:02:56 GMT<div></div>Immigration in the U.S.Alan Augustson
Schools should not teach Intelligent Design as a scientific theory. (Separation of Church and State)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/3748http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/3748Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:02:04 GMT<div></div>Separation of Church and StateAlan Augustson
The U.S. should end the embargo against Cuba. (The United States and Cuba)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/940http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/940Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:56:40 GMT<div></div>The United States and CubaAlan Augustson
The No Child Left Behind Act has not been effective. (No Child Left Behind Act)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/807http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/807Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:56:21 GMT<div></div>No Child Left Behind ActAlan Augustson
The most appropriate term to describe the U.S. led military action in Iraq is invasion. (Invasion and occupation of Iraq)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/726http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/726Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:56:13 GMT<div></div>Invasion and occupation of IraqAlan Augustson
He has also "stacked" the Justice Department with civil servants and appointees based solely upon their religious affiliations.
President Bush has appointed people that are too ideologically to the right to be fair judges. (Federal Court Nominations)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/193http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/193Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:54:34 GMT<div><em>He has also "stacked" the Justice Department with civil servants and appointees based solely upon their religious affiliations.</em></div>Federal Court NominationsAlan Augustson
Morality is not the sole province of religion. There is a higher morality in the concepts of knowledge, justice, and compassion that does not depend upon, or discriminate based upon, religious tenets.
Morality and religion should play a role in public policymaking only in a general sense of universal good or bad. (Religion and Government)http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/186http://whereistand.com/AlanAugustson/186Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:53:40 GMT<div><em>Morality is not the sole province of religion. There is a higher morality in the concepts of knowledge, justice, and compassion that does not depend upon, or discriminate based upon, religious tenets.</em></div>Religion and Government