What Do You Stand For?

"When you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything!"



I am taking a poll it does not matter if you are a democrat, republican or independent if you wish please participate. What i want to know is what you stand for as a Republican, Democrat or Independent. What is your core political belief. Now answering might be a little harder than you think because I don’t want to hear what you don’t agree with or don’t believe - when answering the question tell me what you believe in, what you stand for - not what you are against. I will go first.

What do I stand for as a Democrat?

I stand for a government that is willing to create possibilities for people. To invest in education and training to give people the skills to better themselves economically.

I stand for a fair distribution of resources so that poorer areas get the same economic opportunities as more affluent areas. Schools with technology and emphasis on the arts so that children can learn and grow creatively stretching to their potential.

I stand for anyone being able to receive quality health care regardless of ability to pay and for those people being treated with dignity because they are fellow human beings.

I stand for a country where I can travel coast to coast and north to south and not worry about my safety because of the color of my skin, my gender identity or who I love.

I stand for compassionate capitalism where corporations reinvest their profits in people and communities to create economic opportunities where there may have been none. Capitalism that recognizes that everyone should be extending a hand to help those less fortunate share in the American dream instead of trying to close doors on competition.

I stand for everyone paying their fair share of taxes and leveling the playing field so that people can not benefit from loopholes in the tax law because they are rich.

I stand for a government who works to build affordable housing and help people keep a roof over their heads and works to end homelessness.

I stand for a country that recognizes everyone’s right to believe and worship how they choose without interference. I believe in a country where government does not influence religion and the government is not influenced by any religion.

I stand for everyone’s right to exercise their legal right to vote and have that vote fairly counted. I stand for a level playing field for congressional and senatorial elections where district lines are fairly drawn and not engineered to give any one party an advantage.

I stand for a government that believes in its inherent humanity and morality and expresses those beliefs without compromise to the world and leads the world as a beacon - a shining city on the hill.

I stand for a government that recognizes and believes in taking care of the less fortunate realizing that charitable institutions and religious institutions can not bridge that gap for all the economically challenged in our society and is willing to partner with the private sector to solve those problems.

I stand for a government who realizes that the world is not ours - we borrow it from the next generation and it is our duty to pass it on better than we found it and to safeguard our environment because we are only temporary stewards.

This is what I believe - I thank you if you took the time to read it and I challenge you to think about what you believe and what you stand for because in November 2020 you will have the chance to express that belief in the candidate you choose to lead us for the next 4 years.

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