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2006-JUN-14</TD></TR><TR class=mainrow><TD>I have been asked what it means to be a conservative. I have compiled a list of 15 values that can be identified as conservative. See how many you agree with.
Pro Life - You believe that at the very least, any unborn child who could live outside the womb is fully human and has the same civil rights as the rest of us. You may also believe that assisted suicide and euthanasia (mercy killing) are morally wrong.
Pro Gun Rights - You believe that the founding fathers intended to guarantee every citizen the right to defend himself either individually or banded together as "militia" and that collectively the general public should be better armed than the government.
Privatize Social Security - You know that the Social Security trust fund is bankrupt and that the only long term hope for this system is to allow individuals to take ownership and control of their own old age funds.
Income tax - You believe that the current income tax is a dangerous invasion of privacy, and an immoral method of limiting individual liberty. It must be replaced with a non-invasive method of taxation, such as a national retail sales tax. This replacement should include a constitutional amendment forbidding taxation based on income.
Sunset Amendment - You have noticed that most Government programs start out with noble ideals and limited agendas but over the years grow into many-tentacled monsters that burn tax money and often have the opposite effect of their intended mission. This can be cured if every regulatory agency, and spending program had to be completely re-authorized from the ground up every (pick a number) 20 years.
Oppose National Id - You know there is a never ending effort by the FBI, the ATF, and all the other alphabet soup agencies to compile information on the public and to tie each of us to a system of centralized national identification. This must be not only stopped, but rolled back and the databases containing data on citizens who have never been convicted of any crime must be destroyed. You would support an amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing all non-felon citizens a reasonable expectation of privacy from government at all levels and forbidding the collection of data on citizens in time of peace.
End Affirmative Action - You believe that all citizens should receive equal treatment by their government and that all government agencies should stop promoting favors for special interest groups based on sex, race, or ethnicity.
School Choice and Local Control - You recognize that the schools have been in accelerated decline ever since the creation of the cabinet level Department of Education. Obviously, this one-size-fits-all approach to education is not working. We need to get parents back into the decision making process for our schools.
Welfare - You can see that the current welfare system is not working. All public welfare needs to be returned to local control. The current method of welfare uses regulations and bureaucracy in place of human understanding, resulting in welfare enslavement for many citizens.
Social Engineering - You agree that the Government should stop trying to socially engineer our attitudes on issues of sexuality, morality, and religion.
English Language - You understand that a common language is one of the most powerful elements that make us into one great nation. Multilingual schools, ballots, and government agencies serve only to divide us. All government agencies at all levels must operate only in English. Schools must insist on total immersion as the only way to teach English to newcomers. English must be designated as our official language.
Immigration - It is clear to you that immigration must be limited to those who want to learn English, become Americans, and work hard to contribute to our great country. All other immigrants should be sent home.
Separation of Powers - You believe that the founding fathers intended to keep the three branches of government separate and distinct. The President does NOT have the ability to make law, and neither does the Judiciary branch.
Support States Rights - You notice the plain truth that centralized government fails and has no balance to keep it from mutating into a tyrannical monster and only by allowing the states to be the power brokers do the citizens have any defense.
Teachers should have standards - It is clear to you that teachers should have performance standards like everyone else. It makes sense that they should have to demonstrate these standards as they have direct influence on the very future of the nation.
How did you do?
All 15 - You're a right wing conspiracy monger!
14 to 12 - Solid conservative.
11 to 8 - You're in the American majority*.
Less than 7 - You would probably be called liberal.
* Please note, the democratic platform does not embrace a SINGLE one of these values.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>(from freecitizen.com)
2006-JUN-14</TD></TR><TR class=mainrow><TD>I have been asked what it means to be a conservative. I have compiled a list of 15 values that can be identified as conservative. See how many you agree with.
Pro Life - You believe that at the very least, any unborn child who could live outside the womb is fully human and has the same civil rights as the rest of us. You may also believe that assisted suicide and euthanasia (mercy killing) are morally wrong.
Pro Gun Rights - You believe that the founding fathers intended to guarantee every citizen the right to defend himself either individually or banded together as "militia" and that collectively the general public should be better armed than the government.
Privatize Social Security - You know that the Social Security trust fund is bankrupt and that the only long term hope for this system is to allow individuals to take ownership and control of their own old age funds.
Income tax - You believe that the current income tax is a dangerous invasion of privacy, and an immoral method of limiting individual liberty. It must be replaced with a non-invasive method of taxation, such as a national retail sales tax. This replacement should include a constitutional amendment forbidding taxation based on income.
Sunset Amendment - You have noticed that most Government programs start out with noble ideals and limited agendas but over the years grow into many-tentacled monsters that burn tax money and often have the opposite effect of their intended mission. This can be cured if every regulatory agency, and spending program had to be completely re-authorized from the ground up every (pick a number) 20 years.
Oppose National Id - You know there is a never ending effort by the FBI, the ATF, and all the other alphabet soup agencies to compile information on the public and to tie each of us to a system of centralized national identification. This must be not only stopped, but rolled back and the databases containing data on citizens who have never been convicted of any crime must be destroyed. You would support an amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing all non-felon citizens a reasonable expectation of privacy from government at all levels and forbidding the collection of data on citizens in time of peace.
End Affirmative Action - You believe that all citizens should receive equal treatment by their government and that all government agencies should stop promoting favors for special interest groups based on sex, race, or ethnicity.
School Choice and Local Control - You recognize that the schools have been in accelerated decline ever since the creation of the cabinet level Department of Education. Obviously, this one-size-fits-all approach to education is not working. We need to get parents back into the decision making process for our schools.
Welfare - You can see that the current welfare system is not working. All public welfare needs to be returned to local control. The current method of welfare uses regulations and bureaucracy in place of human understanding, resulting in welfare enslavement for many citizens.
Social Engineering - You agree that the Government should stop trying to socially engineer our attitudes on issues of sexuality, morality, and religion.
English Language - You understand that a common language is one of the most powerful elements that make us into one great nation. Multilingual schools, ballots, and government agencies serve only to divide us. All government agencies at all levels must operate only in English. Schools must insist on total immersion as the only way to teach English to newcomers. English must be designated as our official language.
Immigration - It is clear to you that immigration must be limited to those who want to learn English, become Americans, and work hard to contribute to our great country. All other immigrants should be sent home.
Separation of Powers - You believe that the founding fathers intended to keep the three branches of government separate and distinct. The President does NOT have the ability to make law, and neither does the Judiciary branch.
Support States Rights - You notice the plain truth that centralized government fails and has no balance to keep it from mutating into a tyrannical monster and only by allowing the states to be the power brokers do the citizens have any defense.
Teachers should have standards - It is clear to you that teachers should have performance standards like everyone else. It makes sense that they should have to demonstrate these standards as they have direct influence on the very future of the nation.
How did you do?
All 15 - You're a right wing conspiracy monger!
14 to 12 - Solid conservative.
11 to 8 - You're in the American majority*.
Less than 7 - You would probably be called liberal.
* Please note, the democratic platform does not embrace a SINGLE one of these values.
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>(from freecitizen.com)