"Why Are You A Democrat?" (Day 10)
Oct 07, 09:10 AM CST
This is the last post in our “Why Are You A Democrat?” series. I hope you have enjoyed sharing your thoughts and seeing what make other folks so faithful to their Democratic beliefs.
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I am a Democrat because I am my brothers keeper.
I am a Nebraska Democrat because I believe that being a Christian is not only talking the talk but it means that you are walking the walk because I believe every word of Matthew 25:32-46
I am a Democrat because I believe what Jesus taught and that is to give with your heart expecting nothing in return.
I am a Democrat because I believe it is moral to help the poor, sick, elderly and young. It is moral to be good stewards of the land and sea. It is moral to love my brother as I would love myself.
It is moral to be tolerant. I am a Nebraska Democrat because I know that it is right to show love patience and tolerance. That it is right to expect transparency and accountability in our elected officials.
I am a Democrat because being progressive isn’t just a political choice but it is inherently who I am as a person. I am a Democrat because I know no other way to be.
-Robin Quarles
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I am a Democrat, not a Nebraska Democrat, or an Arizona Democrat, that’s all just Geography. I am a Democrat because I believe in people. I believe that our party, the Democratic Party is dedicated to the service of the citizens of the United States of America. The founders said it best when they said they would build a Government By, Of, and For the people. That is the difference between us and the Republicans. We are a party striving to help working class America. The Republicans are striving to help the special interests and Corporate lobbyists they serve, they have little interest in the little guy working at the local automotive factory, who loses his job to a man in China, because it’s cheaper for GM to make cars there.
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The Democratic Party is all about that little guy that doesn’t fall into the category of super-rich that need protection from the Estate Tax (you may have heard of it, the Republicans call it the Death Tax). Those so called little people will never have enough money to ever have to worry about Estate Taxes, or tax cuts that only benefit the super-rich. The Democratic party has men such as the Honorable Senators from Massachusetts, Kennedy and Kerry. These are very wealthy men, who benefit from the very taxes they despise. So why am I a Democrat? Because of men who have more but would insist that I have the same opportunities as they do in this, The land of the free and the home of the brave. I don’t need another reason!
-Kevin Queen
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I’m a Nebraska Democrat because I believe that all voices should be heard in this state – not just the wealthy and the corporate. I believe that government is necessary to empower and protect the rights of those who can’t buy access. I also believe in accountability and am tired of seeing political insiders rip off honest citizens. We deserve better.
-Mary Kelly
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When I was 6 years old, my family lived in Denver. My dad took me out of my kindergarten class for a day because President Clinton was speaking downtown. The only thing I remember is eating too much cotton candy & sitting on my dad’s shoulders because I couldn’t see very well. But later, when my teachers asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I replied The 1st Madame President. Now, I’m 17 and the President of the Scottsbluff High School student body. I am a Democrat because I also remember how passionate President Clinton was when he spoke, how the thousands of people who also saw him that day believed so deeply in what he had to say. Now I feel that same passion & I believe in the Democratic Party and what we strive for: equality, civil rights, and above all, the freedom to be an American.
-Emily Stein
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“I was an unborn, unloved, unwanted child..and you aborted me”
— Dawn J. Oct 07, 01:08 PM CST #
I am a democrat because I tend to agree with the Democratic Party’s fundamental principles and specific agendas more often than with the Republican Party’s. I believe that government’s primary goal should be to assist the general public. Citizens should be able to count on their government to help them gain the means to improve their lives and protect their rights (both explicit and implied). Democrats do more to support this idea by advocating effective social programs, allocating the necessary resources to make them work, and ensuring that their legislation does not interfere with the personal lives of law abiding people. By refusing to legislate a woman’s right to choose, supporting effective civil rights laws for minorities and the disabled, supporting funding for medical research such as stem-cell research, enacting programs to aid those in need, or eliminating intrusive laws anyone can win my vote. Democrats just do it more often.
— Brian Funk Oct 07, 03:58 PM CST #
Without getting into a debate with you about Abortion or how I interpret the scripture.
The GOP’s Fiscal policies make it imposssible for anyone who is poor and alone to be a good effective parent.
While I am pro choice not everyone in our party is. That is what makes this aprty so great. We are not so arrogant as to think that we can legislate morality.
Unlike many in the Republican party I don’t quote scripture to show how holy I am. I do not cover myself in my faith to earn votes all the enacting legisaltion that does nothing to help the least among us.
— Robin Oct 11, 04:27 PM CST #
— john Oct 13, 09:44 PM CST #
(the fact that I forgot a “T” the first time I did this made me feel silly, sorry)
— john Oct 13, 09:45 PM CST #
Supporting organized labor is a mainstream Democratic belief. Social Security and Medicare are mainstream. A social safety net which everyone must recognize in the aftermath of terrible disasters like Hurricane Katrina as quite important is mainstream. Civil rights is mainstream and some may disagree but even some affirmative action programs are in my view, mainstream, although I do not like to see rigid racial quotas for hiring and colleges admissions. I do recognize that African Americans were oppressed and denied educational opportunities. We should all be concerned when any segment of the population lags behind in education and economic opportunities.
What is not mainstream in my view is how some socially liberal Democratic activists have attempted to define absolute abortion rights, gay marriage or civil unions with the equivalent benefits of marrriage and gun control as the core values of the Democratic Party. Most of these social liberal activists are far more passionate about defending late term abortion or advocating gay marriage than pushing for an increase in the minimum wage or expanding access to health care. The social liberal activist have produced an environment within the Democratic Party that is so self destructive and politically correct it is almost impossible to develop strong leadership and even communicate with mainstream America. That is the kind of liberalism that I object to – not traditional New Deal liberalism which is still
very much in the mainstream. In fact, it is the social liberal activists which have moved us away from our traditions of representing the common person.
I have no problem with anyone’s belief in favor of abortion rights, gay marriage or gun control. What I object to is being told that all Democrats must embrace these things as the party’s core values – something that is equivalent to a suicide pact for the party and a free pass for big business Republicans to rule America for at least another generation.
— Right Democrat Oct 16, 04:55 PM CST #
— Right Democrat Oct 16, 09:29 PM CST #