Growing up, I never knew much about politics. However, more recently, I have researched on who I want to vote for in the upcoming presidential election, as well as having a US government class. To discover my political ideology, I took three surveys: The Pew’s Research Center’s Political Ideology Quiz, the Nolan Chart, and I Side With. I have determined that I am a strong liberal and will join the Democratic Party. I believe that we need gun control, the death penalty should not be allowed, more action should be taken to protect the environment and resources, equality for everyone, and that healthcare should available to everyone. As a country, we should be more concerned about guns and who has them. You hear about mass shootings almost every
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People try to take away women 's rights by trying to eliminate Planned Parenthood. People should be able to have an abortion if they choose to, having a child is expensive, even before it is born. We should not be shaming those who choose to have one, as it is none of our business. Planned Parenthood provides many other services besides abortions, such as cancer screenings and health care for those who cannot afford it. Women should also be paid the same as men for the same job and qualifications. A white woman makes approximately 75 cents for a white man’s dollar. It is even worse for women of color, with black women making 65 cents and Latina women making 55 cents. If a woman is more qualified than a man to do the job, they should hire the woman. People who are LGBT+ should also have equal rights to people who are not. Making same sex marriage legal in all 50 states was a huge step, but those same people can be fired and not receive the same rights as men or women who are married to the opposite sex in some states. Discriminating against LGBT+ people due to a religion should not be allowed, I believe that is forcing your religion on someone else and just plain rude. You should keep it to yourself. We should also allow people who are transgender to do the same things as people of the gender which they
People try to take away women 's rights by trying to eliminate Planned Parenthood. People should be able to have an abortion if they choose to, having a child is expensive, even before it is born. We should not be shaming those who choose to have one, as it is none of our business. Planned Parenthood provides many other services besides abortions, such as cancer screenings and health care for those who cannot afford it. Women should also be paid the same as men for the same job and qualifications. A white woman makes approximately 75 cents for a white man’s dollar. It is even worse for women of color, with black women making 65 cents and Latina women making 55 cents. If a woman is more qualified than a man to do the job, they should hire the woman. People who are LGBT+ should also have equal rights to people who are not. Making same sex marriage legal in all 50 states was a huge step, but those same people can be fired and not receive the same rights as men or women who are married to the opposite sex in some states. Discriminating against LGBT+ people due to a religion should not be allowed, I believe that is forcing your religion on someone else and just plain rude. You should keep it to yourself. We should also allow people who are transgender to do the same things as people of the gender which they