What are your three biggest political issues?

[Celeborn Skywalker]

I know this has probably been asked before, but I want to know what three issues are most important to you, personally.

Mine are:

1. Health care
2. Organized labor and worker's rights
3. Civil Liberties (I take a libertarian view of civil liberties i.e. pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-gun, anti- patriot act, etc.)

Edit: Changed #3 from Quality educational system to Civil Liberties

[eallen]

1. Civil liberty, transparent government w/checks, and reality over ideology.

[Nikki Stone 1]

5. I am totally with you on these, eallen.

:kick:

[Warpy]

15. There ya go

That third one covers a lot of turf, beginning with economic issues and going all the way through social rubbish issues.

[marmar]

2. Hmm...

1) National health care.
2) Equality - race/gender/ethnicity/sexual orientation
3) Education

[annabanana]

3. vote reform, fairness in media, healthcare

(in that order)

[Snotcicles]

52. These are mine also

Publicly financed campaigns.
Bring back the fairness doctrine in all media.
National Healthcare.

[Meldread]

4. Mine:

1. LGBT Rights (Human Rights)
2. Education (MUCH Higher Quality, more accessibility, more affordability)
3. Energy Independence (Freeing ourselves from the Middle East, renewable energy, cleaner environment, etc.)

Also fighting for the #3 slot is Health Care some type of universal plan.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

6. What Are My 3 biggest issues? Sure, here ya go

1. I'm a little pyscho

2. I have an impulse control disorder

3. I can be too defensive sometimes...





Oh.... shit. You mean political issues?

Oh.

1. voter verified papor balloting

2. lack of honesty and integrity

3. health care

[cherokeeprogressive]

34. I work for a Registrar of Voters and train poll workers...

I'm just wondering: Exactly what do you mean by "voter verified"?

Are you talking about walking away from your polling place with a piece of paper saying you voted this way or that? If so, doesn't that invalidate the notion that a person's vote is secret and private? Say I find your "voting receipt" laying on the ground; Can't I use it to challenge the outcome of an election I don't agree with?

Where I live, we have electronic voting and I trust it totally and wholly. We use a system called Eslate3000 made by Hart Inc. I believe in my heart that it's the most secure system out there. I teach poll workers how to use it. We went to it a while back, and yes, it took a ballot or two to get the kinks worked out. Not system kinks, OUR procedural kinks.

I always get confused by the "paper trail" notion. See, I worked inside the election process when we only had paper ballots. If you're of the opinion that paper ballots left a "paper trail", then I'm not sure what you intend to say; If you're telling me that you could track your ballot once you put it into the slot in the top of the ballot box, you're sadly mistaken. Once that box gets to the Registrar's office, you're standing out in the cold while the ballots are counted by hand/scanned. You'd NEVER be able to find your own personal ballot and say "see! I voted thusly and my candidate lost!

Please educate me about what "paper trail" means to you. I'd like to know.

:toast: Here's to ya. I'm not trying to ruffle feathers. Someone replied to a post of mine the other night and after welcoming me, told me I would learn much here. Teach me.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

35. Welcome to DU Cherokee!!!!!!

Voter Verified Balloting means that after you vote a ballot comes out with your choices on them. You look them over and VERIFY that they are what you wanted, and if so then proceed to drop your verified ballot into a ballot box. That is the paper trail, locked in a ballot box after you verified it's intent.

:)

[cherokeeprogressive]

44. A thousand thanks to you OMC for the welcome and the explanation

That, I can buy. My county is working on a verifiable system, and there are many of us at odds as to how to make it work while STILL providing a private and secret vote.

I'll tell you what: My faith in human intelligence has been sorely tested since I've been involved in the voting process. You'd be SHOCKED by the number of people who cannot accomplish the task of darkening the box next to their candidate or their yes/no vote on a certain issue.

Our voting machines have instructions inside of them. We teach poll workers to explain to voters that they're not to push the "Cast Ballot" button until they're finished.

I'd say that 1 in 20 fail at the electronic balloting machines, and 1 in 30 can't complete a paper ballot without spoiling it.

Thanks for the welcome. It's the first time I've felt that it was heartfelt.

^5

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. The "war", the occupation, and war crimes in Iraq.

[Redneck Socialist]

9. Damn, replied to the wrong post, sorry.

Edited because even after all this time at DU I still post my replies in the wrong spot.

:grr:

[rosesaylavee]

8. Cheney, Bush, Rumsfield

n/t

[mwb970]

51. Same for me: Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld. (n/t)

[SkiGuy]

10. mine

1. Conservation
2. Health care
3. Free exercise of religion

[me b zola]

40. freedom OF religion?

because I'm frightened by someone who believes that anyone has or could limit the ability to exercise religion.

[SkiGuy]

46. Yes

Not freedom FROM religion.

[me b zola]

49. aahh, and theocracy for all.

I'm concerned that anyone would feel as though they need to use government/law to satisfy their religious life.

[SkiGuy]

47. dupe

[Redneck Socialist]

11. Environment

Civil Liberties

The third depends upon the outrage of the moment.

[madokie]

12. That that the lying, no good sumbitch is still pResident

Thats three isn't it?

[Clara T]

13. Global Warming

Global Warming
and
Global Warming

No health care can help us if this isn't addressed.
Workers' rights mean little if we are fried
Education is pointless if we're boiled

But all your issues are very important as well.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

14. Very true (nt)

[HeeBGBz]

16. My 3?

1. Hurricane disaster help
2. Health care
3 Environmental issues.

[carolinalady]

17. Mine

1. Seeing Bush and Cheney impeached before they get their hands on my sons.
2. Health care
3. Taking back our economy from foreign governments.
4. True homeland security-not the bs they are trying to make us pay for.

Sorry I had to add #4.

[xray s]

18. 1. Getting out of Iraq 2. Prosecuting criminal politicians 3. Health Ins.

Unfortunately, we have to deal with #1 and #2 before we will make progress on #3.

[Peace Patriot]

19. 1. Election reform.

2. Election reform.
3. Election reform.

Non-transparent elections are not elections. They are tyranny.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

28. Election and Media reform are definitely in my top five list. (nt)

[nevergiveup]

20. The war The war The war

In this order

[Earth_First]

21. Environment, Healthcare, Organized labor

[Just Me]

22. That the American people are told the damn truth,...

,...about what their government is really doing,...here AND abroad.

THAT is my only political issue, at this time, because the failure to inform our people constitutes the antithesis to democracy.

[Zensea]

23. Civil liberties, civil liberties, civil liberties,

civil liberties and civil liberties.


which means right to peaceably assemble, the rule of law not men, checks and balances, free elections, free speech, freedom of religion, right to trial by jury of peers, free press,

From that all else follows, without that all the other political issues are moot.

[robbedvoter]

24. Civil Rights, Peace, Separation church& state. Of course elections

make all obsolete if they are just kabuki theater. But I can't call "real elections" a political issue" - as it's the basic premise of democracy (and the most important civil right)

[LSK]

25. i couldnt even begin to pick just 3

I will try:

1. Deficit (includes repealing tax breaks)
2. Get out of Iraq
3. Energy independence

4. Environment
5. Health Care
6. Preserving civil rights
7. Voter fraud
8. Corruption/lobbyists
9. Deregulation/regulation
10. Foreign policy where WE MIND OUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS!!!

Just off the top of my head.

[Zynx]

26. 1. Health Care 2. Preserving the Constitution 3. Education

[Beelzebud]

27. 1. End the Iraq debacle. 2. Heath Care 3. Labor Rights

4. Education.

[Fox Mulder]

29. This is tough.

I guess I consider my top three to be the same as yours:

1. Health care
2. Civil liberties
3. Organized labor and worker's rights

The environment is really high up on the list as well.

[Texasgal]

30. Mine:

1. Anti-War

2. Civil Liberties

3. Womans Rights

[Zomby Woof]

31. In no order

1. Separation of state and church. (Any civil liberties issue holds my deepest attention, but this usually gets top billing).

2. Labor.

3. Energy.

[bottomofthehill]

32. Reform Health care, Reform Pensions and logical Energy Policy

[PeachyDem88]

33. My Top Three

1. Election Reform

We need proportional representation desperately. We also need direct elections for the Presidency. Gotta count those ballots by hand, too. We need reform to energize our democracy. When turnout starts to be 20-40%, can America really even be considered a democracy, even nominally?

Imagine there are no districts. It's easy, if you try.

2. Health Care

Enough said.

3. National Security

There is a deficit of leadership in Washington. Our ports and borders remain unprotected. All sorts of sensitive facilities are open to attack, and it seems that our journalists delight in showing us how easy it is to gain unfettered access to them. We live in the most frighteningly dangerous period in human history. Instead of building bridges to nowhere, we need to start securing our nation.

That's it...

*scurries off to lurk some more*

:D

[area51]

36. top 3 issues

1. universal healthcare
2. stop offshoring/inshoring of jobs
3. protect women's access to birth control & abortion.

[blonndee]

37. 1. Paper ballots; 2. Health care; 3. ALL civil liberties

Hard to put them in a hierarchical order, but I think without #1 we'll never have a chance to save or restore #s 2 and 3.

ON EDIT: Now that I've read the other responses I wish I hadn't even responded...way too many to really list. Along with #1, we need serious election REFORM, including campaign finance.

[SW FL Dem]

38. Tough question

1. civil rights (privacy and equal rights for everyone, including gay marriage).
2. education because if we don't invest in our children, our nation is doomed to fall further behind.
3. health care availability and affordability.

[Cleita]

39. Nothing anymore.

I want my country back from the criminals who are running it.

:cry:

[AZBlue]

41. Health care, availability of advanced education to all, and

transparency/accountability for all government leaders.

[Nutmegger]

42. Here are mine

Universal Healthcare
Properly funded education system (my tuition just went up...AGAIN!)
Civil liberties

[mitchum]

43. We share the same three, jaredh

[usregimechange]

45. Mine.

Health Care
Church/State
Civil Liberties

[realisticphish]

48. 1. Civil Liberties

2. Election Reform
3. Universal Health Care

[More Than A Feeling]

50. 1. The Illegal Wiretaps

2. Withdrawal from Iraq
3. Tied between gay marriage, feminism, balancing the budget, and separation of church and state.