tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post114922846753753010..comments2024-03-21T02:16:25.967-07:00Comments on Freethought Weekly: MoveOn Vote Decides on Focus for 2006Deltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708796218860983185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-1149441770055305952006-06-04T10:22:00.000-07:002006-06-04T10:22:00.000-07:00I would have liked to see church-state separation ...I would have liked to see church-state separation on their list, but I agree with you about the importance of publicly funded elections. IMO, this is the single most important step we could take toward meaningful political reform. Politicians must be made accountable to the people and not simply to big business.vjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868095335395368227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-1149308895306583512006-06-02T21:28:00.000-07:002006-06-02T21:28:00.000-07:00Being the raving social liberal that I am, I'm not...Being the raving social liberal that I am, I'm not thrilled with that list. My top 5 priorities are:<BR/><BR/>1. Unrestricted, absolute right to abortion.<BR/>2. Legalized euthanasia.<BR/>3. Nationwide gay marriage.<BR/>4. Abolishing the death penalty and all forms of torture.<BR/>5. Eliminating the war against bodily sovereignty (such as drug laws, consensual sex laws, anti-obesity activism, etc).<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm exactly the opposite of those Evangelical loonies! I also live for the "wedge" issues, just the reverse position.The Jolly Nihilisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223458164080711495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12177833.post-1149301976592391442006-06-02T19:32:00.000-07:002006-06-02T19:32:00.000-07:00I would put "Publicly funded elections", "Health c...I would put "Publicly funded elections", "Health care for all" and "High quality education for all" pretty high up on my list. I think they are very important for healthy (no pun intended) democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com