Larenxis said:
Of the top candidates: I have no idea. The most important thing to me is that the Military Commissions Act is dealt with. I can't go into the States until it is. Right now, I could go into the United States legally, and in the middle of supporting their economy be declared an 'enemy combatant', get arrested under no charge, be tortured, and be held for the rest of my life without knowing what I had done, nevermind getting a trial. This Act should not exist, and nobody is doing anything about it.
I think you have a pretty skewed view of what the MCA does, which is to establish what is a lawful, and unlawful enemy combatant. I guess if by "supporting the economy" you mean "actively fighting american forces in a war theatre while under conditions which would make you an unlawful combatant as set forth by the MCA" then yes, you are correct. your statement other than that is pure nonsense. If you think you're gonna be scooped up by the secret service while cruising the mall of america for a tee shirt, you should probablly go grab a foil hat real fast.
On topic:
The list of candidates this year is underwhelming, at the least. The democrats, Obama in particular, are running on a platform of "Change" without any actual substance beyond that. National healthcare is the best they can come up with, another way to add some red-tape and tax revenue on the stepping stones to socialism.
The Republicans, while sharing a few more of my personal views, seem like a rag tag group of people thrown together at the last minute. None of them are inspiring, which really makes all of them pretty weak contenders in the general.
My prediction is Obama will likely take the nomination with his recent celebrity and momentum helping him along, and he'll probablly win the general too, unless something seriously unexpected happens on the republican side. And in the end, we'll still be in Iraq (sorry to tell you, but these things dont just end overnight because someone else shows up), still have the same bickering as before, and nothing will really "Change" all that much, except sending a bit more of that change in your pocket to washington to help make those rich politicians feel better about their multi-million dollar mansions. Cause ya know, if everyone in california drives a hybrid, it just might offset those nice private jet trips on the global warming front. LOL.
I considered Ron Paul at one point, but his 'supporters' are annoying, and he's surrounded by a bunch of crazies. I can see myself voting for Obama, though, if Edwards is his running mate or if McCain doesn't win the Republican nomination.
