* I believe in the strict
separation of church and state. The
individual beliefs of a specific religion, sect, or denomination should never
be legislated.
* I believe that extreme
fundamentalist Christianity is as much, if not more, of a threat to America than
extreme fundamentalist Islam.
* I believe the 2nd
Amendment is outdated and obsolete in today’s world. To quote conservative Supreme Court Justice
Warren Burger – “The real purpose of the Second Amendment was to ensure that
state armies – the militia – would be maintained for the defense of the
state. The very language of the Second
Amendment refutes any argument that it was intended to guarantee every citizen
an unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires.”
* I believe there is no legitimate
reason for any individual to own any firearm other than a “traditional” pistol
or “traditional” rifle for personal protection, hunting, or target shooting. There should be a ban on individual ownership
of assault weapons and attachments to turn a traditional gun into an assault
weapon.
* I believe ownership of a
firearm must be treated under the law in the same manner we treat automobiles
and driving –
+ All
gun owners must have a valid license, which must be renewed each year, and
initially issued only after a comprehensive background check.
+The
minimum age for owning a gun should be 18.
+To
get a license a person must pass a written test and a “practical” test.
+ Gun
owners must maintain insurance similar to automobile insurance.
+Every
gun must be titled and tagged at the point of purchase and registered in a national
data base.
* I believe there should
be no federal or state death penalty – but only because, since our justice
system is not perfect, an innocent person may be convicted. Instead, there should be discretionary, and perhaps
mandatory in some situations, life imprisonment without any chance of parole.
* I believe that
homosexuality is an “accident of birth” and not a “learned” or “chosen”
behavior. Homosexuals should be treated the
same as heterosexuals under the law. If a
heterosexual couple is allowed to marry, adopt children, etc. so should a homosexual
couple.
* I believe a convicted
felon should not be allowed to run for President. Nor should a person who has been federally
indicted for treasonous acts (i.e. inciting an insurrection or stealing
classified documents).
* I believe all candidates
for President and Vice President must make public at least 5 years of tax
returns.
* I believe the Electoral College
should be abolished. The election of a
President should be based solely on the popular vote.
* I believe all elected
Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Congresspersons must totally divest themselves
of all investment holdings before taking office. You can be a President, Vice President, or Congressperson
OR be a businessman or businesswoman – but not both at the same time. The proceeds should be placed in a blind
trust. The trustees must be unknown to
the office holder and the investments of the trust should be limited to
Treasury obligations, municipal bonds, and stock market index mutual funds.
* I believe no person,
including the President, is above the law.
The President should not have any immunity from prosecution for criminal
acts committed either while in or out of office.
* I believe the power of
the President should be limited, and that all actions of a President must be subject
to review and reversal by Congress and the courts.
* I believe the greatest enemy
of and threat to America, Americans, American freedoms and democracy, and true
American values is Trump and today’s Republican Party.
* I believe Donald “The
Man Who Would Be King” Trump is a totally worthless piece of excrement,
completely devoid of intelligence, integrity, honor, humanity, sympathy, and
empathy, who does not possess a single redeeming positive human quality or
value, and who has never performed a single totally unselfish act in his entire
adult life.
* I believe Trump does not
care one ounce about anyone or anything but himself.
* I do not believe a
single word Trump says about anything.
* I believe that in the
history of the United States no one single individual has done more damage to
America, the American people, American freedom and democracy, and true American
values than Trump.
* I believe America will
not be safe until Trump is removed from office by any legal means possible.
* I believe Trump should
be held accountable in federal and state courts, and appropriately punished, for
his multitude of crimes.
TAFN
