Based on our discussions in class and the resources listed, respond to the following set of questions in no less than 150 words:
The Republican party recently unveiled a “Pledge to America” outlining what policies they will follow should they gain a majority in the House of Representatives and/or the Senate. Review the outline of the pledge or full pledge and answer the questions that follow:
Summary: http://pledge.gop.gov/resources/library/documents/solutions/pledge-pocket-card.pdf
Full Pledge: http://pledge.gop.gov/resources/library/documents/pledge/a-pledge-to-america.pdf
My opinion on the Republican “Pledge” is that the republicans are taking advantage of the situation and what has “is happening” with the democratic party. They have made this Pledge to show all of the things they will do if they are elected this midterm election, that the opposite party has not done already. All of the promises that are on the pledge are things that people want to hear, things that will make them vote for a republican things like “We will continue to fight the growth of government and oppose new stimulus spending that only puts our nation further in debt.” People are despaired so if they hear big promises being made and not from the party that already has tried to fix them and nothing has changed they will listen to others and even worse vote for them. I personally agree with most of the policies to a point because they are reasonable things that we need to fix in our country such as repeal the job-killing health care law, reform the budget process to focus on long-term challenges, but I do feel that the republicans are going a little over board with a lot of them because we already have tried to fix them and maybe still are but they are making it seem like nothing has been done and they are the ones who will do everything. If I were a voter in November this pledge does not really change my opinion because democrats feel same way about half of the polices listed in the pledge and are working towards them.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Republican Pledge seems well thought out and planned. It seems like people have a good idea on what they want to do, but the only question I have so far is Are they going to be able to do this? I'm not so convinced that the republicans can be able to do all this because some of these Pledges depend on others as well.
ReplyDeleteWhen read this all of the pledges seemed equally important, but if I had to choose the pledge that I agree most with is the one that says “A plan to keep our nation secure and Abroad”. I support it because of the many attacks on our country, and also because of the wars going on. I think that our nation’s safety, for the people in our country, is one of the most important things right now. People should be able to live without fear of any attack and with out the fear of something happening to our country. The pledge that I disagree with the most is “A plan to stop Out of control Spending and reduce the Government Size”. I disagree because I feel that it’s easier said then done. We have been trying to cut down on spending and so far it hasn’t worked.
If I could vote in the November elections, I don’t know if I’d be voting for them. People that run most likely make pledges and tell us what we want to hear but unless I am certain that they will be able to live up to what they pledge, I don’t know if I would vote.
I think that the Republican “Pledge” is just a political tactic to gain supporters. If the GOP were to obtain a majority in congress again, I highly doubt that they will actually work towards all the promises they are making in their “pledge.” I agree with the policy to help small businesses prosper. I think it’s important for the economy to improve. I disagree with most of the policies proposed by the Republican party. One of which is the requirement to cite specific Constitutional Authority in order to pass any bill. Changes to the Constitution are sometimes necessary based on the needs of society (the people.) Sometimes the authority to make certain changes is not stated in the Constitution. This can be devastating to the people, for the protection of their rights will be jeopardized. If I were a voter, the “pledge” will make me less likely to vote Republican because I feel that many of their proposed policies are taking away rights of Americans. Rights that the framers of the Constitution worked hard to protect.
ReplyDeleteMariela Ortiz (per. 3)
My opinion on the Republican Pledge is that it actually shows a lot of good view points and their commitments seem strong enough, that they want to get all of these things done. However, I can’t help but say that not everything on their list will get done successfully, or in the satisfaction they want. Some things may even be forgotten, and they are trying to amplify their ideas way too much to the sense that they are just saying these things, to get people to vote for the Republicans. I did agree with many of their ideas, just because they are the opposite of how things are getting done now, such as cutting the budget of the stimulus plan, or controlling the border more. Other things such as giving more tax deductions to small businesses can be a good idea, since they may not have as much money for room to grow. I don’t know if I fully agree with fully funding the missile defense, because I feel more weapons are going to be used often. Also, ending the TARP program may be bad to do as well, since the money helps pay for all the spending we do. Overall, I think a lot of their ideas are good, but maybe not as well thought out.
ReplyDeleteAnastasia Papis pd 5
I feel that the Republicans Pledge is stating that they want to keep everything that Bush had in place and cancel out Obama's winnings, for example the health care plan. I also think like every other political candidate the republicans are using propaganda, influencing the the people to make them believe this is there plan, just as the democratic party did and could not uphold. Not because they could not, but there was to many other problems that happened during his run. The pledge does not really affect my opinion on who I would vote for in November, I would need to do more research in order to place my vote.
ReplyDelete-Denesh T.
I think that the Republican "Pledge" is something that they should really keep. I agree with most of the policies. They seem like they want to help and their policies make a lot of sense. I think that its about time somebody did something about the health care. I never liked how if you had a pre-existing condition you couldn't get health care. I most definitly agree with trying to get everybody to have health care. If i was voting this year I would probably vote Republican because they seem like they are really trying to help.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion on the Republican pledge is that it has some really good ideas that i would like to see happen in the future. Some of these can actually help us out and probablly make life easier for others. One of the policies that i support and agree with is a plan to keep our nation secure at home and abroad because this really helps us from terroism so they wont stay here in the u.s and also to give troops funding bills and the necessary resources. What i disagree with not really anything. I would pledge for a Republican because their pledge is really good and i would like if they do keep their promises and do what they said they would do. They have a good pledge and hopefully they do what they said they will.
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when i read the republicans pledge i did not agree with what they had wanted to do. the policy that i would have to agree with would be cutting congress's budget . the reason is because if we cut down there budget then they will be able to focus on the more important issues and not spend money on the things that we don't need and focus on the real problems. the policy that i did not agree with was enforcing sanctions against Iran. the reason is because we don't need to start problems with another country again. it makes me less likely to vote republican because there plans to me seem mainly to benift them and to also raise the military budget so they can buy more weapons and missiles etc.
ReplyDeleteThis republican pledge is very radical. I believe that, the Republicans need something to get them back on top, which is fine I guess. Something to get the old republicans fired up again. However, there are some policies that I do not support such as the new GOP replacement of healthcare as we know it. It sort of boggles me. I don't think their whole new way of Medicare makes them any better. There are always going to be ways for people to get around the healthcare system, as they do now. I also don't agree with their plan "To reform congress and restore trust". Restoring trust for everyone isn't even possible. A second guess is, always going to present itself. If I was a voter, I would still vote democratic because I believe that they have their time now and (Democrats) as a party just need time & cooperation from everyone to fulfill all promises promoted. People are expecting too much in little time, and Republicans as a party are somewhat opposed to change in the first place. Therefore, we would just go back to old ways whether right or wrong. I believe things will get done and most people would will be happy in the end. Hey, you can't please everyone. This packet is a bunch of repetition.. We will, we will. Blah Blah Blah.
ReplyDeleteI believe that some point of this “Pledge” could be beneficial to the United States while others will not. The policies that I agree the most with are the plans to “replace the government take over if health care,” and “A PLAN TO CREATE JOBS, END ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY & MAKE AMERICA MORE COMPETITIVE.” I agree with these two the most because if they do with the health care system that they are saying then many people who cannot afford health care now, will be able to. Everyone deserves to be able to see a doctor and receive the care that they need without having to worry how they will pay every penny. And I also believe that the tax reform for small businesses is very important because I know of many families including my own who are hit with harsh taxes because they own their own business. I disagree with the fact that they want to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion because eventually this will lead to abortion becoming illegal. Without the taxpayer’s money so many people will not be able to get the care that they need. I believe that abortion is a Women’s choice and depends on their own circumstances. If I was a voter I would most likely not vote in favor of the Republican Party for even though they do have good points in their pledge I don’t feel like they have completely thought everything through and haven’t figured out how they will execute any of it yet.
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I honestly think that this is garbage how many times has the governments promised things and they haven't gone through and that’s just one promise these are like 7 promises all in one pledge. I don't see how they can get all of these things accomplished without there being any controversy or obstacles. I believe this pledge was made to make the Republican Party look better for the elections in November hoping that this pretty sounding perfect dream government will boost up their votes. The Republicans are probably heading for a win in November because people want to balance the Democrats' power so it doesn't really matter what they do, but I doubt too many people are going to look at the Pledge to America and change how they vote. Personally if I were eligible to vote in November this would actually not make me want to vote for the Republican Party. Although I think that none of these policies will be accomplished I do agree with the plan to create jobs, end economic uncertainty & make America more competitive because the ideas and plans can help many Americans with struggling companies or people without jobs. Seeing the shape of the economy today this policy in my opinions by the sound of it could really help our economy get better.
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My opinion is that the Republican “Pledge” is just that, a pledge. Just like in school when students are running for positions and they pledge if elected to have pizza party’s everyday and no school on Fridays. They tell the people what they want to hear in order to get elected, however the actual probability of it happening and them following through with what they pledge (not promise) is dim. For the Republicans to say they’re going to accomplish all of this if they gain majority in office is the same thing. They, at the last minute have come up with this scheme to push themselves ahead by promising to fix all of the complaints people have come up with. They were careful in the words they chose, starting each line with “a plan” not we promise, we will, but plan. You can plan to create world peace all you want but the reality of you succeeding is highly unrealistic.
ReplyDeleteOne “plan”/policy I agree with is the plan to stop out of control spending. I have this thing about the US spending unnecessary money. I don’t understand why we just keep throwing money away (like in the recent McLaughlin story about the military budget) and we are so horribly in debt and nobodies doing anything to fix the problem. I really like the part where is says, “Cut government spending to pre-stimulus, prebailout levels saving at least $100 billion in the
First year alone.” If executed this could really help. I personally think we need several plans to cut large amounts of money quickly followed by a bunch of plans to cut smaller amount over a longer period. $100 billion in the first year pertains to my idea and that’s why I agree with this plan.
The “plan”/policy I disagree with is a certain part under the plan to keep our nations secure at home and abroad. “We will protect our homeland and support our allies with a plan to: Fully fund missile defense.” We just finished learning how much money we put into the military each year, due to mass production we already have unused and unnecessary weapons. Instead of fully funding the missile defense with even more money, they should be focusing on cutting money from the existing military budget and once they cut money from one area they can appoint it to another such as missiles.
I would be less likely to vote for the Republicans. The underlying meaning of this pledge makes the republicans look week, self conscious in themselves, their capabilities, and their supporters. They felt they needed to create this pledge to persuade voters to choose them. If the party was so confident in wining they wouldn’t need to create such an improbable document.
Melissa Iachetta, Period 3
The Republican “Pledge” was very informative on the policies they want to ensure. In my opinion, I find the Republican “Pledge” promising that they will do all they plan to do. I support the policy to stop out of control spending because it would be helpful to reduce spending by cancelling unspent stimulus fund. I also think it is good that they want to reform the budgets for the long term effects because it would be like solving the problems now and the problems that would occur in the future. I think if I was a voter in the November elections then I would be more likely to vote Republican because just based on the “Pledge” I feel more comfortable knowing that they know what they are doing and how they are going to go about it.
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Per 3
I like the idea of a pledge to some extent because it clearly states the GOP’s promises and policies. What I do not agree with is the proposals that the GOP has promised to the people. I agree with the plan to stop out of control government spending and reducing the size of government. The reasoning being that we are coming out of the recession and as a result, there also needs to be less government involvement in the economy. Programs such as TARP needs to downsized and only grow to its present size only when the national economy is crisis. In the end, the economy will find a way to serve the people’s best interests and heavy government involvement do not serve the best interest of the people and do not end up with the best results. Another reason to cut government spending is because statistics show that one fifth of our national budget is being spent on the military. The number alone sound ridiculous because we do not need such a huge military. That is an enormous amount of money that can be used to take care of other issues such as creating jobs or reducing poverty in the US. I do not agree with the GOP’s promise to repeal “Obamacare” I feel that Obama’s health care policies have the people’s best interest in mind and it really does help. “Obamacare” doesn’t limit jobs or the consumer’s choice but it instead just promotes the health and welfare of the people so in an event, people would have access to treatment without having to worry about costs. I also disagree with the GOP’s plan to have a strict Constitution citation policy. I like the idea because the Constitution is the basis of our government but it is so impractical, I am against it. To have a law passed that promotes general welfare but is not stated in the Constitution is impractical and unproductive. There should be stricter rules to adhere to Constitution before passing any new law therefore limiting the powers of Congress but citing the Constitution is impractical. I also disagree on the Pledge’s view on national defense. The fact that they want to cut spending but then at the same time fully fund programs like missile defense are hypocritical. It seems contradictory because on one end, the pledge calls for reduced spending but on the other hand, it also calls for full funding of programs pertaining to the military. It seems like two sides of the same coin. This pledge makes me wary about voting Republican because the Pledge seems so critical and extreme to the point that I am nervous about the GOP’s agenda if they take Congress. Come November I would be deterred from voting Republican because the Pledge came on too strong and the fact that I don’t think the Tea Party knows how to participate in government productively and its far extreme right wing agenda will end up damaging the GOP and its causes in the long run.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion of the “Pledge to America”, I think those ideas are really good. It narrates that how they will make people’s life better, such as create jobs or stop job-killing health care, but the thing is that they only say so many things and don’t have enough actions. I would agree with the first plan, which is to create jobs and end economic Uncertainty. It’s the major thing that people worry about. Many people are still looking for a job. And the policy which I don’t support is the second plan, which is to reduce the size of government. I think it won’t be better if you change the size of government. If they change it, which will have a lot works. I’ll prefer they fix other problems first. If I was a voter, the pledge will make me want to vote for Republican. It seems like they have so many way to make future better.
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I believe that the Republican Pledge is meant basically for the good of the people, and when I say people I mean Democrats and Republicans as well as the undecided. As I started to read it, I do not notice really any bad ideas, or unfortunate things that could come about from it. The pledge seems to be offering things for the better, or at least trying to. I highly agree on the policy for ‘a plan to create jobs, end economic uncertainty, and make america more competitive. Not so much the competitive part do I agree on then the job part. I think that creating and getting Americans jobs, especially with such a high unemployment rate at this time, is a very important issue. Without work, the average American person cannot live without it being such a tough thing to do. I do disagree with one thing that stood out to me the most, which was the ‘plan to stop out of control spending and reduce the size of government’, as well as the ‘plan to keep our nation secure at home and abroad’. The size of the government shouldn’t be a big deal compared to the amount of money the United States is spending on the Military. Instead of adding on to that amount, we should be trying to reduce it.
ReplyDelete-Chelsea R. PD3
I think that the “pledge” the Republicans made was that they made it to try to gain more respect and votes. Although they are in the lead, there is a chance that the Democrats can take better control over the situation. I agree with most of the policies minus a few. Almost all of the policies could work, but they’re definitely going to need a lot of time and cooperation to get people to agree. The one policy that stands out the most to me that will get a better reaction from most people is their plan to keep the nation secure. The Border war is kind of a leeway into them improving finding out who the person is and what he/she is bringing into the US. One thing that I think will improve this is the plan to fully fund missile defense. The policy that I believe will fall through is the plan to end economic uncertainty. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a lot more than just a political group to stabilize the economy.
ReplyDeleteIf I was to vote in the upcoming elections in November, this pledge hasn’t made me less likely or more likely to vote Republican only because I haven’t followed this election until I started this class to be honest.
SHARON KAHN
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the Republican "Pledge" I was able to further understand what the goal of the Republican Party was. I agree with the policy of creating jobs, end economic uncertainty & make american more competitive. I feel that this is a necessary step in stabilizing our economy and hopefully lead towards an end to the recession. The recession has affected many people across the country and is one of the major issues happening today. Many people are looking for an end to the recession and will definitely be voting for the party who creates some type of promising solution. I also agree with the policy to create a plan to stop out of control spending. As each day goes by our government is entering our country into more and more of a debt. We are the people who will eventually be paying back that debt in our taxes and the excessive spending needs to come to a stop. The value of our US dollar has decreased so much over the past few years and has put our economy in a bad place. Hopefully this policy will help bring the value of our dollar back up and also help towards ending the recession. After reading through both links I can't necessarily find one policy that I disagree with. I think after getting a better understanding of each of the policies there is a chance to maybe disagree with one or two of them. This pledge would make me more likely to vote for a republican in the upcoming November elections. The pledge addresses many plans for solutions for issues that concern me. The main issues that concern me are excessive government spending, the recession and health care. I also thought that the policy to try and gain trust back from the government will be beneficial because it didn't even occur to me until I read it as being an issue.
After the pledge to America by the Republican party there are a lot of promises that they are saying that they are going to uphold which I don't think is possible. For example; keeping terrorists out of America, how would they be able to judge and say who is one? I agree with them making more jobs for the people, but just like Obama promised that didn't happen. If I was voting in the upcoming mid year elections I would need more information in order to make my decision.
ReplyDelete-Jessica Morales
The Republican Pledge is something I agree and disagree with. I agree with keeping all tax cuts because if they start changing things now it might not be for the best. We need some stability and if they change the tax cuts it might bring down our economy even more. I don't agree with cutting out Obamacare. I think it could be a good thing and that they should let it be and go on. If I were a voter in November I don't think I would vote Republican, only because I don't agree with some things they are doing.
ReplyDelete-Chrysanthe Thomatos
The Republican "pledge" is something that's trying to keep an organization which is a great thing. I agree with A PLAN TO STOP OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING & REDUCE THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT; this policy states that the government will limit their spending, this won't lead to higher taxes and angry people. A PLAN TO KEEP OUR NATION SECURE AT HOME & ABROAD states that they will keep our country/ home safe, keep terrorists out of our homeland and against enemies have the missile defense which can lead into extreme disasters and war.
ReplyDeleteIf I were to vote in the November elections this pledge would make me less likely to vote for the Republicans because they are pledging more for congress and Government rather for the people
CHRISTINA CHRONOS PRD 3
Some of the plans that the Republicans have aren’t bad and can really improve society, but it’s only half and half with me. On the positive side, I do like the fact that they want every bill to cite the constitutional authority to do so – I mean every law or bill that is because the constitution allows it in some way it is the supreme law of the land. Everything goes under that so having the reassurance that everything that congress passes is because the constitution says so is definitely something that should be enforced. I definitely approve of this. This plan that they have is under the whole “Reform congress and restore trust” I don’t understand why they think that they need to bring trust – because I haven’t anything that shows there’s no trust. That left me a little uncertain. There’s one that they mention that simply says “we will keep terrorists out of America,” no offense but I think that Americans know that the government regardless of what party they belong is going to try their best to keep terrorism away. It wasn’t exactly smart to put down because its’ such an obvious issue that it seems the party put this down just to fill space. Another issue that I’m not understanding is the whole doctor and patient relationship that the gop party wants to strengthen….for what? So that was definitely confusing.
ReplyDeleteThough I personally am not for abortion I don’t agree with the party saying that they’re going to take funding away from it because whether they like it or not, there are women out there who will continue to get abortions and that is going to cause A LOT of trouble for women. That’s a really bad idea, just to do it without at least consenting with the supreme court because this is an issue that needs to be solved and I don’t think it’s up to the Republicans to do that. Also, they want a smaller government that doesn’t make sense to me. The more smaller the government the more power is given to selected members and I’m not comfortable with that. If there is really excessive amount of people in congress then I do understand but the idea in general isn’t really going for me. I don’t believe that people will be voting republican once they see what they stand for at this moment.
Livianette Cabrera period 3
The republican plage is when people want to keep everything bush created the same. I agree with this . I think that everyone should have health insurance , no matter how much money they make. But I thinnk that the most important plage is our nation secure and Abroad”. It is most important becaue an attack can come to our country at any time and we should be safe.
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Desirae La Furno
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My opinion on the Republican Pledge. Is the republicans are taking advantage the reasoning that they made for this Pledge was to show that they will do these things if they are elected.The things that are on the pledge are things that people want to hear. So that they will make them vote for a republican. If people hear big promises being made and not from the party that already has tried to fix them and nothing has changed they will listen to others and even worse vote for them. I agree with them for the sense of they shouldnt make these promises if they cannot not afford to keep them it isnot fair to us people to be thinking we are going to get what they say and they do other.
I believe that the Republican Pledge is just there own guildelines to what they believe they can do. But, it is not possible for all of those plans to take place. Not even the president can fufill all of his plans. Everything takes time and judging, looking over by others. If they think that they can pull through with this tactic of making a book of pledges that they plan to make good for them. Otherwise the it will not do any good against a democratic representative.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion on the Republican “Pledge” is that I would have to agree with it. But I’m not going to lie I do have some doubt, because it seems that if you pay attention to it’s as if their saying their going to do all the things that the demarcated party hasn’t done yet if elected which seems like their kind of low balling the demarcated party. Although I do have to agree with the policy of it creating jobs and end the economic crisis. If they can really figure out away to eventually put an end to this recession hopefully soon then more power to them. Because it has had an affect almost everyone even some of the wealth. So many voters will probably vote for the party that seems to have a good plan to be an end to it especially if their suffering from it themselves… Come to November elections this pledge makes me decision now a little difficult because it almost makes me doubt a little to vote for the Republicans because they are pledging more towards the government and congress not so much of us the people.
ReplyDelete-Joe B. Period 3
I personally have a couple of issues with the Republican "Pledge to America". I think that they are trying to take too much power away from the government, yet they want to put all of this money into preventing terrorism and protecting the border. They are trying to take the power away from the government controlled programs that the government uses to help us the people. The Republicans are almost trying to take things into their own hands, saying they want to help us and try to create more jobs and make it easier on the small businesses, but I don't think they realize that we need our governments help at times. I disagree with all the spending that they want to do with our military. The country is already in mass amounts of debt due to the war over the last 9 years, and anymore military spending will only hurt our economy and employment rate.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion on the Republican “Pledge” is that it seem taht they want to keep it the same as the way Bush has left it. i feel that the pledge was made miostly to the Republican Party, beacsue they want to make them look better for the elections coming this novermeber. After reading the "pledge" i would have to say that i do agree on some of their ideas. While reading on the womens abortion part, i feel that they should make that decision to the women, depends if they want to do the abortion or not. After reading the both links, i feel that now i fully understand each of the policies. As a matter of fact, i do have one promise that i do not agree with, the one where they say that there going to keep the terriost out of america. i mean how are they suppose to judge or to know who is a terriorest, and who isnt. I actually do agree to the one where they state there going to make more availability of jobs for people. After reading this pledge and I were to vote in the comming up elections, it would make me less likely to vote for the Republicans because they are making more promises to change the government, rather than for the poeple.
ReplyDelete-ariana medunjanin (period 3)
My opinion on the republican pledge is that it’s the greatest thing to be written down on the piece of paper. Seriously, after the complete and total failure of the Democratic Party and our president who is purely a symbol of inexperience and idiocracy, how could all Americans even CONSIDER keeping a democrat in the party. Everything on this bill is completely accomplishable, unlike the “promises” made by these democrats. If you’ve read the bill as carefully as I have, you’ll notice that these are all the things our “President” has promised us in the first place. Except this time, we’re actually going to see results. The Pledge has without a doubt put the nail in the coffin and has inspired me to vote Republican. This pledge is clearly a bill for the people, and with the situation we’re in right now ESPECIALLY with the decaying middle class, we are truly without a doubt in NEED of something like this. Vote Republican, or suffer the consequences.
ReplyDeleteVittorio Rivera period 3
The behavior of the independent party has without a doubt changed. Due to the recent FAILURE (which was quite a dismal one might I add) of President Obama’s healthcare bill. This will affect the midterm elections in a manner which will please the Republican Party. If I had to register myself under a certain party there is no doubt I would register myself as a Republican. The reason for this lies in modern society. Despite what the media has to say about our president who is apparently the second coming of Jesus Christ himself. All I have seen is dismal failure and America in a state most resembling that of the great depression. It is only a matter of time before our young, naive, inexperience president sends us into another great depression. I feel it is my duty as an American citizen who is only interested in what is best for the country to vote every single democrat out of office this midterm election.
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My opinion on the Republican Pledge is that it is a great path that will lead America to peace and get out of economic depression. I agree with this whole pledge. I agree that we need "A plan to keep our nation secure at home and abroad." My father works for Homeland Security and being with my dad all of the time I have learned how unsafe this world really is. It is amazing that if I wanted to go on vacation with my family, that I would have to worry not to leave resorts because I could be killed by people of that country. Or that I could be going to the city and all of a sudden terriosts blow up a building. It is so important that Homeland security becomes more efficent with who is coming in and out of America because with the blink of an eye anything can happen. I also agree with "A plan to stop out of control spending and reduce size of government." Right now, so many people are in debt and less jobs are being offered. Many people have been layed off of their jobs and are left with bills to pay yet they can't get money to pay it off. My mother owns a Real Estate and it has been hard selling and renting houses. People have such bad credit that no one wants to rent their homes or co-ops out which leaves Real Estate one of the hard business to keep open and maintain. If people cant by or sell the money is not circulating and the economic depression can only get worse before it even picks up. If I was going to be a voter in the November elections, I would agree with the Republicans because this new pledge is a new way to help get us out of this depression. The government knows exactly what needs to be fixed which is a good thing and now to act upon it is what we have to do and there will be a change for the better.
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PRD 3
I feel the Republican pledge was just a way to gain supporters. They make sure they tell people everything they hope to gain by electing them, although in the end is it unlikely they will follow through with it.
ReplyDeleteA plan I disagree with is to keep our nation secure at home and abroad. “We will protect our homeland and support our allies with a plan to fund missile defense.” I believe that our country is watching too much money into the military. We shouldnt be fully funding the missile defense, instead we should be using this money usefully. A plan is which I agree with it to stop out of control spending. One plan I agree with is the plan to stop out of control spending, I believe this is a major reason our economy is suffering.
In my opinion this pledge is making the DOP look weak and in need of supporters, I would not vote in favor of the Republicans. This pledge was written to gain the voters they needed with promises that I believe will not develop into anything larger.
Eleni Danginis prd 5
>>DANIELA VARCASIA<<
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My opinion of the Republican “Pledge” is that there making some of promises that seem kind of unrealistic to follow through even though some my foul you past experience show you otherwise. For example a big promise is to make more job for people same promise Obama made and even though some have been made we need higher percentage to show it effective. I do hope and believe some plan will come through and I agree with the with job and health care one because we need anything to better our community and help our people. I don’tm support the keeping terrorist out of America because it seem it just calling for racial conflicts like The Arizona issue with the immigrant policy, many will be offended. If I were a voter in the November election I wouldn’t vote because I’m not sure and confident with nether. Even if my vote would make a difference it might not make a good one since I don’t mostly agree or see much hope for the pledge of the Republican and the Democratic has been making me looses interest in them as well.
sarah han
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I really think that they are just saying this to please people in America and they won’t follow through with all of these policies. I like the policy to repeal health care because some people, the less wealthy ones are not able to pay for their medical treatments that are not covered by insurance. i do not like the policy where they promise to honor families and traditional marriage, especially the part where they say "traditional." what do they mean by that? I think of traditional as the way things were back when they didn’t have all this chaos of same sex marriage. By traditional do they mean they will start respecting same sex marriage. This is really confusing to understand by what they mean as traditional. The society is coming up with new ideas everyday whether its good or bad. This pledge makes me less likely to vote because I do not believe that all the policies are being or going to be met.
I think that the Republican party are acting and taking advantage of this situation and that the Democratic party is not doing do well. This pledge was made for them to show what they are planning to do if they take the house in November. After I read what they have written and that I do agree on most of what they are purposing and that they are trying to make head way for the U.S. to come out of debt. They are also trying to fix what is broken, I like when they wrote “We will put government on a path to a balanced
ReplyDeletebudget and pay down the debt with a plan.” They are doing the best they can and want to stick to this plan. If I were a voter in the November elections I don’t think this would make me change my because I feel that the Democrats will try their best to work towards their goals and get them accomplished and do the best they can.
Erin O’Driscoll Pd.5