Blog Stage Five: Original editorial or commentary #1

The United States national government is a centralized federal form of government over the people of America. There are many aspects of the government that are stronger than others, and some that are weaker than others. There are many different policies and views on these policies, from the different parties' perspectives, which have an impact on domestic and foreign affairs pertaining to the US. These policies shape the issues that create the platforms for candidates. Some of the most debatable issues include gay marriage rights, and abortion rights. These issues can be seen in two extremely different lights. The Democratic light takes a stronger stance in letting individuals decide for themselves, whereas the Republican light holds strongly that the government should play a bigger part in regulating these different issues. I believe that neither of these extremes are correct or should be taken into account at all. There is a huge difference between an individuals rights that should be given to them by nature, such as deciding whether or not to get married to either sex, or to get an abortion under whatever circumstances. I believe that the government should regulate these issues to an extent, but not to such an extreme as to outlaw them both entirely.

These issues have caused quite a ruckus among the presidential candidates, especially, while campaigning and running for office. It seems kind of silly, in my eyes, to pick a candidate solely on their stance on these issues. If these issues are not harming anyone, then I see them as alright. Besides, you can't base how someone is going to rule a country on whether or not they believe an individual should be able to get an abortion. I think the more important issues that should be looked at more closely and discussed to a fuller extent include foreign policy, war tactics, and tax stance: things that will affect the nation as a whole. I believe that the smaller issues should be taken care of by the local governments.