Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Hopefully the only Political Post I'll Make

There are four things a President can do when it's not wartime that actually affects how this country is run.

1. Suggest policy to Congress
2. Veto Bills Congress Tries to Pass
3. Appoint people to important positions within the white house
4. Appoint a new Supreme Court Justice if one of the current ones dies or resigns.

Everybody's talking about what Obama has and hasn't done, but what they fail to understand is that Obama CAN'T MAKE THE LAWS from the President's Chair. The President does not make laws. He suggests them, and he vetos ones that Congress makes and he doesn't agree with.

So, what has Obama *actually* done? He's actually done more than any other president within the small scope he legally claims.

Why am I against Romney? Well, if a Justice of the Supreme Court Dies, Women and Gay people are fucked for another... however long. Because right now, one new person for the Republicans will allow the Supreme Court to block abortion. And will allow the Supreme Court to block gay marriage, and gay right's movements.

What can Romney or Obama do for the health care? Pass or block a law congress puts in writing.
What can they do about the Economy? Pass or block a law that congress puts in writing.
What can they do about gun control? Pass or block a law that congress puts in writing.

What can they do about Women's Rights and the LGBT community's rights?
-Pass or block laws that congress puts in writing.
-Appoint Justices to the Supreme Court

And the most direct thing they can do:
-Appoint Women and LGBT people to offices in the white house.

So you see, everybody is so worried about how the President will affect the Economy or the Health Care industry. What you don't get, is that such things are mostly about Congress. The President can't do SHIT about those things if Congress doesn't write a law he agrees with. The Republicans like to blame the current health care bill on Obama. Well, yes, Obama signed it and pushed for it, but CONGRESS HAD TO WRITE IT.

If you elect Romney, here's what's likely to happen:
-The Rich will get more tax cuts, which will go into their savings accounts, yachts, houses, and such.
-The economy will continue to decline, because the middle class will still have no spending money (because Romney will block those bills)
-The Supreme Court might rule that states are allowed to outlaw abortion if they choose.
-The Supreme Court will probably not rule that gay people cannot be discriminated against in the workplace and while searching for apartments (did you not know? In some states, a person can be kicked out of their home for being gay. That's fucked up.)
-The Supreme Court will probably not rule that gay people can adopt, barring thousands of parents from adopting thousands of children.

If you elect Obama, here's what's likely to happen:
-Taxes will probably stay where they are.
-If Congress can figure out how to give the middle class some spending money, the economy can start to grow again (because Obama will sign those bills)
-More Women and openly LGBT people will be given the chance to show that they are just like everybody else, just as capable as everybody else
-The Supreme Court might rule that states must allow abortion clinics to continue
-The Supreme Court might rule that gay people cannot be discriminated against in the workforce and in a hunt for a home
-The Supreme Court might rule that gay people can adopt, allowing thousands of parents to adopt thousands of children

So there you have it.

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