The Shortcomings Of America's Political Leaders Do

Since I Was A Law Student, I Have Been Against The Death Penalty. It Does Not Deter. It Is Severely Discriminatory Against Minorities, Especially Since They're Given No Competent Legal Counsel Defense In Many Cases. It's A System That Has To Be Perfect. You Cannot Execute One Innocent Person. No System Is Perfect. And To Top It Off, For Those Of You Who Are Interested In The Economics It, It Costs More To Pursue A Capital Case Toward Execution Than It Does To Have Full Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

I Think Most Americans Are Against Illegal Surveillance Of Their Emails And Telephone Calls By The Government.

Hillary Clinton's Never Seen A Weapons System Or A War She Hasn't Liked.

The Various Social Security Privatization Schemes, Full And Partial, Would Cost Both The 'social' - That Is The Public, Cooperative, Societal - Element Of The Program And 'security' - The Rock-solid Income Guarantee Afforded By The System. It Should Be Rejected.

The Only Difference Between The Republican And Democratic Parties Is The Velocities With Which Their Knees Hit The Floor When Corporations Knock On Their Door. That's The Only Difference.