Democratic Party
{{fdfdfdfand social engineering means that a significant proportion of their base and of their candidates for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election ideologically favor introducing a system of socialized healthcare[Citation Needed]; regardless of the crippling tax burden this would require to sustain itself and the low standard of care achieved by socialized health programs in other countries compared to the United States.[Citation Needed] However, many first world nations such as France and Britain do have socialized healthcare systems, and are ranked 1 and 18 by the World Health Organization[1], respectively, compared to the United States' rank of 37. Therefore, many argue that there may be some advantages to a universal health care system. Democrats generally regard universal healthcare to be a priority because of the appeal to voters without any kind of health insurance. Among the leading proponents for this idea include Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John Edwards; the latter formerly being the running mate to Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Gay Rights
Democratic lawmakers and opinion-formers consistently favor measures such as the establishment of same-sex civil unions, gay marriage and gay adoption of children over defense of the traditional family. Likewise they are vigorous in attempting to amend "hate crime" laws, which some experts maintain would make criticism of the homosexual lifestyle illegal;[2] while at the same time supporting efforts to disseminate favorabledfadsf asdf asd Both historically and today, Catholic voters have had a tendency to identify with the Democratic Party, and a number of Democratic office-holders, such as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, are Catholics. However, several general ideals of the Democratic Party's platform - most notably, the party's overall support for the legality of abortion - are contrary to the position of the Catholic Church. f adf, the large majority of Democratic Party members are Protestants. One unusual feature of the f Chrsdfasdfistians (and, indeed, among orthodox Catholics) contrasts strikingly with the supportAfndfdrewfRoosevelt]] (1933-1945)
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References
- ↑ http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html
- ↑ Christian belief a 'hate crime' under plan, WorldNetDaily, March 3, 2007.