There's a ton to keep track of when the news media doesn't do it for you, huh! Here's a list of 39 issues that are dominant in maintaining order in the United States (taken from Project Vote Smart - http://votesmart.org/).
Do you know where any of your legislators stand on the issues? But first, do you know how you stand on these issues? For my part: "No, sadly, except maybe Obama's" and "On a generally whimsical level," but I'm going to try and see if I can become an active-thinking member (yes, it's a dash, not a comma... Gotta respect that apathy!) of this democracy even if it kills my eyeballs...
- Abortion Issues
- Agriculture Issues
- Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
- Appropriations
- Arts and Humanities
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Election Issues
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Rights
- Congressional Affairs
- Crime Issues
- Defense
- Drug Issues
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy Issues
- Environmental Issues
- Executive Branch
- Family and Children Issues
- Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
- Government Reform
- Gun Issues
- Health Issues
- Housing and Property Issues
- Immigration
- Labor
- Legal Issues
- Military Issues
- National Security Issues
- Regulatory Issues
- Science and Medical Research
- Senior and Social Security Issues
- Social Issues
- Technology and Communication
- Trade Issues
- Transportation Issues
- Veterans Issues
- Welfare and Poverty
This calls up to mind Dave Chappelle's bit on "Killin' Them Softly" (2000) about a "cultural thing" - "He knows who he's going to vote for, he's just not gonna tell me ... White people do not like to talk about their political affiliations. It's a secret..." So good, though plenty of cussing, mm-mmm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agr4ArqVf7k (6:27 total, but watch at least the first 2:30).
So there, my predicament. I'd love to tell and discuss the issues - is this the right place for it?? Ah well, on with my search regardless.
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