Ten Positive Things About My Vote For John Kerry
1. John Kerry promises to build coalitions with the world.
• I like the idea of strengthening international relations and improving the image of America throughout the world. It is a positive step to say you want to do this, and it bodes well for our relations with foreign nations, especially nations of the Islamic faith.
2. John Kerry draws support from broad and diverse cultures in America.
• Our country is divided. I like the idea of the President representing the concerns of a true cross-section of America. The majority of African-Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Americans, as well as many White Americans support his candidacy over the current administration. To me, I want a President who tells me he cares about the many different kinds of people who make up our society.
3. John Kerry wants to offer some 70 million uninsured Americans the choice of healthcare.
• To pay for his plan, John Kerry would rollback a tax cut given to the wealthiest 1% of American Society—those who make more than $200,000.00 dollars a year. Giving health insurance to millions while taking away a monetary advantage to the wealthy seems like a fair trade to me.
4. John Kerry promises to reinstate the executive orders President Clinton signed to protect the environment.
• The environment will see big improvements when John Kerry gets elected. Not only will he enforce President Clinton’s protections (saving millions of acres of forests and public lands from logging, pollution, and erosion), but he also will renew an effort to gain independence from foreign oil by putting research money back into alternative fuel sources. I like the idea of being able to tell my grandchildren about how Americans gave up polluting with cars simply by switching to better energy sources.
5. John Kerry wants to promote service and education for American students.
• I really like John Kerry’s idea to offer more education tax credits… I also love his plan to give tuition vouchers in the exchange for public service through AmeriCorps. This is the kind of public service program that is great for everyone—more education, more public service.
6. John Kerry understands complicated issues.
• John Kerry will take a stance on things (just see that big list above). But what I really like about John Kerry is that he is able to articulate the nuances of complicated issues. This way I know we have a President who is thoughtful and willing to look at multiple perspectives.
7. John Kerry has a resume full of patriotism and service to our country.
• John Kerry volunteered for the Vietnam War, a choice many Americans would not make. He came home and testified to Congress that he believed the war should end. He became a Prosecutor, a Senator, and has worked to achieve equality, social justice, and freedom for Americans. I believe he is qualified based on this record.
8. John Kerry believes in the separation of church and state.
• John Kerry is a practicing Catholic who like, John F. Kennedy, has embodied the understanding of more than two centuries of wisdom—that is to keep the practice of religion separate from running the country. John Kerry supports a woman’s choice, does not support amending the constitution to discriminate against gays, and favors scientific research to help humans live better. I agree with Mr. Kerry based on our country’s legacy of good government without the undue influence of those with personal ideologies about religion.
9. John Kerry has a positive message that I have been able to hear.
• John Kerry promises America a better vision of the future built upon a new direction for the country. It has been, sadly, the election that divides. The current administration has not been able to articulate a message to me that offers our country hope to end fear, isolation, or the bitterness Americans feel about the last divided election. I have sought out positive messages. John Kerry has given me hope of a less animosity in the world, less division at home, better healthcare, protection for the environment, and more opportunities through education.
10. John Kerry has energized people to vote for change.
• This is more of a personal story. I love walking around downtown Portland, OR, listening to the sights and sounds of democracy. People are encouraging anyone and everyone who listens just to vote, vote, vote! Yes, I have heard and read about the current administration and its allies—trying to stifle the vote by throwing away Democratic voter registrations, by making voting harder to minorities by giving them fewer polling places that are far away from their homes, by challenging the right of Mexican-Americans to vote asking them to prove citizenship at court hearings, or by setting up untraceable votes that might be manipulated. I am not afraid. It won’t happen. Young people are voting in record numbers against the current administration, minorities won’t be so easily deterred, and so-called regular voters are calling in to double and triple check that their vote will count. John Kerry has energized people to vote for change.
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• I like the idea of strengthening international relations and improving the image of America throughout the world. It is a positive step to say you want to do this, and it bodes well for our relations with foreign nations, especially nations of the Islamic faith.
2. John Kerry draws support from broad and diverse cultures in America.
• Our country is divided. I like the idea of the President representing the concerns of a true cross-section of America. The majority of African-Americans, Latino Americans, and Native Americans, as well as many White Americans support his candidacy over the current administration. To me, I want a President who tells me he cares about the many different kinds of people who make up our society.
3. John Kerry wants to offer some 70 million uninsured Americans the choice of healthcare.
• To pay for his plan, John Kerry would rollback a tax cut given to the wealthiest 1% of American Society—those who make more than $200,000.00 dollars a year. Giving health insurance to millions while taking away a monetary advantage to the wealthy seems like a fair trade to me.
4. John Kerry promises to reinstate the executive orders President Clinton signed to protect the environment.
• The environment will see big improvements when John Kerry gets elected. Not only will he enforce President Clinton’s protections (saving millions of acres of forests and public lands from logging, pollution, and erosion), but he also will renew an effort to gain independence from foreign oil by putting research money back into alternative fuel sources. I like the idea of being able to tell my grandchildren about how Americans gave up polluting with cars simply by switching to better energy sources.
5. John Kerry wants to promote service and education for American students.
• I really like John Kerry’s idea to offer more education tax credits… I also love his plan to give tuition vouchers in the exchange for public service through AmeriCorps. This is the kind of public service program that is great for everyone—more education, more public service.
6. John Kerry understands complicated issues.
• John Kerry will take a stance on things (just see that big list above). But what I really like about John Kerry is that he is able to articulate the nuances of complicated issues. This way I know we have a President who is thoughtful and willing to look at multiple perspectives.
7. John Kerry has a resume full of patriotism and service to our country.
• John Kerry volunteered for the Vietnam War, a choice many Americans would not make. He came home and testified to Congress that he believed the war should end. He became a Prosecutor, a Senator, and has worked to achieve equality, social justice, and freedom for Americans. I believe he is qualified based on this record.
8. John Kerry believes in the separation of church and state.
• John Kerry is a practicing Catholic who like, John F. Kennedy, has embodied the understanding of more than two centuries of wisdom—that is to keep the practice of religion separate from running the country. John Kerry supports a woman’s choice, does not support amending the constitution to discriminate against gays, and favors scientific research to help humans live better. I agree with Mr. Kerry based on our country’s legacy of good government without the undue influence of those with personal ideologies about religion.
9. John Kerry has a positive message that I have been able to hear.
• John Kerry promises America a better vision of the future built upon a new direction for the country. It has been, sadly, the election that divides. The current administration has not been able to articulate a message to me that offers our country hope to end fear, isolation, or the bitterness Americans feel about the last divided election. I have sought out positive messages. John Kerry has given me hope of a less animosity in the world, less division at home, better healthcare, protection for the environment, and more opportunities through education.
10. John Kerry has energized people to vote for change.
• This is more of a personal story. I love walking around downtown Portland, OR, listening to the sights and sounds of democracy. People are encouraging anyone and everyone who listens just to vote, vote, vote! Yes, I have heard and read about the current administration and its allies—trying to stifle the vote by throwing away Democratic voter registrations, by making voting harder to minorities by giving them fewer polling places that are far away from their homes, by challenging the right of Mexican-Americans to vote asking them to prove citizenship at court hearings, or by setting up untraceable votes that might be manipulated. I am not afraid. It won’t happen. Young people are voting in record numbers against the current administration, minorities won’t be so easily deterred, and so-called regular voters are calling in to double and triple check that their vote will count. John Kerry has energized people to vote for change.
Visit my website at this link: David Frick
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