I think that a post about Ronald Reagan was one of the posts was that led to my being banned from two connected Catholic websites. I'm still pretty "conservative" -- whatever that means -- it is just the way I was programmed. I was very religious for a long time -- until I realized that it didn't make much sense...
I was like other "conservative Christians" I thought that Ronald Reagan was the greatest. And then I started looking at his voting record and his history..
Anyway somebody started a critical thread called "Republican Jesus". I argued that the Democrats were not much better than the Republicans and I posted a youtube video comparing Romney's views with Obama's and I also did a little post about Ronald Reagan. Nobody responded in any way to either. Here is part of the Ronald Reagan post:
ABORTION
Ronald Reagan (Democrat) - 1967 "Therapeutic Abortion Law" (Doesn't the name sound lovely?)
In 1967, California Governor Ronald Reagan, signed the Therapeutic Abortion Law. It allowed for abortion in cases of rape, incest, or where pregnancy would could endanger the mothers physical, or mental health. Where have you heard that before? Hint: Roe v. Wade, Mitt Romney, and the Mormon Churches position on abortion.
California and Colorado were the first states in the nation to legalize abortion.
DIVORCE
Ronald Reagan (Democrat) - 1969 "Family Law Act" (Doesn't the name sound lovely?)
In 1969, California Governor Ronald Reagan, signed the nation's first no-fault divorce bill -- the Family Law Act. It allowed one spouse to dissolve a marriage for any reason -- or for no reason at all. Ronald Reagan's first wife, Jane Wyman, had divorced him.
Michael Reagan said: "Divorce is where two adults take everything that matters to a child -- the child's home, family, security, and sense of being loved and protected, and they smash it all up, leave it in ruins on the floor, then walk out and leave the child to clean up the mess."
Fifteen years later every other state in the nation followed Ronald Reagan's lead and enacted no-fault divorce laws. And from 1960 to 1980 the divorce rate more than doubled.
AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Ronald Reagan (Republican) - 1986 "Immigration Reform and Control Act".
In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan, granted amnesty to over 3 million illegal immigrants. It resulted in an explosion in illegal immigration, that is now completely out of control. The message was clear. You don't have to go through the naturalization process, all you have to do is to get across the border, live here long enough, and you will be made a citizen.
DEFENCE SPENDING AND US DEBT
Ronald Reagan (Republican) - 1981-1986 Increased defense spending
US President Ronald Reagan increased the defense budget for an unprescedented six consecutive years. This led to a unsustainable bubble in the defense industry. In the early 1980s there were 50 large defense suppliers to the US Government. By 2004 there were five.
When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981 the federal debt was $994 billion (This was for the entire history of the US, up and until Ronald Reagan). When he left office in 1989 the debt was 2.9 trillion. He more than tripled the national debt. And he set a precedent of big defense spending that has gone completely out of control. It is now over 16 trillion.. And the US spends more money on defense than any other country in the world spends on their entire budget.
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So basically I was posting that Ronald Reagan changed the morals in the US -- and bankrupted the country. He did pass some tax cuts, but later he also passed some of the largest tax increases in the history of the US.
I was like other "conservative Christians" I thought that Ronald Reagan was the greatest. And then I started looking at his voting record and his history..
Anyway somebody started a critical thread called "Republican Jesus". I argued that the Democrats were not much better than the Republicans and I posted a youtube video comparing Romney's views with Obama's and I also did a little post about Ronald Reagan. Nobody responded in any way to either. Here is part of the Ronald Reagan post:
ABORTION
Ronald Reagan (Democrat) - 1967 "Therapeutic Abortion Law" (Doesn't the name sound lovely?)
In 1967, California Governor Ronald Reagan, signed the Therapeutic Abortion Law. It allowed for abortion in cases of rape, incest, or where pregnancy would could endanger the mothers physical, or mental health. Where have you heard that before? Hint: Roe v. Wade, Mitt Romney, and the Mormon Churches position on abortion.
California and Colorado were the first states in the nation to legalize abortion.
DIVORCE
Ronald Reagan (Democrat) - 1969 "Family Law Act" (Doesn't the name sound lovely?)
In 1969, California Governor Ronald Reagan, signed the nation's first no-fault divorce bill -- the Family Law Act. It allowed one spouse to dissolve a marriage for any reason -- or for no reason at all. Ronald Reagan's first wife, Jane Wyman, had divorced him.
Michael Reagan said: "Divorce is where two adults take everything that matters to a child -- the child's home, family, security, and sense of being loved and protected, and they smash it all up, leave it in ruins on the floor, then walk out and leave the child to clean up the mess."
Fifteen years later every other state in the nation followed Ronald Reagan's lead and enacted no-fault divorce laws. And from 1960 to 1980 the divorce rate more than doubled.
AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
Ronald Reagan (Republican) - 1986 "Immigration Reform and Control Act".
In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan, granted amnesty to over 3 million illegal immigrants. It resulted in an explosion in illegal immigration, that is now completely out of control. The message was clear. You don't have to go through the naturalization process, all you have to do is to get across the border, live here long enough, and you will be made a citizen.
DEFENCE SPENDING AND US DEBT
Ronald Reagan (Republican) - 1981-1986 Increased defense spending
US President Ronald Reagan increased the defense budget for an unprescedented six consecutive years. This led to a unsustainable bubble in the defense industry. In the early 1980s there were 50 large defense suppliers to the US Government. By 2004 there were five.
When Ronald Reagan took office in 1981 the federal debt was $994 billion (This was for the entire history of the US, up and until Ronald Reagan). When he left office in 1989 the debt was 2.9 trillion. He more than tripled the national debt. And he set a precedent of big defense spending that has gone completely out of control. It is now over 16 trillion.. And the US spends more money on defense than any other country in the world spends on their entire budget.
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So basically I was posting that Ronald Reagan changed the morals in the US -- and bankrupted the country. He did pass some tax cuts, but later he also passed some of the largest tax increases in the history of the US.
