11-12-2016, 12:05 PM
As for Pence, I do believe that he'll have more influence than most VPs because the government is not like a private business in its current workings and Trump does not know or have positive relationships with the people with whom he'll need to lead and work after January 17th. Pence knows the score much better.
Mike Pence is a truly conservative born-again evangelical Catholic. So, yeah, it's not surprising that he's espoused the following views and goals during the course of his political career...
- he thinks homosexuality is a sin and sexual orientation is a choice that can be changed with conversion therapy,
- he strongly opposes gay marriage rights,
- he strongly opposed anti-discrimination laws which specified gay and transgender protections,
-he believes life begins at conception and plans to do everything he can to see 'Roe v. Wade consigned to the ash heap of hell where it belongs',
-he favors legislation requiring women seeking legal abortions to view ultrasounds, etc.
I can't think of any politician more religiously-driven in his social policy positions than Mike Pence, and that includes Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz.
Anyone who truly doesn't understand why so many gay people and independent non-religiously driven women don't like the idea of Pence having a lot of influence on social policy at a national level doesn't know Mike Pence's well-documented stances and legislative history.
On the plus side, Pence is a lot more transparent about where he really stands and what he wants to do than Trump. And, I've never seen anything that leads me to believe he's not a decent person, even though I fundamentally disagree with his views and goals when it comes to social policies.
So.......I'll protest and become more politically active in working with others again to collectively push back if Pence is allowed to pursue, on a national level, his previous congressional and gubernatorial agendas in regards to controlling the sexual choices of gays and women. That's how democracy works.
Mike Pence is a truly conservative born-again evangelical Catholic. So, yeah, it's not surprising that he's espoused the following views and goals during the course of his political career...
- he thinks homosexuality is a sin and sexual orientation is a choice that can be changed with conversion therapy,
- he strongly opposes gay marriage rights,
- he strongly opposed anti-discrimination laws which specified gay and transgender protections,
-he believes life begins at conception and plans to do everything he can to see 'Roe v. Wade consigned to the ash heap of hell where it belongs',
-he favors legislation requiring women seeking legal abortions to view ultrasounds, etc.
I can't think of any politician more religiously-driven in his social policy positions than Mike Pence, and that includes Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz.
Anyone who truly doesn't understand why so many gay people and independent non-religiously driven women don't like the idea of Pence having a lot of influence on social policy at a national level doesn't know Mike Pence's well-documented stances and legislative history.
On the plus side, Pence is a lot more transparent about where he really stands and what he wants to do than Trump. And, I've never seen anything that leads me to believe he's not a decent person, even though I fundamentally disagree with his views and goals when it comes to social policies.
So.......I'll protest and become more politically active in working with others again to collectively push back if Pence is allowed to pursue, on a national level, his previous congressional and gubernatorial agendas in regards to controlling the sexual choices of gays and women. That's how democracy works.