Chapter 9

1.)    I mostly positively identify with the Democratic Party.  I mostly affiliate with this group because of the more liberal stance they take on their social issues.  For example two major social issues that I agree with majority of the Democratic Party on is supporting marriage equality and being pro-choice when it comes to abortions.  I think that their liberal view on these social issues is the right approach, for example they view gay marriage as an equality issue instead of a religious or moral issue which is how it should be viewed.  Democrats also support immigrant and health care reforms as well as I do, for the most part I fully agree with the Democratic Parties stance on both social and economic issues.

2.)    In this current day and age I believe that political parties are very much needed. People are too divided on issues, both social and economical, for there not to be political parties to represent the various differing ideas and beliefs that American citizens currently hold.  I do not believe that operating without political parties today would be near impossible to achieve because of the adverse opinions that are out there. 

3.)      The Libertarian Party is another semi-major political party in the US, and it is probably one of the lesser known political parties that I most identify with.  The party emphasizes individual liberty in personal and economic affairs both.  I mostly agree with their standpoints on social issues but no so much on their views of economic and other political issues. They take a liberal standpoint to social issues much like Democrats and believe that every individual should be free to live the life that they want to and have the freedom to express that individuality. They support same-sex marriage and also support separation of church and state, which are two issues that I strongly support.  They believe that government power should be limited but I believe that government has to have power over certain things or else tyranny and corruption would occur. Without some governmental control it would be difficult to have a growing economy because many individuals would only be focused on self and not on the nation as a whole, someone has to think about the bigger picture and as the nation as a whole and not just see it from an individual standpoint.  

I commented on:

1.      Nathan Tollett

2.      Megan Biggs

3.      Rebecca Zuchowski