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There's a few things about Badnarik that I take issue with. To be expedient, I'll just skip the small talk and list them below:

War in Iraq, Middle East: Badnarik seems to subscribe to the liberal notion that we've brought terrorism on ourselves. I've heard him note the sanctions against Iraq and our support of Israel as reasons why the terrorist want to murder us. He discounts the fact that their core beliefs justify killing anyone who isn't Muslim. He believes that if we'd simply change our ways the terrorist will follow suit. I think that's a dangerous stance. The terrorist are lunatics, and preemptive military action is one of the key ways to neutralize them. Overall, my gripe is that Badnarik seems to be weak on defense.

Gay Marriage: Mr. Badnarik is in favor of allowing homosexuals to marry, I am not. I see homosexuality as a sexual act. Indeed, to be a homosexual you must have sex with someone of the same sex. The homosexuals are a group of people whose entire identify is based on a sexual act. It's absurd to give recognition to groups of people based on their sexual behavior. We don't recognize any other sexual act (those that have sex in groups, those that abstain from sex, etc) as needing special recognition or protection. To start dividing the country into small groups that each compete for power or favor would detrimental to America. Let gays be gays, but remember that it's just a sexual act that deserves no more recognition than any other sexual act.

Law enforcement: This may stem from a lack of understanding on my part, but I think that Badnarik's crime prevention policies need some work. He advocates restitution to the victim, which is fine, but he only advocates prison for unreformed violent criminals or that refuse to pay restitution. There's a lot of holes there. When is someone unreformed? Who decides if the criminal is truly unable to pay or unwilling - and how do you curb abuse of that decision? If a criminal is behind bars it's impossible for him to commit more crime. That isn't so for a criminal that is simply made to pay restitution and is otherwise allowed to roam free.

Drugs: I'm not certain of Mr. Badnarik's stance on the drug issue. If it is to legalize drugs, I disagree. We all know that the "war on drugs" hasn't worked but we should try something other that simply legalization. Like anything else, if drugs are made more readily available the number of people that use them will increase. I just don't see how that can be good.

I'm tired of typing and my wife just walked by with a Victoria's Secret bag in her hand. Gotta go.