Love vs. Abortion

Love says, "I sacrifice myself for the good of the other person." Abortion says, "I sacrifice the other person for the good of myself." It turns love upside down, inside out.

-from Pro-Life Wins or Nobody Wins

The Death Penalty

"The death penalty is disgusting, particularly if it condemns an innocent. But it remains an injustice even when it falls on someone who is guilty of a crime."

Giuliano Amato, Prime Minister of Italy, 14 September 2000

Nuclear Weapons Are Incompatible With Peace

Nuclear weapons are instruments of pure evil.

According to this document, "More than $12 trillion dollars have been spent on these instruments of mass murder, which is a theft from the poorest people in the world."

An Astounding 48% of Federal Taxes Goes Toward Military Spending

To see the finer details of how your money is spent, click here.

Big Business Makes the Laws

Nowadays, big business does not influence the laws; It writes them. This hurts ordinary Americans who own credit cards or have student loans, for instance.

Our Country Does Not Recognize the Need for Transportation

How can I go to work if my truck breaks down and I cannot afford to fix it? My parents can't afford to fix it either. Is it really acceptable that I would have to walk for an hour and 15 minutes to a bus stop and an hour and 15 minutes back every day?

If that happens, I will be relegated to working where there is a bus route.

What about people who live in inner cities in places where there is no bus route?

Poverty is the Worst Form of Violence

"Poverty is the worst form of violence." -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

War on the Middle Class

Please read Lou Dobbs' book, War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back.

Thou Shall Not Litter

I wish Americans would stop littering. We should aspire to higher standards and take pride in appearances. Let's follow Singapore's example of cleanliness. One way to reduce litter is to reduce the amount of packaging that comes with a product. Wal-Mart is making great strides to get their suppliers and those supplier's suppliers to reduce excess packaging.