Posted by: The Elephant Owner in Common Sense,Free Markets on April 27th, 2008

I drove past a car parked in NYC with a bumper sticker that said,

I want choice, I vote Democrat

We all know what choice this person wants. They want the choice to terminate pregnancy after having sex with someone…either because they don’t want to raise a child or because they don’t want to raise a child with their partner.

Is that the most important choice in the world?

You can avoid this whole “choice” by not having sex in the first place. I know that’s just crazy talk, but Democrats think that irresponsible sex is more important than other choices. Many of the choices they try to take away from me are far more important than sex.

The most important one is the freedom of speech. Without the freedom of speech, all other rights will soon disappear. Campaign finance laws are possibly the most un-Constitutional laws passed in my life time. These laws I blame on Democrats and John McCain and other wishy-washy moderate Republicans.

Another important choice is how will defend yourself and your family. Let’s face it. The police are overstretched. The slogan on the side of their car says, “To Serve and Protect”, but it should say “To Sweep Up and Investigate”. There was a case several years back that set a precedent that police officers where not bound to enter a dangerous situation. In other words, if my family is being threatened by a maniac, then the police officers can put their own safety before mine. So if the police are under no obligation to protect you, then you must be prepared to protect yourself.

I do not own a gun, but I will always fight for my right to own a gun.

If you own a business, do you get to decide the terms of employment? Yes an no. There are minimum standards that the government mandates. Minimum wages tell you how much you must pay an employee…even if that employee is worth next to nothing. Young workers are often in need of serious training. In some industries, it takes years to get somebody to the point where they are worth their salaries. But this choice is not yours because the government tells you how much you must pay someone and it is the Democrats who are pushing for a “living wage”. It is also the Democrats who push for mandated benefits like maternity leave. This is not an argument against such policies, but you can’t say that it is your choice as an employer to provide these benefits.

Do you get to choose your car? Yes and no. The cost of you car is driven up by government regulation. Regulations on safety and efficiency may or may not be good, but that is not your choice. That is a government mandate pushed by Democrats.

If the Democrats have their way, you will soon be forced to own medical insurance. You may may be young, healthy and intelligent, but it will no longer be your choice as to weather you spend your money on health insurance or pay for some other expense…like let’s say car insurance or paying off debts.

The Democrats have already pushed though legislation that will soon make your current light bulbs a thing of the past. The federal efficiency standards for light bulbs will make incandescent lights a thing of the past. Apparently, that’s not a choice you can make yourself.

The list goes on and on. Democrats are pro-choice for sluts, but anti-choice for everyone else.

UPDATE: Someone whose opinion I respect thinks that last line was a bit much. There are many who get abortions for reasons other the sexual promiscuity. He is right and I could have worded in a way that better illustrated by point.

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