For this blog, you will be comparing President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's platforms. Please discuss at least 2 issues they have included in their platform. What is different? Are they similar? You should also add some of your own beliefs on the issues.
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President Barack Obama is the current head chief of the executive branch and is a Democrat; he believes in health care reform using the Affordable Health Care Act passed in March of 2010. This act was instituted to help get more Americans insured, but Republicans, such as Mitt Romney, do not support it. I, on the other hand, believe it will improve on the overall American people's health and insurance, not to mention help those with low income receive the care that they deserve. Nobody should be deprived the right to proper care because of financial issues. Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, wants to repeal President Obama's health care reform bill because he thinks that it amounts to a federal "power grab." While Romney was governor of Massachusetts, he signed a health care bill for Massachusetts that was quite similar to the Affordable Health Care Act. He claims that his plan reflects the state's sovereignty to make a program that worked for its residents. It is evident that on the issue of health care, Romney and Obama stand at very different points.
ReplyDeletePresident Barack Obama believes that a marriage is defined as between a man and a woman, as do I, but recently his views have altered a little. He backs up the repeal for the Defense of Marriage Act, in turn allowing same-sex marriages to be performed under state law. Now, he is more understanding of same-sex marriages. I am in favor of marriages between men and women, but I do not think it is right to ban same-sex marriages because it is unfair to people. America, after all, is a land of opportunity and equality, so same-sex marriages should be treated equally. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, completely believes that marriage should take place between a man and a woman because a child should be raised with a mom and a dad, not two moms or two dads. He is entirely against same-sex marriages, which differentiates him and Barack Obama further. They do favor marriages between opposite genders though, which is a similarity.
On the issue of abortion, Barack Obama is pro-abortion. He is not in favor of the Partial Abortion Ban Act, and he also allows U.S. money to be used for funding international family-planning clinics that promote abortion or referrals about abortion services. I am pro-life and do not think abortions should be allowed unless needed under serious circumstances. Abortions take away a human's right to live, which is cruel and unjust. I support the Partial Abortion Ban Act because it prohibits the use of a cruel and unnecessary method of abortion. Mitt Romney, like me, is anti-abortion. I still think he feels that abortion is needed in some circumstances because he refused to sign an ant-abortion pledge from the Susan B. Anthony List. This is a major difference between the candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Obama is pro-abortion while Romney is pro-life.
Barack Obama is the President of the United States and he is a democrat, but Mitt Romney who is running for the next election is a Republican. The republicans and the democrats strongly disagree on certain topics and so do Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
ReplyDeleteOne topic Mitt Romney and President Obama disagree on is how they are going to fix the economy. Barack Obama believes in helping the small business owners and consumers. He created the stimulus plan which helped the economy for a little while, but did nothing to help the unemployment number. Mitt Romney believes that the best way to help the economy is to lower the amount of debt that America owes by cutting some of our spending. I agree with both President Obama and Mitt Romney because I think that helping out all the small businesses and their owners will make a positive impact on the economy and I also agree that by cutting some of America’s spending we will also be able to pay back a lot of our debt and have our economy improve a great amount.
A second topic Mitt Romney and Barack Obama completely disagree on is health care for Americans. President Obama passed the Affordable Health Care Act to help all Americans to be insured. Republicans believe that the Affordable Health Care Act is unconstitutional because it exceeded congress’ power over the American people. Mitt Romney wants to make the Affordable Health Care Act optional to the state, so the state can chose if they want to follow the act or not. I kind of see why some people would say that the Affordable Health Care Act is unconstitutional, but wouldn’t they want to be insured? If they have health insurance and something goes wrong with their health, they are insured; but if they do not have health insurance and something bad happens with their health, they will need to pay a lot of money. I support the Affordable Health Care Act because it helps out all American citizens.
Even though Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are from two different parties, they do agree on some topics, such as same sex marriage. They both personally believe that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Like Savera said, Mitt Romney firmly agrees that same sex marriage is wrong and he does not support it at all, but Barack Obama supports it even though he does not personally agree with it. Barack Obama wants to make same sex marriage a state law. One of the few similarities between President Obama and Mitt Romney is that they both believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman only.
In the upcoming election, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be running for President. Now, being from two different government parties, the two have opposing views on certain topics and have their own ways of how they will run the country if voted into power
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to a certain topic such as abortion, Obama and Romney are both against it. In fact, Obama got rid of a rule that prevents the United States from funding family-planning clinics that promote abortion. Similarly, Romney is has been said to be a person who is "pro-life" and is strongly against the idea of abortion. However, when the opportunity came up for Romney to sign an anti-abortion pledge, he did not sign because he "could not do it in good conscience." I agree with both candidates because I too believe that abortion is wrong and that it should be illegal in the United States.
However, Romney and Obama have opposing views on how to handle foreign policy. Romney believes that "instead of apologizing for America abroad and 'leading from behind', Romney said he will 'pursue a strategy of American strength.'" Mitt Romney doesn't just want to cover up everything the United States has done in foreign countries, instead, he wants to use America's strength and power to move on and keep pursuing what is right. On the other hand, Obama is a man who supports negotiation and working it out. He believes we need to withdraw our troops form Afghanistan in a responsible way. He also wants liberation movements to begin in Egypt, Libya and Syria by pressuring the dictators to step down from their positions of power. In all honesty, I don't really have an opinion on foreign policy because I don't understand the topic enough to really form a quality opinion. All I know is I want our American soldiers to be kept safe.
Barack Obama is the current Democratic president of the United States. Mitt Romney is a Republican running against Barack Obama for president. The two candidates have similar and different views on important topics occurring in our world and country right now.
ReplyDeleteOne topic that the two men are on different sides on is the Affordable Health Care Act. This act was passed by president Obama in March of 2010, and helps get more Americans “insured”. Obama is for the Healthcare act as he believes all Americans should have access to Healthcare. On the other hand Mitt Romney is agains the Affordable Health Care Act. He says that if elected president, the first day in the Oval Office he will repeal the Act. He also believes that instead of a National Healthcare plan that he would give each of the fifty states an option to get out of the federal Healthcare plan. This would allow the states to make a healthcare plan that was more helpful to the people of that state. My views on this topic is that the Health Care Act should be repealed. This is because it is very expensive, and causes the taxes to be raised on middle income families.
On the other hand a topic that Obama and Romney have similar beliefs on is abortion. They are both against abortion and believe in life. Romney is described as “firmly pro- life” and believes all people should have the chance to live. Obama is also very anti- abortion, and only days after taking office, Obama cut all funds that went to help families plan for abortion. I disagree with both Obama and Romney about abortion. I believe that abortion can be a good thing for different situations. These include not being able to provide for the baby, or not being mentally ready to have a baby. Also in situations of being raped and getting pregnant the woman should be able to terminate the pregnancy.
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both running for President in this 2012 election, but being from two different parties they have different opinions of certain views.
ReplyDeleteOne point that they disagree on is the idea of same-sex marriage. Although they do not have two totally different opinions, they do not fully agree either. They both believe that marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman, but President Obama is more open to different opinions about this. He is now supporting the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which would allow for federal recognition of same sex marriage. President Obama is much more open to making same-sex marriage legal across the country, whereas Mitt Romney does not believe it should be legal because the ideal place for a child to be raised is in a home with a mother and a father. I for one do not agree with this at all and I think that same-sex marriage should be made legal across the country. I think that Mitt Romney is getting into an entirely different issue when he says that children should be raised by a man and a woman. Same-sex marriage is a separate topic from allowing same-sex parents, although I believe that it does not matter if same-sex couples want to have a child of their own either.
Another topic that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama had partially similar views on was abortion. Both are pro-life, but they have both done things that still allow abortion. Romney for example would not sign an anti-abortion pledge, and said that is has some "unforeseen consequences" so he could not sign it. President Obama also believes in pro-life, but he disagreed with a Supreme Court ruling that would uphold the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. He also rejected a ruling that said U.S money could not be put towards clinics and family-plans that are pro-abortion. Both men believe that abortion should not be outright banned in this country, even if they do not fully agree with abortion. I agree that abortion is a sad thing, but it should definitely not be made illegal. A woman or a girl is the one that has to live with her decisions, so she should have the power to make them. The government has absolutely no right to tell a woman that she cannot get an abortion. They do not know the circumstances and it is not their decision to make. I think that abortion should not be allowed past the first trimester of a pregnancy, but that gives a woman three months to make her decision. It is not the governments job to make personal decisions for people, so I think that there should be no law making abortion illegal.
Barack Obama, our current president, is running against the Republican, Mitt Romney for President, and they have both similar and different views on some of the important topics going on in our country.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things that they disagree on, as Nicole said, is the same-sex marriage act. Although Obama thinks that marriage is defined between man and women, he does not think that same-sex marriages should be illegal, and he is willing to allow it in the United States. I support Barrack Obama's decision, as although I think that marriage is defined between man and women, I do not have a problem at all with same-sex marriage, because I think that everyone should have the chance to marry whoever they want to and be happy. On the other hand, Mitt Romney is against same-sex marriages. "I believe we should have a federal amendment in the Constitution that defines marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman," said Romney, "because I believe the ideal place to raise a child is in a home with a mom and a dad." I do not agree with Mitt Romney on this topic at all, as I believe that everyone should have the right to marry whoever they would like to be with, and I do not think that the government should stop them from doing so.
One of the topics that Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney have similar views on, and agree on, is abortions. Barrack Obama disagreed with a Supreme Court decision to uphold the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, and also disagreed with a rule that did not allow U.S money to fund internation family-planning clinics that promote abortion. He does not completely agree with abortion, but he does think that the women should have a right to chose whether or not they keep their child. Likewise, Mitt Romney is described as "firmly pro-life," but he is not about to ban abortions. Mitt Romney refused to sign an anti-abortion pledge, that would ban abortions. He said that the pledge has potentially unseen consequences, and did not want to sign it. Both Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney are not completely for abortions, but they do think that you should be able to make your own decisions, and that it should be your choice if you want an abortion or not. I completely agree with Obama and Romney, as I believe that if it is your body, you should be able to decide what you want to do with it. If you are not ready to take care of a child, then you should not have to.
One of the things that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama disagree on as said by Molly and Nicole, is same sex marriage. Obama wants it to be legal and Romney does not.
ReplyDeleteMitt Romney thinks that same sex marriage should not be allowed and children should be brought up in a house with a mom and a dad. Also he said that all relationships should be between a man and a women. I disagree with Romney on this topic and I agree with Obama on allowing same sex marriage.
Obama thinks same sex marriage should be legal and i agree because it is how the person feels about someone and that is their choice, also we should not be telling people who to marry. Even though his ideas on same sex marriage are "evolving" he wants the states to decide if they want to allow same sex marriage.
An idea that both Romney and Obama agree on is abortion. They both think that abortion is bad and it should be illegal. Obama disagreed to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act and he does not want to fund for clinics that promote abortion.
Romney is a "pro-life" kind of guy and he believes that abortion is bad and should be illegal just like that Obama thinks. I would have to say i disagree with both of them but on the quiz Romney wanted abortion to be legal for a rape situation and i think that is when it is necessary.
Although Mitt Romney and Barack Obama may be running against one another for the same position as President of the United States, their views are very different, yet similar in some ways.
ReplyDeleteFirst, as Molly, Nicole, and Alexa have stated is the candidates view on same sex marriage. Although Barack Obama is not completely pro- same sex marriage, he has agreed to allow it when performed under state of law. On the other hand, Romney, is against same-sex marriages as he states, “the ideal place to raise a child is with a mom and dad.” I disagree with Romney’s views and agree with Obama’s because I believe that same sex marriage is very similar to a man and a woman being married. In both cases, love is love and they should be able to express that publically through marriage without having to run into an issue with the government.
In addition to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s views on same sex marriage, they also disagree when it comes to the health care policies in America. During Obama’s first term, he implemented a law stating that every citizen in America must have healthcare. Romney believes this law is a “power grab” for the democrats. I disagree with Romney because without this healthcare, many people may have died or been increasingly sick than they are with the healthcare. It has helped poorer people to receive medicine and treatments for illnesses. Romney intends to repeal this law and I feel that would be a bad decision for him to make if he were elected president. Taking away healthcare from some of the people in poverty could be the difference between life and death.
Although Romney and Obama disagree on many topics, one they do agree on is being anti-abortion. They both believe abortion is bad and that America should stop funding abortion centers. Romney does believe though that abortion is acceptable in a rape situation. I agree with this belief that abortion should become acceptable in a situation where a girl is raped. It is only fair to allow an abortion in this case because it was not her choice to even have sex, and certainly not to get pregnant.
While current President Barrack Obama is up for re-election, Republican Mitt Romney runs close behind among other candidates. Obama has/is trying to fix the economy by going down on Wall Street. He's pushed many reform programs to benefit small and local business owners along with his stimulus plan. This package helped raise the economy for a little while but it didn't fix the undeniable unemployment rate of around 9%. It included a total of $787 billion, about 120 billion for things like road and building repair, almost $100 billion for educational funding and close to $30 billion on new energy projects (to create jobs). He claims he should be re-elected so that the full long term effect of the economic reform can be achieved. Romney's views beg to differ. While we wants to reform the economy as much as Obama, he believes in the “cut, cap and balance” act which states there should be a substantial cut in government spending, a cap for the spending and then the passageway of the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. According to supporters, the Balanced Budget Amendment should include spending limits and require a large majority vote for the raising of taxes. I personally think that Obama's package might help given time. However, this wouldn't help the enormous dept the government is in already, like Romney's approach.
ReplyDeleteObama has gone big, and will most likely continue to make big, his health care plan. He has declared it as one of his top of the list priorities and believes that every American should have the right to health care. Passing the Affordable Health Care Act, Obama looks to cut taxes that health care consumers would otherwise have to pay, open new and specialized insurance options and plans and make access to all of this simpler. The act funds scholarships for medical education and allows recruitment for these jobs to expand. There has, however, been declarations of unconstitutionality within the law. Romney, on the other hand, wants to remove this act completely and declares that he will give each of the fifty states the option of removing Obama's Health Care Plan during his first day of presidency (if elected). He thinks that each state should develop their own health care plan that is best for its citizens and says that the federal government will only be responsible for ensuring that health care providers compete equally. The competition will drive improvements in efficiency and effectiveness by itself, he says. I like the idea of specializing the health care plans to each state but I feel like it could all get very complicated. I also don't think that Obama's current health care plan is failing at the moment, however, I can see were it would be damaging to government spending among other things.
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ReplyDeleteOf all the platforms that presidential candidates hold, current president, Barak Obama, and a republican candidate, Mitt Romney, have mostly opposing but some supporting views on current American issues.
ReplyDeleteOne issue where they hold opposing views is with unisex marriages. The Defensive Marriage Act says that marriage is and should only be between a man and a woman. While Romney clearly stands for this act and says that he believes "the ideal place to raise a child is in a home with a mom and a dad", Obama is the complete opposite. Obama, as he has all this time allowed same-sex marriages in some states, is backing the repeal of this act. I personally stand with Obama. I believe that , although it may make some people uncomfortable, people should be allowed to mary whomever they so choose, as long as they are in love. People's sexualities, whatever they may be, can not be changed, so, as they love persons of the same-sex, they should at least be allowed to be happy and enjoy their partners through marriage.
Another topic where Obama and Romney do not see eye to eye is with immigration. Romney's basic stance on immigration is that the current laws should be enforced. He says that the boarders of America need to be secured. He also believes that employers who hire undocumented workers should be punished. Obama is on the same page as Romney when it comes to securing the boarders, and he voted to authorize the construction of a 700-mile long fence along the U.S.-Mexican border. Along with wanting to enforce the current law, Obama wishes to make new laws. For example, he thinks that people who come into the country when they are under the age of 16 should easily be able to become permanent citizens of The United States of America. In the places where Romney and Obama agree on the immigration issue, I agree as well. The boarders should be secured. The U.S. population is too large to thrive, evidenced by the 8.3% unemployment rate that this country presently upholds. If so many people are unemployed now, how many people will be unemployed if hundreds of illegal immigrants are able to pour into our country? If I had to choose a candidate to agree with on the topic of immigration, I would have to go with Romney because Obama's vision of making youth citizenship more obtainable would arrise the same problems as if there were no boarder at all. The unemployment rate would skyrocket, and, as a result, the new citizens would have done more damage than good for the U.S.
The runners in this year's election is Mitt Romney for the Republicans and Barack Obama for Democratic party. Their two views are different but they also have a lot of the views that are different.
ReplyDeleteOne view that is different is the abortion issues. This is an example where Obama and Romney agree and they have the same opinion on abortion. They are both against abortion and they think that abortion should be illegal. I disagree with both of them because in the situation of say rape or teen pregnancy. I believe that abortion should be in the decision of the parent to decide if they want the baby or not.
Another view that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama disagree with each other is the case of same sex marriage. Mitt Romney believes that it should be illegal and that gay marriage should not exist. He believes this because he thinks that kids should grow up with a mom and a dad. But on the other hand Barack Obama believes that gay marriage should be voted by the state. He believes that what someone feels should be shown and they should not be held back from their feelings.
One issue that both Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney want to deal with is Healthcare. Part of Barrack Obama's original 2008 campaign, and part of his 2012 is about how he wants affordable healthcare. In 2012 he passed a healthcare bill for this issue that makes healthcare affordable. Mitt Romney on the other hand wants to get rid of Obama's healthcare bill entirely. He says how he will give all of the states the choice to opt out of the healthcare bill if they want to as soon as he gets into office. I agree with Baylee in that I think that we should not spend too much on making Healthcare affordable. I can understand that it is an important topic, but we are already into way too much debt as a country, and this would just make the debt worse.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue Obama is campaigning about is foreign policy. Obama plans on negotiating and trying to work with other countries to help them out. He is also against the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, which he ended and is starting to take our troops out of those countries. Romney has a slightly different approach to foreign policy. Instead of "apologizing" to the countries like Iraq and Afghanistan he wants to have the US look strong in the world. I agree more with Romney because even though it is a good thing to help out other countries, I don't think it is a good idea to stick our noses in other country's businesses.
Barak Obama is running for the Democrats and Mitt Romney is running for the Republicans. They have many differences between them. For example, Obama and Romney have the same view on abortion. they both want it to be illegal. but for me i think that it should be their decision to get an abortion or not. If a rape or teen pregnancy happens i think that they should get an abortion if they want to. But, they also have differences. one is same sex marriage. Romney wants it to be illegal. But, Obama wants it to be up to the state. For me, i want people to be happy in life and if they want to be married i think that it should be allowed. I understand where Romney is coming from when he says he wants children to grow up with a mom and a dad so that if a same sex marriage happens and they adopt and the child gets made fun of because of it. I get it. But, i think that it should be decided on the state.
ReplyDeletePresident Barrack Obama is the president of the United States of
ReplyDeleteAmerica and he is a democrat while Mitt Romney is running as a Republican to take his place. Democrats and Republicans as we know disagree on many things such as issues going around in the world and whether the solution to fix it is right or wrong.
To begin, a issue that both candidates find a issue is uni-sex marriages. Barrack and Romney disagree on many things and one of the things the disagreed on was this issue as many people such as Kelly and Erica said. While Romney is against this Obama thinks the opposite. Mitt Romney stated his beliefs on same sex marriage and he stated, "I believe the ideal place to raise a child is in a home with a mom and a dad". Barrack Obama has supported same sex marriage. He has been making it so that it is legal in more states and has supported people who want to start a life together but are of the same sex. I personally also agree with Obama. There should be no problem with two people of the same sex to want to get married just like as if it was a man and a woman. Mitt Romney statement on how a child should be raised with a father and a mother, I really do not agree with that. I feel as if you have a stable family whether man and man or woman and woman you will be raised and loved just as much with a woman and a man.
Another thing both Barrack and Mitt think is a issue is Health Care and they disagree on it, as Edj and Baylee said. For Obama he has really accomplished something big with the Health care reform and having his democrats pass the Affordable Health Care Act in March of 2010. Due to this passed act is helps more Americans get insured and some are saying that this act is unconstitutional but I think it was a good thing of Obama to do this, I think it is probably helping many people who cant afford insurance get insured but like Kyle said we should not spend too much time on it. Mitt Romney would like to repeal this Health Reform bill, he believes and feels he should issue wavers to all 50 states allowing them to opt out the bill if he is elected.
Overall, they are from different opposite parties which makes the disagreements both supported by their own party and its hard to try and come to compromises because democrats think everything the republicans say is wrong and the republicans think everything the democrats says are wrong so it always going to be a disagreement especially two people running to be elected.
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is a Republican who lost the presidential election in 2008 by John McCain. He is criticized constantly by other potential rivals, about the Massachusetts universal health care plan, for only state residents who get health insurance by mandates and subsidies, known as “Romneycare.” President Obama is a Democrat from Illinois, who dealt with the fall of the economy shortly after becoming president.
ReplyDeleteBoth Obama and Romney are determined to help with the rising health care costs. They share two different points of view on abortion, however; Romney, being a Mormon, is pro-life, and Obama is Pro choice.
Obama and Mitt Romney agree and disagree on many things. One thing that they disagree on is foreign policy. Mitt Romney wants to pursue a strategy of American strength while Obama is not as strong and tends to "lead from behind". Also, on the topic of abortion, Mitt Romney is firmly pro-life. Obama is not pro-abortion, but he is pro-choice. He thinks that women can accurately make this decision on their own. So, they half agree on that. They also disagree on gay marriage. Mitt Romney wants it to be illegal, but Obama doesn't think so.
ReplyDeleteWhile Mitt Romney and Obama both have very good ideas they are also very different. Such As the heath care policy where Romney wants to repeal the heath care police and let the states deal with it their selves and Obama wants to keep it in action because he believes that it has already helped millions of Americans. However, although each candidate had a different option on how heath care should be put into place they both agree that it needs to be done. I agree with them that something need to be put into place however i do not necessarily agree with Obama i think that each state should have standards that it needs to reach but should be able to create its own plan based off of the people that live in the state, for instance the people in Florida who are primarily retired and elder have different health needs then say people in Alaska. And because of this states should have the flexibility to make a heath care plan based off of the people that live there.
ReplyDeleteAnother topic that they have different option on is the Mexican border. Obama believes that we should continue to do what we are doing with the resources that we have, and Romney believes that we should build a fence around the entire border. While both agree that border is an issue they each have different options on how to change it. In my option i think that a collaboration between the to candidates would be deter i understand Obamas take on the situation where he does not want to spending anymore of the American tax many on this issue however i also think that Romney has a very important point about the having people with degrees in math and science come over because, it is not the people with a high education that are necessarily causing the problem. If anything they are help America and our businesses are doing nothing but benefiting from it. Although by allowing this i think that you would run into the issue of having people that are not necessary up to American standards in these fields so I think that in order for them to come they should have to pass a test given to them the the US quizzing them on their education of the math and science department Also, as a side not I also think that if raze that amount of security at the border it would do nothing but benefit or economy because it would be creating jobs for Americans and stopping Mexicans from taking more American jobs.
President Obama, a democrat, is the President of the United States while Mitt Romney, a republican, is running against Obama in the upcoming elections. Coming from different parties, Obama and Romney naturally have issues that they tend to disagree on. One of these issues is same sex marriage, like tatyana said. Although Obama agrees that a marriage is defined as between a man and a woman, he also supports same sex marriage. He is even working to try and repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which will allow same sex couples to be recognized as being married. On the other hand, Romney believes in only marriages between a man and a woman. In a debate, Romney says "I believe the ideal place to raise a child is in a home with a mom and a dad." Similar to Erica and Tatyana, I agree with Obama in saying that marriages should not be defined as between a man and a woman only. Everyone is equal and if a two people of the same sex wish to be married, there should be no problem. Love is love no matter what your sexuality is.
ReplyDeleteA topic that Romney and Obama agree on is Immigration. Romney believes that it is okay for green cards to be given to "highly educated workers who hold doctorates to meet the needs of employers." Basically, Romney doesn't find a large problem in letting people into the US as long as they are able to uphold the requirements of being a citizen. However, he does believe that the border should be secured and uneducated workers should not be hired. Similar to Romney's beliefs, Obama agrees that the border should be secured and even issued construction of a 700 mile fence along the US Mexican Border. Along with that, Obama also believes that as long as an uneducated individual can learn English and be capable of paying a fine, they should have the chance to cross into the US. I agree in saying that as long as people are able to uphold the requirements of being a US citizen, they should be given the chance to try and become one.
Barack Obama,Democrat, and Mitt Romney,Republican, stand at opposing ends of government and both have great ideas, but their ideas are very different. One issue that Obama and Romney have different ideas on are the mexican border. Both agree that this is an issue that needs to be dealt with but they both have different approaches on it. Obama believes that the best thing to do is keep everything the same and keep using the same resources and laws that we have. Romney believes that there needs to be a fence surrounding the entire mexican border and having stricter laws on it. In my opinion I believe that both ideas solve some problems. I understand why Obama would not want to invest anymore american tax money into a new project. And if he did build a fence people with degrees like docters and scientist could be keep out of the country and harder to get across. But I do see where Romney would want to build a fence. One of the issues that is always a problem is jobs. By building a fence, it could prevent many illegal immigrants from crossing the border and taking american jobs and putting worsening the economy. A good compromise would be to raise security a little but not as extreme as a fence around the whole border, so that we can benefit from the people holding degrees coming in and prevent the illegal immigrants from entering.
ReplyDeleteAnother topic the two canadites disagree on is Obama health care plan. Of course, Obama completely agrees with his idea for free Health care for all people because he thinks it saves many lives. Romney thinks the idea should be repealed and something less expensive should be made. I completely agree with Romney on this issue but I see where Obama is coming from. Obama wants to save everyone he can in the country, and thats what a good president should do. But the cost for the health care is just too much. Millions of people are paying for others to receive cheap health care. And it enrages people even more if they dont even get hurt and have just wasted their tax money on wasted health care. I believe that each state should control their health care plans because it would be very less expensive and for people who deserve it.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree and disagree on some topics that are very important to our country. One thing that they agree on is abortion. They are both against mainly against abortion. Obama has taken action to rid of parental planning businesses that promote abortion and Romney has said to be always pro- life and anti abortion. I agree with these views that abortion should not be allowed in most circumstances. I think that in times of rape or involuntary pregnancies and health issues, abortion should be acceptable, but most circumstances should be pro- life.
ReplyDeleteOne issue that the two candidates disagree on is foreign policy. Obama has taken the route of bringing troops home and creating allies, rather than enemies. Romney, on the other hand, thinks that war needs to be taken care of and the only way to protect our country is through fighting. I do not agree with Romney because I think that the best thing to do for America is to make friends! But like Lizzie, I agree that if there is war that America is going to be involved in, our soldiers need to be kept safe and in good hands.
I agree with Jesse and believe that President Obama and Mitt Romney's views on how to run the country are very different. For example, Obama wants to work and negogiate with other nations instead of working independently with our own country when it comes to foreign policies. However, Mitt Romney wants to focus mainly on the United States and find a way to move forward and "pursue a strategy of american strength." They also disagree on abortion, like Kayleigh mentioned. Obama is pro-choice and believes that woman have the right to make their own decisions. Romney is definitily pro-life and does not believe abortion should be legalized in the U.S. I personally, do not support the idea of abortion, however I do believe that women have the right to make their own decisions. Finally, they also disagree on gay marriage. Obama supports the idea of Gay marriage, but Romney is totally against it and believes that marriage is strictly between a man and a woman.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone on the fact that President Obama and Mitt Romney's political views are different. President Obama is pro-abortion while Mitt Romney is completely against the idea. While Obama says he does not completely support gay marriage he is against outlawing it because it would the constitution that states "all men are created equal." Mitt Romney is completely against gay marriage. Because of his Mormon background, Mitt Romney believes that marriage should only be permitted between a man and woman and not people of the same sex. Another issue that they disagree on is abortion. Obama believes that women should have the right to make their own choices and should not be permitted from doing so. Again, because of his Mormon background, Mitt Romney is against abortion. He believes that no life should be destroyed and that abortion is completely amoral. I do not support abortion but that women should be able to chose abortion under certain circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mary, president Obama and Mitt Romney have similar views and completely opposite views on the country's laws and popular beliefs. Like Ben stated Obama and Romney are on the same side when it comes to abortion; neither of them think it should be legalized and Obama even struck down a rule that does not allow the U.S to fund any family clinic that supports abortion. Romney is certainly pro-life and does not agree with the terms of abortion and thinks that it should not be upheld. However, he refused to sign an anti abortion pledge. He thought that the pledge had unforeseen consequences and did not have a good consequence signing such a pledge. For me personally I do not have much to say on the abortion issue. If it is in the woman's best interest than there should be a few exceptions.
ReplyDeleteAnother topic that is part of both Obama's and Romney's campaign is the emigration concern. Romney shared that green cards should be given to educated workers with doctorates. Although he also shares that the country's border is not fortified enough, as Jesse wrote, that he wants to build a fence across the whole mexican border. Obama is more for emigration and is trying to pass law to help illegal emigrants become citizens. He also want to construct a 700 mile long fence across the U.S/Mexico border, Each of these candidates views differ and agree with one an-others views. I am not for emigration, I believe it should be upheld more strongly. If a person in Mexico really wants to become a U.S citizen have it be done legally.
I agree with Shane, Obama and Romney have both similar and different views and ideas on how to run the country. Also as Shane said, one issue that is part of Romney's and Obama's platform is immigration. They do have some of the same ideas, for example they agree that the borders need to be secured; although, Romney expressed support for giving green cards to workers who could be useful in the U.S. and are highly educated. Obama is more focused on paving a path for these people to become a citizen. In his 2008 campaign he stated that he wanted illegal immigrants to "pay a fine, learn English, and go to the back of the line for the opportunity to become citizens". I think that although it is sad,immigration is an issue. Especially because people that are citizens in this country are in need of jobs, yet there are people who are not even citizens that are taking these job opportunities.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue that is in both Romney and Obama's platform is Health Care. Obama is known for his support on Health Care reform, and in 2010 he passed the Affordable Health Care Act. This act was to help get more Americans insured. But, Obama and the Democrats have been having many issues with the Health Care Reform, including talk that it is unconstitutional. This is one topic that Obama and Romney are on completely different sides.Romney plans to get rid of the health care reform bill. Honestly, I do not completely understand the whole health care issue, but I do think that all Americans deserve the privilege of getting good care.I am sure that there are many aspects to this issue, such as how Jesse said it is very expensive, and that is why there has been so much commotion around it.
In the 2012 presidential race, Mitt Romney, the lead republican candidate and Barrack Obama, the current President of the Unites States are going head to head, trying to win, or win back the position of President. One issue that is very important to Barrack Obama is healthcare. Obama has passed a law that offers affordable healthcare to everyone in the country. However, courts have ruled parts of this bill unconstitutional and it is currently in the Supreme Court for the final decision. Obama believes that everyone in the country deserves affordable healthcare and has worked hard to get a bill passed that will do so. Mitt Romney on the other hand, does not believe in this bill. While he passed a similar bill in Massachusetts while Governor, he believes that this bill causes too much government involvement in people’s personal life, therefore he does not support it. My personal belief goes with both candidates. I believe that we should have easily available healthcare for everyone, but each state should deal with it as Massachusetts has.
ReplyDeleteTwo issues that I was very interested to see President Obama and Mitt Romney's opinions are Same-Sex marriage and Abortion. They are two issues that involve many of our people today. They are both issues that are legal in some places but illegal in others. Mitt Romney is against Same-Sex marriage. He believes that the traditional man and woman marriage is appropriete. Romney believes that a child should grow up in a house with a mom and a dad. Obama also at first believed that the traditional man and woman marriage is appropriete but now he is for Same-Sex marriage. He agreed that the California law against it was unconstitutional. I agree with Obama in this issue. I believe that just because two people of the same sex get married doesn't make them "different" from the rest of us. I understand what Romney means by being raised with a mom and dad but people should have a right to love who they love and be with who they want to be with. I don't think the government should be able to tell them otherwise. Another issue is Abortion. Romney is on the edge with abortion. He mostly is against it but at the same time he would not agree to an anti-abortion law. Obama also is against abortion. He believes that it is the woman's right to decide. Again I strongly agree with Obama. The percentage of girls in high school that are getting pregnant raises every year. If a teenager has a lot going for them and then gets pregnant they should be able to make the decision whether or not to keep their baby or not. Grown woman also should have the right to decide. If they feel as if they cannot provide for the child the right way then they should be able to make that choice. Many might argue that by having an abortion you are killing a life. I disagree though. If you cannot provide for a child and they would not grow up in a safe enviornment then the mother is only doing what is best. Again this is a choice people face every day and I do not believe that the government should have the right to make that choice for them.
ReplyDeleteBarack Hussein Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America, and he is a Democrat. Willard Mitt Romney (Mitt) is a Republican who is most likely to face Obama in the Presidential Election. Both of them come from very different political views on how the country should be run.
ReplyDeleteMitt Romney was the Governor of Massachusetts from 2003- 2007. Before that, he was the head of Bain Capital. I feel that Romney’s business experience in the Private Sector could give him an advantage over other Republicans and also President Obama. Romney has written proposals to create jobs and stimulate the economy . He wants to lower the interest rate on corporations by 10%. President Obama is the incumbent and with the economy in rough shape and high unemployment, many people are looking for a change. If the economy improves than Obama will likely win the election. The reason I feel this way is because people will think that Obama’s actions are finally starting to make a difference so why change with Romney when it could have an adverse effect. Obama passed a stimulus plan in 2009 but it failed to get the economy turned around long term and provided only temporary relief. President Obama has said that the U.S. economy is moving in the right direction and in order for it to fully recover, his campaign needs to be reelected.
President Obama defines marriage as something between a man and a woman. He does recognize civil unions but not same sex marriage. I think that same sex marriages should be valid and it is nobody’s business but the two people involved. I agree with Savera that America is a land of opportunity and equality and that same sex marriages should be treated the same as a marriage between a woman and a man. Obama has stated that his view on same sex marriage is “evolving”. He also ended “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, which was a program by the U.S. Military that stated as long as you do not disclose your sexual orientation, you could serve. This shows that Obama does not totally discriminate against gays because by ending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, he was basically saying that being gay or straight does not matter, all can serve in the military. Mitt Romney like Obama, believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman but takes it a step further. He said “the ideal place to raise a child is in a home with a mom and dad”. He also said that he would oppose marriage right for homosexuals. He previously supported gay rights in the past so I think he could potentially win some Democrats and lose some Republicans because of this but only time will tell.
Barack Obama (current president) and Mitt Romney are running against each other in this years election. I agree and disagree strongly with each candidate. I am pro-choice, like Obama, while Romney is pro-life. I understand Mitt Romney's beliefs and that his religion is a big factor in that opinion, but I believe that a woman has the right to her body and do what she wants with her creation, weather that is wrong or not is not the question. Although I agree with Obama on that one subject, I do not support Obamacare, and neither does Mitt Romney. Affordable healthcare for everyone would be nice for some people, but what many students here don't realize is that we PAY for that affordable healthcare. Our tax money is used for that, and taxes have raised high. People are losing the money that they worked hard for in order to pay for other people's healthcare. I think that you need to work hard to succeed in life, not get hand-outs from the government. I don't think that either of these candidates are suitable to be president. I am a Libertarian (I explained my view in the next Blog) so I want less control on everything. But, is it came down to a choice between the two I would pick Obama. This may sound like I am contradicting myself, but let me explain. Both choices are bad, but I don't trust Romney 100%. I don't trust Obama either, but there is more hope with him to fix his mistakes than to put your trust in a whole new person without experience and we know nothing about, although Obama wouldn't be able to do much. An example of when this is when Bush was re-elected. People blamed him for mistakes and hurting the country, but they didn't want to choose John Kerry because they were scared about a new person going into office, and Bush was already there with experience. This economy may be so bad that people are afraid to trust anyone. I think that if Obama couldn't do it,why would Romney be able to? I don't look at him as a strong enough candidate. Maybe in another four years our choices will be better and we will not have to settle with someone who can't do much for America.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Courtney and Jesse in saying that there are many issues that are discussed between both of these candidates, and their opinions sometimes stand at two very different ends of the spectrum. Two issues that are talked about greatly by both President Obama and Mitt Romney are illegal immigration and abortion. President Obama has many socialistic values that make him not mind if these outsiders or illegal aliens penetrate our own country, while Mitt Romney strongly believes that these illegal immigrants should become American citizens immediately after entering into the country, instead of having a free ride while in the country. I personally agree with Mitt Romney because I do not think that people of different countries could be able to live here, in our country, without being an American citizen, getting a green card, and not having to pay taxes, like all other real, American citizens. Another issue that is talked about a lot by both parties is abortion. Many people have many different thoughts and views about abortion. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney are against abortions and and pro-life. President Obama is against abortions, but he also feels that it is the woman's choice if they want an abortion or not. Like Molly said, Mitt Romney is said to be "firmly pro-life," but would not sign a petition to ban abortions, so in some way, he has mixed feelings over this major issue. I, personally, have very strong opinions about abortion. I am definitely pro-life and do not support abortions. I know many people may not agree with me, but I do not think that any human being, born or not, should be killed in any way.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama is the current president of the United States and is running for reelection as a democrat. Mitt Romney is running for president as a republican. Democrats and Republicans have always ha different views on different issues. This disagreement on different issue definitely applies to Obama and Romney. One thing Obama and Romney disagree on is same sex marriage. Obama believes in civil unions and believes that there should not be a constitutional ammendment banning gay marriage all together. Differing from Obama, Romney firmly believes that marriage should only be between a man in a woman. He also believes that there should be a constitutional ammendment stating that marriage is only for a man and a woman. On this issue, I have to side with Obama. I strongly believe that same sex marriage should be legal everywhere, and it should never be banned all together. Another issue that these two candidates disagree on is the issue of abortion. Obama believes that abortion should be legal and federally protected. However, Romney believes strongly in pro-life and he believes that abortion should be illegal except in cases of rape or incest. On the issue, I have to agree with Mitt
ReplyDeleteRomney. I am also pro-life and believe that any kind of killing is wrong, even of unborn babies. Although, I do also believe that in certain circumstances, such as rape or incest, abortions should be allowed.
An issue that President Barack Obama and Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney disagree on is their views upon same-sex marriage. President Obama believes that people of the same sex should have the right to be married and Candidate Mitt Romney is strongly against the marriage of two humans of the same sex. I on the other hand believe that it should be the individual choice of the people whether they would like to marry the same sex or the opposite. A topic that the two agree somewhat agree on is Immigration, they both want to give illegal immigrants the chance to become citizens but the difference is that Obama wants to give green cards to illegal’s under 16 as long as they meet certain requirements. But Romney only wants to give them to illegal’s who have a high college degree and could help the government in some way. I agree with what Romney is saying as long as the potential green card applicants are screened heavily before being approved.
ReplyDeleteThe first difference between Obama and Romney is that Obama is a democrat and Romney is a republican. They disagree on the topic of same-sex marriage. Obama believes that they should have the chance to be recognized under state law. Romney is very against it and believes that marriage is only between a man and a woman. I agree with Obama. I am very much for same-sex marriage being legal. The government should not be the one to say whether you should act on love or not. They also disagree about abortion. Obama is pro-choice, while Romney is pro-life. I am pro-choice because women should be able to choose if they can really support the child or are comfortable with having it. They both sort of agree about immigration. They both believe that we should crack down on protecting the border, but Romney also believes that we should allow educated immigrants to come into the states and give them green cards. I agree with Romney here. I think that educated immigrants should have the chance to come over to the states if they want to.
ReplyDeleteone thing that Obama and Romney disagree on is abortion. Romney is pro-life while Obama is pro-abortion. i agree with obama. another important, divided topic that they disagree on is same-sex marriage. Mit Romney is completely against it and thinks marriage is for a woman and a man. Obama thinks that they should be able to be recognized under state law. I think that marriage is for a man and a woman. One topic that they agree on is making the borders more secure. However, Mit Romney thinks that educated immigrants should be able to live here. I agree with him because if we blocked out all immigrants america would fall behind on education.
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama and Mitt Romney are both running for president this year. They disagree on most issues. For example, they have totally different veiws on gay marriage. Romney seems to oppose it. He has in the past donated to anti-gay marriage campaigns, like one promoting Proposition 8 in the state of California. His PAC donated $10,000 to the National Organization for Marriage, the group mostly responsible for Prop. 8. Obama, however, has different veiws. He stopped don't ask, don't tell, after 9 years of discrimination against openly gay people serving in the military. He obviously beleives that gay people should have the same rights as anyone else. In this case, I agree with President Obama.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue they diagree on is taxes. Obama thinks that the less wealthy should be taxed less than those who earn more money. Romney beleives that every person should be taxed the same amount. Obama has proposed that tax cuts be given to citizens who earn less than $250,000 a year. Romney has shown that he wants to reduce taxes on ALL Americans by 1/5. I agree with Romney here because I think it is unfair to charge rich people a higher tax rate. They have to give up more of their income anyway since they earn more.
One issue the two candidates seem to agree on is immigration. They both beleive that immigrants should be given a chance to become citizens in the U.S. Romney, however, has higher standards about who should be able to become a citizen. He thinks that they would need an education and be able to offer something to the U.S. I think that anyone from another country should be offered at least a chance to try and become a citizen of our country.
Barack Obama is the democrat who is currently in office and running for his second term. Romney is a republican who is hoping to become president. They disagree on many issues, one of which is health care. Obama wants to make health care affordable and mandatory for everyone in the United States, and has proposed a law that would do so. People call it "Obamacare" because it was his law that he came up with. Mitt Romney opposes this idea and will move to "repeal it immediatly" if it is enacted. Romney, however, made a law in Massachusetts when governer that said that everyone had to have health care, which is contradictory to his current beliefs. I like what President Obama is trying to do by making sure that the people are getting health care, but I personally feel like this decision should be up to the people and not the government.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue that both candidates seem to disagree on is same- sex marriage. Obama believes that these people should be allowed to marry if the states make a law that says you can. Romney is a strong opposer to the idea, and thinks that marriage should strictly be between a man and a woman. I think that it should be up to states to pass a law saying if you can or can't, and I think that the people should have a choice in the matter.
One issue that both candidates seem to somewhat agree on is immigration. Romney thinks that highly educated immigrants should be allowed to live in the country, and that they should be given a chance in America. Obama thinks that people under 16 should be given green cards and a chance to become an American if they want to. I agree with Romney here, we can't go allowing everyone under 16 who wants to into our country, they should have some kind of background that would be useful to the United States.
Barack Obama is the democrat who is currently in office and running for his second term. Romney is a republican who is hoping to become president. They disagree on many issues, one of which is health care. Obama wants to make health care affordable and mandatory for everyone in the United States, and has proposed a law that would do so. People call it "Obamacare" because it was his law that he came up with. Mitt Romney opposes this idea and will move to "repeal it immediatly" if it is enacted. Romney, however, made a law in Massachusetts when governer that said that everyone had to have health care, which is contradictory to his current beliefs. I like what President Obama is trying to do by making sure that the people are getting health care, but I personally feel like this decision should be up to the people and not the government.
ReplyDeleteAnother issue that both candidates seem to disagree on is same- sex marriage. Obama believes that these people should be allowed to marry if the states make a law that says you can. Romney is a strong opposer to the idea, and thinks that marriage should strictly be between a man and a woman. I think that it should be up to states to pass a law saying if you can or can't, and I think that the people should have a choice in the matter.
One issue that both candidates seem to somewhat agree on is immigration. Romney thinks that highly educated immigrants should be allowed to live in the country, and that they should be given a chance in America. Obama thinks that people under 16 should be given green cards and a chance to become an American if they want to. I agree with Romney here, we can't go allowing everyone under 16 who wants to into our country, they should have some kind of background that would be useful to the United States.
Barack Obama is the current President of the United States, and he is running for re-election for his second term. Mitt Romney is his major opponent, and unlike Obama, Romney is a republican. One issue that is important to both candidates is abortion. Barack Obama supports abortion while Mitt Romney does not. Obama thinks women should have the right to chose which makes sense since he is a liberal, and liberals don't like the government to get involved in behavioral issues. Mitt Romney is pro-life and thinks abortion should be illegal. I kind of agree with both sides on this one. I don't really agree with abortion but I think that women should have the right to chose and the government should not get involved in their decisions. Another important issue for both candidates is border security. Both Obama and Romney want to make the Mexico-U.S border more secure. Where they differ is that Obama wants to legalize the illegal immigrants that are already here but put them at the back of the line. Mitt Romney does not want to do this, but he wants only immigrants with a good education in the U.S. Again I kind of agree with both sides.
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