First Post of Many (Hopefully)

Hi friends, it’s Jacquelyn. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I really like politics. So, I made yet another blog where I’m going to write about politics with some friends.

We decided our first couple posts would be the 3 of us talking about our personal political views, and I’m going first. I’m going to do a general overview of a couple different issues like gun control, abortion, LGBTQ, college, healthcare, etc.

Up first: gun control.

I am a very strong believer of implementing universal background checks. I think that if something as simple as that could help, we should do it. It’s not a drastic change, and if you’re not a psychopath, it doesn’t really affect you that much. This little inconvenience can help keep people safe, and I think that’s 100% worth it.

Second: Abortion/LGBTQ

This is a very touchy topic in my religion (I’m Roman Catholic), however, I still support the LGBTQ community along with the woman’s right to choose. In Catholicism, if you get an abortion, you will be excommunicated from the church which basically means you can never receive Communion because you have sinned so greatly. In my eyes, I think that abortion is never a black and white situation. It always depends on the circumstances (like with rape, incest, etc.) and the woman herself. I was talking with one of my friends about this and she said that “No one is pro-abortion, they’re pro-choice,” & I’ve never really thought about it that way. I don’t like the idea of abortion, but I think that since we have the technology, we should have the choice to use it if necessary. With the LGBTQ community, I completely support them. I personally don’t understand why it’s supposedly “wrong” in the eyes of the church. I know that it’s written in the bible, but I think that the bible focuses WAY more on being kind and to love your neighbor rather than saying being gay is a sin.

Third: Healthcare/College

Everywhere I look on twitter, all I see is someone talking about how amazing the idea of “free college” is. Personally, I don’t agree with free college. I think the prices should be lowered SUBSTANTIALLY, and that community college should be free, but I don’t agree with free public college. So many people don’t go to college because they simply don’t need to with the career path they are following. I have kind of the same stance on healthcare. I think our current plans like Medicaid should be improved, and that we should provide free basic services, but I don’t agree with free healthcare. Going along with healthcare, I think the insulin price insanity needs to be fixed immediately because it’s, quite frankly, absolutely ridiculous.