I may be a Republican, but I'm a "very" strong supporter in the A-political system.  Being friends with BluProject was definitely a factor in picking him as my running mate this year in the Presidential race, but that wasn't the main reason.  You can't run a successful campaign if you don't get along with your runningmate.  I also knew that he would have done a very good job in helping this site grow.  That's why I picked him.  He was the best one for the job, and I get along with him.  Plus, if you have someone in the same party, you are mostly always going to go along with party lines, and all the Democrats and liberal independents will get angry at you.  Unfortunatley, the Republicans got offended when I did this, and a riot broke out.  Plus, the fact that the votes for all three candidates were "heavily" tampered with, so I don't even know what the real outcome would have been.  Nonetheless, the race is over.  Now you know my stance on being a-political.  For me, Republican is just the name of my party and nothing else.  I hope that is understood.

I have to have "a lot" of time to look through this section.  I know that there are a lot of things that I don't agree with anymore.  So, if something sounds fishy, or is worded weird, that's probably why.  I wasn't as inteligent two years ago as I am now.

As I mentioned in my introduction, I want to fix our country's problem areas. Here are a few of my policies and how I plan on making them better: Taxes -I believe that we should go with a flat tax system. Americans spend about $157 billion each year in taxes. This would allow a low tax rate to all Americans. It also helps the financial burden of Americans raising children.

Iraq -This is a very big issue.  It stresses both Republicans and Democrats out. We should stay in Iraq until the job is done. If we leave, then the Syrian and Iranian forces will attack Iraq. Iraq is not yet ready to be a country by itself. It needs the help of America. 

Judicial Reform -This is one issue that many don't even look at, but is a big problem. Judges are supposed to interpret the law. Many don't do that. Instead, they create it. "In recent years, activist judges around the country have been sidestepping state legislatures and the will of the voters, nullifying laws based not on the Constitution, but rather their own political agenda." (Sam Brownback-Senator of Kansas). What we have to do is have the elected officials make the laws, not the federal judiciary.

Gun Rights -This is a very big view that I have. Although people can argue that hunting should not be allowed, we should still have guns. The reason I say this, is that there are many people that just like to go out on a Sunday afternoon and shoot at targets or clay pigeons. If we didn't have our Second Amendment backing us up, then we wouldn't have the ability to do that. I also believe that people should be allowed to have guns to protect themselves from criminals. It would come in handy if a criminal broke into the home, and tried killing you. Also, if a criminal came into the store and demanded money, one can control the criminal at gun-point. There are also people that just like collecting antique guns and having them. I have an M-1 garande from World War II.

Life -Life is a very very big view for me. I just can't see how people can go along and kill innocent embryos. That is murder. One should not have the right to do that. If one was foolish enough to have sex, then they should deal with raising the child.  The only way that I see it, not to have the child is if the mother was raped or she could possibly die. Those are the only reasons.

Education -We all know that there are poorly performing schools out there. The problem is, kids that go to these schools aren't getting the propber education that they need in order to be successful. We need to provide our schools with a proper learning environment that challenges and encourages intellectual stimulation.

Oil-I do think that we should drill for oil.  We have enough oil to last us for quite a few years, but at the same time, we NEED to do more research on alternatives.  Oil will not last forever.

Stem Cell Research-I do not support embryonic stem cell research.  It goes into the same affect of abortion.  It is killing innocence.  However, that new stem cell research with the skin cells, I like because it is not taking life away.  Also, I can support embilical chord.

Cloning-So, I do not agree with cloning.  As I said above, it is killing innocence, and the people doing the cloning have no right to do that; even if it is just a pig, or some other animal.

There are other issues that I know I didn't cover. If some of these issues are unclear, or you think that I need to add more to my platform, then please contact me.  Also, another thing. Some of these issues are issues of Sam Brownback. I worded them differently, but I feel the same way on them. Good luck with voting for president.

-Matthew W. Martin