Should Death Be a Penalty?

The conservative view on this topic is that the death penalty is completely fine punishment. One main example that is commonly used is that if a murderer kills and takes someones life, he should also have his own life taken through ther death penalty. On the other hand, liberals are completely against the idea. They believe that it is better to just sentence the individual to a lifetime in jail, it is almost a worse punishment. But however bad the crime, nobody should be sentenced to death for what they have done. My view on the subject is that it is morally wrong, however, as much as I hate to admit it, I know if our country were to ever capture some terrorist that has killed so many people, my views might change. Overall, I am basically againsty it and I think often times people are sentenced to death without having proper evidence on their case. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and believe that they possibly can change their ways while in jail rather than just ending their life and not giving them a chance.

Pro-Life or Pro-Choice?

Abortion was my groups presentation topic, with Kelsey and I about conservative views and Ari and Kate with Liberal. Conservatives are pro-life on the topic of abortion. They do not feel that getting an abortion is morally correct and even view it as murder. They believe that no matter what stage the baby is in, it is still there and the pregnant lady must take responsibility for her own actions. On the other hand, liberal views on abortion are pro-choice. They think that the woman should be able to make the decision on their own whether or not they want to get an abortion. Many believe that it is okay to get an abortion before the third trimester because they baby is not very developed.
I am failrly moderate when it comes to abortion. I think it is extremely scary that the government could be able to control a womans body and whether or not she can get an abortion or not, so in that sense I am pro-choice. However, I also am a strong believer in taking responsibility for your actions, and if that means having the baby and giving it up for adoption so the baby can actually grow up in a decent and safe environment, then I think that is important. ANother situation is if a woman were to get raped and pregnant from a complete stranger, those are situations where I am more pro-choice than ever. Just if it were me, I can never see myself being able to actually follow through with getting an abortion, but of course it is hard to say because I believe it is an "in the situation" decision.

Legalizing Gay Marriage

The conservatives viewpoint on gay marriage is that it should not be allowed what-so-ever. This being said, many conservatives are of the catholic religion which relates to why they are against it. They believe that many would abuse this legalization to just marry their friends for money from the government. Liberals believe that gay marriage should be legal. They think that people should be able to marry whoever they want if it is true love. My view on this topic is that I do think gay marriage should be legal. It is not like they are not people too, and if they are in love with their partner then they should be able to show it through marriage just like everyone else. I definitely see why this is such a big controversy but I believe that true love is more important than the risks of legalizing.

Gun Control

On the topic of gun control, conservatives think that people should be allowed to have possession of a gun if they choose to do so. They believe that it is important for protection purposes and just as a very serious mean of safety. Even though their are 911 services available, many think that their would not be so many deaths because people could be able to protect themselves in their homes. However, liberals do not think that the possession of guns should be legalized. They view the possession of a weapon much more as a serious threat and believe that many people already misuse the privalege of having a gun. Their are many reasons to believe this true because of all the school shootings and murders.
I am also moderate in this situation. I know that if I was in a situation where i felt like i needed to use a weapon to protect myself and my family, it would be extremely hard, but the fact that it was their for self- protection would be the slightest bit comforting. I also don't think it is the best idea because as much as i do not want to believe it, their are so many messed up people in the world that will misuse the privalege of having a gun. I think it is scary that it is such an average thing in the south to just have a gun in the house. I believe that this is one of the situations that legal or not, people are going to find a way to get a gun if they really want one, just as though people used to preform illegal abortions.