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I Am Not A Political Party

Stop Putting Me Into a Box

Claireesa Joy Ridenhour
Nov 22, 2016
Truman State University
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I Am Not A Political Party
Claireesa Ridenhour

I am a human being

I am a college student.

I am a girl.

I am a believer in MARRIAGE. All of them.

I am a supporter of legalizing medical marijuana.

I am a believer in tighter borders.

I am a believer in anyone coming to America once they legally do it.

I am a supporter of guns.

I am a supporter of stricter gun laws.

I am a supporter of Mental Health Checks.

I am a believer that Mental Health needs more funding.

I am a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community.

I am a supporter for more funding of public schools, and all education.

I am pro-choice. Because without keeping it legal, women will find an unsafe way of doing the same thing.

I am a believer that we should pay for the things we receive.

I am a supporter of drug test and having to actively look for a job while receiving government subsidies unless circumstances stop that.

I am a believer that drug addicts should be put into treatment, and not jail.

I am a supporter of the death penalty for mass murders and rapists.

I am a supporter of drilling for oil because it gives a lot of jobs.

I am a supporter of a greener Earth, because currently, we are killing it.

I am a supporter of a better sex education system.

I am a supporter of more military funding, including funding for our veterans.

I am a Christian who supports everyone's religion.

I am a supporter that anyone can do and believe whatever they want as long as they aren't hurting other people.

I am a believer in working hard.

I am a supporter of lowering taxes, but having an equal tax system for all. Such that richer people have a higher tax rate than poorer people, but would equal about the same impact for all.

I am not to be put into a box

I am not a bad person

I am not a Democrat

I am not a Republic

I am not a Libertarian

I am not Green Party

I do not choose my candidate, whether small or large scale, based on what political party they choose. I choose them based on who fits my beliefs the best. The idea that people seem to have that they have to vote their party is ridiculous to me.

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