What is advantages and disadvantages of being a Democrat?
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An advantage is that it helps maintain a strong two-party system that accidentally has made the country strong and vigorous and always open to new ideas.  A disadvantage is that the Democratic party has been commandeered by far left Liberals, pretending to be middle-of-the-road only during elections.  Hatred and obstructionism will never advance the USA because what goes around comes around.
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Paying Taxes is pretty much the only disadvantage to becoming a U.S. Citizen. In the U.S., we have more chances to live a better life like going to college, learning a trade that could land you a better paying job, and the chance to say what you think about the government, which in any other country you would be in trouble for speaking out against your government. I don't know about everybody else, but I think paying taxes is about the only disadvantage to being a U.S. citizen. No one realizes how good we have it here in the U.S., they think it is this terrible place, but the U.S.has the yard with the greenest grass, so to speak.
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There are two meanings here.  One democratic means we vote to decide policy the other is the "democratic party" which has a certain set of values it expouses that are different from that of the other dominant political party the "republican party".
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Pros are the advantages or the positive qualities of something and the cons are the disdvantages or negative qualities.
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The pros of special interest groups are that they can persuade politicians to legislate favorably for what they believe in. They may also bring certain problems to the awareness of the Senate. The cons are that special interest groups have a one track mind and they seldom look at their opinions from all angles. That is why a two or more party system is better for everyone. If one group were to be in complete power think of all the groups that would be shut out. Special interest groups biggest flaw is that their opinions tend to be biased.
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I've answered this question before, but I'll answer it again.\n\n1.  I grew up in the Reagan era, watching one of our truly great Presidents in action.  Reagan was by the far the greatest President of my lifetime, and his ideas and vision resonated with me.\n\n2.  Republican ideas (that's general ideas, not necessarily the actions of the current Congress) are more in line with my beliefs than Democratic ideas.\n\n3.  I always seem to pay more taxes when Democrats are in charge.  For instance, here in Pennsylvania, we have something called the "Occupational Privilege Tax", which is $10 a year essentially for the "privilege" of being employed in PA.  Well, under current Gov. Ed Rendell (a Democrat), that number has magically soared to $52.  I got a raise a few weeks ago, but that was also the week they took the extra money out, which wiped out the extra money I made that week.\n\nThose are the main reasons for me personally.
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Sure the democrats are smarter than the republicans, but I would like to suggest anyone be an independent thinker instead of a party member. Each party has its pros and cons.
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It's more "in" to be "out" if you are a liberal Democrat.
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Well let's see...\n\n+Democrats support peace, not war, like Bush.\n+They believe in the more middle class American, while Republicans only care about the rich\n+The economy is 10x better when a Democrat is in power\n+Dems usually support gay marriage, because gay people are people too, and so are black people. \n+They also care about the environment, while Republicans couldn't care less\n+Democrats are usually pro-choice as far as abortion goes, but they are not pro-abortion.
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Democrat - proud and in power.
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By this definition I guess I could be.  By my definition, voting Democrat is politically retarded.\n\nI'd much rather be retarded than Democrat though!
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Consult these guys http://www.democrats.org/
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I chose to be a Democrat because I felt they were the party of the people. The party that showed tolerance to alternative lifestyles, believed in civil rights, believed in personal choice and believed in human rights.\nI don't condone violence or torture under any circumstance. I also believe that we as a party, at least try to stick up for the downtrodden. Above all I believe we as Democrats are more willing to take in the people who previously held other views without prejudice and not alienate them to cut off our nose to spite our faces--therefore truly striving to be a party of the people.
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Yes you most have a degree to be a democrat,\n\nI have one and I am not a democrat,\n\nTheir logic is maddening and visceral hatred I hope Kerry sank their political ship again.
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You would probably explode at some point.\n\nThere would be a lot less democrats. lol
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Democrats are against having your personal freedoms taken away from you, because you do not know how to properly use them. They are against having a caste system in this country. They believe that all people have the right to be heard and respected. They believe that in America, that those who are able should have they right to do. They believe that Government is by the people, for they people, not just the ones who can afford it, but all people should have an equal voice. The believe in the three major branches of Government, not that the President has the power to do whatever he deems is necessary at the time to promote his own agenda. Power to the People, not Power to the Government