I am a LIBERAL! I am a Liberal because I believe that the role of the government is to protect its people and not its corporations. I am a Liberal because I believe that all people deserve equal treatment from its government. I am a Liberal because women should not be treated as second class citizens. I am a Liberal because I believe women deserve the right to make their own choices with their body. I am a Liberal because I believe Keynes was right and the Austrian School of Economics is wrong. I am a Liberal because I believe that providing health insurance to the poor and middle class is an inherently good thing and the rich who make their money from the poor and middle class can afford the extra 5% in taxes to pay for it. I am a Liberal because helping your fellow citizens when they lose a job or become disabled is a good thing. I am also a Liberal because I believe that helping those who suffer misfortune is worth the risk that a few will abuse it. I am a Liberal because I trust the science that Climate Change is real, that vaccines work and that lead is harmful to the human body. I am a Liberal because I believe that protecting us from toxins is more important than a tax cut. I am a Liberal because I believe that maintaining our infrastructure is more important than a tax cut. I am a Liberal because I believe that people should be allowed to love whoever they want without discrimination. I am a Liberal because I believe that the police should serve the people and not the other way around. I am a Liberal because I believe that we should honor and respect our military by paying them enough money to live on without resorting to food stamps. I am a Liberal because I believe we should expand the food stamps program so that our neediest citizens can have enough food to eat. I am a Liberal because I want to take care of our veterans by improving the VA system. I am a Liberal because torture is always evil and it violates the constitution. I am a Liberal because I believe in the slogan "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" and if you are willing to resort to torture because you are scared, then you are a coward. I am a Liberal because I will fight authoritarians and proto-fascists. I am a Liberal because I don't care if you disagree with me as long as you are respectful. I am a Liberal because I will fight for your right to disagree with me. I am a Liberal because I believe that voting is THE fundamental right of a democracy and voting rights need to be expanded and not restricted with ridiculous voter ID laws.
I am PROUD to be a Liberal and I will fight to protect the rights of all of my fellow citizens regardless of whether or not they agree with me.