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Originally posted by Winsor_Pilates@Apr 11 2005, 01:10 PM
If the people running all say that they will do what the people want, instead of what they believe, then they have no policy and we have no grounds to vote for them.
What's the difference between candidate A and B if they both run with no policy and say they will do whatever the people want?
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B.S.
If that was the case, every Catholic MP should be lobbying to ban condoms nation wide, every Muslim MP should ban pork, and have school children praying to Ala five times a day, and the list goes on.
Individual beliefs do not form party platform. Individual beliefs are set aside when it is your job to represent your constituents beliefs. This has happened before, it will happen again.
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Here's an example.
While he is a faithful Catholic, Martin claimed to personally oppose same-sex marriage in the past but changed his view over time, allowing his government to promote the passage of a law legalizing full equality for gays and lesbians in access to civil marriage.