Hello Mr. President,
First of all, say hello to the Missus for me. After all, from what we’ve seen from this election, women are starting to gain more and more political power these days. However, that’s not the only reason I’m writing to you. There are many issues wracking the very core of this country.
Two good examples are gay marriage and abortion. Both of these issues are greatly opposed by religion. Now, the main argument against gay marriage is that it does not qualify as “traditional” marriage, which is used as traditional standard and can be found in the Bible as the union between a man and a woman. Now, in the past, whether or not gay marriage was allowed went according to each state’s Supreme Court ruling. However, logically, by the Constitution, a federal document, there is an idea of “separation of church and state”, thus making the idea of “traditional marriage” invalid. Additionally, the Constitution gives an argument that people can connect with on an emotional level. It states that men “have certain unalienable rights” which are “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. The last one mentioned is the most important, for it puts forward an idea that everyone has a right to be happy. This is not so with gay couples in most states at the moment. Instead, these couples must suffer while their heterosexual friends get married year after year. As president, do you really want to see 5% of your population suffer every year instead of passing a law that would make those 5% happy?
Another great example is abortion. It is so big, in fact, and there are so many views on it, that the best course of action is to allow each family to establish its own laws about it. Because is the government allowed to interfere with people’s private lives? Unless the people are breaking the law, then no, it isn’t allowed to. Additionally, the government should have no ability to ban abortions or gay marriage due to the fact that these are moral, emotional, religious, and extremely personal issues, on which opinions vary greatly, and I believe that each person should do as they wish. Then again, I am an anarcho-communist.
Another great example of a big issue in our country is social security. Social security was originally created by the founding fathers for the time period, not taking into account the fact that people’s lifespans would gradually increase over several centuries. Nowadays, this is threatening to cause huge problems as there will soon be more people over retirement age than ones under who can support them monetarily. Thus a simple solution from now on should be created: paying social security taxes should be optional, and once you retire, you get what you paid to the government before retiring plus perhaps some extra interest, somewhat like bonds. The advantage of this is that it’s a simple solution and it saves the system. So Mr. President, it’s up to you, do you want to fix this mess up easily or do you want to see the Social Security system every year sink deeper and deeper in debt?
Thus ends my letter to you, dear President of each and every one of us. I’m sure you can handle all these issues, and if you can’t, just think of my suggestions. The real question is not “How do I fix this?” but “Do I fix this or that?”, as at every point in life, we must make compromises; however, you Mr. President have the added responsibility of a nation. Therefore there is some pressure to do well, but with the previous president to be compared to, even a wrong decision can look good.
