The position of the Democratic Party on the issue

Minimum wage Democrats support the minimum wage system and increase control over enterprises to help the poor working class. Political party leaders such as Nancy Nancy Pelosi declared that raising the minimum wage was one of the most important agendas of the Democratic Party in the 1 10 Congress. Many initiatives to raise the minimum wage in local states have also been supported by the Democratic Party, and all the initiatives in six states have been passed. The Democratic Party of Renewable Energy and Petroleum opposes the government's tax reduction for the oil industry and advocates the formulation of a domestic renewable energy policy. Many democratic governors are also concerned about this issue. For example, the governor of Montana supports wind farms and the "pollution-free coal fuel" program. Health care and insurance system Democrats advocate "affordable high-quality health care system", and many Democrats demand more government intervention in this field. Many Democrats support the national health insurance system to solve the high cost risk of modern medical care. 195 1 year, President Harry S. Truman proposed a national health insurance system, but it ended in vain. Recently, some Democrats, such as Senator Ted Kennedy, called for the establishment of "universal health insurance". . After Obama took office in 2008, he promoted the health care reform bill, which was passed by the US Congress on March 20 10. The bill includes reducing medical expenses; Give priority to the inclusion of children and the unemployed in insurance; Implementing electronic medical records in the United States within five years; Increase the cost of health promotion and disease prevention; Invest in clinical effectiveness research and strive to find more cost-effective treatment methods; Improve patient safety and medical quality. On 201119, the House of Representatives voted 245 in favor and 189 against voting again, thus abolishing some provisions in the Obamacare reform bill. Environmental Democrats usually support environmentalism and advocate the protection of natural resources and strict environmental laws to fight pollution. The Democratic Party supports the protection of endangered biological and environmental areas, and advocates land management and pollution control. The most controversial issue supported by the Democratic Party is global warming. In particular, Al Gore, former vice president of the Democratic Party, strongly advocated strict control of greenhouse gases. * * * and the party have great differences in this respect, some believe in the theory of global warming, and some doubt or worry about the impact of these regulations on the industry. School Education Most Democrats have long supported a low-cost, low-tuition and government-maintained school education system (like most western European countries), which should be open to all American school-age students, or at least increase state subsidies for students, such as scholarships or tuition remission.

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According to American media reports, the anti-Obama immigration policies of the United States and the Republican Party have affected the allocation of financial allocations, and the party has reached a deadlock. Just as the United States is facing a severe anti-terrorism situation, the funds of the Department of Homeland Security will be exhausted on February 27, 2005. The Discrimination Democratic Party advocates that all Americans should have equal opportunities, regardless of their gender, age, race, sexual orientation, religion, occupation or original nationality. Therefore, most Democrats support the implementation of affirmative action bill to encourage ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups to find jobs in order to improve employment equality, but the Democratic Party opposes the adoption of a strict employment quota system. The Democratic Party also supports the enactment of a bill to prohibit employers from refusing to employ certain people on the grounds of physical or mental disability. Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights Democrats have differences on same-sex marriage. Some Democrats support civil union between same-sex couples, some prefer legal marriage, while others oppose same-sex marriage for religious reasons. But almost everyone agrees that discrimination based on gender orientation is wrong. Howard dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, informally stipulated in the 2008 Congress that at least 5- 10% of the Democrats must be gay at the proposal of some Democrats who support homosexuality. 20 12 on may 9th, Obama became the first American president to openly support the legalization of same-sex marriage. The Democratic Party of Reproductive Rights believes that all women should have access to birth control resources and support the government in preparing contraceptives for poor women. In 2000 and 2004, the Democratic Party advocated that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare"-that is, to avoid government intervention in the choice of abortion, to legalize abortion, and to reduce the number of abortions through knowledge of production and contraception and encourage the adoption of children.

The Democratic Party also opposes revoking the Supreme Court's judgment in 1973 on the right to abortion in Luo v.. For reasons of privacy and gender equality, many Democrats believe that women should have the right to choose whether to have children without government intervention. They advocate that every woman has the right to judge whether abortion is moral according to her own conscience. Many Democrats believe that the government should prepare abortion funds and channels for poor women.

However, there are also anti-abortion groups within the Democratic Party, such as Democrats for Life, and quite a few Democrats are also neutral on this issue. Some people think that the chances of abortion should be reduced, or at least legal. Senator Hillary Clinton said in early 2005 that she believed that people who opposed abortion should find a controversial "* * * connection point" to avoid unnecessary pregnancy and abortion. Stem Cell Research Almost all Democrats support stem cell research, and John Kerry also supports the federal government to fund stem cell research under "the strictest moral standards". He explained, "We will not miss any opportunity to save lives and reduce human suffering." Invasion of Afghanistan 200 1, Democrats in the House and Senate almost unanimously voted to authorize the invasion of Afghanistan, crack down on those who are "responsible for the recent terrorist attacks in the United States" and support the NATO-led invasion. In the 2002 Iraq war, Democratic senators disagreed on whether to authorize the invasion of Iraq, and most Democrats in the House of Representatives chose to vote against it. Since then, many Democrats have expressed regret that they supported the authorized invasion. Senator john edwards, for example, called the invasion a mistake. In addition to the representatives of public opinion, there are also many prominent critics of the Iraq war in the Democratic Party. Unilateral Policy The Democratic Party usually opposes unilateralism and believes that even if the United States is threatened by national defense and security, it should not wage war without the support of other countries. They believe that the United States should take action only when it has a solid alliance and extensive international support in the diplomatic field, which became the main topic of John Kerry's foreign policy in the 2004 presidential election. He condemned unilateral policy as the reason for the failure of the United States in Iraq.

Generally speaking, the modern democratic party is usually more inclined to liberalism and neo-liberalism in the theory of international relations than realism, although realism theory also has some influence on the democratic party. Confessional Democrats oppose the interrogation of arrested prisoners by the US military and classify military prisoners as "illegal combatants", believing that they should also enjoy the rights granted by the Geneva Conventions. The Democratic Party believes that extorting confessions by torture is anti-human, which will reduce the moral legitimacy of the United States in the international arena and will have other adverse effects. American Patriot Act Except Lars Feingold of Wisconsin, all Democratic senators voted for the original American Patriot Act. After public opinion began to care about "invasion of privacy" and restrictions on civil liberties, the Democratic Party was divided on whether to extend the bill in 2006. Most Democratic senators still chose to extend the bill, but most Democratic congressmen voted against it. Privacy Democrats advocate that individuals should have the right to privacy and usually support bills that restrict US law enforcement and intelligence agencies from monitoring American citizens. Some Democrats support consumer protection laws that restrict the personal data of consumers that commercial companies can obtain.

Most Democrats believe that the government should not regulate voluntary and non-commercial sex between adults, which is a private matter. The Democratic Party on Crime and Gun Control often focuses on crime prevention, believing that crime prevention can save taxpayers' taxes and reduce unnecessary costs such as prison, police and medical expenses. They advocate improving community safety and increasing the number of police patrols to achieve this goal. In the policies put forward in 2000 and 2004, the Democratic Party pointed out that cracking down on gangs and drug trafficking is a way to prevent crime. The policy of the Democratic Party also raises the issue of avoiding domestic violence, and advocates severely punishing offenders and protecting victims.

In order to reduce crime and murder, the Democratic Party proposed various gun control bills, especially the gun control bill of 1968, the Brady bill of 1993 and the crime control bill of 1994. However, many Democrats, especially those from rural areas, the south and the west, are opposed to gun control, arguing that the failure of the Democratic Party in 2000 was due to the loss of support from rural areas. Therefore, in the 2004 election, the only political opinion put forward by the Democratic Party to control guns by name was to ask for an extension of the 1994 assault weapons ban.