Abortion

From Examiner.com;

Carl Paladino has one word when it comes to a woman's right to choose.
No.
CNN asked him, "What if she's been raped? What if it was incest?"
If Carl Paladino had his way, abortion would be a crime and women would be treated like criminals.
This is what Carl Paladino wants, do you?

On Paladino for the People ;

Carl on Abortion
I was born and raised a Catholic and have always believed in the inherent dignity and sanctity of all human life. I believe the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed.

At its core, abortion is a fundamental assault on the sanctity of innocent human life - especially the abhorrent practice of partial birth abortion. I oppose using public revenues to promote or perform abortion and, as Governor, I will not fund organizations which advocate the procedure.

I also support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life.

On the other side, Andrew Çuomo is endorsed by Planned Parenthood.

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I chose this issue because as a feminist, this topic affects me. No one has the right to tell me what I can or cannot do to my body. The law cannot tell me that I have to keep something that I never wanted, as it violates my amendment rights to privacy.

It is not the killing of a human life, it is called a fetus for a reason because it cannot live outside of the womb unsupported outside the womb.

Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion. Pro-choice simply means that I am for having options available to people and giving them a chance to choose. Having abortions turn illegal will only make those who seek an abortion to go to any means possible to end the pregnancy.

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Anna L.

Pro 8?

As one of the top 10 states with the highest concentration of gay people,gay rights has always been an issue on our government . Should people be treated differently because of their sexual desires? This is an important question that must be evaluated to understand which politician to vote for as governor.

A lot of controversy occurred when Andrew Cuomo decided to take his daughters to the gay pride parade. "I don’t think it’s proper for them to go there and watch a couple of grown men grind against each other,"(NY Tiimes ) Paladino believes that Cuomo has “brainwashed his children into thinking that homosexuality” was an acceptable option, "[gay and queer] is not the way God created us.” (Paladino) He believes that Cuomo shouldn't have brought his children to the gay pride parade to see "men in Speedos, grinding and doing things to each other."(Paladino) Paladino attempted to attack Cuomo's parenting however, people began to question Paladino's views on gay rights. Paladino says that his "feelings about homosexuality are no different than those of the Catholic Church." Paladino believes gays have the right to live together but they don't have the right to marry. After all the controversy Paladino began to appear on news broadcasts and radio stations attempting to gain support from gay people. In a public statement of apology Paladino stated that "[he] will reach out to leaders of the gay community to educate me on how to better represent my support for the rights of all citizens. If elected as your governor I will stand and fight for all gay New Yorkers rights."(Paladino) Paladino doesn't shut down the idea of gay rights all together, he just believes that homosexuals shouldn't have the same rights as those who are heterosexual. "All men are created equal." (U.S. Constitution) I guess that only applies to "real" men, those men that are heterosexual. At the Empire State Pride Agenda's Fall Dinner, Cuomo stated that "I don't want to be the governor who just proposes marriage equality. I don't want to be the governor who lobbies for marriage equality. I don't want to be the governor who fights for marriage equality. I want to be the governor who signs the law that makes equality a reality in the state of New York." (NY Daily News) Andrew Cuomo supports gay marriage and with a governor like this maybe equality will come to men soon.


Sophia Beytelman

Environment Issues oct. 22, 2010

"Carl Paladino is in favor of drilling the Marcellus Shale deposit for its energy resources" (paladinoforthepeople.com) This makes our environment even more worse. Environment plays a major part in everybody's daily lives and Carl Paladino clearly doesn't take any part to make it better. 


"..any drilling in the Marcellus Shale must be environmentally sensitive and safe." is what Andrew Cuomo said. However, we already had an oil spill, so shouldn't that teach us a lesson. We cannot guarantee that our water supply would not be threatened.


Anzhelica Masheyeva 

Education

Carl Paladino's stance on education is that a strong education system is needed. He wants to control New York's education system by having " all State Board of Regents members submit to the Governor signed and undated letters of resignation as of January 1, 2011." Science, math and foreign language programs will be increased, and the school year and hours per day of teaching will be extended. More charter schools will be created by lifting the cap of 200 charter schools to a minimum of 500, and the public schools who do not do well will be eradicated and changed into a charter school. The union teachers who do poorly will be fired regardless of the tenure.



Anna L.

Safety and Crimes

Carl Paladino says that he believes that people have the right to bear arms. He said he will try to get a opportunity to roll back on any existing state law that infringes against the right to bear arms.
http://paladinoforthepeople.com/issuedetail.php?id=6

Andrew Cuomo say that he will try to safeguard the citizens future. Andrew Cuomo opposes the death penalty and he will continue to do do.
http://www.andrewcuomo.com/issues_and_agenda

I basically agree with both of them because they both are trying to ensure the safety of the citizens and protect the individuals right.
- Emmanuel Dominguez

Teach today- gone tomorrow

Founder of Ellicott Development Company, Paladino comes from a business lifestyle. He believes that the education system should be run in the same aspect as that of Macy's or McDonald's -a business- . "Carl has always given back to his community, supported strong educational leadership and put his money where his mouth is by creating scholarships for those in need. " (Paladino)He wants to "extend the school year and hours per day of teaching. Foreign language instruction will be encouraged, and all schools will increase science and math curriculum to prepare our students to compete in a global economy." (Paladino) He believes that more time needs to be spent in classrooms, a challenging curriculum needs to be generated and pressure put on students and teachers will prepare students for the real world. "Charter schools are the ... alterative to dysfunctional schools " (Paladino) "charters will tackle problems created by dysfunctional homes " (Paladino) Charter schools are a way for people to attend school with children who face the same hardships. By putting children in charter schools, children would have a uniform and they wouldn't be ashamed of their families standing in society. He believes that they need to "eliminate redundancy of administration. "(Paladino) "[Carl] will rescind this law making teachers more attuned to their competency reviews" (Paladino) "Regents Board remove the School Board and Superintendents of all school systems presently achieving a less than 60 percent graduation rate or having more than 25 percent of its schools in any form of academic distress." (Paladino) " State Board of Regents members submit to the Governor signed and undated letters of resignation as of January 1, 2011. " (Paladino) Paladino wants to fire teachers and administrators who are not doing their job to their greatest ability. He wants to fire teachers and administration officials according to the test grades of the students."His goal: to assist private colleges and state universities uniformly with an equality that encourages centers of excellence." (Paladino) Paladino believes that his plan will enhance our education system and bring about people who are better educated.

Sophia

Andrew Cuomo on Education Oct, 21, 2010

"The public school system is failing our children. The first step to fixing it is to create a sense of accountability, a sense that the buck would stop with the mayor." (www.ontheissues.org) He wants to have the control of the school budget system and the public schools itself. . I dislike this plan because schools like Leon M. Goldstein HS will receive less money which will effect the students education since he wants to control the budget system. 


Anzhelica Masheyeva