3. US Election - Who Would You Vote For, and Why?

Had I been born an American citizen, my vote for the current election would be given to Barack Obama. I say this primarily because I am a strong believer that social change is just as important as economic and international change in a nation. Obama appeals to the common middle class worker which the US is mainly composed of, as opposed to an individual from the private sector with no concept or experience in the “real” world. Thus I believe that Obama better represents the majority of the United States and is the more appropriate leader. In addition, Obama is a strong supporter of the expansion of personal freedom in the United States (which they claim to be their foundation). I say this in the sense that Obama supports the right to homosexual marriage, abortion, and the decriminalization of cannabis, all of which I too believe should be legal. Furthermore, Obama has successfully in his previous term secured the international opinion of the United States, which had been at a record low during George Bush’s terms. I would also like to note that I am an Atheist, and that I strongly believe that religion should be a personal matter and that it should not be incorporated into the political stage. A country whose laws are dictated by incredibly old and outdated fables should not have the potential to wage war or order the lives of millions of civilians. Thus I would vote for Obama (if I could) in this US election.