The most important political issues to you.

Just thought I would get a feel for the issues that people are the most passionate about in politics. These are mine pretty much in order. These are what drive me to vote the way I do.

Illegal immigration
First Amendment rights
Not having the government step in and tell us when, where and how we can practice our religion, (religious freedom)
Taxes
Government takeovers, (of everything lately)
Out of control spending
Our Military
Abortion
Second Amendment rights

Off the top of my head, I suppose if I pondered it longer the order might change.

corporate money running politics
illegal immigration
achieving a pay as you go government
keeping a woman's right to choose, coupled with keeping the gov't out of peoples private lives including gay's lives
keeping religion out of government, but freedom to practice it anywhere else
the unwieldy tax code
wars of choice vs wars of necessity

Lower taxes on Beer

Eliminating liberalism where ever it exists.
Shrinking all govt.
Getting govt. out of the health care and retirement business
Rebuilding patriotism
Encouraging Americans to live with each other like the animals on the Serengeti.
Stop trying to convince normal people that abnormal is normal.

#2-6 would be a breeze simply by making #1 a reality.

The economy. Period.

Debt loads are my first priority and I would be willing to pay higher taxes if I could trust the Feds to actually decrease spending.

Wayne wrote: The economy. Period.

That's a great one that most everyone has on top, but what parts will fix it? Taxes, spending, more government control, illegal immigration, bailouts, the wars? Which ones are the most important to fix the economy?

archer wrote: Off the top of my head, I suppose if I pondered it longer the order might change.

corporate money running politics
illegal immigration
achieving a pay as you go government
keeping a woman's right to choose, coupled with keeping the gov't out of peoples private lives including gay's lives
keeping religion out of government, but freedom to practice it anywhere else
the unwieldy tax code
wars of choice vs wars of necessity

I LOVE your list... But I would rearrange the order-of-importance slightly for my own list:

corporate money running politics
achieving a pay as you go government
keeping a woman's right to choose, coupled with keeping the gov't out of peoples private lives including gay's lives
keeping religion out of government, but freedom to practice it anywhere else
illegal immigration
the unwieldy tax code
wars of choice vs wars of necessity

Outside of that, I wouldn't change a thing...(And that's only for my personal priorities...)

1. much smaller federal government (this fixes tax issues, privacy issues, education issues, highly centralized gov't issues, Big Brother issues, etc.)
2. more secure civil liberties (fixes Patriot Act issues, privacy issues, surveillance of the public by gov't. issues, etc.)
3. illegal immigration and border issues
4. torture of suspects by fed. gov't, war crimes, etc.
5. national debt and taxes
6. economy and manufacturing base of economy (out-sourcing)
6. murder by abortion
7. crimes without victims (drugs, prostitution, etc.)

The Viking wrote:

Wayne wrote: The economy. Period.

That's a great one that most everyone has on top, but what parts will fix it? Taxes, spending, more government control, illegal immigration, bailouts, the wars? Which ones are the most important to fix the economy?

Beats me. If I knew how all that stuff worked and what the answer is to the recession, I'd be in banking or something.