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44. Both parties generally ignore the fact that the United States has the [URL="http://www.webcitation.org/5xRCN8YmR"]highest[/URL] [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/americas/23iht-23prison.12253738.html?pagewanted=all"]incarceration rate[/URL] per capital in the world with over half imprisoned for nonviolent drug use, and neither platform offers solutions to this problem.
45. It’s common for [URL="http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/05/966031/campaign-surrogate-admits-romney-is-changing-positions-just-to-win-votes/"]Republicans[/URL] and [URL="http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/04/obama-panders-to-coveted-stoner-demographic-video/"]Democrats[/URL] to [URL="http://voices.yahoo.com/democrat-pandering-illegal-immigrants-costs-taxpayers-11698252.html"]pander[/URL] to [URL="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/05/05/175014/gop-representatives-pander-to-constituents-then-vote-to-protect-big-oil/"]various[/URL] [URL="http://bearingdrift.com/2012/04/27/bipartisan-pandering-over-student-loan-rates/"]demographics[/URL], attempting to win them over.
46. The Bush Administration’s Guantanamo Bay has remained open under Obama and although he did sign an executive order calling for the closing, the Senate, in an overwhelmingly [URL="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/111-2009/s202"]bipartisan[/URL] effort, blocked the federal funding to ship the prisoners to Illinois. Obama then signed the federal fund-blocking bill into law when he could have vetoed. The Obama Administration has also imposed new [URL="http://www.salon.com/2012/07/23/the_obama_gitmo_myth/"]arbitrary rules[/URL] for the [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-turns-back-the-clock-on-guantanamo/2012/08/16/e97f10c2-e62c-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_story.html"]prisoners[/URL] and Romney has said that he would like to see it [URL="http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Mitt_Romney_Homeland_Security.htm"]double[/URL] in size.
47. Both parties rely heavily on [URL="http://adage.com/article/moy-2008/obama-wins-ad-age-s-marketer-year/131810/"]marketing[/URL] [URL="http://www.columbia.edu/%7Ebrg2114/files/mktletters.pdf"]operations[/URL] that use brand logos, names, messaging and colors to “sell” their candidate.
48. Under the Bush Administration, not one Senate member [URL="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2001/s295"]voted[/URL] against the bill that founded the Transportation Security Administration and the House displayed [URL="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2001/h448"]overwhelming[/URL] support as well. Obama [URL="http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-20/travel/obama.tsa_1_pat-downs-airport-screening-procedures-travelers?_s=PM:TRAVEL"]supports[/URL] the TSA and Romney claims he will make a few [URL="http://youtu.be/K_b8hzgFImw"]improvements[/URL] but the TSA will [URL="http://youtu.be/-z8pxikHMDE"]remain[/URL].
49. A bill designed to [URL="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2012/08/google-applauds-bipartisan-resolution.html"]ensure[/URL] that the internet remains open and minimally regulated received strong [URL="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/h555"]bipartisan[/URL] support in the House. On the other hand, there has been [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Congresspersons_who_support_or_oppose_SOPA/PIPA"]bipartisan support[/URL] for bills such as [URL="http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/10/technology-a-bipartisan-attempt-to-regulate-the-internet.html"]SOPA[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROTECT_IP_Act"]PIPA[/URL], which critics such as [URL="http://www.google.com/takeaction/past-actions/"]Google[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn_more"]Wikipedia[/URL], and [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/mark-zuckerberg-sopa_n_1214090.html"]Facebook[/URL] say would allow severe internet regulation, censorship and provide the president with an “internet kill switch.”
50. Both platforms agree that [URL="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/coal-oil-gas/4339171"]“clean coal”[/URL] is an essential resource for U.S. energy requirements. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh17jDbEaSo"]Romney[/URL] and [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GehK7Q_QxPc"]Obama[/URL] both advocate for the use of clean coal as a way of furthering America’s energy independence.
51. Democrats and Republicans are [URL="http://www.debt.org/faqs/government/americas-national-debt-republicans-democrats-blame/"]responsible[/URL] for the [URL="http://www.usdebtclock.org/"]16 trillion[/URL] national debt and are largely responsible for the 58 trillion in total U.S. debt.
52. Both parties have [URL="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2012/08/22/seek-truth-from-facts"]failed[/URL] to propose a plan for the immediate balancing of the budget. [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/17/mitt-romney-budget-national-debt_n_1890678.html"]Romney[/URL] and [URL="http://washingtonexaminer.com/examiner-editorial-smoke-and-mirrors-obamas-4-trillion-plan-to-cut-the-debt/article/2510501"]Obama[/URL] both propose federal budget plans that would add trillions to the national debt.
53. Neither party plans on [URL="http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jborowski/president-obama-is-not-actually-cutting-military-s"]cutting[/URL] [URL="http://factcheck.org/2012/10/will-romney-increase-defense-spending-by-2-trillion/"]defense[/URL] spending, which is currently larger than the combined defense spending of the next [URL="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-ol-defense-budget-size-and-potential-for-cuts-20121023,0,6396267.story"]13 countries[/URL]. 54. According to [URL="http://www.gallup.com/poll/156662/congress-approval-ties-time-low.aspx"]Gallup[/URL], Congressional Democrats and Republicans have [URL="http://washingtonexaminer.com/republicans-and-democrats-equally-to-blame-for-standing-of-congress/article/164190#.UH8sFqmPWSo"]record low[/URL] approval ratings of only 10 percent and according to another [URL="http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx"]poll[/URL], 81 percent of those polled have trust in the government “only some of the time or never.”
55. Both the Democratic and Republican platforms mention God and both [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/religion-leaders-democratic-national-convention-2012_n_1846782.html"]parties[/URL] are theistic in nature.
56. There is strong [URL="http://ivn.us/editors-blog/2012/07/23/majority-of-americans-support-semi-automatic-weapons-ban/"]bipartisan support[/URL] for increased gun control measures. Both [URL="http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/Governor/Massachusetts/Mitt_Romney/Views/The_Second_Amendment/"]Romney[/URL] and [URL="http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/Profiles/President/US/Barack_Obama/Views/The_Second_Amendment/"]Obama[/URL] are also supporters of increasing gun control.
57. Republicans and Democrats allow the U.S. to maintain military bases in over [URL="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/sep/14/ron-paul/ron-paul-says-us-has-military-personnel-130-nation/"]120 countries[/URL]. A Rasmussen Reports [URL="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2012/51_think_u_s_should_withdraw_all_troops_from_europe"]poll[/URL] found that 51 percent of Americans polled want all troops withdrawn from Western Europe.
58. The Bush-Clinton NAFTA free trade agreement was [URL="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=103&session=1&vote=00395"]passed[/URL] in a [URL="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/103-1993/h575"]bipartisan[/URL] effort. Obama has not only [URL="http://www.citizen.org/documents/failed-trade-policy-and-immigration.pdf"]failed[/URL] to renegotiate NAFTA, but is now [URL="http://www.thetrainofthought.com/2012/06/obama-pushing-new-nafta-style-trade.html"]pushing[/URL] for more NAFTA style deals. Romney has [URL="http://www.thenation.com/blog/170437/more-nafta-anyone-romney-positions-free-trade-champion#"]stated[/URL] that he will be a champion of free trade.
59. The U.S. Cuba trade embargo has been [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHO1irI_73U"]largely bipartisan[/URL] and neither a Republican nor Democratic [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/us/politics/ryan-criticizes-obamas-cuba-policy-and-explains-his-shift-on-the-issue.html?_r=0"]administration[/URL] is likely to lift the embargo.


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