Country of Residence: Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Political Compass Result:
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.54
Where do you put yourself on the political spectrum: Moderate (
Do you identify yourself with a certain political grouping (socialist, neocon, etc): Liberal
Do you identify yourself with a certain political party: No...
Religion: Raised non-practicing Catholic, currently Atheist/Apatheist

Abortion: Legal for all reasons in 1st trimester. Legal at all times for health of the mother, rape, etc.
War in Iraq: Completely opposed to it before it happened, am for gradual withdrawal as soon as the country is stable, Bush and company should be brought up on charges for it.
Marijuana: legalize it...
Firearms: Hunting and target shooting weapons are legal, all other firearms especially concealable and/or military category firearms should be illegal for anyone expect police, army.
Gay Marriage: Gay people should have the same rights as straight people concerning civil marriage, religious marriage is a matter for each individual religion to decide.
Gay adoption: Undecided...pending towards allowing it.
Religion in schools: The only reference to religion in school should be in the context of history class, if people want their children religiously indoctrinated send them to your local church/temple/whatever, school is a place of reason and logic.
Death penalty: Abolish it, I believe that a society has no right to condemn someone to be put to death if they are already in jail and are thus no danger to anyone, if society executes a criminal for his crimes we are no better than him.
I am whoever for the issuing of life prison sentences with forced labour for major crimes, and for a more aggressive use of force by police forces, by this I include the use of lethal force against suspects that violently resist arrest and/or try to attack a police officer and/or take hostages and/or to protect the lives of innocent bystanders.