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@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government be allowed to seize private property, …
Yes, but only in extreme cases. The landowner must also be compensated far above market value.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?…
Yes, he is protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the CIA and NSA directors should be investigated instea…
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@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?
Yes, extremely illegal. The desecration of the American flag should be a petty treason charge. The only time a flag sho…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
Yes, but not drugs that are extremely addicting (heroine), messes up your body(Bath salts), or drugs with no medical tie…
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@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms de…
No, a firearm dealer or a firearm manufacturer cannot be held responsible for what happens with their products. The only…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
No, but a state should provide a security guard for every school. One security guard for every 250 students. Every guard…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should there be more restrictions on the current process of …
No, but only for criminals and the mentally ill. Criminals not convicted of a violent crime/murder obviously cannot purc…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Yes, but make incentives exporting products instead of moving a whole company.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should pension payments be increased for retired government …
Yes, but only for low-income pensioners and government workers excluding politicians.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government provide tax incentives to private comp…
No, but slightly increase taxes and import taxes on outsourcing.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government increase tariffs on imported products …
Yes, but not by 45%
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
Yes, but only down to $4.75 million.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government require businesses to pay salaried emp…
Yes, but only if the employee is a good worker, shows up to work, clocks in on time. People who skip work but still get…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
No, but cut benefits and salaries of officials, increase taxes on the extremely wealthy, increase taxes on international…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
More, but increase benefits for the elderly, disabled, and veterans.
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@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Help, but large unions should not be allowed to lobby and political donations.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Yes, but test anyone from the government and provide treatment if they test positive. Instead of criminally charging the…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corpor…
Maintain current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes. Slightly lower for small businesses.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
Yes, but only a small amount to every citizen every 4 weeks.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access…
No, but drastically improve the fines in the event of an accident, and invest in nuclear energy.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
No, but reduce the amount of drills, and offer incentives alternate energy production.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil …
No, but we still need to increase oversight, and find more sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuels.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
No, but disposable products with 35% or less biodegradable material should be banned and tax incentives should be made f…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the President be able to authorize military force aga…
Yes, but only if the order to authorize force from Congress would take to long to secure an extremely important victory.…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
Yes, but only if there is probable evidence that someone died from their drugs, they are repeat offenders. A fair trial…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?…
Yes, but have any privately run prison focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. The standard of living in private…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
Yes, but only is they weren't convicted of a violent crime before prison. Also depending on the severity of offense the…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juven…
No, but the solitary for juveniles should not be as harsh as ones for adults. Solitary for juveniles should only be save…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people…
Yes, but only for drug dealers who've killed someone with their drugs.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Yes, criminals should have the right to vote, but only if they have completed their sentence and was not convicted of an…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government conduct military strikes against North…
No, we must use the power of our allies to diplomatically solve the problem without causing mutally assured destruction.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?
Yes, but only as a whole country. Individual citizens boycotting is fine.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?
Yes, but only with consent from the rest of NATO. If Iran breaks its limit for its amount if uranium, NATO has every rig…
@8FB33W6
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Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to c…
No, the U.S should only provide financial support to help India build their own weapons. The U.S. can also provide aid b…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
No, but make it so that any NATO allies share information with each other about possible threats, to watch each others b…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afg…
No, actually send more troops over. In war, and from a country of 300 million, 2,419 troops is not a lot. America must f…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gai…
Yes, with permission from said country (if country is an ally) but only for intelligence gathering. Lethal force is allo…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trad…
Yes, slowly until Cuba becomes a democratic republic.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at l…
Yes, but 4 years of service. An easier form of boot camp is available for enlistees who want to further education or jus…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Yes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests and prevent women from serving in combat roles is also discriminat…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government support a separation of church and sta…
No, it is a specific part of our American history, it doesn't refer to any specific God, and it would cost too much to t…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support the death penalty?
Yes, but only for significant crimes against humanity.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback …
No, not only is it unconstitutional (2nd amend), but it would also not end very well for anyone trying to take back "ass…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
Yes, but move the amount of questions up to 20 with 10 of them being mandatory questions, and the other 10 being random.…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border …
Yes, but only increase border patrol personal by a small amount and give slightly better funding.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should immigrants be allowed to hold dual citizenship status…
Yes, unless they have committed acts of terrorism or violent/ serious crimes in the U.S or the second country. Dual citi…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government increase or decrease the amount of tem…
Decrease and provide additional screening to qualify for a work visa. Only to ensure that actual skilled workers are get…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty…
Yes, but to create a simple process for law-abiding, tax paying immigrants with no criminal record in the U.S. or from t…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should immigrants be required to learn English?
Yes, but provide free language learning services so that while people are applying for citizenship they can learn. Immig…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country…
No, banning immigrants based on their religion or culture is illegal and unconstitutional. Instead screen immigrants fro…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Yes, but only for illegal immigrants who are receiving healthcare, with children, are elderly, or are disabled. Anyone w…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citiz…
Yes, but only immediately if their parents die, or are deported without them. If still with their parents, they have to…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal im…
Yes, but only if the illegal commits violent acts or has serious law violations while being illegal.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition r…
Yes, along as they pay taxes and are in the process of applying for citizenship.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidiz…
Yes, but only for serious/infectious diseases or injuries. Any illegals would also be detained during treatment and woul…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
No, but keep the current wall and slightly increase the amount of border guards.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
Yes, and immediately release anyone serving time for minor drug offenses. Also legalize it everywhere with tax, but all…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government increase funding for mental health res…
Yes, but substantially improve funding for personalized care, and slightly subsidize pharmaceutical company's.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should there be more or less privatization of veterans&rsquo…
More, injured/disabled veterans should be able to access to completely free, high quality healthcare. Regular veterans s…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug p…
Yes, but the money saved from the government negotiating prices would have to go to research and development for new dru…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where peop…
Yes, but the "safe havens" should be used strictly as a rehabilitation facility. People admit themselves just like they…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving dru…
Yes, but not strictly. Only to prevent companies from inflating the price. Lifesaving drugs should be free, or extremely…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medica…
No, majority of people applying or get granted Medicaid are either poor children, pregnant women, poor seniors, or disa…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the federal government increase funding of health car…
Yes, especially for the elderly, disabled, and veterans. Any American citizen who is a minor (under 18) should also rece…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac…
Yes, but I believe that not every aspect of the plan is the best, but we should also implement a a version of universal…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for elect…
No, foreign countries should have no hand in American politics in any way, shape, or form.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be…
Yes, but the amount must be severely limited in the amount of money that can be donated and how many times from the same…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…
Yes, but only if their crime was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual. They must have also served their time, and…
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …
Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years, and paying taxes for 5 years.
@8FB33W6
from Illinois
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Should the government fund space travel?
No, the government should focus on saving the Earth, while private companies can spend their money on space.