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@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the government regulate social media sites, as a mean…
No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government. They should, however, be held liab…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats a…
Yes. The total number of Justices on the court should be equal too the number of circuit courts in the country. I'm also…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
Yes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time for non-violent, non dealing related crimes.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support affirmative action programs?
In some places and instances I do. They were created to address a problem that needed to be addressed, and they've done…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms de…
As long as they can prove that a crime was only committed because of something the dealer or manufacture did or said, th…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
As long as they are properly trained and licensed and are willing to carry insurance to cover any accidental discharges,…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medica…
This is something that should be decided on a case by case basis and not with a one size fits all blanket.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
I support the concept of a publicly funded option being made available as a right of citizenship with the ability to pur…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac…
Yes. It's not perfect, but it is better than what we had before.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in …
Yes, as long as offshore income is reported and they pay the proper taxes on it.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the government provide tax incentives to private comp…
No, that decision should be made by Congress, or ideally, the State and Local Governments where the business is currentl…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North America…
Free trade only works if every country involved in a pact plays by the same rules, and right now we don't. So, as long a…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
No, reducing military spending and closing tax loopholes will be more effective and less detrimental to those most vulne…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same s…
For basic, entry level work, yes. However, beyond that there are so many other factors that go in to determining an empl…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
Fewer, current benefits do not provide enough support and prevent the help from getting to those who actually need it.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corpor…
Raise them while eliminating unnecessary deductions and loop holes.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
Yes, and make it a living wage that is adjusted up every year according to inflation if necessary.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes, taxes need to be raised to an appropriate level and then all existing tax loopholes for the rich and large corporat…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining …
Yes. Police Unions need to be able to protect their members, but there has to be a mechanism to fire those cops who habi…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?
Not on a blanket basis. The concept is a sound one, protect them from frivolous lawsuits for unfortunate things that hap…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people…
No. Each drug case is different, and by forcing the courts to hand down specific sentences, regardless of the circumstan…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should K-12 schools reopen for in-person learning?
That is a decision that should be made by the parents, students, teachers and administrators of a given school.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year c…
Yes, provided the recipient pays the cost back through some kind of service program either before or after they go to co…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
To me, critical race theory is an overreaction to decades of US schools ignoring the realities of race and race relation…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should France continue to assassinate suspected terrorists i…
AS long as we get the permission of the government of the country in question before launching the strike, I don't have…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the federal government require racial sensitivity tra…
Yes, as long as it covers all other protected groups (age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religio…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
I would prefer government get out of the marriage business altogether. But, as long as they insist on being involved, an…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if t…
Yes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason. And as long as they're willing to deal with the social…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at l…
No, military service should be a choice, not an obligation. We could, however, create a national program that would trad…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
Yes, as long as it's also recognized as the capital of Palestine, who claims the city as its capital as well.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gai…
No, we can't make the argument about the importance of sovereign boarders if we flippantly disregard them for other nati…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spend…
Decrease, or maybe simply retarget to countries that actually need the help. We should also deny aid to countries that h…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
We should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. The two state solution is the only viable way towards peace in the…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trad…
Yes, the embargo has failed, spectacularly. All it does is prevent Cuban-Americans from visiting their homeland and depr…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation…
No, not only is torture an ineffective form of interrogation which often results in bad or unreliable intelligence, but…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional ri…
they are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights. They are, however, still prisoners and as such fall un…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
Yes, removing ourselves from the UN would sideline us from any and all future discussions on major global issues. If we…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Yes, provided they have been vetted as thoroughly as every other immigrant or refuge is.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the government increase or decrease military spending…
Decrease. The U.S. spends more than the rest of the top 10 combined and accounts for 1/3rd of ALL military spending glob…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the …
Yes, as long as the credits and subsidies are also extended to the other renewable energy sectors as well. We can't affo…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil …
No, not only do we not clearly understand the long term effects of fracking, but the energy being produced is finite and…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?…
No, by removing ourselves from the table, we sideline ourselves from future discussions on this most critical of global…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
No, not only could most natural born citizens not pass that citizenship test, but it does nothing to prove how valuable…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border …
No, just enforce the current border policy and tweak the policies that so obviously don't work even when being properly…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should the government increase or decrease the amount of tem…
No, but businesses who hire them should be required by law to compensate them at the same level they would a US citizen.…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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3Y
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal im…
No, illegally crossing the boarder is a misdemeanor crime in this country, and there are very few misdemeanors that warr…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citiz…
The law in America is if you're born on American soil, you're an American, regardless of the immigration status of your…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country…
No, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional and sends the wrong message. It's up to the governmen…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Yes, as long as they aren't actively preventing customs and immigration officials from doing their jobs, there's no reas…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressiona…
I believe the ban should be much longer than 5 years. I feel like a 10 or 15 year ban would be more effective. That way…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…
Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and any applicable probation and the crime was not committed w…
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Yes. Anyone who is old enough to work, and pay taxes as a result, should have the right to vote.
@8TBNF3N
from Utah
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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …
Not at the federal level. But if the individual states want to allow them to vote in state and local elections, then tha…