Opinion of the Issue, part Funston

[Associate Justice PiT]

1	Women in the Military	83.3; 5.6; 11.1; 0.0; 0.0
9	Legalize Prostitution	73.1; 11.5; 0.0; 3.8; 11.5
6	Allow Gay Marriage	75.9; 6.9; 0.0; 0.0; 17.2
4	Free Trade Expansion	41.7; 25.0; 2.8; 11.1; 19.4
10	Legalize Selling Human Body Parts	44.0; 16.0; 0.0; 8.0; 32.0
5	Legalize Hard Drugs	31.3; 28.1; 6.3; 9.4; 25.0
8	Punish Illegal Immigrants	26.9; 11.5; 0.0; 7.7; 53.8
12	Stricter Gun Control	22.6; 3.2; 9.7; 16.1; 48.4
7	Eliminate the Income Tax	16.1; 9.7; 0.0; 6.5; 67.7
11	Restrict Abortion	22.9; 0.0; 5.7; 20.0; 51.4
3	Return to the Gold Standard	9.1; 4.5; 4.5; 9.1; 72.7
2	Support the Patriot Act	4.0; 4.0; 4.0; 12.0; 76.0

     I forgot about this for a few days, so here's the new version.

[Marokai Backbeat]

No by default. Why? Because this question is vague. Unless I know what sort of "lands" we're talking about I can't give any sort of answer because it could mean anything.

[Lunar]

Yes, for no other reason than the federal government does not need to own DC.  Maryland could own the property and it'd be no big deal (and in fact much better)

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I voted for the opposite option of what I wanted. Fortunately I enabled vote-changing.

     Anyway, I voted yes. Unless the land is specifically being used to prevent a certain species from becoming extinct, I suspect it might be better used to further the cause of private ownership.

[Marokai Backbeat]

IMO This is a question akin to asking "Should government be small?" It's a shortsighted question that offers no specifics.

We shouldn't be saying "Should we get rid of federally owned lands?" But rather "What federally owned lands should we get rid of?" It's a complex issue that this poll greatly oversimplified.

[Associate Justice PiT]

IMO This is a question akin to asking "Should government be small?" It's a shortsighted question that offers no specifics.

We shouldn't be saying "Should we get rid of federally owned lands?" But rather "What federally owned lands should we get rid of?" It's a complex issue that this poll greatly oversimplified.

     I actually was thinking of a very specific idea in making it, that I guess didn't come across in the question.

[MasterJedi]

If it doesn't need the land it should sell it but if it actually needs it there's nothing wrong with it having it or acquiring some other land.

[Daniel Adams]

Yes! The various federal land management agencies manage over a quarter of the land of the USA, a ridiculously high amount and at a cost of several billion dollars a year to taxpayers.

[Scam of God]

If it doesn't need the land it should sell it but if it actually needs it there's nothing wrong with it having it or acquiring some other land.

This. I am in favor of decommissioning overseas military bases and selling them, however.

[Lief 🗽]

Generally no.

[Purple State]

I am generally neutral on this, as it depends on what land is being kept and what is being released.

[SPC]

The land socialism the United States Government pratices is truly a shame.

[Lief 🗽]

Yep, such a shame.

[dead0man]

Depends on the specific land in question of course.  We probably shouldn't sell the Grand Canyon to Chinese investors or the land under the Pentagon to the Iranians, but does the Federal govt really need to own/manage so many millions of acres of wasteland in Alaska and the Rockies?

[Kaine for Senate '18]

No, absolutely not.

[Mint]

Lean No. Public Lands give the poor and much of the middle class access to (if properly kept) unspoiled nature they would otherwise never see. Plus they help generate a lot of revenue a lot of the time from tourists, which might not happen if they were bought off by the elite.

On the other hand, some areas like ANWR should probably be open to corporations.

[SPC]

Yep, such a shame.

Clearly.

[Mint]

Um, that was an Exelon Power Plant and they're privately owned.. So I don't really see your point (maybe I'm missing something?). Although the anti-nuclear hysteria in this country is still misguided anyway.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Um, that was an Exelon Power Plant and they're privately owned.. So I don't really see your point (maybe I'm missing something?). Although the anti-nuclear hysteria in this country is still misguided anyway.

     I think he's referring to the marshland that is visible behind the plant.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Lean no.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I support land nationalisation for romantic reasons.

[SPC]

Um, that was an Exelon Power Plant and they're privately owned.. So I don't really see your point (maybe I'm missing something?). Although the anti-nuclear hysteria in this country is still misguided anyway.

     I think he's referring to the marshland that is visible behind the plant.

Yep