Opinion of the Issue, part 74

[Associate Justice PiT]

32	Criminal Trials by Jury	81.3; 9.4; 0.0; 3.1; 6.3
1	Women in the Military	83.3; 5.6; 11.1; 0.0; 0.0
67	Compulsory Sexual Health Education	71.4; 17.1; 0.0; 0.0; 11.4
49	Permit Plea Bargaining	83.3; 4.2; 8.3; 4.2; 0.0
38	Aid for Importing Prescription Drugs	40.0; 46.7; 0.0; 6.7; 6.7
37	Water as a Public Good	80.0; 6.7; 0.0; 0.0; 13.3
9	Legalize Prostitution	73.1; 11.5; 0.0; 3.8; 11.5
19	Legalize Marijuana	74.0; 10.0; 0.0; 6.0; 10.0
31	Jury Nullification	79.2; 4.2; 4.2; 4.2; 8.3
6	Allow Gay Marriage	75.9; 6.9; 0.0; 0.0; 17.2
53	Allow Airlines to Charge for Passengers who Require Extra Seats	73.0; 8.1; 0.0; 5.4; 13.5
55	Legalize Brothels	70.6; 8.8; 5.9; 2.9; 11.8
25	Job Outsourcing	58.6; 20.7; 6.9; 0.0; 13.8
70	Subsidize Public Transportation	66.7; 12.1; 3.0; 12.1; 6.1
17	Government-Sponsored Health Care	62.5; 15.0; 0.0; 7.5; 15.0
47	Reduce Student Loan Interest	64.3; 10.7; 3.6; 0.0; 21.4
26	Line-Item Veto	47.8; 26.1; 0.0; 8.7; 17.4
22	Nuclear Power	58.6; 13.8; 6.9; 6.9; 13.8
18	Eliminate the Deficit	40.0; 32.0; 12.0; 4.0; 12.0
29	Doctor-Assisted Suicide	56.7; 13.3; 0.0; 10.0; 20.0
30	Reduce Military Funding	60.0; 8.6; 0.0; 8.6; 22.9
4	Free Trade Expansion	41.7; 25.0; 2.8; 11.1; 19.4
60	Require seatbelts to be worn	42.4; 21.2; 3.0; 6.1; 27.3
44	Reduce Stop Light Cameras	51.5; 9.1; 12.1; 9.1; 18.2
52	Right to Nuclear Energy	52.0; 8.0; 4.0; 12.0; 24.0
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
69	Tax Non-Biodegradable Bags	31.6; 26.3; 0.0; 5.3; 36.8
23	Protect Strikers' Jobs	50.0; 7.7; 0.0; 19.2; 23.1
54	Mediate Regional Conflicts	18.9; 37.8; 2.7; 16.2; 24.3
15	Campaign Finance Reform	40.6; 15.6; 3.1; 6.3; 34.4
16	Funding of Religious Charities	19.4; 35.5; 3.2; 16.1; 25.8
21	Offshore Drilling	30.3; 24.2; 15.2; 12.1; 18.2
51	Sin Taxes	36.7; 16.7; 3.3; 10.0; 33.3
73	Right To Secede	33.3; 19.4; 0.0; 8.3; 38.9
48	Eliminate Permanent Security Council Positions	43.5; 8.7; 4.3; 17.4; 26.1
72	Government-Ensured Communications Access	36.4; 15.2; 0.0; 15.2; 33.3
56	Protect Animals Raised for Food	43.3; 6.7; 3.3; 10.0; 36.7
46	Marque and Reprisal against Piracy and Terrorism	30.0; 20.0; 20.0; 10.0; 20.0
64	Sports Salary Caps	36.0; 12.0; 0.0; 16.0; 36.0
33	Reduce the Corporate Tax	36.7; 10.0; 6.7; 16.7; 30.0
59	Decentralize Government Power	42.9; 3.6; 10.7; 0.0; 42.9
62	Government Power to Nationalize Companies	39.3; 7.1; 3.6; 10.7; 39.3
65	Companies that are too Large to Fail Should not be Private	29.2; 16.7; 12.5; 0.0; 41.7
34	Limit CO2 emissions	27.3; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2
45	Eliminate Copyrights	38.5; 3.8; 3.8; 15.4; 38.5
68	Gain Resources from Socially Tolerant Countries	29.4; 11.8; 17.6; 17.6; 23.5
50	Public School Uniforms	26.7; 13.3; 3.3; 3.3; 53.3
8	Punish Illegal Immigrants	26.9; 11.5; 0.0; 7.7; 53.8
43	Shorten Prison Sentences	22.7; 13.6; 18.2; 9.1; 36.4
39	Increase Foreign Aid	25.0; 10.7; 3.6; 14.3; 46.4
42	Mandatory Public School Attendance	26.5; 8.8; 0.0; 17.6; 47.1
14	Privatize Social Security	31.3; 3.1; 9.4; 12.5; 43.8
41	Continue Monetary Aid to Israel	22.9; 11.4; 0.0; 17.1; 48.6
57	Judges' Right to Give Death Penalty	26.3; 7.9; 5.3; 5.3; 55.3
35	Require Helmets for Skiing	18.2; 15.2; 3.0; 3.0; 60.6
66	Government-Owned Media Sources	33.3; 0.0; 20.0; 13.3; 33.3
13	Reduce Federal-Owned Lands	24.0; 8.0; 24.0; 12.0; 32.0
40	Permit Segregation in Prisons	18.2; 13.6; 4.5; 18.2; 45.5
61	Government-Funded Abortion Clinics	17.9; 12.8; 0.0; 15.4; 53.8
63	Balanced Budget Amendment	14.8; 11.1; 7.4; 25.9; 40.7
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
27	Allow Procedural Filibuster	13.6; 9.1; 4.5; 9.1; 63.6
71	Allow Performance-Enhancing Drugs	9.4; 9.4; 3.1; 12.5; 65.6
28	Government Price Controls	14.8; 3.7; 7.4; 18.5; 55.6
20	Censor Indecent Broadcasts	3.7; 14.8; 0.0; 18.5; 63.0
24	Support NCLB	8.0; 8.0; 4.0; 32.0; 48.0
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
36	Ability to ban Films and Video Games	5.6; 0.0; 2.8; 13.9; 77.8
58	Affirmative Action	3.4; 0.0; 10.3; 17.2; 69.0

     Question courtesy of BRTD.

[Lunar]

lol everyone knows who that question comes from.


I voted the sane answer.

[Frodo]

Obviously not, as long as it is their choice to wear one. 

[Lunar]

Obviously not, as long as it is their choice to wear one. 

I mean, the pseudo-feminist/legislative critique of them, for all of it's lameness, probably is most persuasive in response to your clause here.  I'm sure it's obvious, but it argues that it's not really a choice due to intense familial pressure.

[Frodo]

Obviously not, as long as it is their choice to wear one. 

I mean, the pseudo-feminist/legislative critique of them, for all of it's lameness, probably is most persuasive in response to your clause here.  I'm sure it's obvious, but it argues that it's not really a choice due to intense familial pressure.

It may be the case, but I don't see what role the government should have in what is ultimately a family and community matter.  As long as no harm is being committed against these women (i.e. genital mutilation) I see no reason for the government to interfere. 

[Lunar]

I mean...this question will definitively place in the bottom of all of these polls, if not the very bottom, and deservedly so.  I was just pointing that your jusrification was the one position of strength for those on the wrong side of the issue. 

The argument, which I have no business in defending even in a devil's advocate position, is that there is a harm committed against the women, of course, similar to locking her up.



Of course, the idea of making them illegal is prejudiced, sexist, bigotry, and anti-freedom... 


maybe I'm just hanging out in a country where I see them several times a day

[dead0man]

If it's not a problem, I don't see why they should be banned.  Places with a need for security can ban face coverings of course and private places of business should be able to keep people out for the same security reasons.

[Lunar]

Are they that much of a security threat?  Maybe.  They'd probably be more threatening if that sort of fundamentalism didn't shun women...they're not about to commit suicide for some dozens of virgin women waiting for them in heaven...I assume they allow US prison visitors to wear them, no?  And airplanes too?  Same level of patting down, right?

[JSojourner]

No.  I hate them.  And I do question whether it's the woman's choice to wear them. So I absolutely understand and respect the impulse behind banning them.

But I also know plenty of women who choose to dress a certain way -- in keeping with what they believe are the teachings of their religion -- old order Mennonites, some Apostolic and fundamentalist Pentecostals, Mormons and the Amish come to mind. I couldn't ever conceive of government trying to dictate what people can and cannot wear.

[k-onmmunist]

Lean Yes.

[Earth]

No. It's not government's place to dictate dress, for whatever grounds.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Of course not.

[MasterJedi]

No reason to. Private places can regulate them how they like but they shouldn't just be banned.

[Lunar]

How will kids dress up like ghosts on Halloween?

[Lunar]

Also, I've been known to quietly make Jawa noises from Star Wars when a little kid wearing one walks by -- "whuh-CHIIIING"

[Scam of God]

Absolutely not.

[paul718]

No.