Opinion of the Issue, part 77

[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
75	Allow Dual Citizenship	72.7; 6.1; 3.0; 6.1; 12.1
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
76	Allow Foreign-Borns to become President	46.4; 14.3; 7.1; 7.1; 25.0
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
77	Allow Corporate Monopolies	5.3; 10.5; 0.0; 10.5; 73.7
3	Return to the Gold Standard	9.1; 4.5; 4.5; 9.1; 72.7
74	Ban Burqas	8.0; 4.0; 0.0; 8.0; 80.0
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 Winston Disraeli.

[SPC]

I'm assuming that you meant government-backed monopolies, which is the only true monopoly, so no.

[Marokai Backbeat]

No.

[opebo]

No, unless of course it is a State monopoly.

[Scam of God]

I'm assuming that you meant government-backed monopolies, which is the only true monopoly, so no.

This. We need, for instance, to totally dismantle Boeing and Lockheed's incestuous relationship with the U.S. military. We also need to break the tariff that allows corn oligarchs to sell unhealthy high fructose corn syrup at the expense of real sugar.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Of course not.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Lean Yes.

There are a few infrastructure-heavy industries where the costs of duplicating the infrastructure are high enough that it makes economic sense to have regulated monopolies provide the service.  Basically the utilities such as landline phone service from your house to the local exchange, connection to the electrical grid, water & sewer, gas.

To a lesser extent, mail delivery and garbage collection also make sense as regulated monopolies so as to avoid having to have multiple service providers roaming the streets, but there competition is also about the level of service.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

No way

[k-onmmunist]

Of course.

[Person Man]

No, unless of course it is a State monopoly.

This is where I want to go...but this is too radical and risky. I would stick to the current jurisprudence that allows monopolies in industries that probably don't have that much time left to them. There was a major anti-knock case about this.

[Earth]

Absolutely not.