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Title: Political Opinions Post by: SaturnVengeance on December 03, 2010, 09:18:23 PM I spent the last 45 minutes or so writing this thread, so please, share your thoughts on these topics:
1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? 7. Should stem cell research be legal? 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? 42. Should church and state remain separate? 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? 52. Should we allow weapons in space? 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: muon2 on December 03, 2010, 09:54:42 PM Interesting questions, and fine for the forum. The thread sholuld be under individual politics, however. Perhaps the moderator will move it.
It's also a lot to consider in one sitting. It would be better if it were split into m/ultiple threads. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: tpfkaw on December 03, 2010, 10:13:32 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? From what I assume the question is, yes. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? The latter. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? The latter. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes, I think we should magically stop Iran's nuclear weapons program. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Yes, I think we should magically liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? The latter. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? People have rights, they aren't given rights. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? It is legal. If you are referring to the government regulation of "marriage," then that ought to be abolished entirely. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Up or down vote on statehood or independence. Ideally an independent country. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Up or down vote on statehood or independence. Ideally an independent country. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Up or down vote on statehood or independence. Ideally an independent country. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Up or down vote on statehood or independence. Ideally an independent country. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Up or down vote on statehood or independence. Ideally an independent country. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? We should have open borders and eliminate all immigration and naturalization quotas, but abolish birthright citizenship for children of noncitizens. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? They already have full voting rights. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? An independent country. We'll be far better off without it. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No and no. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No and no. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes, the government should provide magical free internet. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Too vague. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes, the government should offer magical free healthcare. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes, the government should offer magical free higher education. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends on what (records of bizarre medical studies and the like must be, the nuclear launch codes definitely shouldn't). 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? For people below the age of 18, sure. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No and no. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No, no, and no. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Except for voting, yes. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. We should use them to a minimum, however. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: SaturnVengeance on December 03, 2010, 10:17:05 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
no 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? no 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? yes, except during certain cases such as a mass serial killer 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? no 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? no 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? yes, but only if they are guilty beyond a reasonably doubt 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? no 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? no 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? yes 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? yes 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? no 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? no 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? yes 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? US States 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? yes 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? yes 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? neutral 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? only a little bit to help fix the economy 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? either remain part of New York or become it's own state 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? not now, but perhaps in the future, but not with Mexico unless Mexico becomes a first-world country by that time 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? no 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? no, but it should be frowned upon 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? no 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? yes 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? maybe /b/, but only if they get out of hand 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? yes 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? no 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? no 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? no 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? only if it's necessary 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? no 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no for both 52. Should we allow weapons in space? yes, but only for the US, not for other countries 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? yes 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? yes 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? yes 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? they should, but it's not really plausible 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? yes, but not near large population centers 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? yes 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? no 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? yes 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? no, but we should peacefully assimilate other countries into the US if they want to become states 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? hopefully sometime in the future Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Zarn on December 03, 2010, 10:21:09 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? In a few years, we should withdraw. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal, unless the mother's life is in danger. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Only embryonic stem cell research should be illegal. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? It should be life imprisonment. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? The government should. The police have enough funding. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No. They are not crazy enough to use them, and they have legitimate civilian use. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? I do not like democracy. I prefer republics. Still, we should not install one. If the DPRK is stupid enough to attack the RoK, then the RoK will reunite Korea. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? It should be laissez-faire, except when companies display clear corruption to the point that other companies are at a disadvantage. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? In a few years or less, we should. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State. It's not a territory right now. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territory 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Yes. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? No. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? They have that. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No, it's not the time. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? I don't know anything about them. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes, although things like "In God We Trust" on currency are a non-issue. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? No. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes. No. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No, schools should. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No, however teachers should not be completely restrained. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes. Unsure. Yes. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? It depends on what they can handle. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes, it should be our main source of energy. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? 18-19: yes. 13-17: No. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? It depends on the situation. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Sewer on December 03, 2010, 10:34:48 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? I don't give a sh**t but, legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned for life. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Be put in with other government spending. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? Hell no. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? How would we do that? 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Jonathanland? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Statehood. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independence. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independence. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independence. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Independence. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? Hell no. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? WTF? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Hell no. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Dont care. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? lol wut, no. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No and no. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? Hell no. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No and no. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Sure. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Hell no. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Maybe. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Hell yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Hell yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? Hell no. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? Hell no. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Hell no, Hell no, Hell no. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends on what. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? ing hell no. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Nah. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? ing hell no. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? ing hell no and ing hell no. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No, no, and no. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Maybe. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Mostly. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? ing hell no. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? what 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? ing hell no. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on December 03, 2010, 10:35:13 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Depends 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Not if it involves anything drastic 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Only if the situation is right 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? If we're talking about large corporations, ff you're "too big to fail", you're too big to exist. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? OK 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? OK 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Undecided 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Undecided 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Perhaps give to Puerto Rico? 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? States shouldn't have too few people 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Depends 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain in NY 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Canada yes, Mexico not now. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? For malware scams and the like, yes. In general, no. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Unsure 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Universal health care, not necessarily free health care 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Only with strict conditions 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Generally yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? No 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Not 13 year olds 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Only if they are really doing good 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? It shouldn't be stopped 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Give them back to Cuba in exchange for some concessions 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? I am not opposed to an eventual world government, but it should not be just like the US. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: dead0man on December 04, 2010, 12:35:39 AM 1.Good God no
2.Good God yes 3.meh, probably not, but we should be more selective in using it 4.no 5.today? no, ASAP? yes 6.meh 7.of course 8.depends on the specifics, but yes to all of them anyway 9.should be up to local laws, but generally speaking, giving the money to the cops directly is going to set us up for some bad sh**t going down 10.Good God no 11.adding "weapons" in there kind of spoils the question.....yes, of course. As long as they act like dicks we shouldn't let them get the big weapons 12."we" who? "we" the US? No. "we" the West? Yeah, probably. Along with a lot of other phuqued up places in the world 13.Good God no...if you want the "market" to work you have to let the "market" do it's thing and part of that is making sure BAD businesses fail. 14.laissez faire 95% of the time, mixed the other 5% 15.of course 16.today? no, ASAP? yes 17.of course 18.meh 19.yes 20.neither me nor Google has any idea what you're talking about 21.meh...leaning no 22.it should be up to them 23.too small aint it?, up to them if its big enough 24.same as above 25.same 26.same 27.no 28.no 29.no 30.no 31.yes 32.yes 33.should be up to them 34.depends on the details brother 35.good God no 36.no, that's stupid 37.no....the free market will make it happen (for all intents and purposes) eventually anyway....we're already pretty far down that road anyway 38.yes? 39.no 40.no 41.yes 42.yes 43.that's a zoning issue 44.meh 45.no 46.no 47.no 48.occasionally, yes 49.of course not 50.meh 51.meh and no 52.eventually we won't have a choice 53.meh 54.no 55.yes and probably 56.no, let private enterprise take the ball and run with it 57.no 58.no 59.yes 60.no 61.yes, it's often cheaper than the alternative 62.yes 63.yes 64.no 65.no 66.meh 67.no...at least not yet Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: I spent the winter writing songs about getting better on December 04, 2010, 12:54:33 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? What dead0man said 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Uh, other spending. I don't think cops getting to keep some of the money from tickets themselves would be a very good idea... 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? NO 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? How? 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? If by "libertate" you mean like Iraq, no. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? In some circumstances. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? No sane person proposes anything besides mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes and I would favor doing so today if possible. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? NO 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? NO 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territory 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Yes/at some point 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? That's a good idea 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Vague 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? First is kind of necessary, latter no 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Some 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? NO 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? If he actually did the sexual assault and rape yes for that. For the latter, no. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Not now 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? LOL no. The first half isn't really a bad idea but a government just like the US for the whole world, lol. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee on December 04, 2010, 02:24:59 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? No 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? Not at the Federal level, At the state level, some regulation but not banning. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? No 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal but only for rape, incest and when the mothers life is at stake. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Stem cells: Yes, Embryonic Stem cells: yes, Should embryonic stem cells be federally funded?: no 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? First offense prison,; Second or third or serial rapist: death penalty 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? They shouldn't profit from tickets. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? unsure 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes through diplomatic means if possible. A strike should be absolutely last option 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? We should make a deal with the Chinese to let it collapse if we agree to keep US troops out of NK's old borders and reduce presence in SK after the collapse. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Only if substantial systemic risk exists 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy with preference towards market capitalism as much as practical. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? No 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? No 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Unsure 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? What? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory for now, maybe a state in the future. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territories 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? NO 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? NO 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Yes 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? It should be reduced by 5% to 10% tops with focus on cutting civilian contractors, and civilian workforce first then weapons systems that aren't immediate priority needs. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes, its an abomination against those who came here legally, the poor, and working class. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No, only states should have Senators. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? a part of New York 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Absolutely not 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? no 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? no (people have the right to be stupid) 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? maybe, would have to look at costs and how to pay for it first 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? ID Theft, Fraud, Child porn, prostitution, child molestation, Cyber Terrorism, and other such crimes, yes. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? no 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? no 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? no 42. Should church and state remain separate? As long the gov't doesn't establish a state church and allows freedom of worship I don't see the problem really. Just because someone "feels" offended doesn't mean we should jump to their whims. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? no 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Nothing is for free. The gov't should only provide care to the poor, disabled, and seniors of modest means etc. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Nothing is for free. The Gov't should provide aid to help the poor but reduce subsidization of certain degrees and push universities to get control of their ridiculous growth in administration compared to teacher and student body growth. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no but I wouldn't shed a tear if it did. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? no 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? yes but only if in the interest of public safety 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? no 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No and No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Only defensive missile shields 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No, too many creeps out there 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes and maybe 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? First contact with who? Microbes? space ships: yes but it can be done in contract with private sector if necessary. Colonizing planets, only if back and forth shuttling is possible. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? no 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? "There is no greater idea in the world then arms reduction, just as long as everybody is reducing at the same time", Barry Goldwater. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No, they are too immature, too stupid, and too naive. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes but they should be reduced in number significantly as practical to save money. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Depends on the situation. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Not with federal funding 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. I don't like the idea of Saudi Arabia and Iran having an equal vote. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Хahar 🤔 on December 04, 2010, 02:50:21 AM 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes, the government should offer magical free healthcare. Or, better yet, actual free healthcare! Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: courts on December 04, 2010, 03:00:09 AM 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes, the government should offer magical free healthcare. Or, better yet, actual free healthcare! Well 'free' isn't the word I'd use, but yes. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: opebo on December 04, 2010, 04:54:59 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? Yes
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned, with no registration as 'sex offender'. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? the latter 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Yes 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed (leaning towards Control) 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? ? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? State 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? State (actually I would prefer it become 5 states) 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No, No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Yes 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Yes 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No (faulty premise) 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? [/quote] No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: dead0man on December 04, 2010, 05:40:32 AM re:61.Most (all?) defense contractors are there to save money in the first place. I've discussed this before but I can do it again.
In tech heavy jobs you have serious issues with turnover if you use actual military enlistees/officers. You train a guy for a year, send him off to his job, train him for another year then you get two years out of him/her (much of which is spent training the next group of new guys) and then he's out of the military because he/she is now full of valuable training or if they do reenlist they're off to their next assignment. I'll use my shop as an example. When it was ran directly by the USAF it had 40ish dudes. 10 or so of which were there as NCOs/SeniorNCOs just keeping the 30ish 20 somethings in line. There were always a few dudes that were about to get out or about to go to a new assignment. Another handfull of dudes doing OJT and a couple of people training them. Leaving a couple of SrAs doing 75% of the work. Now that it is civilian run, there are 10 people here. 10 old dudes not going anywhere. Yeah, we get paid more per person, but it's much cheaper on the whole (and that's not even counting all the extra, non-payment benies the enlisted get that we don't). There may be other valid reasons to be against defense contractors (I'll leave those to you guys ;) ), but saving money shouldn't be included in that. (why yes I am biased...why do you ask?) Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: patrick1 on December 04, 2010, 06:17:11 AM I was going to make a similar point last night, dead0. The hourly wage scale is much higher for a contractor, but if they are not attached to DoD you dont have to factor things in like medical coverage for life, GI Bill etc etc.
Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: GMantis on December 04, 2010, 06:21:28 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No, but a license should be required to posses guns. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? No 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Executed or imprisoned for life, depending on the offense. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? It should be used as a general government revenue, like taxes. Otherwise, there'll be a conflict of interest. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? Absolutely not, this isn't a communist state. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? If it can be done without a war, yes. Otherwise no. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? That is not the business of the US. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Depends on the circumstances. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes, but they shouldn't be given additional, special rights. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? No 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? No 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes, but their aggression towards Armenia shouldn't be encouraged. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? I think the OP made a mistake here. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No in principle, but as the US has already recognized Kosovo, it is logical to recognize the far more deserving South Ossetia. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? They should become a state. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? They should be united with the Northern Mariana Islands, and possibly Palau, Micronesia and the Marshal Islands, and this union should become a state. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Should be united with Samoa. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independent state. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territories. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? If they want to. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? See above. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? I believe in freedom of speech. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? See answer to question 29. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? See above 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? If financially doable 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? No 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? If free means "supported by contributions deducted on a proportional, universal basis", yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No, but state universities should be subsidized. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Mostly no 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends on the documents 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No, to 15 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? For the rape. He hasn't committed another crime. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes, except the colonization which is pointless. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Depends on the circumstances 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? It should be returned to Cuba 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? If this is actually supported by the inhabitants of all countries. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: courts on December 04, 2010, 07:03:01 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No, unless you're some sort of violent ex-con or something. But even then there should be some sort of list/database in place so average people don't have to jump through hoops to buy a gun. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes, decriminalize the other drugs too. 3. Should the death penalty be Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal, outside of exceptional life threatening instances 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Depends 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? NO! If any business has the nerve to argue they're 'too big to fail,' we should break them up. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed, but considerably less regulated for most businesses than now (zoning and licensing can be pretty ridiculous, I shouldn't need a permit to sell baked goods or operate a business out of my house thank you very much). 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Gay marriage is legal, it's simply not recognized for completely arbitrary and ridiculous reasons. But I'd prefer we got government out of marriage if possible. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? OK 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? OK 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Sure, why not. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? See above. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become State 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become State 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become State 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Uh, I'm pretty sure they already do. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? State. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No! 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? For malware scams and the like, yes. In general, no. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Not the one they're proposing 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Universal health care, not necessarily free health care 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Nationalize them but apply equivalent admissions standards. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Generally yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Yes 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Loaded question, generally no although SDI is a joke so not really a relevant issue. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Well yes, to an extent. Certainly I think it should be legal for teenagers to have sex with one another and not just with a 2 year age gap or some such nonsense. However, something like starring in pornography or relations with authority figures is another matter. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Maybe, I could see mining the moon for Helium-3 or using lunar water to harvest plants but a lot of what NASA spends on now is really just for show. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Probably too soon to be thinking of such things when we have so many other concerns. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Pipe dream. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Well, not 13 year olds but I don't think it's unreasonable to treat 16 year olds the same way considering they can legally drive which is an enormous responsibility. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No, we have too many problems without presuming to 'save' other people with money we don't really have (not that I believe the US ever acts without some ulterior motive). Plus there's all sorts of unintended consequences that could follow something like that... 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? It shouldn't be stopped 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Well, I wouldn't oppose it 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: patrick1 on December 04, 2010, 07:11:08 AM 1. Should the government prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Law abiding ones. Crazies and past violent offenders should have the right. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? No, leave it up to the states. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? no 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? no 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? begrudgingly legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Life and no parole for repeat offenders. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? general rev 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? no 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? sabotage it, use diplomacy- everything short of war. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Yes, for critical industries. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? up to the Iraqis 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? gov't should get out of the marriage game 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Havent we done this like 20 years ago. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? nope 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Leave it up to Puerto Ricans 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See above 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? status quo 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? LOL 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? LOL 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? No 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Status Quo 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Er, depends. Yes we should prosecute hackers vigorously under existing law 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Haha 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? 19 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Not free. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Generally no. About certain things, yes. ex.I dont think we should annonuce the date of D-Day 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? only if there being classified has outlived its usefulness. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? no 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no 52. Should we allow weapons in space? only defensive 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? no 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? no 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? If he broke Swedish law he should be tried under their law. It is up to them. And Assange is outside our jurisdiction. I'd impose a travel embargo on him and arrest him if he came here. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Sorta, I think space travel has tangential benefits to the economy 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Depends how much it costs 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? 18 and above only. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Maybe, we'd have to enter with an express invite and mandate, with clearly defined goals and exits. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? no 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? only if we have a viable alternative built in the states. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? no 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? no 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? no Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Antonio the Sixth on December 04, 2010, 08:03:32 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? Yes.
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? I'm undecided. Maybe just depenalized, and only for very small quantities. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Certainly. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes, but gradually. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Emprisoned if mentally responsible, sent to clinics otherwise. Give them the possibility of voluntary castration as an a way to shorten the punishment. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Police ? No, that would lead to dangerous practices. The Government ? Yes. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No, that's utter nonsense. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes, but by peaceful means. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? If you want to cause a nuclear war, then yeah, good idea. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? If their failure would threaten the economic system, then yes. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy, with strong regulations. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes, as we are doing. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes, but civil unions would be sufficient. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? LOL what ? Don't we ? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? WTF ? ??? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Full statehood (or independence if they wish so). 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Become independent if they want, otherwise status quo. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same answer. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same answer. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Same answer. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? LOL 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? Sigh... 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Making legal immigration easier is a good way to limit illegal immigration. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? NYC+Long Island+ suburbs should be a State. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Union with Canada would be fine, too much disparities for Mexico to join. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? In some particular cases (racism, homophobia, etc...) 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Holocaust : Yes. 9/11 : No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes, why not. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Undecided, there are pros and cons. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No, why ? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Nah. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Dunno, don't really care. 42. Should church and state remain separate? They should be far more separate than they currently are. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? For those who have never smoked, it could be an option. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? Nah, fail. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? To some extent, yes. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Those which are relatively old and/or are necessary to judiciary inquests. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? What ? 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Nah, rather 15 or 16. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? 1. Yes, as anybody else. 2. I'd prefer not. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Don't they work hard enough ? 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Not yet. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? It would be fine. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Hell no ! 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Nah. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? If they respect some ethical standards, yes. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes, and quickly. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No, give it back to Cuba. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? LOL, no. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? It would be a big improvement, I'd prefer another system than the US one. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Magic 8-Ball on December 04, 2010, 08:42:48 AM 1. Should the government prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No, but I am down with registration and whatnot. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Maybe. I tend to waffle on this, as I don't oppose it on principle but there are a lot of flaws in the system. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Over the next few years, yes. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned and registered as sex offenders. Life in prison for second-time offenders. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Pool it with general revenue. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? To quote Patrick, "everything short of war." 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? I'd rather it not, but I could probably be swayed to support it if reasonable data would suggest Armageddon otherwise. I wouldn't be happy about it, though. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Over the course of several years, yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? As long as married couples receive more benefits than unmarried couples, yes. Otherwise, I really don't care. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? We already do. Do you mean to ask if we should recognize that one area down near Armenia whose name I can't remember as part of Azerbaijan? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Assuming you are Jonathan, where do you live? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? They seem rather happy with it being a territory. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Let them decide. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Let them decide. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Let them decide. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Remain territories 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? Uh, no 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? Uh, no 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? In certain areas, yes. I'd rather one of those areas not be benefits for veterans. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes, but my answer doesn't involve deportations and walls. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? The last one. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No to both, but I'm more opposed to Mexico, given its current state of affairs. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No, and this is one I am unwavering on. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? See 35. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? In some situations, like identity theft, monetary fraud, and the like. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? I only know what 4chan is because of passing comments on this forum. I'll go out on a limb and presume it isn't dangerous. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Is that a joke? 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Mosque, church, Buddhist temple, Burlington Coat Factory - the answer is always yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Universal Healthcare, yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? If it were, I would have given up on these questions some time ago. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No to its screwups. Yes to military operations until they're completed. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends. Generally, yes, particularly if there's no pressing need to keep them classified. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? In what sense? I do wish the American electorate were better informed, but there are so many takes on macroeconomics, for example, that it's a wee bit difficult to come to a consensus on what is objective and what is not. I'll go with no. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Preferably not. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No. 16 is fine. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Did he do it in the US? If not, let him be tried in the country in which he did the raping. No to the second part. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? I don't really care about first contact, but I do want it to continue space travel. Final frontier, baby! 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? What's the price tag? 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? It's a noble goal--a very noble one, indeed--but I'm not sure how feasible it is. A reluctant no. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? 18 and up. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Not alone and not open-ended. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes. Science Fiction has given the world the wrong idea of what cloning, and genetics in general, are and how humanity can control them. We cannot control how genes express themselves 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes, with its prisoners transferred anonymously to prisons throughout the 50 states. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? ...No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Not a bad idea, but I doubt enough countries would support it. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: ?????????? on December 04, 2010, 12:48:55 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No, self defense is a human right. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes, legalized and treated like any other "sin" product. 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? No, it should be used more effectively and more often to actually be a deterrent. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No, that is the job of the parents. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? At this time, no, not yet. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal unless a woman's life is in imminent danger. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Adult stem cells, yes. No, for embryonic. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned for the first offense, death penalty or life imprisonment for repent offenders. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Ticket money should go into the budget of the local government, whether it be county or city. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No, makes things ripe for abuse and corruption. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes, through diplomatic means at this point. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Only if they provoke the Americans and/or South Korea. I think they UN should have a more active role in preventing the people of NK from starving to death every winter. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No, allowing business to go under is like pruning a rose bush. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? The government should set BASIC safety and health regulations and leave businesses alone after that. I think a family own business should allow their children to work there if it's the most basic BS stuff, sweeping floors, etc. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Rights aren't given by the government. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? At this point, yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? No, marriage shouldn't be federalized however, it is clearly a state/local issue. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? D/C 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? D/C 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No, but we should recognize Sealand. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No, I don't like Soviet puppet states. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? US State 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? If they should legitimate interest and would be willing to go along with our laws, language, etc, yes. Otherwise, no. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? See above. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Moot point, it's been shut down, but no, I oppose shutting it down. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Possibly. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes, of course, border security if fundamental. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? If you mean representation in the congress, no. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Vote should be left up to both entities, don't oppose separation in principle. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Hell no and no. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? Nope. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Nope. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Hell no! 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Uh, no. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Nope, 18. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to at least 18? Yes. 42. Should church and state remain separate? If you mean a state run church, yes. I have no problem with ten commandments, nativities, etc. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Allow, yes, is it a slap in the face and in bad taste, absolutely. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? LOL, no. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? "Keep secrets" isn't specific enough, can't say yes or not. Maliciously lie, no. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Generally, no. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No, reeks of bias, corruption, et, al. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Corporal punishment has a use, public schools (up to HS) already have uniforms in places. Leave it up to the locality. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Already have them and yes. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Hell no, our sovereignty is ours. If you want to do that I would have to ask for a constitutional amendment. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No but maybe 15ish depending. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Rape charges have been disproved a few months ago and most of the documents weren't TS. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Theoretically, yes. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? not enough info 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? In Kumbaya world, yes. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes, of course, it's probably the only answer really. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? 18 and up. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Leave it up to the UN. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes but ban human cloning. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? What? No, it's leased, it would never happen. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No, we should not actively conquer places. However, if foreign nations, entities show interest in becoming a US state I have no problem with that. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No, unworkable. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Boris on December 04, 2010, 01:54:44 PM I will never understand how smoking a bowl and having a beer with your good friends - the people who make life worth living - on a Friday night after a productive workweek is somehow more objectionable on any level than getting an abortion. It's like, jesus, do you guys understand what you're putting down to paper? How do you not realize the intrinsic beauty in the former and the grotesque horror in the latter?
Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Hash on December 04, 2010, 02:40:36 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? lean yes
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? yes overall 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? lean no 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? no 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? yes, gradually 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Castrated and imprisoned if of 'sane mind' 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? police - no, gov - yes 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? of course not 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? yes 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? undecided lean no 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? undecided lean no 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? obviously 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? obviously 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? fail 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? fail 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? no 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they wish 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? whatever they wish 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? see above 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? fail 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? fail 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? no 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? undecided 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? whatever they wish 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? no 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? lean no 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Holocaust: Yes. 9/11: No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? if feasible and not exorbitantly costly, yes 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? depends 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? no 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? no 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? remain? yes. Become even more separate? hell yeah 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? undecided, lean no 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? if feasible and not exorbitantly costly, yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? preferably not, but depends 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? when they become older and irrelevant, yeah 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? yes, like mandatory Civics classes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no 52. Should we allow weapons in space? no 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? no 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? yes for the former, preferably not on the latter 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? I don't care what they do 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? not a colony, no 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? preferably 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? uh, let's see. No. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? depends, overall no 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? preferably and idealistically no 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? I don't give a rat's ass 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? no 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? you fail 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? no Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Mechaman on December 04, 2010, 04:52:48 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No. The right to self defense against the state is a human right that should not be infringed. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes, especially since much deadlier substances like alcohol and tobacco are legal. 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Yes, not only is it immoral but it isn't as effective of a deterrent as its advocates claim. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No, parents should be wise enough to regulate the video games their kids play. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? As soon as possible. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Pro life Federalist: a nationwide ban would be too drastic. Prefer the overturning of Roe vs. Wade and make abortion a State's Rights issue. At the state level: Pro-Illegal, unless the life of the mother is in danger. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. Scientific research is important. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned and made someone's jail Betty. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? If it is a function of the police department it should go directly to the funding of the police department. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No, there is the possibility that someone who didn't break the law would get pulled over and ticketed. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No, what are they going to do? Nuke us? LOL. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No, just let his xbox playing Doritto's addicted son take over. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No, it is the business of business to keep business from going bankrupt. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Laissez-faire 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Nobody is given rights, everybody is born free. It is the State which taketh their rights away. Get the government out of regulating what defines a relationship. The government shouldn't play God. But if the government is playing God might as well give these people equal rights. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? See #15. Again the idea that government should be in the business of deciding the validity of one's relationship is immoral. But as long as it is happening I would prefer gays to have the same relationship rights as straights. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Yes. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever the people of Puerto Rico decide. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever the people of Guam decide. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever the people of American Samoa decide. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Again, popular sovereignty. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Popular sovereignty 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? Hell no. We should give them their country back and never bring our ungrateful Imperialist asses into the Middle East again looking to stir trouble. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? See #27 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No, they should be commended for service to the American people. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. The sooner we stop playing World Police the sooner we can fix our explosive deficit. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Make legal immigration easier perhaps? 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? As long as they are represented in the Electoral College, yes. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Urr I guess whatever the people of New York City decide. I don't know what the hell they think, why are you asking such pointless questions? Nor do I care. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Oppose. It would be immoral to burden Canada or Mexico with our massive deficit. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No, see the First Amendment. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Hell no. Let those people who say such things do so legally, so we can all laugh at them and use the First Amendment to call bash the hell out of them. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? It sounds tempting, but it would probably be terrible inefficient. I mean an internet provider for 300 million+ people? 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither, 4chan, /b/, and anonymous are freedom fighters. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Why not? Some people will always be stupid no matter how old they are. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes, teenagers will drink no matter what. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes, the rise of theocrats proves how harmful the church can be when given government positions. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? If the builder of said mosque paid for the property then yes they have sole authority to do with it what they please. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? There is no such thing as "free" healthcare. And no. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? Hell no. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No, and any government that does deserves to be deposed. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Yes. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No, that should be the job of mentors, not the State. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No, that is abuse. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? I don't know. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Don't really have an opinion on it, but it does seem like a Yet Another Useless Organization. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? It should be abolished. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No, he should be Time's Man of the Year and be given the Presidential Medal of Honor. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes, the frontier of space is where the hopes of the human race reside. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? If it could be sustainable. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes, these weapons threaten the existence of the human race as a whole. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes, but with caution. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? If thirteen year olds have to survive seventh grade they have earned the right to be called men and women. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes, to not let them exist would be a violation of the free market principles I so vehemently support. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No, especially since it is because of government and military interventionism why such genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world are possible. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes, but only for ethical purposes like the reproduction of crops and fresh water. Human cloning is a no-no. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Hell yes. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Popular Sovereignty 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? Hell no! 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? The world should one day unite...........in a stateless society. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Stranger in a strange land on December 04, 2010, 06:38:15 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? no 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? yes, except in exceptional cases. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? no 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? no 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? imprisoned and registered as a sex offender 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? put in with other government spending 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? no 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? yes 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? only if they attack the South or another country 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? no 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? mixed economy 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? retain some bases there for the time being, just to let others in the region know we're keeping an eye on them 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Not until a final settlement with Serbia is reached. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? no 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Not until a final settlement between South Ossetia, Georgia, and Russia is reached. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US state 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It should be merged with the Northern Marianas, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, and Wake Island, and become a state 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? The remaining islands should remain territories 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? If they want to be one 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? If they want to be one 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No, it's impossible to truly shut down wikileaks in the digital age, but those who leak classified information should still be punished. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Not necessarily, but the defense budget shouldn't be a sacred cow nobody is allowed to touch 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? yes, by giving more aid to Mexico, making legal immigration less complicated and difficult, and fining employers who hire illegals. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? The U.S. and Canada should create a Union, but Mexico shouldn't join 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. Current laws are sufficient and just need to be enforced. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? If the owners of the Mosque have bought the property and if the Mosque is in compliance with local building codes, they should be allowed to build whatever they want. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes, but healthcare wouldn't really be free since it would be founded by taxes on (legal) marijuana, unhealthy food, cigarettes, alcohol, and other things 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? only for state colleges and only to qualified students 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no: it should be legal, restricted, and heavily taxed. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? no: see question 46 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Only when necessary for national security purposes 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? When the information they contain is no longer sensative, yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no 52. Should we allow weapons in space? no 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? yes 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes, but only with volunteers 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Ideally yes, but realistically no 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? yes, and we need to build more nuclear power plants 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? no 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes, but human cloning should be illegal. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No: it should be given back to Cuba 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? [/quote] No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Free Palestine on December 04, 2010, 06:52:56 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No (not fascist) 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Wat 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No (not fascist) 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Yes 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Iunno 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? I don't like the thought of police having incentive to f--k with more people. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Iunno 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Wat 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? They should be allowed to declare independence, if they really want to. I don't really care -- it's up to them. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See above. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See above the above. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See above the above the above 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? See above the above the above the above 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? lolno 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? See above 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Iunno 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? I'd like it if they became a separate state. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Maybe. Either at the state level, or with a constitutional amendment of some sort. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No. F-ck you f****t. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes, at least. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Ja 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Health care wouldn't be "free." We'd still be paying for it with our tax dollars. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Iunno 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Iunno 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yeah sure, whatever. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? He was actually charged with not using a condom. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? I guess... 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Iunno 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Iunno 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Lol 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Ideally, a world government would be a very, very weak confederacy. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Fmr President & Senator Polnut on December 04, 2010, 07:30:02 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Prohibit, no. Heavy restrict, yes. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Undecided 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Shortly 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned, registered sex offender 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Not sure 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? It's tricky - I'm undecided 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? I have a problem with it - not entirely sure of the value of the alternative 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? A mixed economy 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? OK 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? OK 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Leave to the PR people 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Not sure 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Depends 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of NY 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Canada wouldn't want to, lol 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes, but it needs to be completely costed 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Depends what you mean by internet crime 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes, to 18, no younge 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Universal health care guarantee 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Not sure about free 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No, but made very expensive 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Sometimes it's necessary 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Beating, no - uniforms, yes (bit silly to combine the two) 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? They're two distinctly different things. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? As a medium term option 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? We should place strong conditions on such support 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? With a LOT of restrictions. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Give them back to Cuba in exchange for some concessions 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Can't fathom such a think working... Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Queen Mum Inks.LWC on December 04, 2010, 07:54:41 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? No 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Eventually, but I'm guessing you mean now/soon, so no. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Adult stem cell search should be legal. Embryonic should not. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned... for much longer than they are now. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Depends on the needs/budget of the municipality. I honestly have no clue if ticket money would make a department self sufficient, significantly under, or significantly over. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Somebody should... it'd be nice if the UN stepped in for once. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Absolutely not 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? mixed economy leaning toward laissez-faire. There's always certain times when we may need some government intervention. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Equal rights - absolutely. However, the ability to enter into a homosexual marriage is not a right. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Eventually, yes, but not all right now. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Should be up to the states to decide. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes (does anybody not????) 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? What the heck? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they want... which appears to be the status quo. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Territory 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territory (normal)... they could never become a state. And independent countries would just be pointless. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No (normal) 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No (normal) 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Any servers in the U.S. should. But we shouldn't be in the business of shutting down servers in other countries. Now, if we want to bomb the servers with hits and drive up the bandwidth usage, that's fine. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Where it's wasting money, yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? If they'd like to amend the Constitution, then yes; otherwise, no. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York... what the heck? 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Depends what you mean by that 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No (normal) 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? No - there's no such thing as "free healthcare" lol... the money has to come from somewhere 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No - see above 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes... it's a necessary part of government. Obviously this should be minimized, but there are some things people really don't need to know. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Immediately... no 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No - that's not the job of the government, but private organizations 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Beat students - no. Corporal punishment, maybe in some cases. Uniforms... yes. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Sure, but we should have defenses against it. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Sure 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? If sufficient evidence is presented for the former, then yes. Yes for the latter. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No... it should focus first on returning to the moon. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Eventually, a colony should be formed; however, NASA is not in favor of the one-way trip system, and they did not propose it. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? I support the status quo. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes; however, we generally should not use them. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? In general, our involvement should be limited and only used when necessary. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? I really don't care... it doesn't matter where we hold them, as long as we hold terrorist somewhere. If we torture them here or there, it's wrong... torture shouldn't be used. But closing Guantanamo doesn't automatically mean stopping torture. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No... what the heck? That wouldn't even be possible. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No (normal) Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Frodo on December 04, 2010, 08:59:47 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Assuming these are normal law-abiding citizens we're talking about like you and me, most definitely not. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes -I would go as far as saying that we should bring an end to the Drug War entirely. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? I assume you meant to say 'abolished'. And my answer in either case is 'no'. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? Normally I would say no, but I have so little faith in parents nowadays that as with sex education, I think government does need to step in. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Undecided. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? It should be left to the states to determine for themselves. And if it were up to me to determine what state I most want Virginia to emulate when it comes to birth control and abortion, it would be a state like Washington. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. Though I would draw the line when it comes to human cloning. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? The latter -rape is not driven by sexual desire but a lust for power. If the rapist is castrated, he is likely to use a pipe or some other object instead. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? The latter. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? It would be nice if we could get them to stop, but if worse comes to worse then a strategy of containment is eminently more palatable than a bombing mission and/or an outright military invasion. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Only if they launch a Pearl-Harbor style attack on South Korea. There is no use in conquering the peninsula in its entirety and bringing the ROK border up to the Yalu if the average citizen in South Korea is not on board. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? I supported TARP when the Bush administration begged Congress to pass it, and I still support it now. Hopefully the financial regulatory reform law passed by Congress earlier this year will enable us to avoid that option -assuming it is fully funded and implemented. If not, we're right back to where we started. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? The third option like most normal people would. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Absolutely. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? I have no objections to keeping a minimal garrison there. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Not by the Supreme Court. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? No. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? The choice is theirs, not ours to make. But I would prefer if they chose statehood. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? I prefer the status quo. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Ideally, I would prefer if it joined with the independent nation of Samoa. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Status quo. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Status quo. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Yes. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes -but it ought to be careful how it does so to ensure that any decrease in overall defense spending does not adversely affect our overall readiness. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? What it's doing now is enough. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No -it should be retroceded to Maryland if they want voting rights so badly. And if they don't like that option, then I am perfectly happy with the status quo. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No -I prefer the status quo. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Yes. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? What? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Only in urban settings. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Eventually. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Only if such horrors impact our national interests. Otherwise, no. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Only for animals -not human beings. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Yes, eventually. That's the ultimate end-game here, and one that is at least centuries in the future. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: I spent the winter writing songs about getting better on December 05, 2010, 01:31:54 PM 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Hell no ! Uh what? Your country already uses nuclear power on a massive level with no real issues and has never had a power plant meltdown. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Holmes on December 05, 2010, 02:38:54 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? No.
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Abolished, yes. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Difficult. Definitely not killed. Castrated seems extreme. Prison seems lenient. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Spending. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Neutral. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? It's the right thing to do, but I feel sorry for whoever would have to pick up the tab. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Lean yes. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Between mixed and command, lean mixed. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they want. They have it good as it is. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they want. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? " " 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? " " 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? " " 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Status quo. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Union? Sure. And yes to Mexico if it's gonna be North American. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Maybe. It's impossible to regulate the internet. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? It's not even our business. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? It doesn't really matter what I think about this. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Neutral. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? 14. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? I think the timing of this whole thing is suspect... 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Only if it's clean. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Lean no. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Neutral. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Neutral. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Phony Moderate on December 07, 2010, 12:28:23 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Depends what you mean by 'private citizen' 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? "Our"? Yes to the question 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? The former 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? No 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? lolwut 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? I don't know 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? "We"? 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Isn't the US government supposed to be "peaceful and democratic"? 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Depends 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? NOTA 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes(!) 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Again, "our"? 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes(!) 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Yes 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It's up to them 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? As above 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? As above.. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? As above... 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? As above.... 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? lolno 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? There's a lot of strange questions on this.... 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No. Illegal immigration should be encouraged if anything 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Would Rudy Giuliani be President? 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Yes 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? They should be advertised by the government 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Yes, along with everyone else 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? It should be abolished 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Meh 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No, but there should be a high tax on it 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Meh 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Errrr.... 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? I don't know 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? It should be abolished 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No. He should be made World President 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? I suppose so 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? As above 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? No 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Yes, and so should everyone else 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Depends 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No, but I'd support a World Anarchy Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Antonio the Sixth on December 07, 2010, 10:05:45 AM 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Hell no ! Uh what? Your country already uses nuclear power on a massive level with no real issues and has never had a power plant meltdown. Hum, interesting. What is your definition of "actively using" ? Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Antonio the Sixth on December 07, 2010, 10:08:10 AM 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Hell no ! Uh what? Your country already uses nuclear power on a massive level with no real issues and has never had a power plant meltdown. Hum, interesting. What is your definition of "actively using" ? Oh, well, my bad. The problem was with "nuclear power" which I took as "nuclear weapons". My answer is still no (without the "hell") anywyays. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Mr. Taft Republican on December 07, 2010, 10:14:28 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes, except in case of treason. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal, with exception for health of the mother 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Yes 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Directly 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? Nope, leads to corruption. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Lassez-faire 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Absolutely! 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independence, unless they choose otherwise 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Independence, unless they choose otherwise 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same as above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Same 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? NO! 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? NO! 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Whatever it wants 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? N-, well maybe /b/ 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? No 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? No 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? ...maybe 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Hell yeah! 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? No 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? maybe 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Yes, with the same consequences 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? No 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: angus on December 08, 2010, 03:41:29 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? no
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? yes (I'll assume you meant "abolished") 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? no 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? yes. well most. advisors should remain, if requested by the local government, along with a small group of elite special forces given the authority to kill with impunity 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? if convicted, they should be imprisoned and receive counseling. the guy in this article should also receive counseling http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/article_e011ef8a-02cd-11e0-b4ca-001cc4c002e0.html 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? no. nor should they have quotas for citations 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? ah, that was the next question. I should have predicted that. well, anyway, no. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? I do not think it is possible to do this. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? I do not think it is possible to do this. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? no. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? no. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? most. advisors should remain, if requested by Iraq, along with a small group of elite special forces given the authority to kill with impunity 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? no 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? maybe 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? maybe 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? no 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? only if it wants to. according to the most recent poll, only about 40 percent want it to become a state and only about five percent want it to be a separate country. The majority of puertoricans want the status quo, so it should remain a commonwealth of the United States. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? see above 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? see above 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? no 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? no 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? yes 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? It is not possible to stop illegal immigration, especially from mexico. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? remain as is 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? depends heavily on the terms. Canada and Mexico have vast natural resources, and there could be advantages of such a union, but in all liklihood they would have exceptions as a precondition to such a union. And they would not want to be colonies anyway. Also, the empire seems already to be straining under its own weight, so adding large colonies does not make sense at this time. And equal-rights unions force us to accept their terms, so that wouldn't make sense either. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? no. and more than one medium would be called "media" 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? no. In fact, too much speech is already being made illegal in the name of political correctness. Madison must be rolling over in his grave. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? I do not believe that this exists. no such thing as "free internet" exists. all attempts at organization come at a measurable, finite entropy cost to the universe. the government may decide to use its revenue to provide such communications. This may be justifiable. I'd have to study the costs and benefits before answering that. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? well, that'd obviously be one of the costs associated with a "yes" answer to #37. If the government owns it, then it can justifiably regulate it. My intuition tells me that it's not a good idea. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? no 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? no. The voting age, in fact, should be raised to about 30. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? yes. the drinking age should be lowered, even below 18 probably. 42. Should church and state remain separate? yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? yes, if someone wants to build one, obtains the permits, and pays for it. It should be noted that there is no current plan to do this. There is, however, a plan to build an Islamic cultural center a few blocks from Ground Zero. This should be allowed as well. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? no. Again, nothing is free. But especially no to this one. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? nothing is free. The government may want to consider adding taxpayer-funded, post-secondary education to its public schooling, but that's a state matter, to be decided by the People through their legislatures on a state-by-state basis. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? no 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? probably 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? some should be. not others 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? yes. again, the states should, as it falls under public educational policy. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no to the corporal punishment. up to states regarding uniforms. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? definitely 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? yes, in fact we should probably control it. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? ooh, that's tough. it's artificially high now, but 13 is really getting low I think. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? rape charge is none of my business. that's between his lawyers and the swedish authority. As for the wikileaks, I don't know enough about it. Lots of folks are saying it's espionage, but I'm not sure. I'm not a lawyer, so I really have no expert opinion. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? definitely. At least in theory, but they just don't have the budget, and we probably can't afford it. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? see above 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? I do not think this is possible. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? no 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? probably, but it's expensive and I'm not sure we can afford it. Also, it becomes politically motivated and we start playing favorites and it gets to be an intractable mess and we end up sending thousands of young American men and women to die for causes that most Americans know nothing about. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? maybe 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? no 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? I'd vote no 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? I don't think the world wants that, and I don't think that we have the moral authority or the economic ability to push for that. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Dr. Cynic on December 09, 2010, 10:09:44 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? No
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? As soon as feasably possible 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned, registered as a sex offender 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? the latter 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? If possible 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Not militarily 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Only in outstanding circumstances 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed\Social Market 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Why not? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? I'm not familiar with either Jonathanland or South Ossetia to really make an informed opinion 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? US State 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? State 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Territory 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? It should cut the fat 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No Opinion 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of NY 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? I'd not mind it. No. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. Hell No! 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No, but we may be free to call you retarded. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes, it'd make my life easier 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No new laws to restrict internet 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. They bought the land, it's their right to use it. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Not easy to answer. Some secrets can be necessary 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Not all 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? No 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes, in an ideal world 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Not a fan 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Universal sufferage at 18 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Grumpier Than Uncle Joe on December 09, 2010, 11:36:50 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? NOOOOOO
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? YES 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? NO 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? NO 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? YES 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? LEGAL 7. Should stem cell research be legal? YES 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? AOTA 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? THEY DON'T GET THE MONEY NOW DIRECTLY IN THE USUAL CASE 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? NOOOOO 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? NOOOOOO 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? NO 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? MIXED 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? YES 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? HELL YES 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? YES 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? YES 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? YES 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? WHERE? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? WHERE? 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? REMAIN A U.S. TERRITORY 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? SAME 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? SAME 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? SAME 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? SAME 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? LOL, NO 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? LOL, NO 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? NOOOOOOOOOO 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? YES 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? NO I PREFER OPEN BORDERS 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? YES 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? AS IS 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? NO 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? NO 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? NO 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? NO 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? NO 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? NO 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? NO 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? YES 42. Should church and state remain separate? YES 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? YES 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? NO 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? NO 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? NO 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? SECRETS YES, LIE NO 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? NO 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? NO WHAT ABOUT UH, PARENTS? 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? BEAT, NO, UNIFORMS - YES 52. Should we allow weapons in space? NO 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? NO 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? NO, BUT 18 SEEMS SILLY 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? NO 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? NO 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? NO 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? NO 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? YES 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? NO 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? YES 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? NO 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? NO 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? NO 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? LOL, NO 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? NO 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? NO Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Earth on December 09, 2010, 11:50:09 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? No
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? The latter 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? No 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Hell no 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? It depends 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy is all we've had 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? What? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever the Puerto Ricans want 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same as above 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same as above 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Same as above 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Same as above 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? Hell no 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? Hell no 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Hell no 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? No 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No, and the latter won't happen 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Eventually 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Too vague 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. Right on top of ground zero 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Overall, no 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Much of them, yes 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Possibly 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? We should replace age of consent 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? If there's any validity to it 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? No 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? No 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No, except for 18 and 19 year olds 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Hell no Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: afleitch on December 09, 2010, 11:51:13 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? Yes. The government has every right to regulate arms and if they so wish, prohibit gun ownership
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? As soon as we reasonably can 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned, registered as a sex offender. Castration does nothing to neutralise the psyhcological condition of the offender; there is some concern that castration of any sort could lead to sexual assaults being replaced by more violent physical assaults and murder. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? The government funds the police. The government regulates tickets. The government gets the money. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? If we can. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? It will fall apart by itself 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Only if their is an exceptional need to do so. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? It has to be mixed. It always has been mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Yes 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes; they have been an independent state since 1991 and are a member of the UN, 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Only if you have oil ;) 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? They have to make their case 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It is up to the people who live there. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See above 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Ditto 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Ditto 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? And ditto 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? That's ridiculous 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? And that 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? It's up to the service provider or host network. Unless it can run itself. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? It can't stop it. It can only mitigate it's effects. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Absolutely 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? That is up to New Yorkers 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Why should the initiative for such a union come from the USA? In any event it is up to each nation what they wish to do 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. But expect to be mocked, heckled and hit with sticks. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No. Phones aren't free why should the internet be? 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? No 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to at least 18? Yes, in the USA. It should be lower than that too 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Absolutely. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? As in tax payer funded? Yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No. It should make it as cheap as it can 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No; but tax it heavily. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes. That's life folks. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Only after a set time period. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No to the first and yes to the second. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? No 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Yes; but consent only extended to those under 16 to have sex with those under 16. Which is a fudge I know as age of consent in itself is arbitary as everyones 'bits and pieces' develop at different times. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes to the first if he did it, yes to the second if he broke national or international law. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Only if feasable 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Can't happen. It's here now. That would be like banning tanks, guns, battery rams and spears; once everyone has it you can't make everyone give it up, 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. It is safe and clean. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? At 16 yes. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? No. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes; if it can. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No; it remains a military base either way. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: TeePee4Prez on December 10, 2010, 01:42:41 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? YES 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? YES 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? NO 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? NO 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? YES 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? LEGAL 7. Should stem cell research be legal? LEGAL 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? CASTRATED 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? GOV"T SPENDING 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? NO 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? YES 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? TOUGH CALL 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? DEPENDS ON HOW CRUCIAL 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? MIXED 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? YES 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? YES 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? YES 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? YES 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? YES 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? HUH? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? YES 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? STATE 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? TERRITORY 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? TERRITORY 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? TERRITORY 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? TERRITORY 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? NO 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? NO 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? MAYBE 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? NO 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? NO 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? YES 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? AS IS 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? NO/NO 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? NO 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? NO 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? YES 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? NO... WELL.... 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? HUH? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? NO 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? YES 42. Should church and state remain separate? YES 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? YES 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? EHH..... NO, BUT LOWER COSTSAND TAX CREDITS TO THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? YES 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? NO, BUT REGULATED. AS A REFORMED SMOKER MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? NO 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? NO 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? YES 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? YES 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? NO 52. Should we allow weapons in space? YES 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? YES 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? YES, BUT I'D FAVOR A"ROMEO AND JULIET" CLAUSE WHERE THE OTHER PARTNER IS NO MORE THAN 4 YEARS OLDER UP TILL AGE 16 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? YES 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? YES 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? YES 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? NO 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? MORE THAN COAL SO YES 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? NO 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? YES 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? WOULD BE NICE. COST-BENEFIT NEEDED 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? YES 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? YES 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? NO 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? NO 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? NOT POSSIBLE Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: ?????????? on December 10, 2010, 01:44:21 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? YES Wow, I didn't think you were such an authoritarian?! Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: RIP Robert H Bork on December 10, 2010, 01:49:16 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? YES Wow, I didn't think you were such an authoritarian?! Same. I knew he was terrible before, but now, he's nuts. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: © tweed on December 10, 2010, 01:58:11 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
don't care beyond my visceral dislike for gun rights activists 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? banning outright is probably not possible otherwise don't care 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? regulated as any other medical procedure 7. Should stem cell research be legal? .. boring me here 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? if those are all my options I'll go with the last 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? switch to Mexican system of directly bribing individual police officers 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? .. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? no 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? not going to happen. though certainly much preferable to having invaded Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, but also less profitable which is why it isn't going to happen. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? in a certain sense. and not 'give money' - I'd support projects like the Community Steel ideas in Ohio back 30 years ago, with some form of democratic workers control over production and public ownership. obviously this has nothing to do with the 08 bailout which is likely the inspiration for your question here. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? the people who work should 'control' the economy. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? .. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? yes, but as with Afghan. this is too easy and doesn't address the real problem. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? don't care 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? don't care 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? still don't care 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? still really don't but starting to 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? .. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? it would be pretty, but before any of this the general public will have to be made aware through one means or another what military spending actually is code for. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? no 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? nah 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? we have an investors' union called NAFTA and that's what counts 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? I can think of plenty of worse uses of money 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? 42. Should church and state remain separate? if we're talking in an American context here which I think we are you just gave me a nice laugh thinking of what this might look like. maybe some corporatist democratic centralist organization of religious institutions that collaborate to do whatever and then the state uses its coercive power to implement.. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? :O 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? :D 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? :O 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? I'm doing this by myself. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? no documents should be secret. or else the state ceases to be of people and some line is drawn between elite and not. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? it has no interest in doing so. such a campaign would just be misinformation 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? allright that's enough of that Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: k-onmmunist on December 11, 2010, 07:20:09 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
YES 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? YES 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? NO 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? TO SOME EXTENT 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? YES 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? LEGAL 7. Should stem cell research be legal? YES 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? SHOT 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? NEUTRAL 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? NO 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? NO 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? HELL NO! 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? NO, NATIONALIZE THEM INSTEAD. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? COMMAND ECONOMY 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? YES 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? YES 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? YES 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? NO 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? UM... YES... IS THIS EVEN AN ISSUE? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? WHAT 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? NO 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? REFERENDUM 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? REFERENDUM 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? REFERENDUM 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? REFERENDUM 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? REFERENDUM 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? NO!! 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? NNOOO!!!!!!!! 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? NO 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? NO 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? NO 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? YES 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? REMAIN PART OF NEW YORK 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? NO NAU 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? DEPENDS 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? NO 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? YES 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? DEPENDS 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? NO 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? NO 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? NO 42. Should church and state remain separate? YES 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? NO 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? YES 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? YES 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? YES 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? YES 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? DEPENDS 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? NO 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? DEPENDS 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? NO 52. Should we allow weapons in space? NO 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? NO 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? NO 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? MAYBE 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? NO 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? NO 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? YES 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? YES 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? NO 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? NO 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? NO 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? MAYBE 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? YES 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? NO 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? NO!!!!!!! 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Oakvale on December 11, 2010, 04:17:52 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
I think so. Things are different in the United States, of course... 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Sure, why not? 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Abolished. Yes. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? Nah. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? What, ever? Yes. Today? No. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yeah. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Imprisoned, registered as a sex offender. I can see the advantages of chemical castration, mind you. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Probably put it in with other government spending. Seems to be the wisest option. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? Troll question! 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Obviously, yes. As soon as it becomes necessary. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? As tempting as that sounds, does the idea of "China" ring any bells? Not sure how politically feasible that would be. More to the point, North Korea can't have that long left to exist, surely. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Depends. If you want a yes or no answer, I guess I'd say "yes", since I'm not opposed per se. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy is the only really sensible option. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Well yeah. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? I have to admit I'm a little nervous at the date the Obama admin's set - it seems some what premature, but I don't want to see the coalition forces in Iraq for a thousand years or whatever McCain said. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Sure. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yeah. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? ...yeah? 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Who cares? Seriously. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Uhuh. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? I don't care. Let them choose. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See #22. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See #22. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? See #22. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? See #22. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? That would be silly. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? ... 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Undecided. Lean no, if only because, despite the media hysteria, the information leaked has thus far been fairly unimportant. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? You'd need to elaborate. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Again, you'd need to elaborate. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Sure. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of the state, I suppose. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Yes and sure, why not? Although obv. Mexico isn't in North Ameria. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? Nah. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Undecided. Lean no, but I can certainly understand the rationale in France, Germany etc. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Not at the moment. The time may come when it's considered a near-right. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Yeah. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? ... 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? ... 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yeah. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Sure. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yeah. (Not a bigot). 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Mmhm. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Mmhm. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? Ha! 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? Ha! 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Depends. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yeah, obviously. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? ... 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Haha. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? I guess. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Creepy. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Uh, I guess. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yeah, that'd be awesome. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Again, awesome. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Nah. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Absolutely. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? Nope. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? With a dash more regulation and oversight, if at all. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Uh, yeah. I honestly can't really see how someone can disagree with this. Maybe I'm a secret neocon. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yeah. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? I guess. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? Haha. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? Hilarious. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? Elaboration needed, I think. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on December 12, 2010, 05:55:24 PM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Not entirely, no. 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No. 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? No. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? Regulate, yes. 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? No. 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal, safe, and rare. 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes. 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? It depends. I'm not against the death penalty under the right circumstances. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? In with other spending. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? YES. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Not unless China gives us the OK. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Yes. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed economy. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? No. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? No. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? No. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Whatever they vote to do. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Yes. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? No. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes. 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes. 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York State. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No and No. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? A little - age restrictions and whatnot. 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes. 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Yes. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Good God no. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? No. 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? Yes. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No. 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes and Yes. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? Yes. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Хahar 🤔 on December 12, 2010, 07:27:19 PM 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No. I thought you were over the moderate heroism. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Oakvale on December 12, 2010, 07:38:00 PM 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No. I thought you were over the moderate heroism. Incidentally, I like how Winston apparently wants to legalize said drug while also banning tobacco and alchol, which seems like a bizzare position to take. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: k-onmmunist on December 13, 2010, 07:44:54 AM 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No. I thought you were over the moderate heroism. Incidentally, I like how Winston apparently wants to legalize said drug while also banning tobacco and alchol, which seems like a bizzare position to take. Cannabis makes you lie around and do nothing except giggle. Alcohol makes you act like an asshole towards other people and tobacco causes lung cancer. I think the bizarre position is that of Western society, not me. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: WillK on December 13, 2010, 08:32:21 AM 1. Should the government
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Yes 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? See answer to #3. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? Don't care. Either one. 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No. 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Define "stop". If you mean got to war, then no. If you mean diplomatic engagement, then yes. 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? Of course not. 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? In some circumstances the government should lend money for this purpose, but not just give it away. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? None of the above. The government should intervene when it is appropriate. 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Sure. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Sure. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Sure. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Sure. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Is there such a thing? 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Yes. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? I dont think it has enough population for a state or a country. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? I dont think it has enough population for a state or a country. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Could be added to Puerto Rico. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? I dont think it has enough population for a state or a country. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Not up to me if it wants to become a state. Ask the people of New york City. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No to first question, yes to second. 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No, it has enough power to do this already 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Dont know what those are. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? ages for Drinking, voting, and selective service should be the same. 42. Should church and state remain separate? yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? sure 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? nothing is free. 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? no 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? no 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? no 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? some secrets, but no to lieing 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? some of them 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? no, teens and their parents should do this themselves 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? no 52. Should we allow weapons in space? question is too vague for me to give a clear answer 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? sure 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? no 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Dont know the details of the sexual assault charge; i wouldn't try him for the documents. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? NASA should be abolished. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? See #56. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Sure 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? It already is. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? we should use them much much less 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? the state department should 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? sure 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? yes 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? are you serious? no. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? [/quote] Egad no. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: tmthforu94 on December 13, 2010, 09:25:21 AM 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? By states, not federal government. 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? Within 5 years 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? illegal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Certainly not killed. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? No 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? Yes 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes, though a state's decision on gay marriage. 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? In time, yes. 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Not by the federal government. 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes. 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes. 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No. 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes. 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Their choice. 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Whatever they vote to do. 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Whatever they vote to do. 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No. 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No. 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Yes 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of New York State. 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? Nah 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No. 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? Not the federal government, I'd rather that be delegated to local governments. 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither. 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? Maybe 16. After all, many of us have to pay taxes, including myself. 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes. 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? The federal government shouldn't "force" anything, but highly suggest they didn't. 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? No 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? Yes 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No. 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes. 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? No. 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes. 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No. 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes. 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes. 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? Not sure, but lean yes. 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Maybe and maybe. 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes. 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Not yet. 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? No. 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes. 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes. 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes. 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No. 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No. 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No. 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No. 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: feeblepizza on December 16, 2010, 05:42:19 PM A lot of these questions are absolutely stupid, but I'll give it a go.
1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? By states, but not the federal government 3. Should the death penalty be abolished? Yes 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? No 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Illegal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Legal 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Chemically castrated 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? It should be lumped in with other government spending 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Yes 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? No 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? Mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? Yes, on a statewide level 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? No 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? On a statewide level, no; on a federal level, we should be neutral 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Yes 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Yes 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? No 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Yes 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Their choice 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Their choice 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Their choice 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? Their choice 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? Their choice 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? Yes 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? Yes 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? No 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Their choice 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No and no 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? No 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? No 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? Neither 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? No 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to at least 18? No 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? Yes 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? No 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? No 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to its citizens? It depends on what issues 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? It depends on what documents 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? Yes 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? No 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Yes 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? No 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes and yes 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Yes 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Not yet 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Yes 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Yes 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? No 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Yes 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? Yes 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? No 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? No 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: Kaine for Senate '18 on December 16, 2010, 07:16:42 PM 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? No. I thought you were over the moderate heroism. I am. I'm still allowed to have dumb positions that don't fit with any of my other beliefs. Title: Re: Political Opinions Post by: k-onmmunist on December 17, 2010, 06:03:51 AM The only reason I support legalizing cannabis is because it's the easiest way out of the problem and probably the only one.
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