Political Opinions

[SaturnVengeance]

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?

[muon2]

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.

[tpfkaw]

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.

[SaturnVengeance]

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

[Zarn]

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.

[Sewer]

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.

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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.

[dead0man]

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

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

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.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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.

[Хahar 🤔]

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?

Yes, the government should offer magical free healthcare.

Or, better yet, actual free healthcare!

[courts]

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.

[opebo]

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

[dead0man]

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?)

[patrick1]

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.

[GMantis]

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.

[courts]

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 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?
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 and an independent country, or remain a US territory?
State

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and an independent country, or remain a US territory?
State

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and an independent country, or remain a US territory?
State

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and an independent country, or remain a US territory?
State

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and an 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?
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

[patrick1]

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

[Antonio the Sixth]

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.

[Magic 8-Ball]

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.

[??????????]

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.

[Boris]

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?

[Hash]

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

[Mechaman]

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.

[Stranger in a strange land]

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?
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No