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StatesRights
Atlas Superstar
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Political Matrix
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« on: December 04, 2010, 12:48:55 PM » |
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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.
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