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Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
Yes, and citizens too
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Should the government fund space travel?
Yes, with special attention focused on mining asteroids
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Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Yes, with extra funding for investment in thorium reactors to replace uranium plants
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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
Yes, but with exceptions for those who medically cannot be vaccinated (allergies are rare but exist) and for religious r…
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Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…
Yes, and all politicians should be required to pass a mental competency test as well as be subject to term limits
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@9BN6Y6R
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Should every voter automatically receive a mail in ballot?…
No, mail in ballots should have to be requested and require verifiable ID (such as last four of your SSN and/or your dri…
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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
The voting age and the age of majority should be raised to 21
@9BN6Y6R
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Should political candidates be required to release their rec…
Yes, and not only their tax returns but their medical records too
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the President mobilize the U.S. military against Mexi…
Not unless it is a joint effort between the Mexican government and the U.S. government
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Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
Air Force One should be dramatically reduced in size and cost, the President does not need a full Boeing 747 when a smal…
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Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks while …
No, and they should be required to sell off their securities and step away from any company they are involved with as a…
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Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?…
Yes, and the Whistleblower Protection Act should be strengthened
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the government be allowed to seize private property, …
Yes, only if it is for public use, a company paying the government to seize property for commercial use is reprehensible
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Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlle…
Yes, and we should switch to multi-member proportional representation with ranked choice voting
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
Decriminalize in the sense that it isn't the same as murder or theft, but rehabilitation should be the mandatory minimum…
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Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms de…
No, that would be like suing Toyota because terrorists use the Hilux as a combat vehicle, a lawsuit should only be allow…
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Should there be more restrictions on the current process of …
Yes, but only in terms of a background checks, permitting, and training, no law should be made to ban a firearm based on…
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
No, but give users an ability to block ads like that
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Should Supreme Court justices be prohibited from making fina…
Yes, and so should all government officials
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Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North America…
No, and the U.S. should withdraw from the W.T.O. as well, returning to the American System that the Whigs instituted fro…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?…
Yes, any corporation that gets as large as those three exerts too much power and effectively destroys competition
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Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the count…
Stagflation discredited Keynesianism, Monetarist theory is a much better form of government action in a recession
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Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full…
Yes, but only for companies of a certain size, for those below, like sub 100 employee small businesses, the federal gove…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
Yes, but by eliminating unconstitutional agencies and by cutting the benefits and salaries of officials (POTUS makes $40…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earne…
Yes, but real estate taxes should be in the form of a land value tax
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Help, but I oppose public unions and I would like to see a ban on their ability to make political donations and I would…
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Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corpor…
Raise for multinational corporations but lower for small businesses, loopholes and deductions need to be eliminated
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@9BN6Y6R
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Should employers be required to pay men and women the same s…
Yes, but there are a great deal of factors that go into wages, such as education, experience, and the amount of time spe…
@9BN6Y6R
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
Yes, with the funds for it drawn from a land value tax as per Henry George's idea
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
No, but not because minimum wage is a problem but because unions should be in charge of negotiating the minimum wage for…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes, but taxing the rich is tricky as their wealth isn't so much in income as it is in assets like real estate or securi…
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Should the government increase spending on public transporta…
In general, I'm conflicted as, from what I understand, government involvement with public transportation, namely AMTRAK,…
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Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
Yes, but with regulations regarding public smoking and intoxication
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Should the government increase funding for mental health res…
Yes, but with an emphasis on access to therapy, destigmatization, and community involvement as medications are only a pa…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where peop…
Yes, but these should be strictly rehabilitative centers aimed at weening user off of drugs
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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
Yes, but it should be in competition with private insurance in order to drive down costs
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the federal government increase funding of health car…
No, but the federal government should encourage the states to do so
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Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac…
As it stands, no; from what I've read, the original proposal was better and would have introduced much needed competitio…
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Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
Decriminalize in the sense that a truant isn't the same as a robber or murderer, but truancy should still be corrected
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Do you support President Biden’s student loan forgiven…
No, but any interest owed should be forgiven and future student loans should be interest free
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Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to red…
Yes, but taxation on the rich is a tricky subject because their wealth is not always liquid and is usually tied up in as…
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Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
Conflict theories in general should never be a part of general education, but there are traits of the original CRT legal…
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Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year c…
No, but the government should continue with the FAFSA program and both fund and require that 18 year olds attend communi…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to c…
Yes, and in general, the United States needs to begin countering Chinese and Russian influence across Latin America, Afr…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the United States provide military supplies and fundi…
Yes, but require that Ukraine deal with the startling amount of far-right personnel fighting for them
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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
No, Jerusalem and other religiously significant cities around the world (Bethlehem, Mecca, Lhasa, etc.) should be indepe…
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Should our country defend other NATO countries that maintain…
No, and they should be expelled from NATO
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Should our country remain in NATO?
Yes, but members need to expand their militaries to match the minimum requirements outlined by the treaty
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at l…
Yes, but it should be a general civil service, whether it is military, EMS, law enforcement, fire, postal services, or e…
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Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional ri…
No, but they should be treated as enemy combatants and subject to all treaty limitations to which the U.S. is a signator…
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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?…
Yes, as long as it doesn't threaten violence and because I do not trust the state to define the boundaries of hate speec…
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Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to recei…
Only if there is a diagnosis of genuine gender dysphoria, at present there does not seem to be enough concern for differ…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on …
States should only be allowed to fly the state and national flags, leave Confederate flags to their proper places in edu…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the federal government require racial sensitivity tra…
Yes, as long as it covers all protected groups (age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion) as well as gen…
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Should universities provide “trigger warnings” a…
Yes, but for the right reasons, some content is shocking (like footage of 9/11) or may personally effect students (discu…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback …
No, it is a violation of the 2nd Amendment and we should increase mental health and background checks instead as well as…
@9BN6Y6R
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Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discri…
Yes, and so should political beliefs
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What is your stance on abortion?
Personally pro-life, but tolerating abortion in the first 15 week, but provide birth control, sex education, and more s…
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Should the government build a network of electric vehicle ch…
No, but the government should encourage and subsidize the development of a network instead through competition
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Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the …
Yes, but nuclear energy should be prioritize to replace fossil fuels
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Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access…
Yes, because it is on Native land and the government should never be allowed to use eminent domain at the behest of corp…
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Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
No, but offshore wind, solar, and geothermal plants are worth investing in
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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil …
No, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead and more research is needed to measure the long term eff…
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the …
Yes, but with a ban on cosmetics and non-life saving medications (e.g. Viagra type things)
@9BN6Y6R
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
Yes, but only after biodegradables have sufficiently replaced them in the market
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Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
Yes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked and they should be held liable in civil cour…
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Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people…
Yes, but only for drug dealers and those users who are found with weapons
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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet, make them perform community service on a daily basi…
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Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining …
I support limitations on the powers of all public unions, especially when it comes to misconduct.
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Should police departments be allowed to use military grade e…
Only if civilians can own the same. If civilians can't own an AR-15, neither can the police.
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to…
No, but social and community programs should be funded more anyway.