A: While I am not a fan of abortion, nor do I believe it should be used as a standard practice for birth control. I don't believe a woman's God-given rights of Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness ends if she should become pregnant. As a man, I do not have any right to deny a woman what choices she should make. I can offer my opinion or make suggestions to her only. To impose my will upon a pregnant woman would be to reduce her to nothing more than breeding stock, and that is not acceptable. No matter what I may think or feel.˙˙
A: While a stimulus payment is popular for the people receiving a check, its effects are generally short-lived and without many long-term benefits to the economy. Reducing or removing barriers that allow new businesses to start and grow is generally more productive for the entire economy. Incentives to bring established manufacturing companies back to the US provide more opportunities for local economies, instead of benefiting a foreign country.
A: I believe that the legal battle for same-sex marriage was the biggest mistake the LGBT community ever made. The actual reason behind these lawsuits wasn't love and domestic tranquility, it was health and life insurance. I think the LGBT community would have found much more acceptance in today's society if they would have mobilized their resources against the corporations that were denying them coverage instead of the general public's view of marriage. While they won a victory and made the lawyers rich, they suffered a huge loss and setback with the public in general.
A: There are certainly some crimes that need to have much stricter punishments, but even more importantly: Those punishments need to be carried out. The endless and expensive cycle of appeals is habitually abused, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Prison˙sentences for crimes that have don't have a long reaching impact on innocent peoples lives or substantial damages to society need to be eliminated and reduce the burden on our prison systems.
A: This has ALWAYS been the most ridiculous statement I have heard my entire life. While the marijuana plant does have certain properties that can cause a euphoric mood. There are more benefits from the plant and its cousin than detrimental effects. I don't˙recommend unregulated usage, it should be treated much in the same way as alcohol is.˙Only at a state level and not federally.
A: I used to be in agreement with this plan, but have since seen that it is regularly abused and has little to no oversight. I think with a proper reworking of the tax system and budget that Public school systems could recover and exceed educational standards.˙
A: I am a strong supporter of green energy and would like to see much more done in this area. However, green energy isn't˙cost effective as of yet and is still in various stages of development. Some aspects of green technology are not even close to being environmentally˙friendly. This would need to change. The petroleum industry needs to put more effort into cleaning up its impact from start to finish and prepare itself for its eventual finish. The coal industry can be a major contributor to this, but we need some support for research and development. Yet it also needs to put more effort into cleaning up its˙environmental impact and prepare for its eventual end as well.
A: The EPA, like many governmental˙administration office bureaus, has gotten out of control and need to be reigned back in. This process won't be quick or easy as a great many people have invested entire careers into these back room control entities. Their budgets need to be placed back under the control of Congress and the regulations should be curtailed to fit within Constitutional guidelines.
A: As a veteran, I fully support this. The UN does not hold the United States best interests at heart. In recent years the UN has been acting more as a world government that a˙coalition of independent nations working together to bring relief to those people suffering from natural or man-made disasters. The UN needs to be strongly reminded of this.
A: Most current and past trade deals have been following the path of a global economic policy, which has not been healthy for the US economy. With the exception of a few specialized areas of trade. The word "trade" suggests an equal exchange of products or services, for an˙equivalent product or service. Failure to maintain a balanced trade places one party in the position of supporting both. If this takes place for too long of a time, the party that has been carrying the weight of both will begin to fail and bankrupt itself. The US has been supporting too many other economies without growing its own for far too long. We need to balance out the trade before our economy collapses onto itself.
A:˙Voter registration isn't all that difficult as it is. However, I think we should have a voter ID system to try and bring an end to the voter/election fraud problems that have been happening more and more frequently. We also need to end the gerrymandering that's become a regular practice.
A: There is an absolute right and obligation for free Americans to own and maintain the firearm of their choice, or not if they so choose. It is called the 2nd Amendment. We had a former˙Government try to disarm the public in order to maintain control of the people. This sparked the Revolutionary War with the battles of Lexington and Concord. To try and repeal this right in anyway, is to repeat history in the worst of ways. However, there are those among us that have surrendered that right and other rights through their own actions against a peaceful society. Those individuals are the exception and hopefully the worst of them will never be able to repeat those offenses.
A: As far as I am concerned, this is a no-brainer. ObamaCare should never have been allowed to pass and should be immediately dismantled. It was and is an illegal act by˙a President to force Americans to purchase a product from a third party. The citizens of the United States are sovereign and not subjects to be dictated to, or ruled over by any President. The Senate should be using its Constitutional powers to be controlling interstate commerce, which insurance is, and setting price controls on these out of control corporations, their CEO's, Executives, and Boards of Directors. All of which are profiting greatly, while working class people struggle to pay healthcare costs.
A: The military is a fantastic way to provide jobs, education, and opportunity to the citizens of the United States. With friendly and not-so-friendly enemies always looking to get the upper edge and force their positions˙on the people of the world, expanding the military will be an ever-present necessity. Not all programs need to be expanded and some common sense needs to be applied to the spending, but that's always been a problem that our elected officials have had. Only because they are always worrying about getting re-elected and continuing to receive campaign contributions.
A: A pathway should be made available for some illegal aliens, but definitely not all. Because past administrations and congresses˙failed to take any positive or proactive actions, this problem has become an emotional quagmire that no one really wants to work on to solve. The hard reality is that some of the solutions won't be pleasant for everyone and it is going to take time and effort to sort through the mess.˙
A: I strongly oppose. We should look more into testing applicants and hiring those that are best qualified. Leaving ethnic background and gender out of the equation for hiring. I also be
A: It's foolish to try and erase God from the public sphere, schools, and government buildings. From the earliest days of our countries history, God and Christianity has been involved, invoked, and displayed. Why try and erase history? The removal of God from public spaces is˙an erosion of the First Amendment by not granting the citizens the right to worship as they please. Those people that chose not to believe in God are still free to not do so.
A: Another idiotic idea formulated by people who want to abuse and profit from the sweat of working class Americans. Why does Congress always [claim] Social Security is in danger when it receives money fro
A: No, I don't agree with this. More can be accomplished by removing unfair loopholes, establishing a flat tax, and removing wasteful and unnecessary appropriations from the federal budget.
A: As the primary superpower, we will never fully be able to avoid all foreign entanglements. We should certainly limit our direct involvement and avoid using the CIA to help set our foreign policy decisions. The UN is supposed to be the representative of all the world governments for international disputes, with the US offering its support as a member. However, we are not the world's police force and should not be constantly placed in that position.
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