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Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-choice |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerA society that is closely knit, that demonstrates tolerance in all situations, is willing to negotiate and willing to listen to other viewpoints and resolve conflicts without violence could carry any type of weapon known to man but eventually come to the conclusion that the weight and inconvenience of doing so is no longer worth it. Until we create such a society in the U.S., the sheer number of firearms render any legislation pointless. Until we figure out why people are so eager to use the guns to kill others, we will not change the murder statistics in any meaningful way. |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
8>8 Personal answerThe inability of anyone to believe anything unless there is video proof makes it necessary. |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerHow much of the money spent on all drug sales goes to research on new meds and "orphan" drugs and how much goes into the pockets of the owners of the drug companies. Determine this as a foundation to making the decision to further regulate the industry. |
Elections › 2020 US Presidential Election Legitimacy
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Gun Buyback
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Gender Transition
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Masks on Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerWhy is this necessary? All the evidence available indicates mask wearing is the best way for individuals to stop the spread of COVID. Unfortunately many people stand on their "rights" rather than working together to end the pandemic as early as possible. People who do not vaccinate because it is an invasion of their rights or because they do not believe it is real will not do so even if it is mandated. (See above answer to the question of government control of social media.) |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerIt is too early in the game (pardon the pun) to determine whether or not a given transgender person has an advantage or disadvantage based on their previous physical gender. |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerThe concept of minimum wage was designed to ensure workers did not have to accept work paid at a rate too low to live on. I earned $1.85/hour at my first job in 1976. Not enough to live on but OK for a 16 year-old kid living at home. The next year my wage went up to $3.85/hour due to a job change. At the time an apartment could be had for $200/month or less. During my whole working lifetime up to the present, my wages have gone up but prices have gone up faster. Another thing not often mentioned is the number of things we "need" to buy that simply did not exist in the not-so-distant past-cell phones, internet, video games etc. My first year in college cost $1,800. Four years total cost $7,200. Personal computers were not available to the general public until the 80s. I am sure I am missing things, but you get the idea. A balance need to be created between the need for a business to continue to exist by "making a profit" and the tendency to run the business primarily to increase the net worth of those who own it. Workers tend to be the ones bearing the brunt of downturns and other events that bite into the "profits" of the owners. Minimum wage should not be a thing. Workers should be paid a more equitable share of the profit they create. |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerHaving been a gun owner in the past ( I no longer own any because I can't afford a gun, the ammunition to practice, the training to gain basic proficiency and the recurring training to build muscle memory and the ability to analyze a given situation so as to be effective in an active shooter and/or self defense situation), I understand the logic behind having an armed teacher in a school. However, it is imperative that the teacher commit to the above mention training and bear responsibility for any misuse of the firearm, such as leaving it unattended or shooting the wrong person. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerClimate change is no longer preventable according to the vast majority of scientific research. Laws, regulations and taxes may help slow it down, but a sea change in attitude starting with corporations is necessary, or the debate will continue with little of no real progress towards the real consequences; massive displacement of populations, extreme weather events, changing climate patterns affecting food production and clean water availability. What is causing the change is not as relevant as working to mitigate and adapt to the changing conditions. |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerThe term "drugs' is too vague to answer. There are too many types of drugs, illegal and otherwise to simply say "let's decriminalize them all". Removing prison from the equation for personal use is a start. Creating the "drugs" as legitimate businesses will lesson the criminal aspect of the problem. However, without a clear understanding of why drug use is so prevalent, any legislation will not help those whose lives are destroyed by drugs, legal or otherwise. Decriminalization needs to be coupled with treatment. |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerLower the income tax rate and remove all existing tax loopholes for large corporations |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerAs long as a given representative has the best interests of their constituency always in the forefront they should stay as long as they continue to do so. Removing a representative, other than in an election, should be easier, as long as the reason is fully investigated and found legitimate by a non-partisan group outside of the political process. |
Foreign Policy › Iran
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerTwo years of service to those in need, military included. |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
8>8 Personal answerResearch Critical Race Theory. You will find that it is not a curriculum, but a research project in higher education. It is not designed to be any sort of indoctrination or to be a "blame game". It is designed to research the reasons for the continued existence of racism. This, by extension, can also increase our knowledge of other forms of discrimination that still exist. Any curriculum based on the study of CRT would have to be carefully vetted by SEAs and designed for the grade it is presented in. The question itself is inflammatory. |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerIn the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, education should be free and much better than it is. |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › Government Mandates
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Confederate Flag
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not until the no-fly list screening process is improved for accuracy and includes due process |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
8>8 Personal answerA stance listed above indicates that the Supreme Court should not be politicized. Politicization is inevitable as long as politicians run the country. The concept of a Supreme Court is its ability to be an impartial last resort, with the emphasis on "impartial". Appointing a Justice should be done with this in mind. The new Justice, as well as the others on the Court, need impartiality be their "mantra", as it were. This should apply to all adjudicating officials or the idea of a "fair and impartial" judgement becomes problematic, regardless of the circumstances. |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Medicaid
8>8 Personal answerA case where states are standing on their "rights" while not necessarily attending to the citizens' needs they were elected to do. |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerWon't work. Too many people would not comply to make affective. |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerRegarding the NetzDG law, who "perceives" what illegal content is? Some should be obvious, but there is a great deal of ambiguity, including what is legal in one country is not in another. This needs to be clarified. The same thing applies to "misinformation and fake news" The explosion of "misinformation and fake news" recently and the ability to create what are known as "deep fakes" requires a method to distinguish between "misinformation and fake news" and legitimate information. Unfortunately, too many people do not want to sift through all of the information out there and determine for themselves what is legitimate and what is misinformation. Too many also prefer to believe misinformation if it confirms what they already think. This makes the task of information regulation extremely difficult. |
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Border Security
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerReform the immigration system and help countries the immigrants come from create more equitable systems so less citizens choose to leave. |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
8>8 Personal answerDefine what the federal funding is for before answering. |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
8>8 Personal answerProvided sustainable energy source companies are required to continue R&D in increased efficiency, construction materials that are durable, non toxic and recyclable. Creating a technology and then sitting on it without trying to improve it will not solve anything in the long run, |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, but allow people to use private insurance |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerMake sure everyone has the means and ability to acquire one. |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
8>8 Personal answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerRaise |
Social › Safe Spaces
8>8 Personal answerWhat's a "trigger warning?" |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
8>8 Personal answerIntelligence gathering is an imprecise science. Too often it is authorized more broadly as a reaction to an events such as 9/11. It is also too often done in a compartmentalized way, with agencies not communicating and looking in different directions. Even though this improved after 9/11, it still needs to be refined. The current divisive attitude will make this more difficult, yet more necessary if it continues, and especially if it gets worse. Domestic terrorism is just as great a threat as foreign, especially if they somehow integrate. |
Foreign Policy › Israel
8>8 Personal answerAs a country with a right to exist, yes. Current policies in Israel are problematic, though. As a deterrent to other countries in the Middle East, unfortunately yes. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerFar too often manufactures simply create their product and then assume no responsibility for its use. This can take many forms. Oil companies have had to be forced to change gas formulas to reduce pollution and are constantly stating that most anti-pollution legislation will cut into revenue to the extent that the companies will suffer. The companies should be held responsible when their products create an unsafe condition. Gun manufacturers do not create an unsafe condition per se, but should do more to cooperate with law enforcement in weeding out dealers, legitimate or not, from illegally distributing guns and be more aware of the dealer records regarding law enforcement actions. |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answer"Defund the Police" is one of the most divisive and misunderstood slogans to come out of the current unrest. "Reallocating Policing Resources" is far more accurate but does not have the same ring to it. Studying the experiences of communities doing so is a start. Finding what works and what does not in these communities is a way to develop programs that reduce the quasi-military mindset that is prevalent in too many police departments across the country, changing policies that may foster racism and changing the attitude that control is always the goal in every situation can reduce the negative interactions too often happening between communities and individuals and the police force. |
Social › First Amendment
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
8>8 Personal answerThere is a difference between "require(ing) able-bodied adults to work in order to be eligible for Medicaid and "test(ing) programs including job training, job search, education, volunteer activities and caregiving." The former is too narrow and would require a clear definition of "able-bodied" and what jobs would be appropriate for what level of "able-bodied". The latter creates different opportunities for advancement that may reduce the need for Medicaid as well as increasing the pool of qualified workers. This greatly increases the choices available to the recipients of this training. |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerPunishing drug cartels by incarcerating individuals for drug possession simply amuses the cartels. They know that the majority of people in prisons will eventually end up on the street with no way to earn a living and will quite likely go back to using for lack of better things to do. Studying what is really responsible for the " country’s drug epidemic" is the only way to reduce drug abuse and make the cartels have to get a job.. |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
8>8 Personal answerThe problem with Affirmative Action is that too often minority members are recruited to create the impression of a diverse workforce, student body or other group. Also, hiring practices too often have been proven to be discriminatory regardless of the individuals being interviewed. Hiring based on merit and proven education needs to be the norm. Affirmative action, when done sincerely, is a good program, as it can offset the hiring practices mentioned above. |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerCombine them with treatment, prove that doing so will reduce addiction, than go for it. This cannot be proven until the "safe havens" and treatment center combinations are created, so this needs to be done. |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerBurning an American flag to protest an issue is pointless. It does little to change an opposing group's opinion and simply inflames the emotions of those involved. Better to look at what the flag is supposed to represent and finding common ground to resolve the issue. The closing words to the Pledge of Allegiance would be a good place to start. |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerUntil the economic system becomes fair, welfare will be necessary. Working to make it useful for those who need it requires cooperation between the entities who create it, administer it and fund it. Adversarial relationships will not benefit anyone. |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
8>8 Personal answerYes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHonest ones-help. Dishonest ones-hurt. |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but provide treatment for those testing positive |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerI believe the pipeline has been halted, however the claim that the pipeline is "necessary for the U.S. to achieve energy independence." needs to be analyzed more closely to ascertain whether or not it is the case. |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
8>8 Personal answerDo we want an educated populace or not? |
Education › Common Core
8>8 Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerUntil the healthcare system is reformed so care is available to all without onerous costs, "Obamacare" is necessary. I cannot afford health care without it at this point. |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Lobbyists
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as landowners are fairly compensated and the projects will benefit the community |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDetermine what the current spending is for and if it is used to the best affect before any change. |
Crime › Collective Bargaining
8>8 Personal answerPolice misconduct, unless by the union itself, should be thoroughly investigated by impartial means and if the misconduct is determined to be criminal in nature, should be referred to criminal court as any other case. Unions should not be allowed to insert automatic or conditional immunity for officers who have been accused of misconduct that has been deemed actionable. |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerMuch of the current research is being done with computer modeling, reducing or eliminating the need for animal testing. This should be a continued subject of research with the goal of ending animal testing altogether. Non-medical cosmetic testing should be done on those who cannot live without cosmetics to get through the day. |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
Foreign Policy › Torture
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerWhat is it for? Answer that first. |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
8>8 Personal answerLess, we should increase funding to improve the current system instead |
Education › School Vouchers
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools instead |
Foreign Policy › Drones
8>8 Personal answerApparently we have created a world where this is necessary. |
Science › GMO Labels
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerOvercrowding is best solved by examining why there are so many people in prison in the first place. Firstly, why do people commit crimes? Secondly, are the laws being broken necessary to protect the public as a whole? Thirdly, how is it determined which incarcerated individuals can be expected to re-integrate into society and which are not? Fourthly, how do we determine whether prison is the appropriate solution to a given infraction? The current system has resulted in the largest prison population of non-political prisoners in the world. It is obviously broken and is creating a subclass of individuals that will be chased by the stigma of prison, deserved or not. |
Education › Universal Pre-K
8>8 Personal answerAll forms of childcare will need to be funded by some source due to the need for two incomes in a family or single parents without the means to work part time. The Federal government is the only source of the funds necessary to do so at this time. The money would probably go to states and then would be distributed using the guidelines set by the Feds. The system needs to be changed. Stopgap measures to address education in general will only add to the hodge-podge of laws, rules, regulations and statutes that are usually created with good intentions by end up far too often causing overwhelming paperwork that does not necessarily help. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerThis could be attacked from both ends of the issue. Consumers need to understand the consequences of using "permanent plastic" indiscriminately and the consequences of using re-usable products, and the various industries profiting from creating "permanent plastic" need to research and retool to create viable alternatives. Tax incentives and penalties can help but again create adversarial relationships that impede the process. |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerGreater levels of rehabilitation in all cases of incarcerated individuals is necessary to help them become productive members of society. Being productive includes the right to vote. Simply because a person has committed a crime in the past does not make them incapable of using critical thinking to participate in society, which obviously includes not committing any more crimes. All citizens, including rehabilitated criminals, should be educated in the need to participate in the process of electing representatives. Perhaps if we concentrate on electing representatives, we will elect fewer politicians. |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerHow fast is it needed? |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
8>8 Personal answerAn adversarial attitude will change nothing. Without a genuine effort to deal with the situation in a cooperative way across the board will result in constant conflict surrounding the issue and change very little. |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerMorally, legally and ethically wrong, but unfortunately necessary at times. |
Science › Space Exploration
8>8 Personal answerTravel or research? Answer that question first. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Juneteenth
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerAttack adds are not in the public interest. They appeal to emotions and do not advance a critical knowledge of relevant issues. These should be banned across the board. Unfortunately, politicians are too interested in playing the "you're wrong, I'm right" game to care if they are elected based on their ability to make the country a better place to live for all. |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
8>8 Personal answerWhat was the surveillance program doing? If it was a legitimate use of surveillance in the public interest and was properly authorized, needing top secret status, no. If it was an abuse of power, yes. |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerI would like to think that if they are our allies, we would not need to. But we do. See above answer. |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
8>8 Personal answerOnly if we want to make the situation worse. |
Education › School Truancy
8>8 Personal answerLearn why they are truant and work to solve the problems at the source. Punishment will not increase academic achievement. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerWhere does the bulk of the profits eventually end up? Fifty thousand high-paying jobs sounds great, but Amazon has been shown to treat employees badly. Even if the jobs paid $50,000 each, the total amount per year would be $2,500,000,000. This seems like a boon to the communities but the number is called "up to". That almost never is the case. Where does the rest of the revenue go? That is the question. |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
8>8 Personal answerJustify the improvements clearly before starting the project. |
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You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is most important to you.
You are a centrist on left wing and right wing issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on democratic socialism and capitalism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on politically incorrect and politically correct issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on unilateralism and multilateralism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “religious”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect religious values and principles. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “deregulation”, meaning you more often believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on pacifism and militarism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on isolationism and imperialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on individualism and collectivism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tender and tough issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on keynesian and laissez-faire issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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