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@8W28B6G
from Utah
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If the 2022 Utah District 1 US House of Representatives elec…
Do my civic duty and find the right one.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Whom would you most like to run for President in 2024?
A non-politician for once. And yes, Trump is a politician based on the dictionary definition of politics being the acqui…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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If the 2022 Utah US Senate election were held today, which c…
Have not done my civic duty to determine which would be the right choice.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should universities provide “trigger warnings” a…
What's a "trigger warning?"
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against at…
It is too early in the game (pardon the pun) to determine whether or not a given transgender person has an advantage or…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government fund space travel?
Travel or research? Answer that question first.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
Won't work. Too many people would not comply to make affective.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Make sure everyone has the means and ability to acquire one.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
I would like to think that if they are our allies, we would not need to. But we do. See above answer.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gai…
Apparently we have created a world where this is necessary.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
Only if we want to make the situation worse.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at l…
Two years of service to those in need, military included.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
As a country with a right to exist, yes. Current policies in Israel are problematic, though. As a deterrent to other cou…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spend…
What is it for? Answer that first.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government increase or decrease military spending…
Determine what the current spending is for and if it is used to the best affect before any change.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Define what the federal funding is for before answering.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition r…
Do we want an educated populace or not?
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidiz…
Reform the immigration system and help countries the immigrants come from create more equitable systems so less citizens…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
Until the economic system becomes fair, welfare will be necessary. Working to make it useful for those who need it requi…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Honest ones-help. Dishonest ones-hurt.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
The concept of minimum wage was designed to ensure workers did not have to accept work paid at a rate too low to live on…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where peop…
Combine them with treatment, prove that doing so will reduce addiction, than go for it. This cannot be proven until the…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the Federal government mandate that masks be worn by …
Why is this necessary? All the evidence available indicates mask wearing is the best way for individuals to stop the spr…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medica…
There is a difference between "require(ing) able-bodied adults to work in order to be eligible for Medicaid and "test(in…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving dru…
How much of the money spent on all drug sales goes to research on new meds and "orphan" drugs and how much goes into the…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the federal government increase funding of health car…
A case where states are standing on their "rights" while not necessarily attending to the citizens' needs they were elec…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac…
Until the healthcare system is reformed so care is available to all without onerous costs, "Obamacare" is necessary. I c…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
Learn why they are truant and work to solve the problems at the source. Punishment will not increase academic achievemen…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?
All forms of childcare will need to be funded by some source due to the need for two incomes in a family or single paren…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
Research Critical Race Theory. You will find that it is not a curriculum, but a research project in higher education. It…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to red…
In the richest, most powerful nation on the planet, education should be free and much better than it is.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should France continue to assassinate suspected terrorists i…
Morally, legally and ethically wrong, but unfortunately necessary at times.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the President be able to authorize military force aga…
How fast is it needed?
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?
The inability of anyone to believe anything unless there is video proof makes it necessary.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining …
Police misconduct, unless by the union itself, should be thoroughly investigated by impartial means and if the misconduc…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people…
Punishing drug cartels by incarcerating individuals for drug possession simply amuses the cartels. They know that the ma…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
Overcrowding is best solved by examining why there are so many people in prison in the first place. Firstly, why do peop…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Greater levels of rehabilitation in all cases of incarcerated individuals is necessary to help them become productive me…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to…
"Defund the Police" is one of the most divisive and misunderstood slogans to come out of the current unrest. "Reallocati…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
As long as a given representative has the best interests of their constituency always in the forefront they should stay…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
Justify the improvements clearly before starting the project.
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
Attack adds are not in the public interest. They appeal to emotions and do not advance a critical knowledge of relevant…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?…
What was the surveillance program doing? If it was a legitimate use of surveillance in the public interest and was prope…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government regulate social media sites, as a mean…
Regarding the NetzDG law, who "perceives" what illegal content is? Some should be obvious, but there is a great deal of…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats a…
A stance listed above indicates that the Supreme Court should not be politicized. Politicization is inevitable as long a…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support the Patriot Act?
Intelligence gathering is an imprecise science. Too often it is authorized more broadly as a reaction to an events such…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
The term "drugs' is too vague to answer. There are too many types of drugs, illegal and otherwise to simply say "let's d…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?
Burning an American flag to protest an issue is pointless. It does little to change an opposing group's opinion and simp…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Do you support affirmative action programs?
The problem with Affirmative Action is that too often minority members are recruited to create the impression of a diver…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms de…
Far too often manufactures simply create their product and then assume no responsibility for its use. This can take many…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Having been a gun owner in the past ( I no longer own any because I can't afford a gun, the ammunition to practice, the…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should there be more restrictions on the current process of …
A society that is closely knit, that demonstrates tolerance in all situations, is willing to negotiate and willing to li…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic…
Where does the bulk of the profits eventually end up? Fifty thousand high-paying jobs sounds great, but Amazon has been…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the …
Much of the current research is being done with computer modeling, reducing or eliminating the need for animal testing.…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the …
Provided sustainable energy source companies are required to continue R&D in increased efficiency, construction material…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access…
I believe the pipeline has been halted, however the claim that the pipeline is "necessary for the U.S. to achieve energy…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
This could be attacked from both ends of the issue. Consumers need to understand the consequences of using "permanent pl…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?…
An adversarial attitude will change nothing. Without a genuine effort to deal with the situation in a cooperative way ac…
@8W28B6G
from Utah
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Should the government increase environmental regulations to …
Climate change is no longer preventable according to the vast majority of scientific research. Laws, regulations and tax…