the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerNo, tax carbon emissions instead |
Similar answerNo |
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NL>NL DisagreeYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Green disagreeYes |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
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me Your answerNo, end all tax credits and subsidies to the energy industry |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
NL>NL DisagreeYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Socialist disagreeYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
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me Your answerYes |
American’s similar answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
NL>NL No’s similar answerYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
Republicans’ similar answerYes, and with more aid and support |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, we should be less involved |
Constitution disagreeNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
DisagreeNo, cut all support and aid |
Education › Student Loans
Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
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me Your answerNo |
NL>NL No’s similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
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meNL>NL Your answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Similar answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Democrats’ similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
Democrats’ similar answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
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American disagreeNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
Green disagreeNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
NL>NL Similar answerYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for future workers |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
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meNL>NL Your answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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DisagreeYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
DisagreeYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
Green disagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
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me Your answerYes, basic data collection is necessary to track suspected terrorists |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
NL>NL DisagreeNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
Democrats disagreeNo |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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NL>NL DisagreeYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
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me Your answerYes |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
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DisagreeNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
Green disagreeNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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NL>NL DisagreeYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
DisagreeYes, and make it a living wage |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
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Constitution disagreeNo |
Republicans disagreeNo, remove them from the U.S. |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Similar answerNo |
Green’s similar answerNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Constitution disagreeYes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
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me Your answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Similar answerYes |
NL>NL Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
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DisagreeNo |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs |
Similar answerNo |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
NL>NL DisagreeYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
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me Your answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Similar answerNo |
Republicans’ similar answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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NL>NL No disagreeYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
DisagreeYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
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me Your answerNo |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
NL>NL DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
DisagreeYes |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
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me Your answerYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
Similar answerYes |
Libertarians’ similar answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
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DisagreeNo |
NL>NL DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Social › Government Mandates
Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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NL>NL DisagreeYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
DisagreeYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and each state should decide their own level of coverage |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
NL>NL DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
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me Your answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
Similar answerHurt |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeHelp |
NL>NL No disagreeHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
Transhumanist disagreeHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, and increase taxes |
Barely similar answerYes |
Barely similar answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
NL>NL No disagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
Similar answerYes |
NL>NL No’s similar answerYes, if they pay taxes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and grant them citizenship |
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DisagreeNo |
Constitution disagreeNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, they must formally apply like every other new citizen |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
American disagreeYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
NL>NL No disagreeYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
DisagreeYes, and abolish all national borders |
Social › Death Penalty
Do you support the death penalty?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
Republicans’ similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Transhumanist disagreeNo, because technology will allow us in a decades time to offer structural changes in the brain to make criminals into good people. We must wait until then, and give them this choice. |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
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me Your answerYes |
American’s similar answerYes, and supports increased funding for addiction prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation, as well as mandatory rehabilitation programs in lieu of imprisonment. |
Similar answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
NL>NL No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
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me Your answerPro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
Similar answerPro-choice |
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DisagreePro-life |
Republicans disagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
Social › Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
NL>NL DisagreeYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
Similar answerNo |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
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NL>NL DisagreeYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
Similar answerNo |
NL>NL Similar answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
American’s similar answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Similar answerNo |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, but increase oversight |
DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
NL>NL DisagreeNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Socialist disagreeNo, and abolish the NSA |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, property taxes are the most reliable and consistent form of state revenue |
Similar answerNo |
Democrats’ similar answerNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Social › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
American disagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerYes |
Socialist’s similar answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Similar answerYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
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| Disagree |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
Social › Confederate Flag
Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, each state should have the right to display any flag they choose |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason |
NL>NL No disagreeNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
DisagreeNo |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
| Agree |
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meNL>NL Your answerYes, as long as they pay taxes |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
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Constitution disagreeNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
DisagreeNo |
Social › First Amendment
Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
Similar answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
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| Disagree |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
DisagreeNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
NL>NL DisagreeNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?
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me Your answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
NL>NL Similar answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Similar answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
