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Josh Shapiro’s policies on domestic policy issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Control

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Insurrection Act

Should the President of the United States have the power to deploy military troops in order to stop protests?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation

Domestic Policy  ›  Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption


Domestic Policy  ›  Supreme Court Reform

Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges

Domestic Policy  ›  COVID-19 School Closures

Should the state government order schools to provide online only classes in order to combat coronavirus?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Supreme Court Financial Transactions

Should Supreme Court justices be prohibited from making financial transactions with people who have a vested interest in court outcomes?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  No-Fly List Gun Control

Should people on the “no-fly list” be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Domestic Policy  ›  Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion

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?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity

Domestic Policy  ›  Congressional ban on stock trading

Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks while serving in office?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, and do more to prevent insider trading by their friends and family

Domestic Policy  ›  Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

  ChatGPTYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers

Domestic Policy  ›  January 6 Pardons

Should those charged in the January 6 Capitol attack be granted Presidential pardons?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Liability

Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence

Domestic Policy  ›  Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, this is a violation of free speech

Domestic Policy  ›  Eminent Domain

Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, but only for public projects and never for private projects

Domestic Policy  ›  Gerrymandering

Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting

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)?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Annexing Canada

Should Canada become part of the United States?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Juneteenth

Should Juneteenth be declared a federal holiday?

  Party’s support baseYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security

Domestic Policy  ›  College Sports and COVID

Should college sports be played in the fall of 2020?

  Party’s support baseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Greenland

Should the United States acquire Greenland?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, the U.S. does not need to expand its global footprint at this time

Domestic Policy  ›  Edward Snowden

Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

  Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, not until the cost ($4B) is dramatically reduced