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Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Control

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training

Domestic Policy  ›  Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, this would increase the risk of accidental shootings

Domestic Policy  ›  Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, 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?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time

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Domestic Policy  ›  No-Fly List Gun Control

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, but not until the no-fly list screening process is improved for accuracy and includes due process

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media

Domestic Policy  ›  Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

NB>NB  ChatGPTRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty

Domestic Policy  ›  Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, targeting Muslims is unconstitutional, racist, and incendiary

Domestic Policy  ›  Congressional ban on stock trading

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, and their investments should be held in a blind trust

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?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity

Domestic Policy  ›  Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Liability

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Universal Childcare

Should the federal government guarantee subsidized universal childcare for all working families?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Eminent Domain

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, as long as landowners are fairly compensated and the projects will benefit the community

Domestic Policy  ›  Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, this is a violation of free speech

Domestic Policy  ›  Gerrymandering

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors

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)?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Abolish the TSA

Should the United States abolish the TSA and return airport security to private companies?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo, but we must desperately reform the agency to rely on modern technology instead of invasive passenger pat-downs

Domestic Policy  ›  Puerto Rico Statehood

Should Puerto Rico be admitted as the 51st U.S. state?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, taxation without representation is undemocratic and Puerto Ricans deserve a voice in Congress.

Domestic Policy  ›  Edward Snowden

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

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, investigate the CIA and NSA directors instead

Domestic Policy  ›  Permanent Daylight Saving Time

Should the government stop the biannual clock change and make Daylight Saving Time permanent?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, stop the switching; it causes sleep deprivation, car crashes, and heart attacks.

Domestic Policy  ›  DC Statehood

Should Washington D.C. become the 51st US state?

NB>NB  ChatGPTYes, taxation without representation is a violation of civil rights

Domestic Policy  ›  Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

NB>NB  ChatGPTNo

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A Moment of Darkness': Washington Post's No-Endorsement Decision Ignites Media Firestorm

Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years, the publisher and CEO announced Friday."We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Will Lewis wrote in an opinion piece published on the paper's website. He referenced the paper's policy in the decades prior to 1976, when, following the Watergate scandal that the Post broke, it endorsed Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. The last time the Post did not endorse a presidential candidate in the general election was 1988, according to a search of its archives.Colleagues learned the news from the editorial page editor, David Shipley, at a tense meeting shortly before Lewis' announcement. The meeting was characterized by someone with direct knowledge of discussions on condition of anonymity to speak about internal matters.Shipley said that he told other editorial board leaders Thursday by management that there would be no endorsement, though he has known for weeks. He added that he "owns" this decision. The reason he cited was to create "independent space" where the newspaper does not tell people for whom to vote.Colleagues were said to be "shocked" and uniformly negative. Post corporate spokespeople have not responded to multiple messages left by NPR on the subject.Former Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron, who led the newsroom to acclaim during Trump's presidency, denounced the decision starkly."This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty," Baron said in a statement to NPR. "Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage."A similar decision by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong led this week to the resignations of the paper's editorials editor and two editorial board members. Soon-Shiong said that he had asked the editorial board to draft a "factual analysis" of Trump and Harris' policies and plans. In her resignation letter, editorials editor Mariel Garza said the decision made the paper look “craven and hypocritical,” given its past reporting and editorials on Trump.

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