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Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Control

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill

Domestic Policy  ›  Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

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

Domestic Policy  ›  Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

SD>SD  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?

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes, but only reform to impose term limits on judges

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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?

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  No-Fly List Gun Control

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, it is unconstitutional to deny someone’s rights without due process

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Media Regulation

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

Domestic Policy  ›  Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

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

Domestic Policy  ›  Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, 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?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, 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?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, and do more to prevent insider trading by their friends and family

Domestic Policy  ›  Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

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

Domestic Policy  ›  January 6 Pardons

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Gun Liability

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes, as long as the losing party pays all legal fees, it’s our constitutional right to sue anyone for any reason

Domestic Policy  ›  Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, 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?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, and the government should never be allowed to seize private property

Domestic Policy  ›  Gerrymandering

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

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes, 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)?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Annexing Canada

Should Canada become part of the United States?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead

Domestic Policy  ›  Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

SD>SD  ChatGPTYes

Domestic Policy  ›  Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo

Domestic Policy  ›  Greenland

Should the United States acquire Greenland?

SD>SD  ChatGPTNo, and the U.S. should drastically reduce its global footprint

Domestic Policy  ›  Edward Snowden

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

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

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Trump’s Doom vs. Harris’s Hope as America Decides Its Fate

Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns in the final hours before Election Day in starkly different moods: The former president, often appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.”In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality on Monday and into early Tuesday. Mr. Trump repeatedly raised the specter of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan.With a comparatively more optimistic message, Ms. Harris crisscrossed Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes that could decide the race. Stopping in Scranton, Allentown and Pittsburgh before a nighttime rally in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights. She asserted that Americans were “exhausted” and ready to move on from the politics of the past decade.About 30 miles to the southwest, Mr. Trump was in Reading, Pa., broadly portraying undocumented immigrants as mentally ill criminals and calling those accused of crimes “savages” and “animals.”Both leaned on Hispanic supporters as they tried to rally Latino voters. The pro-Harris rapper Fat Joe, who is Puerto Rican, practically shamed his fellow Latinos in Allentown as he asked, “Where’s your pride?” Mr. Trump, still facing fallout from his rally in New York at which a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” brought Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the Puerto Rican baseball legend, to the stage at a rally in Pittsburgh.But Mr. Trump, reaching the end of a grueling marathon of a campaign that began in 2022, looked visibly weary, battling fatigue in front of listless crowds, though he was relatively more upbeat and energized in Michigan. Ms. Harris, still appearing fresh after a three-month sprint, appealed for unity and pressed the contrast to her rival without uttering his name.“The measure of a true leader is based not on who you beat down,” she said. “It is based on who you lift up.”Despite the sharply different tones, polls suggest the race remains tight, with the final New York Times/Siena College surveys showing the candidates tied or holding only narrow leads in all of the seven battleground states.

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