@8MCPDS9

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

8>8 Personal answerPro-choice

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate

Should the federal government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Gun Control

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

8>8 Personal answerOnly when the prices of drugs are getting out of hand and a majority of low income people aren't able to afford these drugs.

Domestic Policy › Insurrection Act

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

8>8 Personal answerNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions

Social › Gun Buyback

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

8>8 Personal answerYes

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?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Gender Identity

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Muslim Immigrants

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education

Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › Free College for All

Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but provide more scholarship opportunities for low-income students

Social › Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete

Immigration › Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Government Mandates

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Education › Student Loans

Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Racial Sensitivity Training

Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?

8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it covers all protected groups (age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion) and is not based on critical race theory

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation

the Economy › Paid Sick Leave

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

8>8 Personal answerNo, we already have term limits that are called “elections”

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Science › Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but require vaccination in order to attend public school

Elections › Foreign Lobbying

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?

8>8 Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians

Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, if the government considers you too dangerous to board a plane you should not be able to buy a gun

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Medicaid

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Confederate Flag

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity

Immigration › Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge

Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Border Security

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?

8>8 Personal answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas

Elections › Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform

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

8>8 Personal answerThe current court is very politically and religious driven. We should re-design it to be more equal. It should be mandatory to keep the court diverse ensuring that women, LGBTQ, disabled, people of color, and non-religious judges are able to represent all of America.

I wouldn't mind increasing the number of judges and I'd consider term limits of 20 years.

the Environment › Alternative Energy

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Gun Liability

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Safe Spaces

Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Immigration › Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

8>8 Personal answerNo, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test

Immigration › Border Wall

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

8>8 Personal answerYes to surveillance only to those who have ties to terrorist and anti-American groups and for US Citizens with a warrant and probable cause.

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Obamacare

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

8>8 Personal answerYes

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)?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

8>8 Personal answerNo, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should

the Economy › Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

8>8 Personal answerNo, reduce money spent on the military and increase taxes of on the wealthy and multinational corporations.

Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

8>8 Personal answerIncrease

the Economy › Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

8>8 Personal answerFewer

Social › Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

8>8 Personal answerYes

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?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices

Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to negotiate not regulate

the Environment › Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

8>8 Personal answerYes, everyone should receive an income to cover basic necessities including food and housing

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land

Social › Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Lobbyists

Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

8>8 Personal answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

8>8 Personal answerYes, provide safe havens, but make the safe haven a treatment center where the person who enters as an addict, leaves a former addict.

Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Soleimani

Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?

8>8 Personal answerNo, this could unnecessarily start another war in the Middle East

Foreign Policy › Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

8>8 Personal answerYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation

the Economy › Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

8>8 Personal answerDecrease

the Environment › Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

8>8 Personal answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement

Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Afghanistan

Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?

8>8 Personal answerWe should reduce the number of troops slowly and aid the country in establishing/maintaining a stable and fair government.

the Economy › Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and all employees should be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › In-State Tuition

Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Healthcare › VA Privatization

Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?

8>8 Personal answerI'm not totally sure on this subject, but I think it should be the veteran's personal choice

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

8>8 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

8>8 Personal answerThey should raise taxes on them.

the Economy › NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

8>8 Personal answerYes, NAFTA helps lower the prices of consumer products

Education › Universal Pre-K

Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but funding should come from states instead of the federal government

the Economy › China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Science › Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

8>8 Personal answerYes

National Security › Military Congressional Approval

Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

8>8 Personal answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts

Foreign Policy › Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Science › GMO Labels

Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

8>8 Personal answerNo

National Security › Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but whistleblowers like Snowden should bring their concerns to liberty-minded Congresspeople like Mike Lee, Rand Paul and Justin Amash instead of bringing them to foreign governments

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?

8>8 Personal answerIf there is suspected terrorists on allied soil, then continue NSA.

Foreign Policy › India Arms

Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Education › School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

8>8 Personal answerNo, not until the cost ($4B) is dramatically reduced

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

Should the federal government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

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

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

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

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?

Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?

Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?

Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

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

Should the electoral college be abolished?

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

Do you support the Patriot Act?

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

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)?

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?