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Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerGenerally pro-life, but abortion should be legal until week three when the heartbeat develops. The state should provide for unwanted children and provide birth control, sex education, and more social services to help reduce the number of abortions. |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerOn a personal level, I believe marriage to be between a man and a woman due to my faith. That said, it is not my place to interfere in the lives of two mentally sound, consenting, and unrelated adults. For the sake of benefits and respect for others, I support the right to same sex marriage even if I do not believe in it myself or view it as marriage in the Biblical sense. |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerNo, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerThere should be no reason that one of sound mind, good legal character, and of the age of majority cannot own a firearm. The only limits that should be imposed of any kind regarding firearms are on the mentally ill, criminal, children, and the untrained. No firearm, accessory, or type thereof should be banned or subject to regulation. There should be mandatory training, paid for by the state, however. |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
8>8 Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, however these prices should still allow for the company to recoup the cost of R&D. |
Social › Gun Buyback
8>8 Personal answerNo, even Michael Bloomberg's own John Hopkins center states that the data does not show a ban on assault weapons as being effective. There is no reason that an adult of sound mind, good legal standing, and sufficient training cannot privately own a firearm of any kind or any accessories to that firearm. Training, mental health checks, and criminal background checks are the only laws that have been proven to work. Even then, training and background checks should be paid for by taxes rather than out of pocket. |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, gender identity disorders are a mental health issue and we must commit more resources to research and non-SRS care for those with gender identity disorders. By the same token, discrimination against the mentally ill in general should be illegal. There are only a few situations where this should be excepted, mainly those that preclude mental illness such as police, military service, and piloting. |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the owner must post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerAll together, immigration should be restricted. Visas should only be granted to those who have employment or a place to stay arranged in advance. The 1965 Immigration laws should be repealed. Now, as for any bans on specific groups, I say no to. Immigration should not allow discrimination over such things. |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as funding is not used for abortion procedures |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerThe issue of minimum wage is that these United States are not a "one size fits all" situation. $7.50 an hour in Connecticut or California would be impossible to live on as the cost of living in these states is much higher than the average. In a state like Tennessee or West Virginia, the cost of living is much lower, therefore, allowing one making minimum wage to afford to live. Another issue to take into account is where the burden falls. A locally owned business cannot necessarily afford to pay employees $15 an hour and may buckle, layoff employees, or both. Similarly, even though chain stores are owned by a large corporation that is, in many cases, multinational, they are still franchises, which means that there is a chance that the store is locally owned as well by a franchisee. While the corporate offices of, say, MacDonald's could certainly afford to pay employees a higher wage, the franchisee, especially one in lower income or less populous areas, might not be able to. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerYes, however the current notion of "green energy" is terribly flawed. Aside from obvious habitat destruction brought about by wind and solar farms, there are other, unforeseen impacts on the environment from "green" energy. For example, wind mills have killed 2.9 billion birds since the 1960's and, according to the Audubon Society, it would be nigh impossible to train windmills to be bird save as every bird approaches windmills differently. Solar panels are made with cancer-causing materials such as lead and cadmium that tend to be washed out by rain, leading them to enter the soil. According to an article by Forbes' Michael Shellenberger published in 2018, the German Stuttgart Institute for Photovoltaics predicts that waste produced by solar panels will become and environmental disaster within the next 20 or 30 years. The battery used by electric cars are also problematic, requiring that lithium and other metals be mined from the Earth. The ideal solutions for green energy would be in the form of Thorium fission since it produces little waste, cannot be enriched into weapons-grade fissile material, and generates much more energy than coal and uranium combined, but also is more abundant than uranium and is only dangerous when exposed to a catalyst that it can be easily drained away from in case of a meltdown. Likewise, hydrogen combustion should replace petroleum combustion. A pure hydrogen-oxygen combustion only produces water (2H2+O2->2H2O). Hydrogen is also the most abundant element in the universe. The only downsides are a lack of infrastructure and the issue of proper containment, as hydrogen is highly flammable. |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerYes, however said teachers should be trained. |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for companies with 100+ employees |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, and treat drug abuse as a mental condition which warrants treatment rather than a criminal problem |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerYes, however the issue is not income. The rich tend not to have liquid assets, that is, wealth that is easily turned into cash. Rich people tend to own stocks, bonds, and real estate. When one says that Jeff Bezos is worth tens of billions, it doesn't mean that he has all that money in the bank. It means that the value of all his possessions are that. Ideally, taxation on the upper class would mean a tax on non-liquid assets. Of course, this needs to be handled delicately so as not to disrupt investment through the stock market, which is already taxed through capital gains and is essential for funding businesses. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerNo, and, if anything, the term should be increased to 3 years rather than 2. Senators and Representatives end up having to spend half of their term campaigning rather than legislating. Allowing Congress to have two years for work and one for campaigning will allow for a more effective Congress. Semi-related, the 17th Amendment should be repealed and the election of Senators should return to the legislatures and governors of the states. These United States are a federation of states, not a singular, unitary entity. The purpose of the Senate is to represent the interests of the many states before the Federal Government just as ambassadors represent the interests of a country in the United Nations. The House of Representatives is designed to represent the private individual. The Senate was designed to represent the state government. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerYes, however it should be a mandatory civil service requirement. Police service, military service, fire fighting, emergency medial service, humanitarian aid both foreign and domestic, and community service should all count toward a civil service requirement. |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, to do so is discriminatory. Increased police presence and surveillance should only ever be in response to crime rates and threats. |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
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 |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
8>8 Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
8>8 Personal answerNo, conflict theory in general is heavily flawed in terms of historiography. Conflict theorists, of which Critical Race Theory is a part of, set out not to show events as they were, but to prove a point. Conflict theorists like those who wrote the 1619 Project downplay examples of unity or outright ignore them at best and create utter lies at worst. Take for example the now deleted claim from the 1619 Project that among the chief causes of the American revolution was the rising sentiment of abolition in Great Britain. This claim was found to be so fraudulent that the New York Times had to issue a retraction of that claim and the author of the 1619 Project had to back track, claiming that the Project was more of an experiment than a legitimate attempt at historiography. American history should be taught worts and all, the fraudulent premise of the Mexican-American and Spanish-American wars should be taught, and so should the history of discrimination and imperialism in this country, but so should things such as Benjamin Franklin's drafts of the Articles of Confederation which explicitly stated that the new nation was to enter into a defense pact with the native American tribes and recognize their sovereignty, or how thousands of Virginians of all races and statuses joined together to combat Governor William Berkeley during Bacon's Rebellion (which, even then was about the removal of native Americans) and led the government to become so fearful of class and race collaboration that they enacted the 1705 Virginia Slave Codes with the sole purpose of preventing whites and blacks from working together. The overwhelming message should not be one of doom and gloom and sins of the father being passed on to the son, but that the American people are really all the same and that, at the most base level, all want to see the dream of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness come true. |
Immigration › Immigration
8>8 Personal answerNo, they must formally apply like every other new citizen |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerNo; however, tuition at two-year colleges should be paid through taxes and made mandatory, starting with the graduating class of the year that any such legislation is enacted in. |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerAs stated before, the assets of the rich are not liquid, meaning that they own things that cannot be readily converted into money such as stocks and real estate. Taxation should be dependent on those assets as well as income. Yes, the rich should be made to pay their equivalent share, especially if it helps with reducing interest rates for students, but taxation is much more nuanced than one's income, and special consideration must be made for capital gains taxes as there must be an incentive to invest in businesses via the stock market. |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Social › Government Mandates
8>8 Personal answerNo, birth control should be covered like any other prescription and exemptions should be made for Religious organizations and charities who oppose contraception. |
Social › Confederate Flag
8>8 Personal answerNo, the Virginia Battle Flag, Bonnie Blue Flag, or any variation of the official Confederate Flag should only be flown in historical settings or privately. |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerThis is a difficult question as those on the "no-fly list" can be put on there by accident or coincidence. For example, in 2006 U.S. Marine Daniel Brown was prevented from returning home from his tour in Iraq because of a false positive. While it might pose a risk to public safety, it is unconstitutional to deny one rights without due process. |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
8>8 Personal answerNo, and the Supreme Court should not be politicized |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
Social › Women in Combat
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
8>8 Personal answerThe Federal Government should create and adequately fund a National Health Service. An American N.H.S. should, however, run in competition with private healthcare and health insurance just as the Postal Service competes with private carriers. The ideal goal of such a thing would be ensuring a permanently competitive healthcare industry. |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerYes, with exceptions for those who cannot be vaccinated due to legitimate medical concerns. |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerAs one user said, "No, users of social media are free to share what they please, but anyone who is, advertises themselves as, or comes across to a reasonable person as a news organization should have a legal obligation to tell the truth. Additionally, where the truth is not known, it should be illegal for such organizations to make things up, but rather these organizations should have to wait before making more informed judgements. This would diminish the capability of users to share fake news as the fake news would not exist, as opposed to simply not be shared." However, I would add that the sites themselves should be regulated due the behavior of the owning companies. Whether the companies ever intended it or not, sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter have become public forums. It is illegal and unconstitutional in these United States to deny one freedom of speech, press, or expression within a public forum. |
Immigration › Border Security
8>8 Personal answerYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to purchase private healthcare |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should ban the use of sanctuary cities |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
8>8 Personal answerNo, as stated before, the current notion of "green energy" is terribly flawed. Aside from obvious habitat destruction brought about by wind and solar farms, there are other, unforeseen impacts on the environment from "green" energy. For example, wind mills have killed 2.9 billion birds since the 1960's and, according to the Audubon Society, it would be nigh impossible to train windmills to be bird save as every bird approaches windmills differently. Solar panels are made with cancer-causing materials such as lead and cadmium that tend to be washed out by rain, leading them to enter the soil. According to an article by Forbes' Michael Shellenberger published in 2018, the German Stuttgart Institute for Photovoltaics predicts that waste produced by solar panels will become and environmental disaster within the next 20 or 30 years. The battery used by electric cars are also problematic, requiring that lithium and other metals be mined from the Earth. Subsidies should instead be granted for the development of thorium fission technology and hydrogen combustion. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, donations should only be from grassroots supporters. Corporate entities and the elite should not be able to fund a candidate. |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerYes, but provide a photo ID to every American citizen free of charge |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, I support a National Health Service so long as it competes with private options just as the Postal Service competes with private carriers. |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
8>8 Personal answerYes, provided that they have no criminal record, pay taxes, and have resided within the nation for a certain amount of time. If they fulfill all requirements, then they should have a simple path to citizenship. |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerIncrease for large multinational corporations but lower for small businesses |
Social › Safe Spaces
8>8 Personal answerIt depends on what is "triggering". Graphic imagery or discussion of traumatic events can be a legitimate source of emotional distress, not only for those who might have survived or know someone who might have either died or survived such things, but for those who have no intimate knowledge of these things. Seeing the "jumpers" from 9/11 or the emaciated forms of Holocaust survivors can and has produced strong emotional distress in students. These are legitimate "triggers" that would affect a reasonable person. Political speakers who disagree with one's beliefs are not a legitimate cause for distress. |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
8>8 Personal answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerAside from increasing taxes on multinational corporations, ensuring efficiency at all levels of government, and raising taxes on the wealthy, the government should issue bonds whenever it desires to undertake a project. In essence, other than taxation, the government should "crowd fund" projects as well. |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerNo, the age should be restored to 21 years of age. The human mind is still not developed enough at the age of 18. Even then, it takes until the age of 25 for the brain to fully develop. The old age of 21, while not ideal, is better. To take away from the argument against the age minimum, military service should be raised to that age as well. After all, in these United States, one must be 21 in order to drink and gamble, and in many states, own firearms as well. Furthermore, voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating an understanding of politics and the current issues. This, of course, should be provided free of charge. Citizens should be required to fulfill a civic service requirement to become eligible as well. This can take the form of military or police service, humanitarian aid foreign or domestic, community service, fire or emergency medical service, or any variation thereof. This will promote a civic minded voter. Furthermore, only natural born citizens without dual citizenships should be eligible for public office. First generation immigrants tend to have difficulty assimilating into the culture of their state. Likewise, those with a dual citizenship might not have the clearest sense of loyalty to these United States. |
Foreign Policy › Israel
8>8 Personal answerWe should first move to reduce religious tensions throughout the Near East by ensuring that all holy cities, Jerusalem, Galilee, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), and Medina (Saudi Arabia), be held in international trust. Each city should be governed by those who find them holy. Mecca and Medina should be governed by Muslims with equal representation for all major sects. Jerusalem should have control divided up between the major Jewish sects, major Christian sects, and major Muslim sects. Galilee, Nazareth, and Bethlehem should be governed by representatives of the major Christian sects. This would reduce religious tensions by ensuring that no one nation can claim any of the holy lands. Throughout history that had been a common cause for conflict between Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Second, the 1948 UN map should be restored, contingent on Palestine adopting a secular (or at least non-discriminatory) and free government. Israel must do the same, as well. Palestine absolutely has a right to exist, but so does Israel. Religious extremism hampers peace, as has been seen throughout the long conflict over ownership of the Holy Land. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, however member states must fulfill their treaty obligations. Furthermore, Turkey must be expelled. |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerThe ideal approach to this issue is multifaceted. The border wall should be a technological one comprised of surveillance devices such as Anduril's "Lattice" system that uses real time augmented reality to identify and track border crossers. Furthermore, these United States should work in collaboration with Latin America to not only secure the border, but eliminate the impetus driving immigration by raising the quality of living across the Western Hemisphere. |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerYes, immigrants should be actively encouraged to assimilate. It is the courteous thing to do. By no means should an immigrant have to give up all vestiges of their birthland, but they must recognize these United States as their homeland and nation. Classes on English, American history, and American culture should all be government services. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerNo, the manufacturer and dealer should not be held liable unless they knowingly sold a firearm to a prohibited person. To do so is equivalent to suing Toyota and/or the dealership because the plaintiff was struck by a car. The driver is at fault. |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo, however reforms must be made to the training and image of police. Law enforcement should be demilitarized. In these United States, the closest we have to a gendarmerie are the SWAT units of the many states. The average police officer, trooper, or deputy is not and should not fulfill the role of a gendarmerie. The police should not be disarmed, but they should conceal carry their sidearm or leave it safely locked within their cruiser, depending on the situation at hand. Social workers should be employed in situations where they would best apply and be backed up by a law enforcement official. A domestic disturbance could benefit from a social worker, an armed robbery, likely, would not. The uniforms of law enforcement personnel should be changed to reflect civil services rather military service. Uniforms should be no darker than LAPD blue and should not reflect a "tactical" or "military" appearance. Eyewear should be transparent rather than opaque so that the law enforcement official's eyes are visible at all times so as to prevent a sense of anonymity. These sorts of reforms would do well to amend the appearance and perception of law enforcement within the country, |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Social › First Amendment
8>8 Personal answerNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
8>8 Personal answerYes, research shows people who are employed are healthier than those who are unemployed |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be eligible for voter registration. Even then, citizens should be required to fulfill a civic service requirement to become eligible. This can take the form of military or police service, humanitarian aid foreign or domestic, community service, fire or emergency medical service, or any variation thereof. This will promote a civic minded voter. Furthermore, only natural born citizens without dual citizenships should be eligible for public office. First generation immigrants tend to have difficulty assimilating into the culture of their state. Likewise, those with a dual citizenship might not have the clearest sense of loyalty to these United States. |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
8>8 Personal answerYes, it is severely psychologically damaging to young undeveloped minds |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerIf we categorise immigrants into three categories; general immigrants, asylum seekers from listed war torn countries and highly skilled immigrants. General immigrants and highly skilled should be expected to have some form of integration citizenship test. For those who are in the asylum seeker category, we should looked to provide safety and support first and foremost before trying to integrate them if they wish to remain after their country has been deemed safe for return. |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerNo, however I do support the mandatory therapy of offenders. Just as one convicted of a D.U.I. might be court ordered to attend an alcoholic therapy group, drug users should likewise be ordered to "get clean" and attend relevant therapy groups. |
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
8>8 Personal answerNo, affirmative action not only implies that a member of a minority cannot achieve success on their own merit, but also discriminates against others on the basis of skin, particularly Asian-Americans as evidenced by lawsuits against major Ivy League schools. That said, social programs absolutely must be funded and expanded in order to address poverty. |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerTheoretically, yes, but only if they are a part of controlled rehabilitation. |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerThere should be more benefits, but they should be reserved for citizens and require that the recipient pass mandatory sobriety and drug tests, and maintain some form of education, training, or employment. Should the recipient lapse in any of these requirements, they should be put into a regimented program to help them turn their lives around. |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes, provided that there is sufficient evidence to suggest that such a program is not only viable, but would serve a net good. |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, it would violate the First Amendment right to free speech. That said, it is unfortunate that the symbol burned is one that represents the people rather than symbols which represent the state such as the Presidential Seal. |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerThe government should issue a national economic plan every decade that specifies a specific goal with rewards based on meeting milestones. For example, say it is the 1960's and the Space Race is in full swing. The government should issue a national plan for the development of space related technologies with rewards for meeting goals such as a functional EVA suit, a powerful enough computer to calculate a moon landing, or a functional capsule for crew. By having a clear and defined goal to work towards, the nation can unify towards that objective, therefore boosting patriotism and the economy. Now, when it comes to a recession, the state should over bailouts only in the form of buying stock in that company. Taking the bailouts from the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, particularly the auto industry bailouts, only Ford, if memory serves, paid the government back. GM and Chrysler did not. By buying stock in the companies equal to the aid being granted, the government can enforce certain conditions and be granted access to a share of profits. Once the debt has been repaid, those shares will be considered nullified as no cost to the company. |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerI believe in a form of syndicalism called corporatism. The short of it is "the organization of society by corporate groups, such as agricultural, labor, military, scientific, or guild associations, on the basis of their common interests". The specific branch of corporatism I subscribe to is neo-corporatism, which "favored economic tripartism, which involved strong labour unions, employers' associations and governments that cooperated as "social partners" to negotiate and manage a national economy." So, in short, I believe unions help the economy, but they should be non-partisan and take part in tripartate negotiations with the employer and state. |
Foreign Policy › Soleimani
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, Soleimani and the Quds force were known terrorists and I understand that asking Congress for permission would have likely taken too long to strike; however, I am uncomfortable with the government of these United States engaging in any sort of assassination attempts on military leaders that we are not actively at war with. There is a difference between shooting down Admiral Yamamato's transport during WWII and launching a drone strike on an official that we have not declared war on. |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, anyone receiving government funds, be they welfare recipient or employees and politicians, should be tested. That is not to say, however, that benefits should be terminated. Employees and welfare recipients should be provided with mandatory treatment for substance abuse. Politicians, on the other hand, should have their rank and status revoked as they should, ideally, be models for the nation. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerNo, but reroute the pipeline away from Native American land |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
8>8 Personal answerNo; however, offshore geothermal plants could make use of oceanic thermal activity, especially off of certain tectonic plate fault lines. |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead |
Education › Common Core
8>8 Personal answerNo, the Common Core was a mistake. These United States are obsessed with matching and exceeding every other nation's education system. It is a terrible idea. The education system needs to return to the progressive ideals of the late 1800's and early 1900's that those like Edward Bok espoused. The Common Core represents all the damage that Horace Mann inflicted on the American education system and student. In a January 1900 editorial titled "A National Crime At the Feet of American Parents" for the newspaper "Ladies' Home Journal", Edward Bok wrote that "The child is made to study far, far beyond his physical strength, and consequently his mental good." Bok made it clear that students should from elementary to junior high school should not even have to carry books home, that theirs' is to be a child and spend time between "dismissal and dinner" outside with friends before eating dinner and going to bed. It is a sad state of affairs that words written 120 years ago should remain so true. |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
8>8 Personal answerNo, but they should still be eligible for private aid and scholarships. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, these United States should remain involved, but scale back our involvement. Ideally, the foreign policy of these United States should be to promote the sovereignty, prosperity, and security of every group of people. It should be policy to ensure that the Kurds have a sovereign and independent Kurdistan, the Tibetans a sovereign and independent Tibet, and the Catalans a sovereign and independent Catalonia. Our goal as a nation should be to ensure that all peoples have a home to call their own, and that home should remain their own. Japan should remain Japanese. Palestine should remain Palestinian. Israel should remain Israeli. The Hutu should have a Hutu state and the Tutsi should have a Tutsi state. England should be English and Scotland should be Scottish. The only nationstates where this should not apply are those that truly nations of immigrants like the United States or Canada, but even then, the culture should remain dominant. I firmly believe that the world should be a mosaic of many distinct and beautiful cultures. Any attempts to homogenize the world into some bland globalist paradise should be resisted. |
Foreign Policy › Afghanistan
8>8 Personal answerWe should reduce the number of troops slowly and aid the country in establishing/maintaining a stable and fair government. |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerYes and no. I support the laws regarding raising the cutoff age for dependents and regarding pre-existing conditions, but I feel that Obamacare simultaneously went to far and not far enough. The individual mandate was wrong. The state should not be able to force an individual to purchase something they may not want or need. At the same time, the Federal Government should create and adequately fund a National Health Service. An American N.H.S. should, however, run in competition with private healthcare and health insurance just as the Postal Service competes with private carriers. The ideal goal of such a thing would be ensuring a permanently competitive healthcare industry. |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerFor the time being, it is a necessary evil. Fracking should be limited to non-populated areas and should remain until it is feasible to switch to an environmentally friendly alternative. Furthermore, society's largest concern regarding this topic should be for the workers who depend upon fracking for their livelihoods. Until they can be guaranteed a sound alternative, fracking should remain. |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes, and also required to release their medical records |
Elections › Lobbyists
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it a lifetime ban. Lobbying should only be grassroots. There is a difference between the ESRB lobbying against a Federal ban on microtransactions and gunrights advocates supporting groups like the GOA or NRA. One is based around the funding of private individuals on a subject they're passionate about, the other is based on the funding of corporations. |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerNo, however the system should be reformed so that votes are proportional rather than the "winner takes all" system used by, I believe, 48 states. Furthermore, cities should be counted as their own entities once they reach a certain population. Take New York City for an example. The city itself has a population equal to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This would allow for rural and suburban communities to have a clearer voice and allow for the cities to have full representation in the government, separate from the state they are in, equal to their populations. In addition, for the purposes of apportionment only, only registered voters should be counted in the census. Taking California for example, the state has 55 electoral votes, even though only 51.9% of the state is registered to vote. Ideally, California should then have 29 votes given the number of voters per representative as of 2013. Likewise, Texas, as of 2020, should only have 21 votes rather than 38. Finally, the ballot sheets should be "blind", that is, voters should not know what party a candidate belongs to. It should not be possible to just circle an entire column and vote straight party. Voters must be encouraged to research candidates in order to find the ones they most agree with. Party line voting only leads to further polarization and potentially incompetent officials elected solely for their party. |
the Economy › Overtime Pay
8>8 Personal answerYes, and all employees should be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale, but exceptions should be made for small businesses. |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
8>8 Personal answerSo long as the landowner is compensated above fair market price and the land is used for a public project. As a resident of Connecticut, the issue of eminent domain still carries stigma with it, especially in regard to corporate collaboration with the government, due to the Kilo court case. |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerNeither, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, with a subsidy and public information campaign aimed at undoing to damage caused by the Sierra Club throughout the 20th Century. Nuclear fusion absolutely must be pursued and fission should use thorium as the fissile material rather than plutonium or uranium. |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, for the purpose of vain things like cosmetics, testing should be banned. For truly beneficial things like medicine and medical devices, testing is an unfortunate necessity. It is an extremely regrettable fact of life that innovation sometimes requires animal testing and experimentation. Scientific understanding of neuroplasticity was first demonstrated by Karl Lashley in 1923 using Rhesus Monkeys to showcase neuron adaptation. If it was not for Vladimir Demikhov's experiments on dogs in the 1930's through 1950's, we likely would not have had the artificial heart (1937) or the coronary artery bypass surgery (1953). In fact, Christiaan Barnard, who performed the first human-to-human heart transplant credited Demikhov as the "father of heart and lung transplantation". Now, by no means should experimentation be limitless. Strong ethics and animal welfare considerations must be made so as to ensure that animals are treated as well as possible and are not made to suffer. |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked |
Foreign Policy › Torture
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should strictly follow the laws of the Geneva Convention |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerNo, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerYes, although we must be more intelligent with our aid. It had been proven that the over abundance of clothing and food aid to developing nations has stymied their native agriculture and textile industries, leading to further famine and poverty. Aid should come in the form of setting up farms and factories and teaching the populace how to take care of themselves. As the old saying goes, "feed a man to fish and feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." In addition, resolving the issues plaguing poorer nations will actually have a positive impact on the immigration issue as some of the largest motivators for immigrating will be addressed. |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
8>8 Personal answerLess, we should increase funding to improve the current system instead |
Foreign Policy › Drones
8>8 Personal answerNo, only for the purpose of intelligence. The military has no right to conduct strikes without Congressional approval or an Authorization of Military Force. |
Science › GMO Labels
8>8 Personal answerYes, I trust the science of responsible food engineering but I don’t trust the motives of the food companies selling them |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
Education › Universal Pre-K
8>8 Personal answerYes, but funding should come from states instead of the federal government |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
the Economy › Estate Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase it at a progressive rate |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes, but they should not be able to claim citizenship status of more than two nations |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNot until it is truly feasible to do so without hurting workers and consumers. |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes and no. Criminals convicted of misdemeanors should be allowed to vote; however, felons should not be. |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
8>8 Personal answerNo, however they should be subject to international laws regarding prisoners of war, enemy combatants, and war criminals all concurrent with the various conventions and accords signed by these United States. |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
8>8 Personal answerYes and no, these United States should renegotiate a climate agreement with goal of ensuring that every nation that is a party to it pulls their fair share equivalent to their output. A nation like, say, Denmark produces a much lower footprint than these United States, and America puts out less than the People's Republic of China. |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but the government should not stop there. Monopolies and trusts have become an increasingly prevalent issue in current times. Media conglomerates like Comcast and Disney need to be dealt with. The Free Market can only exist when there is sufficient competition between a great many firms. When it is only five or so firms who own every brand, there is little competition and no Free Market. |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Science › Space Exploration
8>8 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase NASA’s current budget |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerYes, but companies that do leave these United States should be punished for it, especially in the case of manufacturing. Should a manufacturer leave, their patents should enter the public domain and their factories and equipment be transferred over to the workers to be owned cooperatively. Tariffs should be raised so that it would actually be more expensive to outsource than it would be to remain within the country. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, we should, but we must ensure that NATO members contribute their obligated share. Furthermore, we should withdraw our troops from member states once they fulfill their obligations. |
the Economy › China Tariffs
8>8 Personal answerIf yes, it would need to be done in a carefully thought-out way. I can imagine security reasons to do this, but there will be plenty of unintended consequences to be considered. |
the Economy › NAFTA
8>8 Personal answerAside from this being a moot point as of 2020, I do not believe that there should be any trade treaties. Every nation should be entitled to protect their workers and industry as they see fit. |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerIn general, it should be the law that political advertising is represented equally and fairly. Companies should not be able to reject an advertisement unless any reasonable person would do so (for example, an advertisement showcasing profanity, vulgarity, or obscenity). Furthermore, quotas should be required that advertisements are given equal airtime and are displayed as the advertiser requests and as quickly as they request. |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
8>8 Personal answerYes, these United States should provide military equipment to every nation that requests aid in defense from the PRC and Russian Federation. By no means, however, should we avoid a peaceful solution. It is just wise to arm one hand, but extend the other. |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
8>8 Personal answerYes, and both the Intelligence Community (CIA, NSA, DIA, etc.) and Federal Law Enforcement (FBI, ATF, DEA, etc.) should be investigated for abuses of power, incompetence, and corruption. |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerWhile I personally oppose it, I recognize the need for realpolitik. The NSA's mistake was not spying, it was getting caught. In a perfect world, the NSA would not do so. |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
8>8 Personal answerNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
8>8 Personal answerNo, all holy cities, Jerusalem, Galilee, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), and Medina (Saudi Arabia), be held in international trust. Each city should be governed by those who find them holy. Mecca and Medina should be governed by Muslims with equal representation for all major sects. Jerusalem should have control divided up between the major Jewish sects, major Christian sects, and major Muslim sects. Galilee, Nazareth, and Bethlehem should be governed by representatives of the major Christian sects. This would reduce religious tensions by ensuring that no one nation can claim any of the holy lands. Throughout history that had been a common cause for conflict between Christians, Muslims, and Jews. |
Education › School Truancy
8>8 Personal answerIt depends on the circumstances of why the individual is out of school. If there is no reason for it besides not wanting to be there then it should be criminalized if not then no. |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, so long as the tax revenue exceeds the incentives and if the citizenry consent. On the flip side, if a company outsources, especially a manufacturing firm, the factory should be seized and ownership should be held cooperatively by the workers with permission to continue the manufacture of products. All IP and patent rights should be forfeited. |
Foreign Policy › F-35
8>8 Personal answerThe F-35 Lightning II JSF Program has been a disaster. We should take lessons learned from it and apply them to modernization of the current air fleet for both the Air Force and Navy. |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
8>8 Personal answerNo, and the aircraft should be reduced in size. The use of a full Boeing 747 jumbo jet is obscene. Air Force One should be no larger than a business jet such as the Airbus ACJ318 or the Boeing C-40 Clipper (737 Next Generation). |
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You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is most important to you.
You are a centrist on left wing and right wing issues. This theme is more important to you.
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You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is more important to you.
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You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “deregulation”, meaning you more often believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
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You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
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You are a centrist on individualism and collectivism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
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You are a centrist on tender and tough issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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