Political Opinions

[OneFootInTheGrave]

I'll steal the setup from gribbler

Spoiler:

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No

2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
Yes

3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
Yes

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
Yes

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
Legal

7. Should stem cell research be legal?
Yes

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
life in prison for re-offenders

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
The second one.

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
No

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
No

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
No

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
No

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?
mixed

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
Yes

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
Yes

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
Yes

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
Yes

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
Yes

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
No

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?
No

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
State

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
territory

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
territory

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
territory

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
territory

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
Absolutely not.

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
No

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
No

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
Yes

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
No

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
Yes

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
No

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
No, no

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?
No

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
No

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
Yes

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
No

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
No, no, yes

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
No

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
Yes

42. Should church and state remain separate?
Yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
Yes

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
Yes

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
Yes

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
No

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
No

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?
No, it should aim to educate them so they can handle the truth

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
Yes, some of them

50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?
No

51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?
No, no

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
No

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
Yes

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
No

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?
The sexual assault thing is a joke. No for the second one

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
No, NASA should stick with satellite related stuff

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
No

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
Yes

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
Yes

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
Only if they're 18+

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
No

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
Yes

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
Yes

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
Yes

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
No, give it back to Cuba

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
No

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
No, but there should be more cooperation

very few changes, gribbler has got it mostly correct

[KrazyHorse]

My answers take up even less space

[Alpha Protocol]

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
no


2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
no


3. Should the death penalty be abolished?
yes, except during certain cases such as a mass serial killer


4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
no

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
no

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
It should be legal. If it was illegal it would force women to go to unprofessional black market doctors that don't know what they are doing, and cause both the mother and the baby to die.


7. Should stem cell research be legal?
yes

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
yes, but only if they are guilty beyond a reasonably doubt

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
no

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
no

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
yes

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
yes

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
no

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?
mixed

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
yes

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
no

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
yes

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
yes

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
yes

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
yes

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?
yes

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
US State

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
US State

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
US State

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
US State

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
US States

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
yes

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
yes

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
neutral

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
only a little bit to help fix the economy

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
yes

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
yes

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
either remain part of New York or become it's own state

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
not now, but perhaps in the future, but not with Mexico unless Mexico becomes a first-world country by that time

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?
no

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
no, but it should be frowned upon

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
no

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
yes

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
maybe /b/, but only if they get out of hand

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
yes

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
yes

42. Should church and state remain separate?
yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
yes

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
no

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
no

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
no

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
no

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?
only if it's necessary

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
no

50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?
yes

51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?
no and absolutely not, school uniforms don't exist in the US and they could never exist here in public schools due to cliques and how high school students have always had the freedom of being able to dress how they wish, so long as they don't violate a dress code, plus people would rebel, and I'd be one of those rebels

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
yes, but only for the US, not for other countries

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
yes

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
yes

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?
yes

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
yes

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
yes

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
they should, but it's not really plausible

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
yes, but not near large population centers

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
yes

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
yes

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
yes

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
yes

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
no

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
yes

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
no, but we should peacefully assimilate other countries into the US if they want to become states

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
hopefully sometime in the future

[Alpha Protocol]

Alpha Protocol, I think you're thinking of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic within Azerbaijan. It's not Azerbaijan itself which isn't recognized. It's this 'nation' within Azerbaijan that isn't recognized.

Actually I was thinking of Abkhazia, but I got the two confused on mistake.

[Wiglaf]

A/S/L?

[Wiglaf]

I've had to urinate for a long time now, hopefully this has no long term effect on my bladder or prostate.

[Felch]

This kind of reminds me of those myspace surveys that were all about your favorite ice cream and your first kiss. Except this guy is obsessed with turning places into U.S. states. Still it's good stoned fun.

Spoiler:

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Absolutely not. I own a bolt-action 30-06, a pump action 12 gauge, and a 22LR semi-auto pistol. I plan to expand my collection.

2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
Hell yeah, weed is great. In a free society we should always favor liberty over social control.

3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
The death penalty should be abolished for anyone who behaves themselves in prison. If you surrender to police, you should not be killed for doing so, even if you put up a fight first. But if you surrender, and then betray that submission in prison, then you're a ****ing perfidious piece of ****, and you should die. Anybody stabbing or raping anybody else, or committing any sort of seriously malicious offence should be up for immediate execution at the warden's discretion.

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No, that's ****ing retarded.

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
Afghanistan is a ****hole. We shouldn't have anybody in Afghanistan that isn't working on special operations.

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
I generally oppose abortion because it's unfair to kill an innocent unarmed future American. But only if the fetus could be proven to be threatening the mothers life, then I guess it's just a fair fight, and none of my business.

7. Should stem cell research be legal?
I don't really know enough about this to write anything remotely worth reading.

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
Castrated. The punishment should fit the crime, whenever possible. Genitals, and any other penetrating appendages, should be removed. At a minimum.

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
Put it in with other government spending. Otherwise your giving the police leadership an incentive to emphasis traffic stops over protecting people from violent crime.

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
Hell no. Unless it's a maximum, like a hunting quota. They can pull only a certain number of people over, and then they need to be doing something more important.

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
Pakistan is showing us that even the Hajis who pretend to like us become dicks once they get nukes. So **** Iran. Short of war, we should try to prevent them from getting nukes.

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
Hell no. The South Koreans are responsible for North Korea. We're responsible for watching the RoK's back in case China gets involved.

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
No. Capitalism requires creative destruction.

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?
Laissez-faire. But only in the truest sense possible. I'm against corporate welfare in all of its forms. We should embrace the Hong Kong model.

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
Of course. Legal rights are universal. Not being made fun of is not a right though. So if people rip on you for taking it up the butt, you need to just accept that. It's like making fun of furries and ****. That's just people being dicks, and it's not the business of government to fix it.

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
We never should have tried to govern Iraq. We should have secured the oil fields and pipelines, expelled the local population, and pumped the country dry.

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
Marriage is a sacrament. You can't force a religion to recognize homosexual marriage, anymore than you could force them to recognize heterosexual marriage if the tables were turned. It's entirely up to them. Civil unions should be available for all people, and indiscriminate in terms of sexual pairings.

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
We have, and they're pretty much the only Muslim nation with a positive view of America. Plus it pisses off the Russians.

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
We have. This one isn't controversial.

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
WTF?

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?
No. Georgia is our ally at the moment, and again, it pisses off the Russians.

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
That's up to the Puerto Ricans. They seem happy with the status quo.

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
Ditto.

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
Jesus, this is ****ing ridiculous.

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
**** you.

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
**** you even more.

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
No. We should drink their milkshake and get the hell out.

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
No. Same, except with lithium.

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
No. It's just trying to bring a little anarchy to the world, and it's doing it without killing anybody.

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
Yes. Heavy military spending puts the American economy at a relative disadvantage. At the very least, we should finance our military through plunder.

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
No, I'm cool with immigrants. Most of them just want to work and do right for their families. Besides, if you lost your job to an illegal immigrant with no English skills and a 6th grade education, then you probably suck at life.

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
No, and I'll tell you why. Marion Barry.

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
You're higher than I am. Keep things the way they are. It seems to work.

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
Sure, I got no problem with that in principle. I'm not giving up my right to bear arms though.

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?
No.

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
No, we shouldn't restrict speech, even worthless speech, because that sets up a bad precedent that the government might use to squelch dissent.

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
No.

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
No, the government should do less, not more. Keep it small, focused, and competent.

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
No.

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
No, most of them are retarded. I'm cool with 16.

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
I'm not certain there should even be a drinking age.

42. Should church and state remain separate?
Yeah.

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
As long as they own the land or pay their rent, let them do whatever they want.

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
No. Doctors sell a service. Pay for it, or **** off. Healthcare should be made accessible by keeping costs down, and encouraging charitable health care institutions. If the government runs it, it won't run it well.

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
No.

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
No.

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
No.

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?
Sure, but only in foreign affairs. It's job is to handle the dirty work, so we can be free and prosperous. In fact, it's best if it keeps everything bad it does secret, so we have plausible deniability about atrocities. Transparency is key only to domestic policy.

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
After a while, yeah. 25 years is a good waiting period for a lot of stuff.

50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?
No, because then you're allowing the party in power to influence young voters. That's ****ing retarded.

51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?
No. Controls should be diminished wherever feasible. Students need to be made smarter, not molded into obedient drones. The economy of the future depends on it.

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
Hell yeah. Why would you ever go into space without a gun. Haven't you seen Alien?

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
No. **** the international police, and **** their court.

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
WTF? 16 is what we have here in Maryland, and that's low enough.

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?
I don't know the facts of that case. It's up to the prosecutor, I guess.

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
No, leave that to private space ventures.

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
I am not going to bother looking that up. I remember reading something about this, and the other system, three-trip or whatever. I forget the details though.

EDIT: I just looked this up and it looks awesome. It for old cranky people to go set up shop on Mars with a space colony. The idea is that when you die, you die wearing a survival suit, sitting on your front porch, with a bottle of whiskey and a double barreled eight-gauge across your legs. Not giving a ****. Where do I sign up?

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
How would you even begin to guarantee compliance? Who would be the dumbass that would be the last nuclear country, and give that up.

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
Sure, if it makes sense economically.

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
I favor that, not under 16 though.

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
Sure. Mercenaries are a natural part of the free market economy. We should be careful about holding them accountable though.

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
If it makes sense strategically, go for it. Foreign policy should be realistic. Sometimes though, it is important for our long term interests to intervene.

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
I have no problem with that.

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
No.

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
Seriously, are you high or something?

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
No. Imperialist for profit, and nothing else.

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
The United States is destined to govern all the world. But first we have to get our affairs in order, and the world has to catch up to our level of insanity.

[Joseph]

I spent the last 45 minutes or so writing this thread, so please, share your thoughts on these topics:

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?

No
2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?

NO
3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
NO

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?

No
6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?

Illegal
7. Should stem cell research be legal?
No

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
Castrated, and Imprison for life.

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?

Other Government
10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
No

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?

Yes

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
Yes

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?

No
14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?

No and No.
15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?

N/A
16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
No

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
No

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
No

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
Yes

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?

Who?
21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?

No
22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

Either a State or Independent Country.
23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

State, Yes.
24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

State.
25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?

State.
26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?

State.
27. Should we make Iraq a US state?

No.

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?

No.

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?

Yes.

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?

No
31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?

Yes, but all countries, not just Mexico.

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?

Yes
33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?

No

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?

No

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?

No

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

No.

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?

No, The cost.

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?

Yes

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?

?
40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?

No

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to at least 18?

No

42. Should church and state remain separate?

Yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?

NO

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?

No
45. Should the government offer free college/university education?

No

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?

No. I don't smoke.

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?

No

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?

Only on military matter.

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
Depends on the document.


50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?

No.


51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?

No

52. Should we allow weapons in space?

The Russian already have them.

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?

NO.

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?

No


55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?

Yes to both if he guilty


56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?

Yes, Yes.

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?

2 way only.

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?

No.

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?

No.

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?

No

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?

Yes.

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?

Yes


63. Should research into cloning be conducted?

No


64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?

Big NO


65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?

Fidel would have a heart attack.


66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?

No

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?

NO

[Kuciwalker]

My answers take up even less space

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pwned

[germanos]

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
Yes


2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
Yes

3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
Yes

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
Yes

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
legal

7. Should stem cell research be legal?
legal

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
imprisoned and send to psychiatric institution

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
to the treasury

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
No

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
Yes

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
No

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
No

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?
I guess mixed economy since it's impossible that any government has no effect at all on the economy nor can it control the economy.

15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
ofcourse

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
yes

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
yes (see 15)

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
yes

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Abchazia?
No

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?
???

21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?
No

22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
No idea

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
No idea

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
No idea

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
No idea

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
No idea

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
No

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
No

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
No

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
Yes

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
Yes

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
Yes

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
As is

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
No

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?
No

36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
No

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
Yes

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
Any government should enforce it's laws by definition.

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?
No idea what it is, but probably it shouldn't

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
No

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
Yes

42. Should church and state remain separate?
Yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
Yes

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
There's no thing as a free lunch

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
see 44

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
No

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
No

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?
No

49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?
Yes, the question is when

50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?
Yes

51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?
No

52. Should we allow weapons in space?
No

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
Yes

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?
Yes for two 13-year old's, No for other cases

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?
Depends on two many things and both questions are unrelated. It's also my understanding no TOP secret documents were released.

56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
No

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
No

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
Yes

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
No

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
No

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
No

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
Yes

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
It's already been done on a large scale for ages

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
As being an extrajudicial prison, Yes

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
No

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?
No

67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
Democratic Yes, like the US, No

[Al B. Sure!]

So I want to hear the reasons for prohibiting nuclear power plants. I have never seen a legitimate and good reason to be opposed to the construction of new plants. They all revolve around fear-mongering Chernobyl stuff, which said more about the Soviet Union than about the dangers of nuclear power. The thing about Three Mile Island was that nothing happened. Safety systems were in place and they successfully prevented a catastrophe. Three Mile Island should be held as an example of why nuclear power is so safe and why new plants that can take advantage of the latest safety technology should be built to replace the old plants which carry a bit more risk than newer systems.

[Donegeal]

Political Opinions
I spent the last 45 minutes or so writing this thread, so please, share your thoughts on these topics:

1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? - Sometimes.


2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? - No.


3. Should the death penalty be abolition? - No.


4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? - No.


5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? - No.


6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? - Legal.


7. Should stem cell research be legal? - Yes.


8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? - Case by case basis.


9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? - General Funding.


10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? - No. And despite popular opinion, we don't.


11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? - Depends.


12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? - No.


13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? - Depends.


14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? - Depends.


15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? - Yes.


16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? - They pretty much are.


17. Should gay marriage be legalized? - See #15


18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? - Yes.


19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? - Yes.


20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? - Where?


21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? - No.


22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? - Who cares?


23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? - Who cares?


24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? - Who cares?


25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? - Who cares?


26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? - Who cares?


27. Should we make Iraq a US state? - No.


28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? - No.


29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? - Yes.


30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? - No.


31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? - Yes.


32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? - They are fine as they are.


33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? - No.


34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? - It's be nice, but it ain't going to happen.


35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? - No.


36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? - No.


37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? - No.


38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? - No. This needs to be an international thing.


39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? - No.


40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? - No.


41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? - No.


42. Should church and state remain separate? - Yes.


43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? - Allow? Yes. Should it be done? No.


44. Should the government offer free healthcare? - Maybe.


45. Should the government offer free college/university education? - No.


46. Should tobacco be made illegal? - No.


47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? - No.


48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? - Yes.


49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? - No.


50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? - No.


51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? - Yes.


52. Should we allow weapons in space? - Who are we to say yes or no? But good luck stopping it...


53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? - Yes.


54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? - No.


55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? - Who?


56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? - Yes.


57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? - Yes.


58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? - Yes; but good luck with that one.


59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? - Yes.


60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? - No.


61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? - Yes.


62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? - To vague of a statement. Why should the US get involved with civil wars?


63. Should research into cloning be conducted? - Yes.


64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? - No.


65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? - No.


66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? - No.


67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? - Who the **** are you?!?!

[Provost Harrison]

From me...

Spoiler:

Meh

[OneFootInTheGrave]

From me...

Spoiler:

Meh

so you are for world peace then

[Provost Harrison]

Yeah...or something.