What is your reaction to the State Dpt's latest report on Israeli occupation?
in 2014, Israel was 2nd biggest receiver of all U.S Economic and military assistance, even though it is in violation of the fourth Geneva Convention and other treaties.
Do you support "Belief Exemptions" for vaccinations?
Do you think vaccines should be required for any public school students or do you think that parents should be allowed to choose whether or not their children get shots?
What will you do to address the autism epidemic in this country?
Autism diagnoses among children ages 3-17 occur at the rate of 1 in 45. At the current rate of increase, 1 in 2 children will be affected by 2025. Environmental toxins are a suspected cause.
Do you base your decisions from emotion,faith,hope or evidence,logic,and reason?
Some say there should be more engineers as politicians, because they use evidence and data to solve problems, but the american people don't do this, they use faith, hope, and emotion to make decisions
When will Alan Grayson & David Jolly sign up on Ulection.com?
Ulection connects citizens, officials, and candidates with their communities and provides each candidate an equal platform to spread their message without the need for money.
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If you decide to intervene in a conflict would you re-institute the draft?
As a former drafted Marine, I believe having a draft would allow citizens to actively participate in the decision of intervening in other countries.
Who do you listen and respond to before you vote to pass or reject a bill?
No member of Congress polls their constituents before they make decisions for them. Few hold town hall meetings. So how do they know what the majority of their constituents would want them to do?
April 22, 2016, 12:23 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
Do you believe inmigrants need to learn English to gain permanent residency here?
When parents don't speak English, they can't help kids with their homework -- this is a burden on teachers. Also it is very expensive to translate ballots, DMV tests, GED tests into other languages.
How would you work to make American political institutions more democratic?
Imagine you had the power to change whatever you wanted about the structure of our government and/or elections--how, if at all, different would this new American system look?
Where do you stand on perpetual war?
I have read the PNAC. I lived in Florida in 2000 when the vote was corrupted. Iraq had no WMD's (read Ritter's book). We went in for oil, it seems. 9/11 report is false. Ashamed to be US citizen.
April 21, 2016, 11:44 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
Why are only 2 candidates for the Senate participating? There are more running.
There are more than 2 candidates running for the US Senate seat in Florida. If this is an open debate as the name implies, why are the other candidates not shown as participating?
Should the Federal Reserve be Abolished?
The Federal Reserve, chartered by Congress in 1913, is a privately held corporation.
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Are Democracy and Capitalism truly compatible?
The wealthiest 1% control 40% of the wealth in the U.S. The bottom 80% control only 7%. Add Citizens United to the mix, and there appears to be a growing disconnect between the two systems.
What measures will you take to encourage civic engagement?
As a vibrant democracy is fueled by active participation, how will you ensure that Floridians are kept informed, engaged and enthusiastic about what happens in their government?
Would you ever entertain the idea of an isolationist government?
We have many problems facing us at home, perhaps one could say that investing greatly in just ourselves and our problems at home would be beneficial to the health of our country.
When will you stop asking for money with immidiate interest?
The United States government needs to print its own money backed on something.
Be specific: how will your agenda restore prestige & autonomy to teachers?
Enrollment's decreasing significantly in Colleges of Education, while 50% of new teachers quit within 5 years and experienced teachers are leaving. How will you prevent the impending education crisis?
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What is your stance on disenfranchisment of criminal convicted voters?
An estimated 1.5 million Florida citizens, or 10.42% of voting-age are disenfranchised because of a criminal conviction. 25% of the nation's 5.8 million disenfranchised.
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Where do you disagree with your political party?
There are Democrats that are pro-life, pro-gun, and pro-deregulation; there are Republicans that are in favor of tackling climate change. Where do you disagree with your own party?
The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for approval where it failed to be supported by 3/4's of the state. It should be re-submitted to the American people.