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Ask Congressman David Jolly (R-FL) and Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) about the issues that are most important to you -- then vote and tell others! Watch the Florida Open Debate for U.S. Senate right here on Monday, April 25, at 7:00 pm EDT. All questions will be chosen from among those that receive the most votes online.
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How can candidates use technology to better connect with their communities?

Candidates rely on money and media coverage to spread their message and connect with voters. How can we make it easier for voters to learn about candidates so we can offset the need for money & media?
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Submitted by: Ulection from CA
April 20, 2016, 11:17 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
66
Submitted by: Alex from OH
April 22, 2016, 3:10 a.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
61

Why is it legal for politicians to spread propaganda?

The level of lies and twisted truths is at an all time high and propaganda seems to be not only accepted as facts but also shapes our elections.Our elected officials no longer listen to We the People.

Submitted by: TruthSeeker from OR
April 24, 2016, 1:48 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
74

Do you think funding schools based on ranking helps or hinders public education?

Florida's overall public school rating plummeted from 6th in 2013 to 28th as reported in 2015. Standardized testing and school" grading" is used to determine if that school will be funded more or less
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Submitted by: Cody from FL
April 21, 2016, 4:12 p.m.
Issue area: Education
76

What will you do about the floods in South florida when it is raining heavy?

I live in Coral Springs and when it rains it floods sometimes the parking lot is flooded for days.

Submitted by: jrome128 from FL
April 21, 2016, 11 a.m.
Issue area: Environment
121

Is world overpopulation the driving cause of environmental damage?

More people = more demands on everything. Women's education and family planning are crucial to recognizing smaller families as a moral imperative if we are to save our future.

Submitted by: bettye w. from MN
April 21, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
61

Do you support making tobacco & alcohol controlled substances?

Tobacco meets the definition of a schedule I & alcohol meets the definition of a schedule II in the CSA. Yet, the two most deadly of all drugs, tobacco & alcohol, are exempt from the CSA. Why?
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Submitted by: b4integrity from CO
April 22, 2016, 10:54 p.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
105

Will you give police officers incentives to live in neighborhoods they police?

I believe that officers who live where they work produce better outcomes.
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Submitted by: Steve from FL
April 22, 2016, 12:43 a.m.
Issue area: Civil Rights
79

Should we mandate re-allocation of land from citizens back to Native-Americans?

Much land in America was essentially stolen from native-americans and while many clamor about how bad the whites were, why do these same people simply not give their land back?

Submitted by: Antonio L. from CA
April 22, 2016, 7:13 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community
104

How would you provide greater oversight for privatized government services?

Privatized government services are often costlier and not held to the same standards as their counter parts. Is it acceptable to you that we pay more for inferior service and lower worker pay?

Submitted by: paul from OH
April 22, 2016, 6:36 a.m.
Issue area: Taxes & Budget
68

How would you aid Florida's imperiled springs?

Florida's springs are suffering from the assault of groundwater withdrawals to service 20+ million resident and countless visitors. Lyngbya infiltration is only one of the problems facing FL springs.
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Submitted by: majikphil from FL
April 25, 2016, 2:23 a.m.
Issue area: Environment
100

What will you do to stop Government Obfuscation?

The US Congress has done nothing for much of President Obama's two terms. How will you turn this around to help the US move forward?

Submitted by: Unka Heshie from FL
April 22, 2016, 10:37 a.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
63

What technologies would you invest in to help provide necessities at lower cost?

Technology has the potential to solve all of our problems. Socializing it is necessary to ensure it benefits the many, and not just the few.

Submitted by: RobTheProspect from WA
April 21, 2016, 8:04 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
51

What will you do to put Disability ACCESSIBLE housing on the market?

Right now there aren't enough low-income apartments and accessible on the market. Will you help by giving section 8 more money for these? Will you include building more units as part of our infrastru

Submitted by: tamar r. from CA
April 24, 2016, 4:20 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
64

Would you support encouraging or requiring states coordinate elections?

When state and local elections are held in Presidential election years, turnout increases greatly. We should require coordinating elections to make voting as convenient as possible.
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Submitted by: Solomon S. from MA
April 23, 2016, 10:44 a.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
79

How can we reign in the Democratic Party?

The DNC has basically tilted the election in favor of their prize horse, who is conservative. What can be done to motivate them to fairly support more liberal candidates?

Submitted by: OprahsPlumber from GA
April 21, 2016, 5:49 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
103

Please comment on inserting competition between the Federal Reserve & Treasury

The founders created public money the greenback produced by the Treasury. Private money created by the Federal Reserve, has a vested interest in government debt. Treasury would return interest.Coment
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Submitted by: DruidChieftain from MA
April 20, 2016, 10:06 a.m.
Issue area: Taxes & Budget
95

Why do they hate us? Is American Intervention or Islamic fundamentalism to blame

In the 2008 GOP primary debates Ron Paul struck a cord among both the left and right when he said 9/11 was "blowback" from American intervention in the Middle East. Was he right?
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Submitted by: John P. Atter from CA
April 21, 2016, 10:44 a.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
61

What will you do to protect the educational integrity of the universities?

We have a trend of extremist left wing groups taking over campuses and establishing safe zones, where any arguments against their regressive views are not tolerated.

Submitted by: Psycnosis
April 21, 2016, 11:27 a.m.
Issue area: Education
83

Exactly how does repealing the estate tax result in more income for the poor?

Please provide a specific example of an estate tax reduction that resulted in iincreased economic activity resulting in a higher standard of living for lower income Americans.

Submitted by: Economist from ME
April 22, 2016, 9:05 p.m.
Issue area: Economy & Jobs
72

Would you start a bill to replace voter IDs with social security data base?

Presidential primary / general voting should be free of residential registration restrictions since Presidents as national officials serve across all boundaries, ergo ss# data base easy registration.

Submitted by: p0eta from RI
April 21, 2016, 10:34 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
70

What source(s) do you use to obtain your news?

Why do you feel these sources are adequate in order to form your personal opinions?

Submitted by: Rick Tuinenburg from CA
April 21, 2016, 11:52 p.m.
Issue area: Society & Community

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