Do you think corporations should continue to b treated as persons
Corporations enjoy legal status as individuals but are not held accountable for criminal or civil wrongs in the same manner. Its a legal fiction that has distorted the law in favor of corporations
How much more of the Trillion dollars for the F-35 Program should we spend?
The F-35 is extremely expensive to produce and to maintain. If it carries the weaponry it is designed for its agility declines markedly.
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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Are there any areas of scientific study that you think are bogus?
The overwhelming majority of scientists say global warming is caused by humans; many people ignore that info. Do you disregard any scientific theories based on your "gut" or do you believe in science?
How long is it going to take to educate and train the unemployed?
Since the collapse of the national economy, well educated and trained individuals were left unemployed. There is untapped talent in the job market. Are companies willing to put money in their pockets?
How do you justify your anti-AGW position when over 99.9% of scientists disagree?
I believe it's currently 99.99% of climate scientists agree AGW is real as opposed to the older study that gave us the 97% number.
Would you support Austrian Economics?
Where economic performance is optimized when there is limited government interference. Sorry, had to bring it up, fan of Ron Paul.....
Will you advocate for the official recognition of the Armenian Genocide?
Far too long have U.S. leaders and Internet personalities gone without calling it what it is. (Vote if you want Mr. Uyger to read this question!)
April 24, 2016, 12:10 p.m.
Issue area: Foreign Policy & Military
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
Should adults have a right to use cannabis, a plant to prevent cancer? why not?
40 years of research confirms cannabis inhibits and/or shrinks many types of cancerous tumors without harming the patient. Isn't it time to legalize the right of adults to cannabis in America?
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"YES" on HR2666 to protect Broadband monopolies like Frontier???
While former Verizon customers throughout your district suffer service outages but still get huge bills from Frontier, how in good conscience could you support legislation like HR2666?
April 23, 2016, 7:43 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
How will you address military lies about the epidemic of rape of servicewomen?
The military has recently been found to have misled Congress about the success of their internal methods of handling rape, making them appear more effective than they are. How will you protect women?
How will you employ mental health consumers in jobs in which they flourish?
People diagnosed with mental illness lose jobs when illness interferes with productivity. How will you support their employment needs for them and their families?
Do you support using "eminent domain" to take land from U.S. Sugar?
Do you support using "eminent domain" to take land from U.S. Sugar to restore the natural flow of the Everglades and stop destruction of the Indian River Lagoon and Florida's coral reefs and seagrass?
Do you support Social Security as an entitlement program, it's funds protected?
SocialSecurity has been robbed of funds to balance the budget. It's funds should be protected as they belong to the ppl who have contributed to it all their working lives & rely on it for retirement
Do you support a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to get money out of politics
Given the Princeton Study that showed that there was no correlation between public opinion and legislation proposed in congress over the last 40 yrs since Buckley V. Valeo put money into politics.
Would you support the Tax Filing Simplification Act?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed having the IRS fill out everyone's tax forms, to save time and money, and ensure everyone entitled to EITC benefits can receive them.
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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.
April 21, 2016, 8:04 p.m.
Issue area: Infrastructure & Technology
Do you support getting rid of lifetime salaries and benefits for congress?
No one else can work as little as Congress and still have a job, let alone lifetime salary and benefits.
What do you have to say about laughing so callously about the rape of a 12yr old?
Hillary Clinton in 1975 got a child rapist, who raped and beat a 12yr old girl, off on a technicality. I can understand a defender I can understand a defender, defending his client but, not laugh @ it
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Do you agree with Bernie Sanders that the war in Gaza had disproportionate force
Most Jews in America are very progressively minded and regret the pain inflicted on the open prison of Gaza by Israel. Do you support most American Jews in denouncing this military aggression?