What will you do to increase police accountability in the state of Florida?
With so many high profile shootings of unarmed black men in Florida( Trayvon Martin, Corey Jones, too name a few)there must be reform in police and it is necessary to hold law enforcement accountable.
Do you care that people convicted of crimes in the past can't find employment?
People that have been convicted of crimes in the past have almost No chance of obtaining employment which is the Main cause of recidivism. How or would you do anything to improve this issue?
Will you pardon Edward Snowden?
Snowden is the whistleblowers of all whistleblowers and he deserves the protections afforded to others like him. The people are the ONLY check to tyranny and knowledge thier most powerful tool.
Do support Puerto Rico becoming 51st state of the United States ?
In a 2012 status referendum 61% of voters supported statehood
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Racist treatment of African Americans in the judicial system
What do you suggest to stop racist treatment of Black people by police, prosecutors and judges, such as: violence by police, over-charging & harsh sentences?
What are you willing to do about the current war on drugs?
Now that one of Nixon's policy advisers has admitted that the war on drugs was created to target black people and war protesters, something must be done about the racially charged system.
What is your position on Minimum mandatory laws?
Minimum Mandatory laws does NOT allow a judge to look at anything - including lack of previous convictions. Florida leads the country for the longest prison terms with an average of 19yrs behind bars
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Why do you think black Americans make up 35% of the prison population?
African-American people make up 13% of the total population but they make up 35% of the prison population. That is significantly higher than what should be expected if all things are fair.
What is your opinion on Florida's stand your ground law?
Murders have increased significantly soon after this law was enacted, so much so, that it is reasonable to state that the law was not correlated with the increase but rather a cause of it.
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Why do Republicans suppress voters' rights, deny equal rights, & falsify facts?
Republicans have a history of claiming family & Christian values and then enact the most un-Christian legislation. Women & minorities are not property nor subservient to white males. Try truth & fact
Why haven't we made sufficient moves to end the water crisis in Flint, Michigan?
If the affected areas were populated by white Americans, would this crisis have been handled differently? Are the affected areas too "ghetto" to care about?
Would you abolish the sub-minimum wage for disabled workers?
Please act to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
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If elected, tell how you'll work w/those elected officials w/whom you disagree.
America's strength is our diversity. Not cooperating on this bill b/c you disagree on that bill is non-productive & nonsensical. Tell us why we should vote for you.
How can we end AT-WILL employment in the United States?
At-will employment dis-empowers workers by putting them at the whims, mercy, and abuse of their bosses, erodes their ability to financial stability and path to retirement, and stresses their lives.
What should the American people do, right now, to defend the vote?
We're disheartened by the rigged, corrupt nature of elections & have exhausted our options to fight back. What should we do? And what will you do from the Senate?
How do you stand on artistic freedom? Do you support artists' rights?
Do you support an artist/musician's First-Amendment right of Freedom of Expression, or do you advocate censorship? I consider Tipper Gore a treasonous, dangerous person whose work must be stopped.
Do you think that a woman should be punished if she has an abortion?
I would like to know if you support a woman's right to choose. If not, do you think that this woman should be punished. Explain how you would enforce a ban on abortion.
Given that Norway is honoring Edward Snowden with the Ossietzky Prize for "outstanding efforts for freedom of expression", should the U.S, refrain from pushing extradition?
What are you going to do to help factory workers working for U.S corporations?
People working in the clothing industry who are making our clothes are notoriously abused. What are you going to do so we never see anything like the tragedy at Rana plaza again?
What will you do to extend the 2014 ABLE Act to all who are disabled?
The 2014 ABLE Act allows disabled people qge 26 or younger a savings account up to $100,000 for their needs. Anyone older than 26 who's disabled doesn't get that opportunity, and most are impoverished
Can we fix the law so fathers have a chance at custody of their own children?
Fathers are playing from behind when it comes to equal parenting/equal rights for their children. It takes two to make a baby but in a divorce the mother is granted custody and the father gets visits?