Will you stand against excessive force and surveillance of peaceful protesters?
Should police departments be allowed to spend tax payer dollars trying to subvert the people's First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances?
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What is your position on universal federal background checks on all gun sales?
Manchin-Toomey was voted on by the current sitting Senate which chose not to proceed thanks to the gun lobby despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of voters (circa 90%) want it
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Would you support legislation banning circumcision when not medically necessary?
FGM has been illegal in the U.S. since 1996. Circumcision is an unnecessary surgery performed primarily for reasons of custom on unconsenting minors. Shouldn't boys have the same rights as girls?
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Aren't guns and economic freedoms civil rights?
Yet the GOVERNMENT has been trying to take away both. "Did the founders concieve of a govt where some are taxed half of what they earn?"-Ron Paul of Texas.
Will you advocate for national compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)?
Florida and many other states do not mandate use of voting machines that allow voters who are print-impaired to vote on the same certified equipment as the general population.
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Will you support an amendment to gurantee acess to vote as federal law.
Our country is trying to restrict the vote to minority and poor.
Do you support prosecutorial review of injury or death of any detainee?
Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray: Lack of review was curbed only by public outcry. Empower police to anonymously report even rumors iof such as soon as they are aware of it.
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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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.
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?
Do you understand the difference between positive and negative rights?
People use the term "rights" very loosely. Do you believe people have positive rights, those that require another person to provide a good or service for them?
What will you do to ensure rape kits are tested in a timely fashion?
We frequently discuss abortion and equal pay when addressing women's rights, but rarely discuss the problem of untested rape kits. This issue strongly affects women, but can impact male victims, too.
Would you guarantee public defenders for all defendants in immigration courts?
Immigrants are for more likely to win their cases when they have legal counsel. However, we waste countless dollars and destroy countless families unnecessarily deporting people who could stay.
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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
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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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.
Our Constitution & Freedom to choose without interference Yes/No?
Our Forefathers created a land of Freedom in all respects for ALL citizens but today we have some who would take those freedoms away. It's time to bring those documents to the fore for all!