Would you support ending the "Silent Filibuster" rule in the Senate?
Currently, Senators have the ability to have a bill held, without having their name disclosed. If a Senator wants to hold up the people's business, shouldn't the people s know who it is?
Would you work with a president of the opposing party to help Americans?
If the president elected in November is not from your party, would you work with her or him to accomplish meaningful legislative progress or would you focus on opposing the president's agenda?
How will you work to get a more fair voting system?
Will you work to implement a voting system that is more representative of the positions of the American people?
What happens to the Democratic Party if Hillary is indicted between June & Nov.?
FBI Investigations, Panama Papers, Influence-Peddaling through the Clinton Foundation & Secretary of State,
Would you support charging members of Congress with "willful neglect of office"?
Are elected officials who go to DC with the sole purpose of impeding the function of govt., failing to discharge the duties of the office they were elected to? Should they be criminally charged?
Do you agree 5 republicans in SCOTUS gave us the Citizens United Ruling?
Do you agree 5 republicans in SCOTUS gave us the Citizens United ruling ?
Would you move for alternatives to questionable elections?
Currently, there is no recourse to re-vote if election found fraudulent or when large mistakes are made. How can you make sure every vote really counts? Signed, Broward resident in '00 election.
Should fundraising by legislators during regular working hours be abolished?
Any civil servant would be fired for campaigning on government time. Why do members of Congress get away with it?
Should cannabis be legal, and why? Are private prisons unfairly profiting?
Research shows that cannabis is a lot safer than tobacco or alcohol (which are legal), and cannabis has medicinal value. There would be a growth in the economy, and hemp could be used industrially.
Would you support encouraging or requiring states adopt vote by mail?
Voting by mail can increase turnout and solve accessibility problems for working people, many disabled people, elderly people, and other classes vulnerable to disenfranchisement.
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Would you support a bill to enhance the voices of individuals in elections?
H.R. 20 is a bill introduced in the House which enables a candidate to only accept donations between $1-$150 but in return matches the donation by 600%, giving the less wealthy persons a voice.
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How can we count on you to work for the people, and not for the corporations?
They go so far as to shut down the government, before doing what's right, if that means talking about something, they've clearly takin money to not talk about.
Where does your campaign money come from?
Please tell us in detail who is funding your campaign, starting with the donors and groups who have provided the most financial support to your campaign.
April 21, 2016, 11:14 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
Would you support listing of contributors to bundled donations?
A lobbyist for terrorist group Tamil Tigers was caught by CBS contributing to Obama. Recently TYT reported same person giving massively to Clinton. Are the small contributors US citizens?
Sincerely, how can money corrupt republicans, but democrats?
Years study show America is no longer a democracy. Why isn't congress listening to the American people (over 70% support a raise in the minimum wage) but corporations still get tax cuts?
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 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.
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.
How do you plan to win votes of independent or undecided voters?
What is your message to independent and/or undecided voters if you win the primary and need their votes in November?
Will either candidate put a stop to the citizens MRP Program?
The Citizens MRP program contract with vendors is so fraught with errors that contractors are currently doing sinkhole repair without sinkhole insurance.
Would you support switching to an Alternative vote system?
Statistically, First-past-the-post systems are undemocratic, as they end causing the largest plurality of votes win, even if not the majority.
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Can PACs broadcast ALL of Clintons' Wall Street speeches in an October Surprise?
Each one of her Wall Street audience had HD-capable smartphones, all were turned on, most were conservative banker-types and she won't tell the Democrats who are the ones asking her to do so first.
April 25, 2016, 2:39 p.m.
Issue area: Government & Elections
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?