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@nowut
from Georgia
disagreed…
3yrs
3Y
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Yes and the voting age needs to be raised to at least 25 alo…
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 made this illegal. This is literal voter suppression.
@nowut
from Georgia
disagreed…
3yrs
3Y
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Eliminate the age requirement but have a basic test demonstr…
It's disconcerting to see both left and right leaning people actively asking for voter suppression "intelligence" tests…
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@nowut
from Georgia
disagreed…
3yrs
3Y
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Yes, but all voters should pass a basic test demonstrating a…
Holy 3/5ths compromise, Batman! Seriously though, civic tests were a hallmark of the Jim Crow era and were used to rejec…
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@nowut
from Georgia
disagreed…
3yrs
3Y
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Yes and all voters should be required to pass a basic test d…
This is specifically something that was used to prevent Black and poor voters from voting back during the Jim Crow era,…
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@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats a…
Yes and mandate a balanced court
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
No, and increase for very wealthy individuals and recipients
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
No. Balance the budget by decreasing military spending and taxing the wealthy instead
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earne…
Yes, but only if the seller makes more than 400K a year. Some middle class folks have a chunk of their retirement in sto…
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?
No, and we need to try to settle peacefully with them in light of what we did in the 50s to overthrow their government,…
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afg…
Yes, gradually after they're stable. We shouldn't have been there in the first place but we have an obligation to clean…
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
No, and we should try to do what we can to encourage peace because we had a large hand in creating problems in the Middl…
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
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3Y
Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Yes, and provide help and resources for them to integrate and succeed in the US
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
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3Y
Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order …
Yes, and provide reintegration programs to help them succeed in society after release
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
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3Y
Should the government increase or decrease the amount of tem…
Increase. New workers mean new ideas, and new ideas add to our strength and prosperity
@nowut
from Georgia
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3Y
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
No, but provide free courses in English so they can choose to learn it if they desire
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
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3Y
Should the federal government require racial sensitivity tra…
Yes, and expand training for LGBT, age, sex, disability, and religion sensitivity.
@nowut
from Georgia
answered…
3yrs
3Y
Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
Yes, because anti-vax is essentially eugenics