Polticial Survey

[xxmaliciousxx]

Note: This is NOT a debate topic itself. It is a political survey which makes it easier to challenge specific users on one vs. one debates.

1. Abortion
2. Gun Control
3. Gay Marraige
4. Religion
5. Energy
6. Environment
7. Global Warming
8. Line-Item Veto
9. Term Limits
10. Drug Legalization
11. Health Care
12. Education
13. Tax System
14. Subsidies
15. Bureaucracies
16. Iraq War
17. Death Penalty
18. Illegal Immigration

 

[thegreatkazoo]

Since you are new here, I will quickly point out to you that this kind of post has no business being in the PG (correct me if I am wrong brass), and as such, it will probably be locked.

If you want to do this, I would suggest PMing a DH proper (such as myself) and taking it from there...

 

[xxmaliciousxx]

1. Abortion
Pro-choice

2. Gun Control
Anti-GunControl

3. Gay Marraige
Get government out of marriage

4. Religion
Opiate of the masses

5. Energy
For Nuclear Power

6. Environment
Needs to be protected from pollution

7. Global Warming
No opinion

8. Line-Item Veto
Good in certain cases.

9. Term Limits
Necessary.

10. Drug Legalization
For.

11. Health Care
Against government-ran health care.

12. Education
Voucher system.

13. Tax System
Progressive tax system at flat rates.

14. Subsidies
Evil. Eliminate all of them.

15. Bureaucracies
Eliminate more than half of them.

16. Iraq War
Was carried out poorly.

17. Death Penalty
Against.

18. Illegal Immigration
Against.

 

[thegreatkazoo]

Okay, that's nice, but I still don't think that posting that kind of thing here is a good look...

 

[Aesir]

We had a similar topic in the DH for a long time, unless CK comes in here and closes it then carry on. Though I think this would be better for DHers to do so DH hopefuls can more accurately challenge us in the center stage.

 

[Crimson King]

We had a similar topic in the DH for a long time, unless CK comes in here and closes it then carry on. Though I think this would be better for DHers to do so DH hopefuls can more accurately challenge us in the center stage.

I second this.

 

[thegreatkazoo]

I stand corrected then. Does happen sometimes .

Well PGers, you know what to do...

 

[Aesir]

I'll do this since it'll be easier for PGers to challenge me in the center stage.

1. Abortion-
Pro-choice (wtf I totally meant pro-choice)

2. Gun Control-
Reasonable Gun Control.

3. Gay Marraige-
Marriage shouldn't be exclusive.

4. Religion-
Separate from the state.

5. Energy-
Wind/Solar.

6. Environment-
Protecting our environment should be one of our top prioritys.

7. Global Warming-
It's real, and we're playing a huge role.

8. Line-Item Veto-
For it especially when concerning budgets.

9. Term Limits-
100% for.

10. Drug Legalization-
In favor of drug legalization.

11. Health Care-
Co-op system similar to the french model.

12. Education-
In dire need of reform, the education system also needs protection from budge cuts.

13. Tax System-
Progressive taxation, we should tax the things we like the least before we tax things we like the most.

14. Subsidies-
Against, goes against Capitalism. If you have a company that's to big to fail you either break up your company or it's brought under the federal government.

15. Bureaucracies-
Many are necessary, they just need to be more efficient.

16. Iraq War-
An illegal war which will probably just destabilize the region even more.

17. Death Penalty-
Against, especially our current practice.

18. Illegal Immigration-
Create path to citizenship, as well as getting us out of NAFTA.

 

[Maniclysane]

This sounded like a bad idea at first but... This thread could open up something people might be willing to talk about. I haven't found ANY threads in the PG that I wanted to post in, but with this one I could find a topic with enough people on both sides we can discuss.

1. Abortion
Undecided.

2. Gun Control
Of course.

3. Gay Marraige
Yes.

4. Religion
Believe what you want to believe.

5. Energy
Every kind.

6. Environment
Preserve

7. Global Warming
I'm not convinced yet.

8. Line-Item Veto
For it

9. Term Limits
I'm for it.

10. Drug Legalization
This is very broad. Under most circumstances, I would say no.

11. Health Care
Socialized health care.

12. Education
Keep it the way it is.

13. Tax System
Up to the states

14. Subsidies
There are better solutions.

15. Bureaucracies
Fine the way they are I guess.

16. Iraq War
Waste of resources.

17. Death Penalty
Mixed feelings.

18. Illegal Immigration
100% for it.

 

[Fuelbi]

You guys are missing stem cell research

 

[Eor]

1. Abortion - pro choice
2. Gun Control - for control, but keep it legal
3. Gay Marraige - for
4. Religion - Buddhist
5. Energy - Less reliant on Oil
6. Environment - For environmental protection
7. Global Warming - Believe in it
8. Line-Item Veto - undetermined
9. Term Limits - For what?
10. Drug Legalization - For
11. Health Care - For univeral healthcare
12. Education -for?
13. Tax System - pretty vague. Don't know how to respond to that
14. Subsidies - for what?
15. Bureaucracies - Depends on what it's for
16. Iraq War - against
17. Death Penalty - against
18. Illegal Immigration -stop the guns and weapons they're bringing in, not the people

 

[TigerWoods]

1. Abortion - pro choice
2. Gun Control - yes
3. Gay Marraige - yes
4. Religion - atheist: i will not intrude on your beliefs, if you do not intrude on mine
5. Energy - proper distribution among energy sources, research
6. Environment - conservationist
7. Global Warming - of course
8. Line-Item Veto - not concrete... leaning towards no
9. Term Limits - ummm.... presidency? if so yes.... if not what then?
10. Drug Legalization - for marijuana only
11. Health Care - private
12. Education - errr
13. Tax System - ummm
14. Subsidies - uhhh
15. Bureaucracies - goal dependent
16. Iraq War - against
17. Death Penalty - against
18. Illegal Immigration - not educated on this subject *researches*

 

[hillbillyhick]

1. Abortion - pro choice
2. Gun Control - yes
3. Gay Marraige - yes
4. Religion - agnostic atheism, the utility of religion is declining
5. Energy - wind, solar and limited nuclear power
6. Environment - must be protected
7. Global Warming - have to take action, clean energy, less meat consumption,...
8. Line-Item Veto - probably no, too much power for an individual, I'm not well informed though
9. Term Limits - I'd say yes
10. Drug Legalization - yes
11. Health Care - my country has a good system, it's public-private
12. Education - most important thing there is
13. Tax System - progressive
14. Subsidies - avoided when possible, sometimes good (education, infrastructure,...)
15. Bureaucracies - it could probably be made more efficient
16. Iraq War - no
17. Death Penalty - no
18. Illegal Immigration - why deny people the chance to a better life?

 

[handsockpuppet]

1. Abortion - pro-choice
2. Gun Control - only a little bit, as in make it hard to purchase a gun, but allow concealed weapons in public places.
3. Gay Marraige - for
4. Religion - I'm Jewish, also believe in science and evolution.
5. Energy - use a little less fossil fuels, but produce a little more nuclear plants (extremely cheap and not as hazardous as people say). also solar I guess.
6. Environment - protect, to an extent. I wouldn't protest an oil field just because it's killing a few desert scorpions.
7. Global Warming - It's there, but over exaggerated. economical issues come first.
8. Line-Item Veto - undecided, leaning towards no.
9. Term Limits - yes
10. Drug Legalization - no
11. Health Care - private, but the federal government needs to take over MediCaid and extend how poor you have to be to get it.
12. Education - I'm against it. those blasted youngsters shouldn't go to school, they should help out grandpa on the farm. besides, school sucks. I'm for it (duh). but I'm not like the hypocritical liberals in congress who hate private schools (I say hypocritical because their children are in it).
13. Tax System - Flat tax but a little less for poor. also TAX THE CHURCHES!
14. Subsidies - Education and infrastructure perhaps. should pertain to the economical needs of the people, not the moral stupidity of congress.
15. Bureaucracies - of course they are needed, but many can be more efficient and smaller.
16. Iraq War - Now that we're in, put more people in so that we can finish faster.
17. Death Penalty - only for repeated felonies.
18. Illegal Immigration - someone's gotta pick those crops.

fiscal republican, social democrat

 

[Man of Popsicle]

1. Abortion- Pro Life, not very passionate about this though.
2. Gun Control- Pro gun control, severe restriction however.
3. Gay Marraige- Indifferent.
4. Religion- Christian
5. Energy- Opposed to nuclear energy, pro alternate power sources.
6. Environment -Protect it, rainforests specifically.
7. Global Warming -I think it's true to an extent
8. Line-Item Veto -/
9. Term Limits- Ilike how it is currently.
10. Drug Legalization - Pro Marijuana legalisation, anti other stuff.
11. Health Care- Undecided
12. Education - Everyone should finish middle school at least.
13. Tax System -No income tax.
14. Subsidies -/
15. Bureaucracies /
16. Iraq War -Anti war
17. Death Penalty -Pro capital punishment
18. Illegal Immigration - I feel they're cheating the system, but whatever. Just don't give them benefits for not being a citizen.

 

[CStick]

well, it may be locked, but for the sake of it...


1. Abortion - mostly for
2. Gun Control - strongly against
3. Gay Marriage - for
4. Religion - neutral (although I do have my own beliefs, or lack thereof)
5. Energy - ???
6. Environment - for more conservation of natural habitat
7. Global Warming - against; it's overhyped catastrophism on a natural process
8. Line-Item Veto - neutral
9. Term Limits - for
10. Drug Legalization - for
11. Health Care - for
12. Education - needs more money, but overall it is fine as it is
13. Tax System - against current system; taxes should be lowered
14. Subsidies - neutral
15. Bureaucracies - strongly against
16. Iraq War - was for the war, strongly against the occupation
17. Death Penalty - strongly against
18. Illegal Immigration - strongly against

 

[GoldShadow]

This is a nice thread, but there's a flaw.

"Global warming" is not a political issue. Global warming is a scientific issue; it is real and we are responsible for it. Anybody here who thinks otherwise should see the old Global Warming thread in the DH where the facts were laid out quite clearly. It is not a debate, it's science. It has never been a debate among scientists. There is an overwhelming consensus that we are responsible for today's warming trends.



Now, on the other hand, if you're referring to what we should or shouldn't do about global warming, that could be a political issue.

 

[CStick]

link to thread? Although we do contribute to it, I find it hard to say that we are responsible for what is truly a naturally occurring process, last time I checked. Wouldn't mind reading up on it, though. There are also sub-issues within other issues (gun control has a lot of fighting points - so many that I would say it to be nearly impossible to cover general gun control in a single thread or question; as does aobrtion, illegal immigration, and drug legalization). Maybe being a bit more specific would also help.

 

[handsockpuppet]

link to thread? Although we do contribute to it, I find it hard to say that we are responsible for what is truly a naturally occurring process, last time I checked. Wouldn't mind reading up on it, though. There are also sub-issues within other issues (gun control has a lot of fighting points - so many that I would say it to be nearly impossible to cover general gun control in a single thread or question; as does aobrtion, illegal immigration, and drug legalization). Maybe being a bit more specific would also help.

Agreed. Like everything else in the science world, global warming is a THEORY. And while I personally don't doubt that there was recently a spike in temperature, whether or not we caused it, how long it will continue, and what we should do about it is highly debated. according to http://biocab.org/Global_Warming.html in 950 C.E. (that's A.D. for noobs) there was a temperature spike higher than this one, and it built up over 150 years compared to ours which built up over 200 years. the comparison of CO2 emissions with temperature rising is shaky at best, and there's a more obvious pattern with the temperature compared with naturally occurring sunspots. and in the past few years, the temperature has dropped down dramatically, now on what used to be the normal temp. whether or not it will go up again is unknown; that said, according to the patterns over the last 1200 years, it will probably go down again.

now as to the sub-issues within a lot of these questions; this thread is not supposed to perfectly capture your beliefs. it's just what you think generally. and nobody said your answer has to be in one word.

 

[GoldShadow]

No no no, there is absolutely no debate about whether global warming is real or whether we are the cause. It is real and we are causing modern warming trends. Again, this is not up for debate, it's a matter of science and the world's scientists are not arguing about it, there is a consensus.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?p=6373565#post6373565

 

[Aesir]

That's enough of the global warming talk. This is a thread on your political positions, please keep it on topic. Also I approve of goldshadows suggestion. I didn't give it much thought but it would make more sense to keep global warming on policy and not on science.

Also if you guys want to challenge Gold then do so in another thread, make one if you want, I'm sure he'll love to debate it with you guys.