Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
Social › Gay Marriage
8>8 Personal answerI would prefer government get out of the marriage business altogether. But, as long as they insist on being involved, and in providing tangible legal and economic benefits to those who do marry, then it has to be legal for two consenting adults of the same sex to do so. |
the Economy › Equal Pay
8>8 Personal answerFor basic, entry level work, yes. However, beyond that there are so many other factors that go in to determining an employee's salary that it would be impossible to enforce a uniform pay. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Crime › Police Body Cameras
8>8 Personal answerYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs |
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions |
Social › Gun Buyback
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be voluntary with strong financial incentives instead |
Education › School Reopenings
8>8 Personal answerThat is a decision that should be made by the parents, students, teachers and administrators of a given school. |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should do more to protect minorities from discrimination |
Healthcare › Mental Health
8>8 Personal answerYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
8>8 Personal answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason. And as long as they're willing to deal with the social and business consequences of their choice, they should be free to make it. |
Social › Transgender Athletes
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, banning immigrants based on their religion is unconstitutional and sends the wrong message. It's up to the government to develop a effective and comprehensive screening plan for ALL immigrants to weed out the undesirables. You can't simply type cast a subsect based on their religion because it makes you feel like you're doing something. |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerYes, their services reach far beyond abortions and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerYes, and make it a living wage that is adjusted up every year according to inflation if necessary. |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerAs long as they are properly trained and licensed and are willing to carry insurance to cover any accidental discharges, injuries or damage caused by the unnecessary firing of their firearm. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
8>8 Personal answerYes, the lack of paid sick leave is unfair to working men and women |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
8>8 Personal answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time for non-violent, non dealing related crimes. |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Iran
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerYes, taxes need to be raised to an appropriate level and then all existing tax loopholes for the rich and large corporations need to be closed. |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
8>8 Personal answerNo, military service should be a choice, not an obligation. We could, however, create a national program that would trade free college tuition for a 2 year obligation to serve the nation in some way. Like a works program. |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, this decision should be based on crime rates instead of race or religion |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it covers all other protected groups (age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion) as well. |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
8>8 Personal answerNo, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians |
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
8>8 Personal answerTo me, critical race theory is an overreaction to decades of US schools ignoring the realities of race and race relations when teaching kids the history of our nation. It's not perfect, but it does need to be taught. Though I do believe we can and must find a middle ground between critical race theory and the cold war era star spangled exceptionalism being taught now. |
Immigration › Immigration
8>8 Personal answerThe law in America is if you're born on American soil, you're an American, regardless of the immigration status of your parent or parents. The Supreme Court has upheld this time and again. The issue is settled unless we change the Constitution. |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerYes, provided the recipient pays the cost back through some kind of service program either before or after they go to college. And then, it should ONLY be for some degree fields. |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Death Penalty
8>8 Personal answerI support the concept, but not the execution, so to speak. There are some crimes so heinous, that death seems like the only fair and just punishment. But, humans as a whole are fallible, and I'm not sure I trust us as a species to make the truly fair and just ruling in those cases. So, death should be off the table as a punishment. |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country and they have finished serving their sentence. |
Healthcare › Marijuana
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Hate Speech
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Confederate Flag
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
Social › Government Mandates
8>8 Personal answerNo, it should be covered like any other prescription |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerNo, it is unconstitutional to deny someone’s rights without due process |
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
8>8 Personal answerYes. The total number of Justices on the court should be equal too the number of circuit courts in the country. I'm also in favor of putting all justices on a fifteen year term limit that sees a fifth of the court replaced every 3 years. |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
8>8 Personal answerNo, illegally crossing the boarder is a misdemeanor crime in this country, and there are very few misdemeanors that warrant being held by police. So, unless the secondary crime warrants them being held, they should be required to treat them like they would any other criminal accused of the crime they're currently being held for, and released if that would be how a non illegal accused of the crime would be handled. |
Healthcare › Medicaid
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerNo, but require vaccination in order to attend public school |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
8>8 Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government. They should, however, be held liable for the spreading of lies and misinformation on their platforms. |
Crime › Private Prisons
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Border Security
8>8 Personal answerNo, just enforce the current border policy and tweak the policies that so obviously don't work even when being properly enforced. |
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
8>8 Personal answerNot on a blanket basis. The concept is a sound one, protect them from frivolous lawsuits for unfortunate things that happen while they are simply doing their job. But in practice, it has become an invitation for some cops to do whatever they want with impunity while facing little to no consequences. If it's going to continue to exist, it needs to be reformed and fixed to do what it was intneded to do and not provide near blanket immunity from responsibility. |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as the credits and subsidies are also extended to the other renewable energy sectors as well. We can't afford to favor one alternative source at this point, as that has the ability to stifle development in the other sectors. Which will be needed to fully wean our nation off fossil fuels and insure its energy independence moving forward. |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
8>8 Personal answerNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they aren't actively preventing customs and immigration officials from doing their jobs, there's no reason or legal way to not fund them. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerYes, and ban all political donations and publicly fund elections |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerYes, if they pay taxes |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerI support the concept of a publicly funded option being made available as a right of citizenship with the ability to purchase supplemental private insurance as the individual desires. |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
8>8 Personal answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
8>8 Personal answerRaise them while eliminating unnecessary deductions and loop holes. |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerNo, this will disadvantage those who do not have the resources to obtain one |
Social › Safe Spaces
8>8 Personal answerNo, college is meant to challenge students thoughts and opinions so they are prepared for real life |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
8>8 Personal answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
the Economy › Government Spending
8>8 Personal answerNo, reducing military spending and closing tax loopholes will be more effective and less detrimental to those most vulnerable. |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
8>8 Personal answerYes. Anyone who is old enough to work, and pay taxes as a result, should have the right to vote. |
Foreign Policy › Israel
8>8 Personal answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. The two state solution is the only viable way towards peace in the region. And the US can only help broker that peace if we're seen as a fair and impartial arbitrator by BOTH sides. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerYes, but make it a high-tech surveillance barrier instead of a physical one |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
8>8 Personal answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Social › First Amendment
8>8 Personal answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
8>8 Personal answerThis is something that should be decided on a case by case basis and not with a one size fits all blanket. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerAs long as they can prove that a crime was only committed because of something the dealer or manufacture did or said, then yes. This should be handled the same way as any other lawsuit against a third party. |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Social › Niqāb
8>8 Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
8>8 Personal answerNo, but businesses who hire them should be required by law to compensate them at the same level they would a US citizen. That would remove the extra incentive to hire them over an equally qualified citizen. |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
8>8 Personal answerNo, not only could most natural born citizens not pass that citizenship test, but it does nothing to prove how valuable an asset they would be as a legal citizen. Ones ability to contribute to the success of this great nation cannot be determined by how well they do on a multiple choice test about American history. |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerNo. Each drug case is different, and by forcing the courts to hand down specific sentences, regardless of the circumstances, we have pushed a huge number of non violent offenders into the system and forever changed their lives. Sentencing decisions should be left up to the judge and jury in all but a very select number of circumstances. |
Social › Euthanasia
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerNot at the federal level. But if the individual states want to allow them to vote in state and local elections, then that's up to them. |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
8>8 Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
8>8 Personal answerIn some places and instances I do. They were created to address a problem that needed to be addressed, and they've done a good job on the whole. The problem now is, in a drive to be more diverse and inclusive, some institutions are taking affirmative action too far and giving preference to minorities over more qualified and deserving non minorities. And that needs to stop. |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
8>8 Personal answerNo, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
the Economy › Welfare
8>8 Personal answerFewer, current benefits do not provide enough support and prevent the help from getting to those who actually need it. |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
8>8 Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
the Economy › Labor Unions
8>8 Personal answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Elections › Campaign Finance
8>8 Personal answerNo, and political campaigns should be publicly funded |
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
8>8 Personal answerYes, and the government should never be allowed to acquire land by eminent domain |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerNo, only if they have a criminal history related to drug abuse |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
8>8 Personal answerYes, the government should intervene to boost a recovery |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
8>8 Personal answerYes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
8>8 Personal answerNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students |
Education › Common Core
8>8 Personal answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
8>8 Personal answerYes, removing ourselves from the UN would sideline us from any and all future discussions on major global issues. If we stay, we have the ability to guide the discussion and help shape the future path the world will take on these issue. So we need to be at the table. |
Foreign Policy › Afghanistan
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Environment › Fracking
8>8 Personal answerNo, not only do we not clearly understand the long term effects of fracking, but the energy being produced is finite and will run out. We should instead be investing in clean/green alternatives that will inevitably be the future of energy production all over the world. |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerYes. It's not perfect, but it is better than what we had before. |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
8>8 Personal answerYes, and also required to release their medical records |
Elections › Lobbyists
8>8 Personal answerI believe the ban should be much longer than 5 years. I feel like a 10 or 15 year ban would be more effective. That way there is a chance for some congressional turnover and for the power and influence of the new lobbyist in question to wan, before they take up their new job. |
the Economy › Overtime Pay
8>8 Personal answerYes, and all employees should be paid time-and-a-half for overtime hours regardless of their pay scale |
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as landowners are fairly compensated and the projects will benefit the community |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerYes, and switch to a ranked voting system |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerDecrease. The U.S. spends more than the rest of the top 10 combined and accounts for 1/3rd of ALL military spending globally. And all we have to show for it is a bloated military industrial complex and a fighting force that experts consistently rate as being less prepared and effective than China or Russia, who spend a fraction of what we do. The military as a whole needs to be reorganized to be leaner and better trained, not the bloated mess it is now. |
Crime › Collective Bargaining
8>8 Personal answerYes. Police Unions need to be able to protect their members, but there has to be a mechanism to fire those cops who habitually break the rules. Bad cops taint the entire force and need to be dealt with. |
the Environment › Animal Testing
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not for cosmetics |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
8>8 Personal answerNo, I do not believe in the death penalty |
Foreign Policy › Torture
8>8 Personal answerNo, not only is torture an ineffective form of interrogation which often results in bad or unreliable intelligence, but it's inhumane, unethical, and violates the terms of the Geneva Convention, of which the US is a signatory. |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
8>8 Personal answerDecrease, or maybe simply retarget to countries that actually need the help. We should also deny aid to countries that harbor or promote terrorism or have records of human rights violations. |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and any applicable probation and the crime was not committed while serving in an elected position. |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
8>8 Personal answerMore, veterans should be able to see any doctor of their choice |
Education › School Vouchers
8>8 Personal answerNo, we should focus on improving our public schools instead |
Foreign Policy › Drones
8>8 Personal answerNo, we can't make the argument about the importance of sovereign boarders if we flippantly disregard them for other nations when it suits our needs. |
Science › GMO Labels
8>8 Personal answerYes, I trust the science of responsible food engineering but I don’t trust the motives of the food companies selling them |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
8>8 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
Education › Universal Pre-K
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Education › Charter Schools
8>8 Personal answerYes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Estate Tax
8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase it at a progressive rate |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerNo, Congress should approve all military conflicts |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
8>8 Personal answerthey are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights. They are, however, still prisoners and as such fall under the auspice of the Geneva Convention. As such, they have rights that must be respected. |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
8>8 Personal answerNo, by removing ourselves from the table, we sideline ourselves from future discussions on this most critical of global issues. If we stay, we have the ability to guide the discussion and help shape the future path the world will take on this issue. So we need to be at the table. |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
8>8 Personal answerYes |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerAS long as we get the permission of the government of the country in question before launching the strike, I don't have an issue with it. |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
8>8 Personal answerNo, that decision should be made by Congress, or ideally, the State and Local Governments where the business is currently located. And, if they decide to move, their products that are now being made outside of the US should immediately be subject to the same trade laws and tariffs as all other products made in their new country of origin are. |
Foreign Policy › NATO
8>8 Personal answerYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power |
Science › Space Exploration
8>8 Personal answerYes |
the Economy › NAFTA
8>8 Personal answerFree trade only works if every country involved in a pact plays by the same rules, and right now we don't. So, as long as workers rights and environmental laws are imbalanced, trade laws need to reflect that. Fair trade is ultimately better for the US than free trade is. |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
8>8 Personal answerNo, but it should be clearly marked as such. |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported and they pay the proper taxes on it. |
Foreign Policy › India Arms
8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should increase diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts peacefully |
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
8>8 Personal answerYes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
8>8 Personal answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
8>8 Personal answerYes, the embargo has failed, spectacularly. All it does is prevent Cuban-Americans from visiting their homeland and deprives the US of a trade partner that is literally just a few miles off our coast. |
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as it's also recognized as the capital of Palestine, who claims the city as its capital as well. |
Education › School Truancy
8>8 Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if local citizens can vote on the amount of incentives to offer |
Foreign Policy › F-35
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
8>8 Personal answerNo |
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You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is most important to you.
You are a centrist on left wing and right wing issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on democratic socialism and capitalism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on politically incorrect and politically correct issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on unilateralism and multilateralism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “religious”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect religious values and principles. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “deregulation”, meaning you more often believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on pacifism and militarism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on isolationism and imperialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on individualism and collectivism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tender and tough issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on keynesian and laissez-faire issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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