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[501]Otto · 12-04-10, 07:14 AM

Would like to answer it, even not being USA citizen/resident, just an opinion from a spanish citizen
1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens?
No

2. Should Marijuana should be legalized?
Yes

3. Should the death penalty be abolition?
I think that not every state of the USA applies it, so...has the crime rate of the states that apply it get lower? If yes, then it shouldn´t be abolished.

4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens?
No

5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan?
I have heard that it is going to be done

6. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
Legal

7. Should stem cell research be legal?
Yes

8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender?
Shoot them in the head, and make it public. Maybe the rest of them will think twice before getting near to a child.

9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending?
For the police

10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet?
No

11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program?
Not sure....if Iranian nuclear weapons program must be stopped...what about Indian, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea.......?

12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government?
It is a matter of Koreans... do they want it?

13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt?
No. Maybe the way is to let them pay less taxes until they recover.

14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)?

mixed
15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals?
They don´t have it???

16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq?
Right now if US troops withdraw, a civil war in Iraq will start. Surely, everybody will blame the USA for it...does it worth?

17. Should gay marriage be legalized?
Why not? If they want to live in hell....

18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo?
Not sure

19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan?
Not sure

20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland?

Not sure
21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia?

Not sure
22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
It depends on them

23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
It depends on them

24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
It depends on them

25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory?
It depends on them

26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories?
It depends on them

27. Should we make Iraq a US state?
No

28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state?
No

29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown?
No, until a court determines so.

30. Should the government minimize it's military spending?
IMHO that will be an error. Here in Spain (and this is just my opinion) the armed forces are now a joke, due to the policies of the left winged governments (as a joke, some spanish claim that now our armed forces are deployed to put on stitches to wounded terrorists.) Don´t misunderstand me...I feel proud of our army, but I think that they must have better equipment. Moreover (and again my opinion) you don´t train a man in how to defend and protect your country and then send him with outdated equipment to a "hot" area with orders of just remain there trying not to offend anybody by acting as an army. Does not have sense for me.

31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico?
Illegal immigration IS one of the major problems for European countries right now. So...yes

32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights?
Don´t understand...they don´t have that right?

33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York?
Remain part of NY

34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join?
No

35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums?

No
36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
No

37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does?
Yes, please

38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes?
It depends.... downloading books, music and movies is OK for me, but just because here in Spain such things are too expensive (about 21 euros for a new book)

39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither?

40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage?
no

41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18?
Yes. When I was 27 years i went to USA, and a bar attendant ask me for my passport to give me a beer. (27 years old, beard, 80 kilos.... are you kidding me?)

42. Should church and state remain separate?
Yes

43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero?
No, but neither a christian church, or evangelic or protestant or.....

44. Should the government offer free healthcare?
Yes

45. Should the government offer free college/university education?
No, instead help people that want to have a high education degree and can´t have an access to it because of the money.

46. Should tobacco be made illegal?
No

47. Should alcohol be made illegal again?
Never, are you crazy

48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens?

Yes
49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified?

Depends
50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions?

No
51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms?

Not sure
52. Should we allow weapons in space?
Defensive weapons yes.(Antimissile (f.e patriot system)

53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court?
Yes

54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13?

55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public?

Yes and yes if those documents are still classified
56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets?
Give them some money

57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system?
Yes

58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally?
Too late....

59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States?
Why not?

60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults?
From 16 in advance, but you know...privileges and obligations.

61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist?
Not sure

62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa?
As a part of United Nations

63. Should research into cloning be conducted?
yes

64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison?
Up to you, americans

65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state?
No

66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states?

No
67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world?
No

12-04-10, 07:14 AM	#22
[501]Otto Commander Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spain Posts: 455 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Would like to answer it, even not being USA citizen/resident, just an opinion from a spanish citizen 1. Should the government should prohibit gun ownership by private citizens? No 2. Should Marijuana should be legalized? Yes 3. Should the death penalty be abolition? I think that not every state of the USA applies it, so...has the crime rate of the states that apply it get lower? If yes, then it shouldn´t be abolished. 4. Should the government control, regulate, and ban video games, including banning video game sales to teens? No 5. Should we pull our troops out of Afghanistan? I have heard that it is going to be done 6. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Legal 7. Should stem cell research be legal? Yes 8. Should criminals who sexually assault and/or rape children under the age of 13 be killed, castrated, chemically castrated, or simply imprisoned and registered as a sex offender? Shoot them in the head, and make it public. Maybe the rest of them will think twice before getting near to a child. 9. Should the police get money directly from tickets or should ticket money be put in with other government spending? For the police 10. Should the police have a monthly/weekly quota of tickets that they must meet? No 11. Should we stop Iran's nuclear weapons program? Not sure....if Iranian nuclear weapons program must be stopped...what about Indian, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea.......? 12. Should we liberate North Korea and install a peaceful democratic government? It is a matter of Koreans... do they want it? 13. Should the government give money to failing businesses in order to keep them from going bankrupt? No. Maybe the way is to let them pay less taxes until they recover. 14. Should the government control the economy (command economy), should the government never intervene in the economy (laissez-faire), or should the government intervene in the economy only when it is necessary (mixed economy)? mixed 15. Should lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals be given equal rights as straight individuals? They don´t have it??? 16. Should we pull our forces out of Iraq? Right now if US troops withdraw, a civil war in Iraq will start. Surely, everybody will blame the USA for it...does it worth? 17. Should gay marriage be legalized? Why not? If they want to live in hell.... 18. Should we recognize the independent nation of Kosovo? Not sure 19. Should we recognize the independent nation of Azerbaijan? Not sure 20. Should we recognize the independent nation of Jonathanland? Not sure 21. Should we recognize the independent nation of South Ossetia? Not sure 22. Should Puerto Rico become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It depends on them 23. Should Guam become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It depends on them 24. Should American Samoa become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It depends on them 25. Should the US Virgin Islands become a US state, become and independent country, or remain a US territory? It depends on them 26. Should the US Minor Outlying Islands become US states, become and independent countries, or remain US territories? It depends on them 27. Should we make Iraq a US state? No 28. Should we make Afghanistan a US state? No 29. Do you think WikiLeaks should get shutdown? No, until a court determines so. 30. Should the government minimize it's military spending? IMHO that will be an error. Here in Spain (and this is just my opinion) the armed forces are now a joke, due to the policies of the left winged governments (as a joke, some spanish claim that now our armed forces are deployed to put on stitches to wounded terrorists.) Don´t misunderstand me...I feel proud of our army, but I think that they must have better equipment. Moreover (and again my opinion) you don´t train a man in how to defend and protect your country and then send him with outdated equipment to a "hot" area with orders of just remain there trying not to offend anybody by acting as an army. Does not have sense for me. 31. Should the government make stronger efforts to stop illegal immigration, especially from Mexico? Illegal immigration IS one of the major problems for European countries right now. So...yes 32. Should citizens of the District of Columbia be granted full voting rights? Don´t understand...they don´t have that right? 33. Should New York City become it's own state, an independent country, or remain part of New York? Remain part of NY 34. Should the United States create a North American Union with Canada? If so should we allow Mexico to join? No 35. Should the government censor books, movies, and other entertainment mediums? No 36. Should it be made illegal to deny that the Holocaust happened or to claim that the government is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks? No 37. Should the government offer free broadband internet to all citizens, like Finland does? Yes, please 38. Should the government increase it's power to enforce internet laws and put a stop to internet crimes? It depends.... downloading books, music and movies is OK for me, but just because here in Spain such things are too expensive (about 21 euros for a new book) 39. Should the government shutdown 4chan, just /b/, or neither? 40. Should 13 year olds be given universal suffrage? no 41. Should the drinking age be lowered to atleast 18? Yes. When I was 27 years i went to USA, and a bar attendant ask me for my passport to give me a beer. (27 years old, beard, 80 kilos.... are you kidding me?) 42. Should church and state remain separate? Yes 43. Should we allow a mosque to be built next to Ground Zero? No, but neither a christian church, or evangelic or protestant or..... 44. Should the government offer free healthcare? Yes 45. Should the government offer free college/university education? No, instead help people that want to have a high education degree and can´t have an access to it because of the money. 46. Should tobacco be made illegal? No 47. Should alcohol be made illegal again? Never, are you crazy 48. Should the government keep secrets from and lie to it's citizens? Yes 49. Should classified and top secret documents be declassified? Depends 50. Should the government take greater steps to promote political awareness among teens, so they know how to make better informed political decisions? No 51. Should public schools bring back the ability to beat their students and force them to wear school uniforms? Not sure 52. Should we allow weapons in space? Defensive weapons yes.(Antimissile (f.e patriot system) 53. Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Yes 54. Should the age of consent be lowered to 13? 55. Should Julian Assange be tried in court for sexually assaulting (and raping) women and for releasing top secret government and military documents to the public? Yes and yes if those documents are still classified 56. Should NASA work harder to accomplish goals such as making first contact, building space ships, and colonizing other planets? Give them some money 57. Should NASA set-up a colony on Mars using their proposed one-way trip system? Yes 58. Should nuclear weapons be banned globally? Too late.... 59. Should nuclear power be actively used in the United States? Why not? 60. Should teenagers (from 13 to 19) be given the same rights and privileges as adults? From 16 in advance, but you know...privileges and obligations. 61. Should we allow private military contractors to continue to exist? Not sure 62. Should the government and military work to help stop and prevent genocides, civil wars, and other atrocities happening around the world, such as in Africa? As a part of United Nations 63. Should research into cloning be conducted? yes 64. Should we close the Guantanamo Bay prison? Up to you, americans 65. Should Guantanamo Bay become a US state? No 66. Should the United States become imperialist again, but this time we make the places we conquer become permanent US states? No 67. Should the world unite under a democratic world government that is just like the United States, but governs the entire world? No Last edited by [501]Otto; 12-04-10 at 07:59 AM.