Sunday, March 01, 2009

50 questions

1. Should boxing be banned?
No. Why?

2. Should the driving age be raised to 18?
Yes. At 16 You're not even an adult, and considered responsible, so why should you be
able to endanger the lives of others?

3. Should semi-automatic weapons be banned?
Yes, to the public.

4. Should teens who murder be executed?
No one should be executed.

5. Should hunting be outlawed?
It should be regulated in each individual area.

6. Should recycling be mandatory?
Manditory? No. Requested? Yes.

7. Should schools require student uniforms?
Absolutely. It's easier for the students and better for the administration. Students can
be intellectually different, they don't need to have different clothes to show how they
differ.

8. Should college athletes be paid?
No. It's EXTRA-curricular. They don't have to do it. Education comes first.

9. Should condoms be available in high school?
Yes. For the safety of their students. They're going to do it anyway, so promote saftey!

10. Should the death penalty be abolished?
Yes.

11. Should handguns be banned?
To civilians.

12. Should assisted suicide be permitted?
Yes, but under the strictest guidelines.

13. Should legal immigration be stopped?
You could try...

14. Should dying people be kept on life support?
It should be decided by the family and doctors.

15. Should tobacco products be banned?
You could try that too... All I'm saying is Contraband.

16. Should the logging industry be allowed to harvest public forests?
Absolutely not. They should grow their own.

17. Should state lotteries be banned?
No. Why?

18. Should alcoholic beverages be banned?
Can you say the C-word

19. Should alcoholic beverages be legalized for all ages?
For all ages no, but there should be a difference in age when it comes to hard and soft liquer

20. Should the Internet be censored?
not unless there isn't freedom of speech.

21. Should school prayer be allowed?
Yes, but students shouldn't be forced to participate.

22. Should music lyrics be censored?
Freedom of speech.

23. Should extremist groups (i.e. KKK, skinheads)be banned?
Freedom of speech, but they should be monitered closely.

24. Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their child's damage?
It depends on the age of the teens and the damage.

25. Should research on cloning be discontinued?
No, but there should be strict oversight.

26. Should convicted sex offenders' names be made public?
Absolutely not. They have a right to live in peace like anyone else. Unless they do something else illigal

27. Should affirmative action laws which give special privileges to minorities be eliminated?
Yes. I think that to be united, people must get through it together and with the same leverage. Segregation helps no one.

28. Should a rookie salary cap be enforced in pro sports?
All sports players should have capped salaries.

29. Should the U.S. provide foreign aid?
It's the responsibility of all nations to can help to help.

30. Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties?
Why? Are women worth more than men? They're still sons and daughters, sisters and brothers, wives and husbands.

31. Should high schools be segregated by the sex of the student?
To what end?

32. Should parents of students who are excessively absent from school be prosecuted under the law?
Isnt' failing enough of a punishment?

33. Should "home schooling" be permitted?
Why not. If parents think they can do better let them. However, parents should be advised against it. They miss out on the eperiences and I can't imagine it being anything but lonely.

34. Should Native Americans be allowed to have gambling casinos on their reservations?
yes. Should they fall into the trap laid against them and get stuck in the ruck? No.

35. Should students failing their classes in high school have their driver's license revoked?
No, a lot of students would have no way to get to school then. How would that help?

36. Should pros be allowed to draft college athletes before they graduate?
No. It doesn't force them to finish their education, which they should.

37. Should wolves be reintroduced to public lands?
Is that safe?

38. Should free, disposable needles be given to drug addicts?
yes. Rather that than HIV.

39. Should marijuana be legalized?
No. People mistake it for being legalized in The Netherlands. It isn't legal. There are just no laws saying that it can't be used.

40. Should adopted children be given the choice of contacting their biological parents?
absolutely. Roots are important. They mold people. Also it's important to know any medical problems that could occur.

41. Should mothers who give their children up for adoption be allowed to keep their identity secret?
If they so desire.

42. Should welfare be limited by time?
No. But people should be actively searching. If they aren't

43. Should all pregnant women be required to take an AIDS test?
Not unless the doctor think's it's neccessary

44. Should off-shore drilling be banned?
It's bad for the environment, but there's supply and demand, and considering that we're running low on everything. Until we find alternate things to use, I suppose we're going to have to keep drilling.

45. Should school funding come from local property taxes?
Property taxes? Well, not at the moment, with this economy.

46. Should casino gambling be legalized in Ohio?
I'm not sure why it was banned in the first place.

47. Should the U.S. phase out the Electoral College (regarding presidential elections)?
Yes, though I'm not sure that's possible anymore.

48. Should abortion be legal?
Yes.

49. Should universities limit the number of years a student has to finish his/her study?
No. One should be able to learn as long as you want.

50. Should families of victims be allowed to decide the punishment of those who commit crimes?
Absolutely not. How could they be clearheaded enough to make an informed decision.

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