[2partsvodka]

Okay so in AP Government, i am to take of poll among the most contraversal topics in politics right now. I have some 10 questions/topics to ask. GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS. this would really help me thank you <3

copy this below so i can identify who is answering the questions. i don't need your name.

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1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?




please and thank you soo much.

[nobody knows]

AGE: 13
GENDER: female
OCCUPATION: student
ETHNICITY: Chinese/Taiwanese
INITIAL: (name initials? Then) JS

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
I think that the war in Iraq, or just war in general is extremely stupid, and immature. If you look at the reasons why we ever have war, it seems extremely pointless. Why waste so much money just for more power/land when you don't really gain it, because of the law that doesn't allow that.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?

a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder It really is, of a sort. If you're not willing to search up what birth control and condoms are, then you're not mature enough for sex. Do some research, and it'll save you a h`ll lot more trouble with abortion
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
people kill people, obviously. If you just leave a gun on a cabinet, it's not gonna randomly get up and start shooting people. People are the ones that choose if they shoot, and they're the ones that choose to use that form of dangerous protection

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
if there's people who can get to it and abuse the system, then don't let them get to it. It's that simple

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
Let's first say, not everyone believes in God. So people some percentage of people in the world do believe in God, they're keeping true happiness away from another percentage of the population. That doesn't seem fair does it? Especially when they don't even have a choice if they're homosexual. It's almost as if being sexist, or racist. They can't help what sexuality they are, like how we can't change our nationality or gender.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
They've done that before in the past. If you look at the result, it wasn't the best solution ever.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
it shouldn't be legalized for the use of drug-taking and the torturing of the body, but as for prescribed medicine, it should be fine. In some terms, it's an a-okay situation, but if you start banning marijuana, smuggling will be involved, and that increases the want for drugs. We're like teenagers, the more we're banned from, the more we want it, whether we need it or not

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Yes, they should. There's illegal immigrants crossing the border, right? And it's in order to come here and have a better life, work hard, etc. etc. Why don't they just work hard at getting a passport and come here legally?

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
My signature says "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" That's completely true. An eye for an eye, that's like stooping down to their level. Revenge is always there, and if it keeps continuing, it won't stop until one side is completely gone. For example, the king of England killed the president of USA (that people like). The supporters of the president will kill the King, the supporters of the king will kill the supporters of the president, and it won't ever stop. Stooping to other's level is pathetic. Just torture them.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
I live in America, so "it's a free country" is used a lot. It's not a free country, and that's why we have so many useless laws that don't help out at all. Not everyone can do what they want, but at least that's prevented us from killing off the rest of the population, robbing homeless people, and any more. It sure as h`ll doesn't protect us from merely stealing, but it keeps us from stooping the lowest of the low





my answers were really pointless. Sorry for making this useless =X

[siliconrex]

AGE:15
GENDER:Male
OCCUPATION:Student
ETHNICITY:Korean
INITIAL:FEL

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
The war in Iraq basically is a failure, and the US should be withdrawing troops by now, or the near future. Therefore, drafting would be pointless.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder � if people aren't willing to use condoms and stuff, it's their fault and not justifiable.
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
People kill people. the second amendment lets you carry guns, and it would not be right to deny it.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
The government should just trust people that they're not hustling. If the government couldn't trust its citizens, especially in the US, nothing would get done.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
People are entitled to their happiness and their own religious beliefs. Not everybody is Christian.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
The rich people probably earned it so it's not fair to tax them more because they were more successful.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Marijuana is bad because anything like drugs has the capability to destory society and economy and stuff. People will waste money on it and the only thing they will do is smoke pot, and not go to work.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
The government shouldn't be that strict on illegal immigration because it's just causing more border crossers to get hurt.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
People who are mass murderers should be exceuted, as they're probably not going to reform, and it saves America money. People who commited one murder may be sent to prison, depending on the circumstances. It also costs less to do a lethal injection than to keep a prisoner alive for 20-40ish years.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Affirmative action isn't good because it just makes people notice the fact that there are different races, and may increase racial problems.

[kOoHII]

AGE: 19
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Korean
INITIAL: JK


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
I don't have much of an opinion about why we went in (there is so much controversy and both sides have made good points). However, i do not believe we should leave now that we're there. We cannot leave a country unstable. How will 1) the locals view the United States and 2) the Hamas view our backing out? As for the draft, I believe that if there is a need, a draft should be reinstated. I believe the military has thus far been able to meet its quota.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

b and c.
Why b? Yes there is the argument that kids may have abusive parents but legislations have been enacted to go around this (such as through a judge, a petition, etc.). I believe it is essentially for parents to know simply because it is for the general welfare of kids. 1) Kids may not know their complete medical history and may run into health problems that may be connected with an abortion. Reactions to certain types of medicines or pain killers may cause issues. 2) Kids who have been sexually abused or raped may turn to abortion as a way to cure their problems. However, what they may not know is that they are holding the key to an evidence that could put someone behind bars. There have been true stories of this. An abortion will wash away all of these matters. Most kids will not know how to handle this situation, and a parent must know the situation to be able to help. If a kid is not responsible enough to take an over the counter aspirn according to CA state laws, what makes the public think they are responsible enough to know the consequences of having an abortion?

Why c? A person is dead if they no longer have brain waves or if their heart has stopped. A fetus has a heartbeat when it is as young as two weeks old. One can conclude it is therefore living at that point of time.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
No. The constitution guarantees us the righ tto bear arms. We should not limit this right without an amendment.
People kill people. You can kill anyone with almost anything. Should we ban the use of all material goods then including cars?


4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
Welfare should be taken away. Although it is an ideal and great proposal, we must consider the general benefits and costs. It has not only been hard to regulate, but the system has been known for abuses.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
This one is sticky. I believe the issue should be decided by the votes of the people rather than judges. However, I must side with the same sex marriage is illegal. People in CA have voted against it in proppositions earlier. Because it was not mentioned in the Constitution specifically but the people have voted against it, it should therefore be illegal.
I don't believe in bringing God into the picture becuaase no everyone holds the same religious beliefs. Rather, the people have already decided for whatever reason (at least in CA).

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
Higher takes for bigger businesses is NOT good for the economy. It has been shown that greater profits and revenues results in greater investments. Investments can include foreign direct investments, building infrastructures, etc. New jobs are created as a result. In addition, the multiplier effect has been shown to work quickly when money goes back into the hands of the people and businesses rather than the government.

I believe that there should be a flat tax. If you work harder, why should you pay more taxes? You should be able to keep the money you earn. Everyone should be contributing their fair and equal share, and no should have to pay a higher precentage. If the rich want to give to the poor, let it be; but the government should not enforce this because it is your money.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
(no opinion)

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Yes. 1) It is unfair for legal immigrants who have waited in line. 2) Security reasons. It has been known that sex trafficers go through Mexico and then sneak into the United States because it is easier to get through customs in this manner. In the same way, if sex trafficers can do it, what about terrorists? Increased crime has resulted from illegal immigration. Just look at MS-13. Founderes and many members are illegal immigrants. They have been ranked as one of the most dangerous gangs in the United States. 3) human rights reasons. Isn't the U.S. contradicting its own principles and the international human rights agreements it has signed by allowing illegal immigrants in to exploit them for their "cheap labor"?

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
I don't have a very strong argument for this but yes, I support the death penalty mainly for the sake of the safety of society.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Against. Affirimative action goes against its very reason. Affirmative action attempts to give minorities a "chance". However, isn't this reversed discrimination? Color should not matter in the United States and the Civil Rights Laws have stated that. We should not separate, excuse, or give an advantage to anyone because of their race. It is reversed discrimination.

[daxeun]

AGE: 18
GENDER: Female
OCCUPATION: full time undergraduate student
ETHNICITY: Korean
INITIAL: IY

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
I personally think the war is just pointless, and I feel like not much has been done since it started. I find it pointless to be even drafting people.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder -> I don't necessarily see it as "murder", but rather just unfair? Becuase if you think about it, the fetus would eventually become a life assuming that it survives the 9 month period.
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
People kill people. They just use the guns (and a lot more other things like knives, cars, waters, etc) as their choice of weapon to kill.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
If people with welfare are abusing it, strip them away from it.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
Although I am a Christian myself and I know what the Bible says about homosexuality, I'm actually indifferent about this issue right now.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
I say just get rid of tax once and for all!

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Can't the use of marijuana for medical terms be replaced with something that isn't a drug? Even if it may help a patient with sometime, I still think people would take advantage of marijuana legalization and just start smoking like it's no one's business. So, don't legalize.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Yea, and then come to the U.S. as a legal immigrant. Just do that rather than having to run from the government and cause more trouble.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
Okay, if he/she murdered a lot of people and kept escaping jail and went on more killing sprees, then yea...I say give them the death penalty. If he/she only commited one murder, just let them spend however many years in jail.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Honestly, I have no thoughts on this topic. Sorry.

[ny-sw / ny_sw.]

AGE: 15
GENDER: Female
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Asian
INITIAL: YS

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
Cut and run now, Iraq is already in a state of civil war. No, there's no point- more troops won't stop sectarian violence. Draft also kills unit cohesion and lowers morale because the drafted can't wait to get the hell out of there.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
A. As long as it's not a fetus yet.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
People with guns kill people. Should be stricter so people who shouldn't have guns don't get guns.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
Depends on the situation. If they're physically not able to work, then welfare should be given. However, if their income doesn't fit their family size, then they shouldn't be given welfare- learn to use a condom or finish high school.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal.
I think that it shouldn't be illegal. Love is love, get over it. What defines morals? Religion. Not everyone believes in the same God or set of morals so why force it on everyone?

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
Sure, why not?

7. Marijuana should be legalized for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are the benefits if it is legalized? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Shouldn't be legalized. Give people an inch and they'll take a mile.
People will find ways to get marijuana from people who legally need it.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Definitely. Illegal immigrants take jobs that the unemployed could have.
It's also not fair for people who are rejected who take the time to go through the process and not overstay their visas.
USFG should REALLY come out with a guest visa worker program.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
Lethal injections can go wrong. People suffer physically. It's immoral- death penalty is just like legalized murder. Honestly, life term in prison is more ethical.

10. Affirmative Action. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Unfair, should be merit based.

[l00s3s34l]

AGE: 18
GENDER: Female
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Korean
INITIAL: AK


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin?
I feel that war in Iraq is really just going to end up like Vietnam. As the war progresses we see similar things beginning to happen. If Bush starts a draft, it is going to end up just like Vietnam. Although the war is supposed to be for a good cause, we Americans have no right to just put our ideals onto another set of people in a different country. Let them figure it out themselves.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
Abortion is legal... but not in the later stages of pregnancy. I think that Abortion should be legal, but not in the later stages. It seems that if a fetus is killed later it is more like killing a human being. Although it cannot survive on it's own, it is still a living breathing thing.
a. govt should not be invovled.
government should be involved in overseeing the later stages of abortion
b. parents should get notify if under 18.
no the parents should not be involved. often times the girl will get into deeper family problems.
c. no its murder.
depends on what trimester the woman is in
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.
who cares... is sort of overboard but yes it is the woman's personal matter.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
to get a license to buy a gun, you should have to have taken a class first. that should be a law.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
there should be welfare for the poor.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
same sex marriage should be legal... there is no difference between their love and a love between a man and a woman. the right to be legally married should be there for ALL people.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
yes.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
the benefits for it to be legalized is that the government can oversee who and where it is bought. also, there can be a high tax on it which the government would get ALOT of money from.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
the government should stay the same on illegal immigration. there is alot of controversy over the issue but i think that it is ok as it is now.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
i personally, would rather die than get a life sentence. murderers should get a life sentence because dying is the easy way out. if they spend life in prison they have a lot more difficulties that they would have to face.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
yes and no... i guess for the minority population it is okay, but for the rest of the people it is unfair and biased. i personallly think that it should not be okay. why is it that one race with the same gpa and same sat scores can get into a college that a person of another race can't? unfair.

[mickey012]

AGE: 21
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: student (college 4th year)
ETHNICITY: chinese
INITIAL: CC


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.

War in Iraq is unnecessary and was not asked for. Bush is trying to continue to justify his idiotic ideas that he came up with during his first term of presidency so he won't look so stupid the second term around.
No, drafting shouldn't begin because we are simply sending our military to be killed in the war-zone. We should just not meddle in another country's business if they don't even need our help.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18

Abortion is a decision only a woman can make for herself. It is HER body and HER decision solely. Government should not have any right to regulate abortion (which is why I do not support Bush on his legislation to prevent abortion after the first trimester). However, I feel that the parents should be notified if the child is under 18 for various reasons.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?

...it's obviously people kill people. how can a gun sitting on a table kill anyone? It is the person who is holding the gun that has the power to decide whether to pull the trigger or not. Gun control is irrelevant. In today's society, anyone can get a gun easily. The mere mass creation/production of weapons has made this issue worthless to discuss.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.

This depends on the area in which you live...but to generalize, people will abuse welfare (although I personally know a few that did not even though they could apply for welfare). If welfare was to be taken away, people will probably still be unemployed because there just aren't enough jobs to go around for everyone.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.

Religion should not be involved because not everyone is religious. By bringing up religion in the process of law-making, it clear demonstrates the fact that people can't clearly separate religion and the state.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.

Taxes should be proportional to a person's income, this way, everyone is earning their right share w/o paying too much/little tax.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.

If there are no alternatives to marijuana for pain alleviation, then marijuana should be legalized for medical use. However, with that comes more issues...will doctors and other health care professionals abuse this power? Can people trust that these professionals to make the right decision?

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.

Again, this issue is irrelevant. Illegal immigration is already out of hand. Unless the government spends every single second of their life cracking down on the millions of illegals in this country, there is no point in arguing about whether it should be more strict or not. It SHOULD be strict, but clearly out government is not willing to spend the manpower & money on this.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.

An eye for an eye. People should have enough common sense to understand that every action comes with a consequence of equal measure.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?

People who can show that they have made the cut-off deserves to be considered for admission into college. Just because a school lacks in minority population, it does not mean they should be more lenient. If they can't show that they can get a decent GPA or SAT score or write good enough of a personal statement, then they don't deserve to be given a chance. Every student who is trying to get into college has gone through the same education system. Therefore, if they don't have what it takes, why affirmative action?

[Juli~<3]

AGE: 16
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: student
ETHNICITY: chinese
INITIAL: JN


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.

I think he was an idiot for ever starting a war in Iraq. It was never any of his concern to begin with yet he risked so many lives just to fight an unnecessary war.


2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be involved.
d. its the women personal matter.

Its not that abortion is illegal at the moment as it is, there is no reason for the government to intervene and say that it should be legal. Whether a woman wants to abort her fetus is up to her.


3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?

It's people who kill others. Guns don't have minds of their own and think to themselves 'ooh I want to kill somebody today', they are simply a tool that is used. Yes, gun control should be more strict.


4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.

It is debatable. It is good for those who are physically unable to work. But there are a lot of frauds nowadays who pretend that they are physically disabled and yet have a perfectly good day job. Some people just sponge off the government and have loads of kids just to get child support. It's not about completely abolishing welfare, its about giving it to people who REALLY need it.


5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't necessary that same sex could not love.

Same sex marriage shouldn't be illegal. Yes, religiously, it is better to have a heterosexual marriage but people can't help who they fall in love with and God gave us free will anyway. In this modern world, homosexual relationships do exist, its a fact. If two people love each other, then be they both males, both females, or male and female, can they not have the right to marry?


6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.

No. You have to be fair to everyone. There should be a set percentage of how much people have to pay in tax whether they have a higher or lower income.


7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are the benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.

Maybe, if there is no possible other route. If it is legalised, the medical profession may become corrupt in that black market deals would be done within the medical practices.


8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.

Yes, immigration should be strict. BUT everything has already spiralled out of control. Illegal immigrants are rampant, there is no possible way of tracking them due to the fact they entered the country illegally. The government tries its best to enforce laws but so what? It's failing. They say they want to crack down on illegal immigrants and yet, millions of immigrants enter the country every year.


9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.

Tremendous mass murder background, maybe.
One murder, no.
When the death penalty is cast, there isn't a way that the criminal could reform themselves to become a better person. In all situations, even criminals should be given a second chance.


10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
(no idea what this is, sorry)

[DaAzNkIgGa627]

Well before I start a lot of this will be left leaning (though I'm not a full blown liberal, just left leaning)
Name: Hahn Chang
Age: 14
State: Minnesota
Ethnicity: Korean



1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.

I disagree with the War in Iraq for there was no link between Al-Qeada and Iraq. And from our point of view, I believe there was no national secuirty threat. In my mind we are in Iraq, cutting and running would be stupid. We've already spent so much money, and it's in or very near civil war. The troops there are overstreched. I believe the draft should begin. It would be a political disaster, but you need the draft to finish the job.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?

It's the woman's business. Though I'm personally against abortion.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?

2nd admendment was dated when Americans had to worry about Indian/British attacks....

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.

Welfare is needed. But we should take money away from welfare, and more money should go to training and directly assiting people to get more job skillz.... So they will get more money, and pay more money in taxes to the government

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.

Why should people care? Another issue that's distracting us from other things, like Iraq....

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.

Disagree on bigger business taxes. Less tax, more money, more money, hopefully more jobs.... (Though we know big business aren't exactly that grand....) And with small business yes it should be based on a percentage I believe

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.

Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes. Chemotheraphy is terrible for the body, but it kills cancer cells. Marijuana is terrible for the body, but these people that use it are gernerally in so much pain this is the only thing that can get them out of it.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.

Illegal immigrants got here illegaly.... I understand most people want the American dream, but terrorists can get through like illegal immigrants get through from Mexico and what not. There should be harder rules on illegal immigration.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.

I am against the death penalty. It's too expensive for the courts to be jammed with all these appeals. Just send them to prision for the rest of their life. That's actually cheaper believe it or not.....

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?

I am against affiramative action. I mean I understand helping blacks/latinos/women, but I mean it should really be based on who's the best, not what race they are. I mean would you want a good student who's black, or a great student who's white? I believe it is unfairly unfair.

To add to this, I don't think getting into college should be about your race, but your socio-economic situation.
I'm not for affirmative action determined by race, just determined by your socio-economic situation. I needed to clear that up.

[Jangoon]

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[b]AGE:[/b] 17
[b]GENDER:[/b] Male
[b]OCCUPATION:[/b] Student
[b]ETHNICITY:[/b]Korean
[b]INITIAL:[/b]JL

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
It was necessary cuz of 911 i think.. and i think draft should be given out.. i feel that americans are fat and lazy and arent thankful for the people that protect them.. to learn something, u gotta do it.. and i think the draft is a great experience to all americans

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.
i would choose b and i would only allow abortion if it was like a rape or some ill reason..

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
i dont think so.. as its amendment 2 and lots of ppl like to have guns for hobbies.. even with strict gun policy it wont decrease as much as the gangs that use it will get them even by illegal ways..

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
yes i think it should be taken away.. or the years should be lessened.. its my tax money thats going to some lazy bum.. anyone can suceed in this free market in the US..
5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
i dont think it matters.. love has no limits as i see it.. but in the culture we live in, it wont be accepted.. i dont really care if its guy to guy or girl to girl.. as long as they are happy

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
isnt it already kinda like this? if tax is raised on bigger businesses, its kinda like communism where everyone makes around the same amount whatever their career field is
ppl complain about CEO making millions while the employees make less.. well the CEO is a CEO for a reason and he deserves it mostly.. studied hard and etc..
7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
it should be legalized.. look at other countries with legal marijuana.. they are doing fine.. and gov can tax it for more money, instead of it being smuggled and wasting our tax money trying to trace those people down.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
i dont think so as this country is founded on immigration

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
yes i think its fair as the murdered would of felt ALOT of tremendous pain when they were getting killed, IE getting stabbed and stuff.. and keeping those bad people alive for 25 years is worse.. its like alot of tax money that goes to them.. just kill them and its faster haha!
10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
heh i dont mind this though.. gives people with unfortunate backgrounds more chances

[catchlight]

"Every student who is trying to get into college has gone through the same education system."
...ROFLMAOOOO!!!!~!!``1!

AGE: 17
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Multiracial: Black, Caucasian, Native American
INITIAL: SP

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.

I believe the war in Iraq was poorly planned, poorly executed, poorly funded, and poorly promoted. Everything about it screams failure, denial, and confusion. It's a known fact that the Bush Administration cherry-picked shady evidence to put together a flimsy case for invading this sovereign nation-nothing has happened to hold them accountable for such deceit. It's also a fact that our soldiers on the ground do not have the supplies and armor they need to survive in Iraq, let alone defeat a growing insurgency. As of recently, it is also a fact that Iraqis on the whole want us to leave their country...no one seems to be listening to what THEY want, and they have shown through both voting and rising violence that a civil war must occur and possibly split the nation in order to have any hope of peace. For Bush to see these events and say "stay the course" is ridiculous; he has crossed the imaginary line between 'liberation' and 'occupation' of Iraq, and it would be in America's best interest to leave with what little respect we still have. The draft is out of the question in this situation-we need to stop kidding ourselves and just bring the troops home.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it? In my opinion, Roe v. Wade should be upheld.
a. govt should not be involved. The government should get involved if private parties try to restrict a woman's choice.
b. parents should get notify if under 18. This is difficult because the maturity for this decision cannot be magically gained at any universal age. I'll have to consider this more, but for now I'll say no.
c. no its murder. I chuckle at how the same people who say this are first in line to sentence someone to the death penalty.
d. its the women personal matter, who cares. Because this is an issue that offends so many people emotionally, spiritually, and morally..I believe we should conduct the debate with a proper amount of respect for all sides, because everyone has the right to care =)

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
Hunting rifles? OK. Military/Law enforcement-issued? Alright. Handguns? Please. Seriously, I know that people kill people, but we would have much fewer of those "Oh whoops son/daughter/wife/mailman..I thought you were a burglar!" cases. Having a gun in the home does not make you or your family safer, no matter how powerful it may make you feel. So...yes gun control should be more strict, because we are all human beings who make mistakes, and because the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to the current population anyway (maybe those guys in Iraq could use it, but not us ^^).

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
There are definitely not enough jobs for everyone at working age to have one. Because turnover in this country fluctuates and people are laid off left and right..sometimes, things HAPPEN to people and it just isn't their fault. In the case of welfare, yes the system should be reformed so that not as many can abuse it, but it should not be abolished. So many people tend to have an elementary school teacher approach to the problem of welfare fraud: if there are 2 bad kids, put the whole 30-student class on timeout for 10 minutes, so the majority can sulk and sarcastically yell THANKS A LOT to those bad kids--Except we're not in school anymore..time out for our country's poor could actually mean putting a huge stop to any hope of social mobility, and may even lead to hunger and homelessness--once again, for something that was not their fault. The truth is that some people just need help, and since our country can afford it we should give it to them without whining and being selfish..after all, we are all in the same (sinking? lol) boat together.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
I think that the issue of gay marriage has been repeatedly brought into the spotlight to rally the conservative Republican base together, and divert our attention from things like the war and the economy. It is purely a debate about the role of church in state--and there should be none. Two men or two women having the same rights as the rest of us is not hindering anyone's pursuit of happiness.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
I agree, big business should be taxed at a higher level than the working poor. It seems that the poorest of our citizens have gotten no tax breaks at all, while the biggest corporations who are already drowning in money just keep getting richer. The sad part is, the middle class is beginning to disappear. The CEO's can definitely handle a little tax increase..the rest of us are barely staying afloat in this economy so it only makes sense.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Haha we had a nice debate about this at Junior Statesmen of America..anyways, it should be legalized, so many people do it anyway. It has been proven to help in certain medical cases, but also for recreational use marijuana should become legal because the battle to combat its usage is totally futile. Honestly, if you are a good enough parent, you can teach your child not to take in substances that might harm them..and they will understand without the fear of arrest driving them to "sneak around" instead.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
It is ridiculous to consider deporting all of the illegal immigrants in our country today, so I say they all should just be given identification and legalized. The 'guest worker' program is also wishful thinking because they will just find a way to stay here indefinitely anyway! Whenever you are dealing with a group of people that feel they have nothing to lose, you can never truly win. They didn't come here to steal our cars or murder our citizens--they came here to make a better life for themselves, and will continue to do so until our 'land of opportunity' reputation is completely lost.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
This is a complex topic for me..one that I disagree with my father on (huge surprise!). He thinks that for the most part, people shouldn't be sentenced..but that there are SOME killers that "just need to die." I on the other hand feel that the death penalty is primitive and far below the moral standards of this country. It really does cost more to go through all the legal processes to put a man to death than it does to keep him fed in prison for the rest of his life. Also, there are far too many people on death row that are proven innocent after their executions..there are still a great deal of kinks to work out in the system before we can consider such measures.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
The level playing field in this country is purely an illusion. There are SO many factors that separate American students from one another, and it comes as no surprise that there is a sharp line dividing blacks and latinos, and whites and asians. It is ignorant to think that by letting the chips fall where they may..that we are doing some sort of racial justice for everyone. We've already been over this so many times..it starts with the two-school phenomenon, gets magnified by socio-economic differences, and blown up by the deficiencies of our public schools. Whenever someone (usually rich..) asks "Why can't those lower class minority kids just work hard to be on our level?" I just want to scream. These wealthy kids probably have supportive college-educated parents, private school education, a quiet house to study in, a parent ready to drive them anywhere, great technology, and don't get me started on $5,000 SAT prep. Imagine someone without any of those advantages, a dangerous neighborhood, a bad school that doesn't offer a lot of AP classes, and a culture that says picking up a book makes you a loser. Then you'll realize just how much so many American kids have to overcome just to "be on your level," when all of it was just given to you. Until we find practical ways to combat all of these social problems, affirmative action is the only way to establish some decency.

[BloodPrincessShiroto]

AGE: 20
GENDER: Female
OCCUPATION: part time student/part time employee
ETHNICITY: German
INITIAL: ....

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
With the war in Iraq I don't believe it was necessary at all. Bush used 9/11 as a reason to start the war and get rid of saddam and take the Iraqi oil instead of going and getting rid of Osama like he originally should of done since Saddam didn't do anything to him at the time the Iraqi war and 9/11 happened. I don't agree with drafting even though I am a girl I still have a chance to get drafted and I don't want to fight a war for a country that I don't really support I just live here.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
I don't think abortion should be legalized. I think it should only be allowed if it was rape or incest otherwise your old enough and responsible enough to have protected and unprotected sex to take responsibility of a child. It's murder depending on how far along you are once the child is starting to grow to me it's murder. Parents should always know if their child is going to have an abortion and their under 18.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
I think they should be alot stricter on who they allow to purchase guns. Guns don't kill people since they can't fire themselves, People kill people because their the one who controls the gun.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
I agree that their shouldn't be welfare at all because there are people who can work, but are too lazy to and take advantange of welfare. If there needs to be welfare then make it so people can only be on welfare for 2 years their whole life so then they can't abuse it and have to be more careful what they use their welfare money for.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
Why should it matter who you love, as long as your happy be with the one you love regardless if your both the same gender. Everyone has a right to happiness and if your happy being with the same gender then go ahead and do it. All it is, is religion that determines that but religion is just a book.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
I agree those who make more money should be taxed more and those who make less money should be taxed less instead of the opposite of those who make alot of money get less taxes and those who make less get taxed more. Those who don't make alot of money struggle to survive each and every month with the high taxes. They need a break from the high taxes.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
It should only be legal for medical use only otherwise make it illegal. The after affects it has on your body in the long run aren't good. Medical purposes it helps with cancer, pain, headaches ect and can make you alot more productive.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Yes they should be alot stricter on immigration, there are people who have waited 10+ years to get US citizenship and because someone comes over here illegal it makes it harder or can even take longer for them to get citizenship. Once they find out someone is illegal they should automatically be deported and banned from reentering the US for 5-10 years.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
This is how I see it you kill someone you deserve to die or rot away in prison and have to think about what you did each and everyday and regret it until you die. It doesn't matter if the person has a handicap or not if they did the crime they should do the time and face the penalty of it.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
I'm all for Affirmative Action, if it helps the minorities then keep doing it.

[supereggytoast]

AGE:18
GENDER:FEMALE
OCCUPATION:STUDENT/OVER-WORKED RECEPTIONIST
ETHNICITY:FILIPINO
INITIAL:AD


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
The war is pointless. We did not liberate Iraq nor did we find weapons of mass destruction. The war is just so that big companies can make a profit from the contracts and materials needed in Iraq.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
It's murder. I was actually very torn on this subject but generally, it's murder.


3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
People kill people. It's up to us gun owners to make everything safe. Yes, they should be more strict, they should have police background checks and the whole works to ensure that they are not selling guns to a wacko.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
Welfare is for people that are in need. Sure there are some people that abuse it, but the others use it for food, rent, bills, etc.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
LOVE IS LOVE!

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
Yes! Big businesses should pay more, they're only losing money they'll gain back in a day or so.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
It should only be for medicinal purposes. People in suffering would find a cheaper way to ease their pain. Also, I don't like the fact that the road could be filled with people that are high.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Everyone has a right to try and better their lives. Ilegal immigrants make the US what it is, to be honest. (Anyone see Day Without A Mexican?)

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
The death penality should only be used if it is 100% certain that the convicted did it. There has been too many people wrongfully convicted that have been sitting on death row for a long time.


10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
It's just reverse racism.

[twinkle_l0ve]

AGE: 15
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: student
ETHNICITY: Korean
INITIAL: KH

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
Bush is stupid. Bush said that they were going in the stop the "weapons of mass destruction". there hasnt been any ==; he should've been more worred about the missiles fired from north korea.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
d. its the women personal matter.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
people kill people. people still kill others without guns. but none the less, gun control should be a tad stricter.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
welfare should still be in use regardless of if people abuse the system. some people really need it,,

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. - should be changed.
It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. - beliefs differ.
It is against the morals of God - i disagree.
People should not care about this because its love between two persons. - exactly.
It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love. - no matter what gender, love is love

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
i agree with this.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
should only be used for medical purposes.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. let people come.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
no one should be condemned to death.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
somewhat balances out everything

[Jeffversion2]

AGE: 16
GENDER: Male
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Chinese/Japanese
INITIAL: JT

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
I think Bush should not draft anyone, because a draft to me is a violation of rights to the extremeness of which you literally take a person's life away. I do support the war however, since I feel like it is the only way that we can get the message of zero-tolerance to jihadists that do not get anything.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled. Simply because the government is not controlling the people, but the people controlling the government. It is a woman's body after all, not property of the government in anyway. Unless the government gave birth to the woman, which is theoretically impossible, then it has not legal right over her body.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
I believe that guns are not the problem, but that we do not take responsibility for our mistakes and instead blame guns. We are the ones shooting them, we are the ones buying them, we have to take into consideration that fact that we don't HAVE TO BUY A GUN, and it's not K-mart's fault for selling them when we simply don't have to buy them.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
I think there should be no welfare at all. Failure to make good in life and failure to take your own action is your fault and in that case you should suffer the consequences.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
God has nothing to do with anything in government at all. If it does, well then, we've got ourselves a church of Christ. Love is universal, and one cannot be held back if it is different than normal. I think its just so highly opinionated by a straight and homophobic Congress.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
I'd say tax the big businesses. What else will they do with their money, print ads with naked women on it and give drugs to minors with it?

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
I think it should just be banned completely to the point if you are caught with it, your arm is sliced off. Then who would want to smoke it, drug problem is over.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
I think we should just shoot illegal immigrants. The key word is illegal. If they don't come over the border maybe drug addicts can get into lower paying jobs, but a job is a job.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
What moral of America? The only moral I can see is that if you are rich, you can buy yourself Korean sex slaves. The fact is, if you commit a crime like murder or manslaughter you should just be killed. And appeals do nothing but keep them from dying. Just shoot them already.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
Better than nothing

[2partsvodka]

thank you guys soooooooo much..<3

[-닉-]

AGE: 18
GENDER: Male
OCCUPATION: Student
ETHNICITY: Korean
INITIAL: N

1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
The war should be ended immediately, all troops should go back to their rightful countries. Saddam should be released from prison. All American soldiers who have seen active combat should be tried as war criminals.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.


3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
Guns should be completely legal. Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.

There should be reparations for everyone in the Black nation.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't necessary that same sex could not love.
It should be legal.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
All big businesses should be state owned and nationalized, therefore benefiting everyone in society. Small businesses should be allowed to exist.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Legalize it, I suppose.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
Anyone who wants to come to the US should be able to. Open the borders completely.

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
The death penalty is a good thing. War criminals like George W. Bush and Dick Cheney should be killed by the state.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
It is necessary for now.

[akira53]

AGE: 18
GENDER: F
OCCUPATION: FT student
ETHNICITY: Japanese
INITIAL: RI


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain. It's unnecessary and no, drafting shouldn't begin.

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter, who cares.

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts? Guns help ppl kill others, people kill people.

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
Like all other services, welfare is abused and if taking it away means it's being ruined for those who actually make use of it, then so be it.

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
SS marriage should be legal...seriously, it's ridiculous how much influence religion has in the government ...it's stupid.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
It's fair if taxes are based on income for everyone.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
Legalize it for medical use only.

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
They should be more strict...it is illegal immigration right?

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
the punishment should fit the crime. It seems unnecessary and too costly to use the death penalty against those who kill just one person. An eye for an eye? What about someone who's killed 100 people? You can't kill them 100x. Only if the crime is severe enough, it should be done. It's too costly to do otherwise.

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
I think it originated from institutionalized racism...I don't think there will ever be equality among races. Giving minorities a slight advantage now doesn't make up for everything they've faced in the past.

[`deelicious]

AGE: 17
GENDER: female
OCCUPATION: student
ETHNICITY: CH-KR
INITIAL: DL


1. What do you think about war in general or the war in Iraq? Should Bush let drafting begin? Explain.
i think the war is uneccessary.. bush should've withdrawed troops ages ago. the war is meaningless and there is no outcome.. if you watched the documentary fahrenheit 911 you would know why...

2. How do you feel about abortion? Legalize it?
a. govt should not be invovled.
b. parents should get notify if under 18
c. no its murder
d. its the women personal matter,

3. Gun control should be more strict. Guns kill people or people kill people? What are your thoughts?
guns should not be legal. if guns were legal and everyone were allowed to have guns it would be chaos.. i believe gun control should be more strict..

4. There should not be welfare because those who can obtain it will abuse it. If welfare was to be taken away people will work? Welfare is for those who are in need and those who's income does not fit for their family.
This is a very split question. If welfare was taken away you would just be seeing more homeless people in the streets like China. There are many people on the streets, homeless and starving.. This is because the chinese government does not look after their people properly.. this is why many people suffer in other countries.. Countries such as Australia for example give out welfare to many people/everyone except for people who earn more than X amount. This is to help their economy not just their people..

5. Same sex marriage is illegal. It is believed that marriage is ONLY between a man and a women. It is against the morals of God. OR People should not care about this because its love between two persons. It isn't nesscessay that same sex could not love.
It is right to keep same sex marriage illegal. I dont think same sex marriage is right, esp in Gods eyes. It is forbidden. I believe people should not be gay, lesbian or bisexual of anysort. People are not born gay, lesbian or bisexual. They make themselves gay, lesbian or bisexual.

6. Higher taxes on the bigger businesses is better. And as for the lower division, taxes should only be base on their income.
Everyone should be taxed whether it is a big business or just based on homes gross income. EVERYONE should contribute to their contry. To help it grow and become better for the people who live in it.

7. Marijuana should be legalize for the use of only for medical terms. There should be a strict rule against it. What are teh benefits if it is legalize? OR should it not be legalize?? Explain.
I beleive it should be illegal. The laws with marijuana use should be more strict..

8. Immigration should be strict. It is unfair for those who wants to come but can not. Should the government be more strict on illegal immigration? Explain.
yes, the government should be more strict on illegal immigration. There are terms and conditons for people who want to immigrate overseas. There are laws, why not follow them? They are there for a reason..

9. People who tremendous mass murder background should get the death penalty. Even one the person has committed one murder they should still be sent to the death penalty. Or is it against the moral of america? An eye for an eye. Explain.
An eye for an eye. I believe everyone who has committed one murder should be sent to the death penalty. It is only fair

10. Affirmative Actions. What are your thoughts on this topic?
neccessary..