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ScottKuma · 12-26-2007, 08:14 AM

I'll start off by prefacing that I am an American citizen, and all of my responses are therefore America-centric. I do not purport to know how other countries should be managed/governed/run.

1 - do you support the right for gay couples to legally marry? - Yes...and I also support contract marriages, "community" marriages, etc.

2 - do you support the death penalty? - YES, in cases of 1st degree murder and/or treason.

3 - do you believe that freedom of speech should be absolute, or are their some limits on what people should be allowed to say? - Against the government: No limits, aside from where such speech would be treasonous.

Against individual entities: Limits for defamation should exist.

Artistic free speech: No limits, although limits may be made for the viewing of erotic/pornographic/obscene artistic endeavors. The ruling on what is, exactly, considered erotic/pornographic/obscene enough to be limited should be placed at the local government level via a two-thirds majority of the popular vote.

4 - do you believe that part of the role of taxation is to redistribute resources more equally? - NO. I believe that the role of taxation is to fund the Governments' responsibility to provide vital services to the populace at large.

5 - do you believe that people should be forced to learn the official language of a nation if they want to emmigrate to it? NO - not in order to immigrate to a country...but in order to obtain citizenship, I think some basic level of fluency must be obtained. It is very difficult to know one's rights if that fluency is not achieved.

6 - do you believe that prayer should be prohibited from schools? For Public Schools: NO - As long as there are examinations, you will always have prayer in schools!

But let me elaborate: I believe that school-mandated prayer should be prohibited. However, I do feel that voluntary, student-led prayer must be allowed!.

12-26-2007, 08:14 AM	#76 (permalink)
ScottKuma Insane Location: Maineville, OH	I'll start off by prefacing that I am an American citizen, and all of my responses are therefore America-centric. I do not purport to know how other countries should be managed/governed/run. 1 - do you support the right for gay couples to legally marry? - Yes...and I also support contract marriages, "community" marriages, etc. 2 - do you support the death penalty? - YES, in cases of 1st degree murder and/or treason. 3 - do you believe that freedom of speech should be absolute, or are their some limits on what people should be allowed to say? - Against the government: No limits, aside from where such speech would be treasonous. Against individual entities: Limits for defamation should exist. Artistic free speech: No limits, although limits may be made for the viewing of erotic/pornographic/obscene artistic endeavors. The ruling on what is, exactly, considered erotic/pornographic/obscene enough to be limited should be placed at the local government level via a two-thirds majority of the popular vote. 4 - do you believe that part of the role of taxation is to redistribute resources more equally? - NO. I believe that the role of taxation is to fund the Governments' responsibility to provide vital services to the populace at large. 5 - do you believe that people should be forced to learn the official language of a nation if they want to emmigrate to it? NO - not in order to immigrate to a country...but in order to obtain citizenship, I think some basic level of fluency must be obtained. It is very difficult to know one's rights if that fluency is not achieved. 6 - do you believe that prayer should be prohibited from schools? For Public Schools: NO - As long as there are examinations, you will always have prayer in schools! But let me elaborate: I believe that school-mandated prayer should be prohibited. However, I do feel that voluntary, student-led prayer must be allowed!. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take from you everything you have. -Gerald R. Ford GoogleMap Me Last edited by ScottKuma; 12-26-2007 at 08:21 AM.. Reason: trimmed down to comply with Original Poster's request