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1 - do you support the right for gay couples to legally marry?
Yes. I've never heard any decent argument against it.
2 - do you support the death penalty?
Ambiguous. States cause the deaths of human beings in a lot of different ways. i don't think this particular method stands out as unique.
3 - do you believe that freedom of speech should be absolute, or are their some limits on what people should be allowed to say?
Limits defined precisely, narrowly, and apolitically.
If you sign an NDA, you can't speak freely on the subject it covers.
If you have a clearance (or don't, for that matter), you can't disclose classified information.
Actually, a caveat on that last point. If you have classified info that you think is critical for the nation to know, and you can find no recourse within government, maybe leaking it is the only moral choice. But I think it sufficient to leave that option technically illegal and allow individual courts to decide if the act merits punishment. This is similar to my position on the 'ticking time bomb' interrogation scenario - if such an extreme scenario actually arises, I trust the courts to see the spirit and not the letter of the act.
4 - do you believe that part of the role of taxation is to redistribute resources more equally?
Yes. If you do not believe this, then you are proposing very radical changes to our current tax structure.
5 - do you believe that people should be forced to learn the official language of a nation if they want to emmigrate to it?
I echo roachboy on this. The short answer is no.
6 - do you believe that prayer should be prohibited from schools?
Communal prayer, yes. Individual prayer, no.
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