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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Would be interesting to see, with people trying as much as possible not to argue the case, and simply state their position
1 - do you support the right for gay couples to legally marry?
2 - do you support the death penalty?
3 - do you believe that freedom of speech should be absolute, or are their some limits on what people should be allowed to say?
4 - do you believe that part of the role of taxation is to redistribute resources more equally?
5 - do you believe that people should be forced to learn the official language of a nation if they want to emmigrate to it?
6 - do you believe that prayer should be prohibited from schools?
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1: In a free country, I completely and totally support the right for homosexual couples to marry. I find that this is one of the great hypocrisies of the modern Republican party.
2: I do. I believe that people who have committed such a heinous act as murder should be faced with death.
3: The freedom of speech is not absolute and I do not believe that it should be. Libel and other incidences of spreading falsities is a crime in the world of journalism and should be treated as such. I have no problem with people saying whatever they want, just as long as it is not paraded as fact or news.
4: I do not. Taxes pay for a multitude of things and social welfare is an extremely small portion of government spending. Where does the money from taxes go? I believe an overwhelming amount of it goes to government contractors/banks (haha)/roads/govt. etc.
5: I do not believe so. The idea that we should be solely an English speaking language is ludicrous I think. We are extremely fortunate that other countries learn English as a second language from the get-go. Other nations are not exclusive and neither should we.
6: Absolutely. Religion is a private matter and should be kept as such. They are PUBLIC schools for a reason.