Opinion of the Issue, part 39

[Associate Justice PiT]

32	Criminal Trials by Jury	81.3; 9.4; 0.0; 3.1; 6.3
1	Women in the Military	83.3; 5.6; 11.1; 0.0; 0.0
38	Aid for Importing Prescription Drugs	40.0; 46.7; 0.0; 6.7; 6.7
37	Water as a Public Good	80.0; 6.7; 0.0; 0.0; 13.3
9	Legalize Prostitution	73.1; 11.5; 0.0; 3.8; 11.5
19	Legalize Marijuana	74.0; 10.0; 0.0; 6.0; 10.0
31	Jury Nullification	79.2; 4.2; 4.2; 4.2; 8.3
25	Job Outsourcing	58.6; 20.7; 6.9; 0.0; 13.8
6	Allow Gay Marriage	75.9; 6.9; 0.0; 0.0; 17.2
17	Government-Sponsored Health Care	62.5; 15.0; 0.0; 7.5; 15.0
26	Line-Item Veto	47.8; 26.1; 0.0; 8.7; 17.4
22	Nuclear Power	58.6; 13.8; 6.9; 6.9; 13.8
18	Eliminate the Deficit	40.0; 32.0; 12.0; 4.0; 12.0
29	Doctor-Assisted Suicide	56.7; 13.3; 0.0; 10.0; 20.0
30	Reduce Military Fudning	60.0; 8.6; 0.0; 8.6; 22.9
4	Free Trade Expansion	41.7; 25.0; 2.8; 11.1; 19.4
10	Legalize Selling Human Body Parts	44.0; 16.0; 0.0; 8.0; 32.0
5	Legalize Hard Drugs	31.3; 28.1; 6.3; 9.4; 25.0
23	Protect Strikers' Jobs	50.0; 7.7; 0.0; 19.2; 23.1
15	Campaign Finance Reform	40.6; 15.6; 3.1; 6.3; 34.4
16	Funding of Religious Charities	19.4; 35.5; 3.2; 16.1; 25.8
21	Offshore Drilling	30.3; 24.2; 15.2; 12.1; 18.2
33	Reduce the Corporate Tax	36.7; 10.0; 6.7; 16.7; 30.0
34	Limit CO2 emissions	27.3; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2
8	Punish Illegal Immigrants	26.9; 11.5; 0.0; 7.7; 53.8
14	Privatize Social Security	31.3; 3.1; 9.4; 12.5; 43.8
35	Require Helmets for Skiing	18.2; 15.2; 3.0; 3.0; 60.6
13	Reduce Federal-Owned Lands	24.0; 8.0; 24.0; 12.0; 32.0
12	Stricter Gun Control	22.6; 3.2; 9.7; 16.1; 48.4
7	Eliminate the Income Tax	16.1; 9.7; 0.0; 6.5; 67.7
11	Restrict Abortion	22.9; 0.0; 5.7; 20.0; 51.4
27	Allow Procedural Filibuster	13.6; 9.1; 4.5; 9.1; 63.6
28	Government Price Controls	14.8; 3.7; 7.4; 18.5; 55.6
20	Censor Indecent Broadcasts	3.7; 14.8; 0.0; 18.5; 63.0
24	Support NCLB	8.0; 8.0; 4.0; 32.0; 48.0
3	Return to the Gold Standard	9.1; 4.5; 4.5; 9.1; 72.7
2	Support the Patriot Act	4.0; 4.0; 4.0; 12.0; 76.0
36	Ability to ban Films and Video Games	5.6; 0.0; 2.8; 13.9; 77.8

[Mint]

Lean No. Besides the problem of waste, a lot of aid actually destabilizes local economies (e.g. agriculture) due to the sudden influx of cheap/free goods). If we are to have Foreign Aid, it should be focused on economic development and eradication/quarantining of diseases (e.g. AIDS; Malaria).

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Absolutely, but we also need to manage it better.

[RI]

No way. I am opposed to foreign aid.

[Lief 🗽]

Absolutely, but we also need to manage it better.

[Keystone Phil]

I'm all for foreign aid and think it's very important (I hate the "Stop spending everywhere else! Spend it all at home!" nonsense). That being said, no, I do not support increasing it.

[k-onmmunist]

Lean No.

[Torie]

No, actually. Rumor has it that we are broke, and printing currency at a furious pace the better with which to help conceal  all of that unpleasantness lurking  behind the curtain.

[Associate Justice PiT]

No way. I am opposed to foreign aid.

[Purple State]

Lean Yes, but not as much now as I would want in the future. Given that we are in a bad recession, we should increase it a little bit.

[tik 🪀✨]

Right now? No. But I still voted Lean Yes, because foreign aid is an important part of America's role. But it's only a lean because there are many problems that need to be worked out first - managing the money to be sure it's being used properly, going toward productive things (mainly disease, infrastructure, schooling, etc), and where it's coming from. Funds used excessively for defence should be deferred to foreign aid.

[War on Want]

Not now obviously.

[opebo]

Oh please, now more than ever.  Consider it stimulus as well as good foreign relations. 

[Lunar]

Oh please, now more than ever.  Consider it stimulus as well as good foreign relations. 

national security + market for our goods once they develop = win.

Although foreign aid shouldn't go to countries where the money doesn't get to the people in a productive fashion.

[Lunar]

suggestion for an issue:

"Should Prisons be allowed to forcibly segregate prisoners based upon their ethnicity?"  - it's a loaded question since prisons are really microcosms for the worst aspects of society.  Tough to balance equality ideals (what to do with mixed-race types, does it force white tribes, etc.) with safety.

[opebo]

Oh please, now more than ever.  Consider it stimulus as well as good foreign relations. 

national security + market for our goods once they develop = win.

Although foreign aid shouldn't go to countries where the money doesn't get to the people in a productive fashion.

I say drop it from heliocopters, along with little notes that say 'From Obama, with love'.