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Question: Should candidates running for president take a polygraph test (lie detector)?
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« on: January 18, 2012, 12:42:45 AM »
Vote here and explain why you made that choice.
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 12:43:21 AM »
Polygraphs are ridiculous pseudoscience, so no.
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 01:18:32 AM »
Quote from: The Mikado on January 18, 2012, 12:43:21 AM
Polygraphs are ridiculous pseudoscience, so no.

Agreed. If the candidate got nervous it would come up as a lie.
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 02:09:09 AM »
Romney would have no problem saying "I have always been a pro-life Reagan supporter" and then passing one of those silly polygraph tests.
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 03:39:27 AM »
If only to get the Romney detractors to shut up then yes.
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 04:12:37 AM »
Sólo en una democracia fallida como Estados Unidos puede ocurrírseles estas estupideces.
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 10:01:49 AM »
Quote from: The Mikado on January 18, 2012, 12:43:21 AM
Polygraphs are ridiculous pseudoscience, so no.

This.
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 10:04:02 AM »
No, being able to lie, while making the people think you are honest is a fundamental Presidential skill.
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2012, 11:17:25 AM »
Polygraphs don't work reliably, so definitely not.
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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 12:03:16 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2012, 01:14:17 PM »
Lie detectors don't work on the brainwashed or sociopaths, so no.
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