Should we legalize the following?

[David S]

Yes to all with the exception of explosives. In that case, black powder and smokeless powder which are commonly used by sport shooters for reloading their own ammo should remain legal. Dynamite, C4 etc should be legal only  for construction, demolition companies, mining companies and the like.

[opebo]

Adultery: YES
Pornography:  YES
Sodomy:  YES
Gay Marriage:  YES
Polygamy:  YES
Prostitution:  YES!!!
Cigarettes:  YES
Alcohol:  YES
Marijuana:  YES
Hard Drugs:  YES
Gambling:  YES
Assault Weapons:  NO
Explosives:  NO
Pistols:  NO
Rifles:  yes but only with licensing.

[Peter]

Adultery: YES
Pornography: YES, for all those over 16 years of age
Sodomy: YES
Gay Marriage: Yes, but only insofar as Civil Unions should be for all state recognised relationships.
Polygamy: NO
Prostitution: YES, but under some pretty heavy regulation
Cigarettes: YES, but we should tax the companies and smokers into extinction
Alcohol: YES, for all those over 16 years of age.
Marijuana: YES, for all those over 18 years of age.
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling: YES, but under regulation (need to be 18 years old to gamble)
Assault Weapons: No; There is no legitimate reason of self-defence that would cause a person to need to own an assault weapon. With the correct training semi-autos are fine.
Explosives: NO
Pistols: YES
Rifles: YES

[Ebowed]

Adultery: YES, but grounds for divorce
Pornography: YES
Sodomy: YES
Gay Marriage: YES
Polygamy: NO
Prostitution: NO
Cigarettes: YES
Alcohol: YES
Marijuana: YES
Hard Drugs: YES
Gambling: YES
Assault Weapons: YES
Explosives: NO
Pistols: YES
Rifles: YES

Oh yes.  I'm a damn extremist.

[Jake]

Adultery: No
Pornography: No
Sodomy: No
Gay Marriage: No
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: No
Cigarettes: No
Alcohol: No
Marijuana: No
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: Yes
Explosives: No
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[Ebowed]

Adultery: YES, but grounds for divorce
Pornography: YES
Sodomy: YES
Gay Marriage: YES
Polygamy: NO
Prostitution: NO
Cigarettes: YES
Alcohol: YES
Marijuana: YES
Hard Drugs: YES
Gambling: YES
Assault Weapons: YES
Explosives: NO
Pistols: YES
Rifles: YES

Oh yes.  I'm a damn extremist.

Out of curiosity, have you taken the Political Compass (http://www.politicalcompass.org/)? I would like to see your score if so.

Economic Left/Right: -2.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.28

[ian]

Adultery: yes
Pornography: yes
Sodomy: yes
Gay Marriage: yes
Polygamy: no
Prostitution: no
Cigarettes: no
Alcohol: no
Marijuana: (medicine only)
Hard Drugs: no
Gambling: no
Assault Weapons: no
Explosives: no
Pistols: yes
Rifles: yes

[Max Power]

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Polygamy: No (marriage is between two people, and children are usually the victim of polygamy.
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: Yes
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: No
Explosives: Yes for fireworks, no for nukes.
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Yes to all on a national level. Screw states rights.

[Rob]

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Polygamy: Yes
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: Yes
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: Yes
Explosives: No
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[Ebowed]

Adultery: YES, but grounds for divorce
Pornography: YES
Sodomy: YES
Gay Marriage: YES
Polygamy: NO
Prostitution: NO
Cigarettes: YES
Alcohol: YES
Marijuana: YES
Hard Drugs: YES
Gambling: YES
Assault Weapons: YES
Explosives: NO
Pistols: YES
Rifles: YES

Only change here is prostitution.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Adultery: No (although it isn't illegal now-right-I just don't want a law that says "adultery is OK")
Pornography: No
Sodomy: No
Gay Marriage: No
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: No
Cigarettes:Yes--But illegal in public places (except bars)
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: No
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: No
Explosives: No (besides fireworks)
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[Frodo]

Adultery: Yes

Pornography: Yes to adult porno, but no to child porno.

Sodomy: Yes

Gay Marriage: No

Polygamy: No

Prostitution: No

Cigarettes: Yes

Alcohol: Yes

Marijuana: Yes

Hard Drugs: No

Gambling: Yes

Assault Weapons: Yes

Explosives: Yes

Pistols: Yes

Rifles: Yes

[Boris]

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Don't care
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling: State/Local issue.
Assault Weapons: No
Explosives: No
Pistols: No
Rifles: No

[Nym90]

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes (provided it is porn of adults, not children)
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Polygamy: No (you shouldn't be allowed to receive legal marriage benefits from two marriages)
Prostitution: Yes (with regulations)
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: No (but prosecution should focus almost exclusively on dealers)
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: No (as the term is usually defined at least)
Explosives: No
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[nini2287]

Adultery:  YES
Pornography:  YES
Sodomy:  YES
Gay Marriage:  YES
Polygamy:  YES
Prostitution:  YES
Cigarettes:  YES
Alcohol:  YES
Marijuana:  YES
Hard Drugs:  UNDECIDED
Gambling:  YES
Assault Weapons:  Depends on the state
Explosives:  NO
Pistols:  YES
Rifles:  YES

[Dr. Cynic]

Let's see:

Adultery: Yes, (Well, it shouldn't be considered a crime)

Pornography: Yes

Sodomy: Yes

Gay Marriage: Yes

Polygamy: Yes (Although I am opposed to it personally, I see no legal reason why if you can marry one, you shouldn't be able to marry another, although if they do legalize it, there should be a limit on the number of wives or husbunds one can have)

Prostitution: Yes (Although I strongly support VD testing, as well as taxing the pimps like a corporation)

Cigarettes: Yes (But I certain public restrictions, especially for asthmatics and those with allergies)

Alcohol: Yes

Marijuana: Yes (Regulated use)

Hard Drugs: No

Gambling: Yes

Assault Weapons: No

Explosives: No

Pistols: Yes

Rifles: Yes

[jerusalemcar5]

Adultery: Yes, still wrong however
Pornography: Yes, most definitely
Sodomy:Yes of course
Gay Marriage: Absolutely
Polygamy: Yes, as long as all parties consent
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes:They are legal, abolish the smoking age if that's what you mean
Alcohol:They are legal, abolish the drinking age
Marijuana:Yes
Hard Drugs:Yes
Gambling:Yes
Assault Weapons:No
Explosives:No
Pistols:Yes
Rifles:Yes

[opebo]

My reformed views:

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes, without any age restrictions
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Polygamy: Yes
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yes, at any age
Alcohol: Yes, at any age, and should be sold 24 hours
Marijuana:Yes
Hard Drugs:Yes
Gambling:Yes
Assault Weapons:No
Explosives:No
Pistols:Yes, but only under strict licensing.
Rifles:Yes, but only under strict licensing.

[afleitch]

Adultery: Yes, but it's not something I would actively encourage.
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes, in the long term
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yup, though they are legal are they not?
Alcohol: Yes, lower the legal age- encourage responsible drinking
Marijuana: No
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling:Yes
Assault Weapons:No
Explosives:No
Pistols: Yes, but only in the US conext
Rifles: See above.

[MasterJedi]

Adultery: Yes, but it's not something I would actively encourage.
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: No
Gay Marriage: No
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: No
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes, lower the legal age
Marijuana: No
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling:Yes
Assault Weapons: Some of them
Explosives: No
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Adultery: Yes (this shouldn't even be a legal matter since we have the no-fault divorce)
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy:Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes
Polygamy: No
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes:Yes
Alcohol:Yes (lower the US drinking age to 18 - 21 is a joke)
Marijuana: No
Hard Drugs:No
Gambling:Yes
Assault Weapons:No
Explosives:No
Pistols:No
Rifles No
 
 

[opebo]

Sodomy: No

You actually think that blow jobs should be illegal?

[minionofmidas]

I'll do these, then check up on my earlier answers in the same thread.

Adultery: Yes, but it's not something I would actively encourage.
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: meaning what, homosexual anal sex? Yes (In German, "Sodomie" means zoophilia)
Gay Marriage: I don't care what they call it, but basically yes.
Polygamy: Nnnyes. With the consent of all those involved, for communities where it always has been legal/accepted
Prostitution: Yes, well regulated
Cigarettes: Yes (in US: lower the legal age)
Alcohol: Yes (in US: lower the legal age)
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: I don't want crack sold legally in every corner drugstore, but criminalization of users of hard drugs was one of the worst, dumbest policy decisions of the past 100 years. Not sure of my exact answer.
Gambling:Yes, well regulated
Assault Weapons: Yes, well regulated
Explosives: Yes, well regulated
Pistols: Yes, well regulated
Rifles: Yes, we... - okay, cursorily regulated

[minionofmidas]

Adultery: Yes
Pornography: Yes
Sodomy: Yes, with the consent of the animal involved. Or did you mean anal intercourse? Yes
Gay Marriage: Yes - though I don't care if it's called marriage as long as there's equal benefits, and I'd like it even better if equal benefits meant no benefits
Polygamy: Yes. Never thought about this before, though, but these would appear to be the logical position
Prostitution: Yes
Cigarettes: Yes
Alcohol: Yes
Marijuana: Yes
Hard Drugs: No
Gambling: Yes
Assault Weapons: No
Explosives: No
Pistols: Yes
Rifles: Yes