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“States should report how much money it gives to every service In their budget before it can be voted on and passed. If voters don't read it it is their fault for being uninformed. If they read it, find fault, then do nothing, they can complain at the ballot box. ”

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In Response to: Do States Need to Report How Many Tax Dollars go to Abortion Services and Organizations?

“Let's spend our money at home first. ”

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In Response to: Does U.S. Foreign Aid Need to Promote Basic Education for Women and Girls in the Developing World?

“The death penalty is unethical. ”

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In Response to: Should the Murderers of Federal Judges or Public Safety Officers Get the Death Penalty?

“This would provide awesome opportunity for the south side of Chicago, where I'm from. Removing the cost of bringing jobs to an area will spur growth. More employed people will result in lower crime and access to and better funding for education. If this bill would classify EFZ's by congressional dis…”

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In Response to: Would 'Economic Freedom Zones' Drive Job Growth in Impoverished Areas?

“Bills of this nature are wastes of time and should never go to the floor. I hope. Rep. Holmes Norton loses her primary. ”

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In Response to: Should Congress Create a National Dance Day?

“Well marijuana may be as safe or safer than alcohol on a physical/medical level, it should remain illegal because the culture of pot smokers and the effects of being high are at odds with good American social culture. Yes, alcohol is dangerous, but when used in moderation it promotes friendliness an…”

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In Response to: Should Marijuana Be Legal Nationwide?

“Kurds are our only reliable ally in the Arab world aside from the Israelis. Arm them. ”

- LEO M

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In Response to: Does the U.S. Need to Arm the Kurdish Peshmerga in their Struggle Against ISIL?

“If the Fed can't handle maintaining highways and other infrastructure using the tax dollars we already pay, they should privatize and let companies maintain them. Privatize the tollway system, which we already pay for, would save taxpayers billions of dollars and give the Fed millions in short term …”

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In Response to: Rebuild America: Spending $1 Trillion on Infrastructure Over Five Years

“Cut the act Mr. Markey, 16 year olds already can't own an assault weapon. If they want to use them at private property or a gun range, then it's pretty safe. Stop trying to take away the 2bd amendment. ”

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In Response to: Should People Under Age 16 be Banned From Possessing or Using Assault Weapons?

“This is common sense. Couple with a 0.1% tax on all monetary transactions for 5 years and we'll be well on our way to debt, not just deficit, reduction. ”

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In Response to: The Penny Plan: Should Federal Spending be Cut by 1 Percent for Five Years then Capped?

“You can't bring a lawsuit against US Steel for getting hit over the head with a pipe. Misuse Is an individual's fault, not an industry's. ”

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In Response to: Should it be Easier to Sue Gun Manufacturers and Distributors When People Misuse Guns?

“As long as it remains voluntary, this is a smart move. ”

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In Response to: Would a Tax Credit For Turning In Assault Weapons Make the Streets Safer?

“I'm not playing east coast favoritism. If they can frack in Oklahoma, they can drill in the Atlantic, New York and Washington be damned. ”

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In Response to: Banning the Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas Off the East Coast

“Hillary Clinton. Enough said. ”

- LEO M

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In Response to: Banning Cabinet Secretaries From Using Private Servers for Work Email and Data Storage

“USAID is rarely successful in bringing meaningful aid to foreign lands. Let the Arabs innovate and find they're own unique path to thriving. Meanwhile, we have a debt to pay off. ”

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In Response to: Providing $1 Billion to Help Middle Eastern Refugees

“The U.S. Should not aid the Ukraine in joining the EU. It would A) further the European Superstate B) weaken the dollar relative to the euro and C) remove a potential helpful diplomatic back channel by distancing the Ukraine from Russia. ”

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Help Ukraine Qualify For Membership in the European Union?

“The spirit of the bill is spot on but the rhetoric is a bit harsh. Section 2 line 8 is also questionable, as we the people reserve the right to overthrow our government should it infringe on our liberties. Altogether though, in the age of terror cells, this bill is necessary and just. ”

- LEO M

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In Response to: Should Americans Who Join Terror Groups Have Their Citizenship Revoked?

“These sanctions will probably impose serious strains on Iranian civilians. That is the point. If the people are held back because of repercussions of their government actions, they will rebel and overturn the Ayatollah like the did the Shah. Ayatollah Khamenei is a ruthless, anti-American, and anti-…”

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In Response to: Do Iran's Banks and Military Personnel Need to be Sanctioned?

“U.S. Companies could profit by producing heavy water for reactors domestically. The government undermines their market by buying Iranian H3O from Iran, who will likely use the funds in ways which undermine American goals abroad. ”

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In Response to: Do U.S. Purchases of Iran’s Heavy Water Need to be Blocked?

“This Bill provides excellent long term budgetary planning. It reduces spending on the overseas contingency to $0 in 10 years (I.102.22), cuts healthcare short term healthcare expenses but maintains reasonable long term levels (I.102.11), and closes over One Trillion Dollars [$1,000,000,000,000] in t…”

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In Response to: The Big 10-Year Proposal To Balance The U.S. Budget