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“First off I'd like to say I don't believe we should have "territories" any longer. Cut our ties with our imperialistic past and let those countries be their own countries. Granted we may have caused some of the issues they are facing but as a country we are in no financial position to help others wi…”

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In Response to: The Revised Plan to Fix Puerto Rico’s $72 Billion Debt Crisis

“Me discussing anything of my personal life to another person is protected by the first amendment. If a company fires someone because they are exercising the first amendment rights they are infringing on those rights and therefore should be punished for doing so.”

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In Response to: Should It Be Illegal For Employers To Fire Their Workers For Discussing Wages?

“I'm torn on this one a bit. I am against the fact that these companies aren't offering equal pay but against more fondling of our "free" market by the government. We should encourage and back companies that do offer fair pay while leaving those dinosaurs that don't behind.”

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In Response to: Do the Feds Need More Ways to Punish Businesses That Don’t Pay Women Equally?

“I only say nay because constitutionally they already do. The problem is a very few are upholding the constitution these days. We need to take a stronger position on this and make sure those that we vote into office to represent us all understands and follows the constitution. That being said I do be…”

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In Response to: Is There a Need for a Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing Women Equal Rights?

“So many of our youth are lacking in their understanding of how to manage finances properly, parents aren't doing a good job at educating them because a large majority of them are in the same boat. Any education on what it means, how it effects them and how to manage something like financial aid is a…”

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In Response to: Does Federal Financial Aid Counseling for Students and Parents Need to be Improved?

“I'm not a huge advocate for foreign aid when we have so many of our own people that needs that same help we are offering to another country. Encourage private charities to do that work, but lets use that money to help our own failing education system.”

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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?

“Cut the partisanship out of the equation, it only hurts us all in the end.”

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In Response to: Should States Have to Use Independent Redistricting Commissions?

“I would even argue for a shorter limit than that. No more than 8 years sounds good to me. I'm tired of the career politicians. Our founding fathers where against this kind of behavior and tried to warn us of its toxic effects.”

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In Response to: Should Representatives and Senators Be Limited to 12 Years in Congress?

“The nay reason for this is somewhat laughable. If there is no verification that a voter is eligible to vote, how would they know if it hasn't had any effect? Honestly I don't feel like it's that big of an issue to verify you are eligible to vote. ”

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In Response to: Requiring People to Certify and Prove Their Eligibility When Registering to Vote

“Terms limits are a must to combat the career politicians that have corrupted our system of government. I would even go as far as putting those limits on those that are already serving, starting the day the legislation/bill was passed.”

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In Response to: Should Members Of Congress Have Term Limits (Unless They're In Congress Now)?

“No we to limit our "policing" of the world, this usually has a negative effect on our standing with other countries. We have more pressing issues stateside to worry about.”

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Pressure Russia to Withdraw from Ukraine?

“I said it in a question similar to this but I'll say it again. The US has no business telling an individual where they can and can't travel to. ”

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In Response to: Should Americans Get to Travel to Cuba?

“I believe in the individuals rights to choose when and where to travel. I don't think the country we live in has any business in telling us where we can travel to. ”

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In Response to: Should People in the U.S. be Able to Travel to Cuba?

“End this senseless losing war on drugs, it's failed and is continuing to fail as it consumes more and more tax payers money. ”

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In Response to: Do the Feds Need New Tools to Prosecute International Drug Dealers?

“This is one of those that can trick you into handing over more power to a system that is already high with power. Like with a lot of other bills where is the line drawn, where are the checks and balances. This would give too much trust and power into the hands of a law force that is in desperate nee…”

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In Response to: Giving Law Enforcement Your Cell Phone Location Data if You're in Serious Danger

“This should be an obvious yes but the bill itself needs some work. The idea is there but it's very loose knit.”

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In Response to: Does the U.S. Need to Revoke Organ Traffickers’ Passports and Freeze Their Assets?

“Four simple words, innocent until proven guilty. At what point is the line drawn between "terror subject" and law abiding citizen and who controls this line? The government? No thanks.”

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In Response to: Do Terror Suspects Need to be Blocked From Buying a Gun Until They’re Cleared by a Court?

“I've said it before, take the money out of campaigning. It should be all about the person running and their agendas not those who are funding them.”

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In Response to: Amending the U.S. Constitution to enable Congressional Regulation of the Raising and Spending of Money in Elections

“Those up for election should be put into office not by the financing of super PACs but by the vote of the people and their representatives. Let's get money out of campaigning and back to what matters the person running and their agendas.”

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In Response to: Keeping Super PACs and Candidates From Getting Too Chummy

“An issue like this is too complex of a task for one person to make the decision on. It not only deals with people coming into the country from stricken areas but also the people who are already living here. The people already here have voted in multiple representatives to deal with issues like this.…”

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In Response to: Should Congress — Not the President— Set Refugee Admission Caps?