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“Why would any minor ever need his or her own gun, much less his or her own assault weapon? The danger of such a possession far outweighs the benefits. If it is crucial that your children learn to shoot, you should lend them one of your guns. ”

- TEDDY L

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

“The EPA needs to have regulating power over mining. Devastating the earth and keeping a license shouldn't have the potential to happen. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Should The EPA Be Stopped From Retroactively Revoking Mining Permits?

“Police body cameras will protect the whole community (including the police). Federal grants for these programs would encourage better police-community interactions, along with keeping everyone safer. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Are Federal Grants Needed to Help Police Departments Buy Body Cameras for Their Officers?

“This law would force even more people into America's overcrowded and under-funded prison system. We cannot expect to add to the largest prison population in the entire world without experiencing some huge consequences. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Do People Who Repeatedly Enter the Country Illegally Need Longer Prison Sentences?

“This bill provides too much leeway for the EPA to be effectively disarmed, allowing corporations to harm the environment in ways that would affect all of us.”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: $32 Billion for Federal Land Management and the EPA

“Intelligence funds could, for all the public knows about them, include donut runs and vacations. It doesn't hurt anyone to publish the expenditures of intelligence organizations, and it could save the average American from paying unnecessary taxes. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Public Disclosure of Budget Requests of the Sixteen Federal Agencies Comprising the U.S. Intelligence Community

“Taxes go towards infrastructure, public education, the military, all of those good things that keep the country running. Adding an arbitrary percentage limit to tax codes will hurt the American government and those people not fortunate enough to live off of welfare or public transportation. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Should People Not Have to Pay More Than 50% of their Income in Taxes?

“Money has no place in political procedure -- all it does is elbow out the average citizen. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Would a Public Campaign Finance System for House Candidates Empower Ordinary Citizens?

“Everyone has a right to health coverage, and coverage companies should not take advantage of their power over the American people. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Making the Health Insurance Industry Subject to Antitrust Laws

“The deal with Iran is a step away from using financial sanctions as a substitution for diplomacy and international cooperation to disarm. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Should Congress Approve the Iran Nuclear Deal?

“Overdoses happen every day, and the federal government needs to do something about it. This is a step towards curing America's opiate addiction problem. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Grant Funding to Make Overdose Reversal Drugs More Widely Available

“Whistleblowers should be protected when they expose misdeeds in the government. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Preventing Retaliation Against Whistleblowers at the VA

“People have a right to own guns for hunting and for self-defense. Of course, nobody should commit hate crimes. Committing a hate crime should disqualify one from buying guns; a person should be held accountable for his or her actions. If someone chooses to commit a hate crime, that person surrenders…”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Do People Convicted of Hate Crimes Need to be Banned from Buying Guns?

“Clearly, it is important that the US needs some military presence. Armaments are still a large part of power. However, diplomacy plays a far larger role in world negotiations. In addition, the US needs to take responsibility for its own shortcomings in education, infrastructure, and public health at…”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: The Pentagon’s $575 Billion Spending Package for FY2017

“Why should corporations get tax deductions for breaking the law? A business should operate legally, and pay the price if it doesn't. It shouldn't be able to wiggle out of fines by deducting them from its taxes. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Eliminating a Tax Deduction for Businesses That Pay Fines to the Government

“Sexual assault is a very important issue in America. In light of recent cases, it's important to recognize how trivially courts treat serious allegations like rape. The removal of a statute of limitations would help to prosecute the perpetrators of such serious crimes. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Incentivizing States to Eliminate Statutes of Limitation When Prosecuting Sexual Assaults

“A war should be waged with the support of the public. Without that, what kind of government would we live under? If a war is just, there will be enough volunteers for service. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Has the Selective Service System Outlived Its Usefulness?

“Regardless of the pretty pictures drones can take, they don't serve much of a purpose for the average person. Maybe a snapshot of a panorama. The cost of drones, on the other hand, can be large. While not as lethal as their bigger, armed counterparts, small drones wouldn't just be used for landscape…”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Should There be Fewer Regulations on Small Drones?

“Plastic bags hurt the environment immensely when we consume countless numbers of them without thinking. There is literally an island in the middle of the ocean made entirely of plastic bags and other floating trash. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Does NYC Need a 10¢ Plastic Bag fee?

“Lifting the embargo on Cuba would not only help relations and economies, it would signify that the United States is ready to move on from the Cold War. As to the argument that Cuba abuses human rights, one of our biggest trade partners is China. ”

- TEDDY L

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In Response to: Should The U.S. Lift The Embargo On Cuba?