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“LGBTQ people were clearly targeted in Orlando. When a group of people is attacked specifically for a trait they have, particularly a trait that has historically been treated with discrimination and violence, that is a hate crime. American history is full of crimes that were directed at LGBTQ people,…”

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In Response to: Should The LGBTQ Community Have Better Protections Under The Federal Definition Of Hate Crimes?

“Voting should be made WAY easier in the U.S. considering we often have such low voter turnout. Any effort to expedite the voting process or help it reach more people should be applauded and enacted immediately—this is what will make our country a true democracy.”

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In Response to: Should People be Automatically Registered to Vote at the DMV?

“The evidence suggests that Guantanamo Bay is NOT helping in the fight against terrorism, but is actually hurting it due to high rates of recidivism and patterns of insurgent groups using Guantanamo as propaganda against the US. Rather than perpetuating these bad dynamics that just make the US look a…”

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Detain ISIL Terrorists at Guantanamo Bay?

“Gun control laws are in place for a reason, and if you are passing through a place that maintains more stringent regulations you need to respect that.”

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In Response to: Allowing Concealed Carry Permit Holders to Carry Their Handguns in Other States

“Sexual assault survivors deserve rights and transparency. The criminal justice system should be making things easier for victims, not harder. Please pass this legislation in the House (already passed in the Senate).”

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In Response to: Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act

“Abortions are just another medical procedure that should be open to people. They are medically sound and should be an option. ”

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In Response to: Should Women Have Access to Abortions Through Medicaid, Medicare, and Other Government Health Programs?

“If the U.S. claims to be a democracy, it needs to start acting like one. Voting should be easy, but the more identifications we require and rules we put in place, the fewer people make the effort or have the time to come vote. This is going to suppress voters' rights, and that cost is never worth it…”

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In Response to: Should States be Allowed to Require Proof of Citizenship When Registering Voters?

“"Working poor" should be oxymoron, but it absolutely is not in our country. Give these people enough to live and support their families, or you are condemning them to a cycle of poverty no matter how hard they work.”

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In Response to: Is it Time to (Gradually) Raise the Minimum Wage to $12?

“If you think the bill will do nothing, why not vote for it? I, however, think it will do something. How are we ever going to dissolve the gender pay gap in America if we just stand around gaping at the statistics? The numbers show inequity, so we need legislation that addresses the inequity.”

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In Response to: Mind the Wage Gap: Strengthening the Equal Pay Act

“Diversifying fields like STEM is a win-win: it helps introduce new, creative minds to delve into these issues, and simultaneously uplifts women everywhere who have been historically excluded from these types of careers.”

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In Response to: Does NASA Need to Encourage Women to Pursue Careers in Aerospace or Other STEM Fields?

“Reproductive freedom = economic freedom. The reverse is also true: limiting women's health services means condemning more low-income mothers to cycles of poverty that end up hurting them, their children, and the country.”

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In Response to: Cutting Federal Funds From Planned Parenthood

“The science is simply not behind this. I truly respect the Christian faith that drives many American politicians and citizens to the belief that conception represents the sanctity of life. However, our founding fathers separated church and state for a reason: not all people agree on these religious …”

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In Response to: Should "Life" be Legally Defined as Beginning at Conception?

“Every American matters, and we must root out bigotry at every level. This is one tiny step toward creating a more equal and compassionate country, and then world.”

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In Response to: Honoring Victims of Islamophobia in the U.S.

“Maybe these kids will go to school and learn how to enact better immigration policies in the US. Education is a cycle, after all.”

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In Response to: Offering Undocumented Students Access to In-State Tuition

“We should assume the good in people, especially people so desperate and in need that they had to reach out to the government to find someplace to live. Assuming that every low-income American is a bad apple looking to "game the system" is not only inaccurate, but it breeds resentment and makes peopl…”

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In Response to: Should People in Government Housing Only Have to Prove They Need it Every 3 Years?

“Civil rights issues like this must always be welcomed into the United States Supreme Court. What happens there is law, and I will respect that. However, keeping this whole type of cases from ever reaching the courtroom simply institutionalizes bigotry and legalizes oppression.”

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In Response to: Should Same-Sex Marriage Cases be Kept out of Federal Courts?

“It is undeniably clear that the argument that same-sex couples should have to wait like everybody else is invalid. One cannot treat a same-sex marriage and a heterosexual marriage as the same thing in states that previously did not allow same-sex marriage. This newly legal matrimony has been stuck b…”

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In Response to: Closing a Loophole to Help Same-Sex Couples Share Benefits After Marriage

“Protecting churches in cases like this means: protecting their freedom to obstruct someone else's freedom. Protecting LGBT couples in cases like this means: protecting their own personal freedom that is in danger and has historically been usurped.”

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In Response to: Do People, Businesses, and Churches Need Protections From the Government When Exercising Their Religious Beliefs About Same-Sex Marriage?

“History has proven time and time again that, in time, minorities will gain their deserved protection from the American government. Why not make it happen sooner rather than later? Don't go down on the wrong side of history with this one. These people need you.”

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In Response to: Adding Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation to the List of Protected Classes

“Protecting people who have been attacked is much more important than recognizing artistic achievement. In one scenario Bill Cosby loses one of his many trophies, and in the other, many survivors of sexual violence feel unsafe, disregarded, and rendered voiceless by the nation that is supposed to sup…”

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In Response to: Should Bill Cosby Lose His Presidential Medal of Freedom?