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“The Fed is independent. Idiotic congressional "inflation hawks" and gold-bugs need to keep their mitts off.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Audit the Fed: Does Congress Need a Review of the Federal Reserve's Operations?

“Why only in cases in which they lose? Why not also in cases in which they win? What's the point of this law?”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Do Agencies Need to Publish How Much They Pay Out in Legal Fees in Cases They Lose?

“The pre-Volks law was that businesses must create records w/in six months. That seems reasonable, and employers should be held to that. Once the records have been created, I don't think's unreasonable (or costly) to simply retain them. Given how long it can take the government to get around to check…”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Blocking a Regulation That Lets OSHA Cite Employers for Record-Keeping Violations in the Last Five Years

“Why should it take an act of Congress to get a single person help? Fix the system, but this isn't the way.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Would Letting Certified Congressional Employees Access VA Health Records Help Vets Get Their Benefits Faster?

“Calling family isn't an essential service, but I do think communications by other than conventional radio IS.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Ensuring Affordable Access to Telecommunication Networks After Disasters

“Obamacare needs to be fixed, not replaced. I'll wait for a truly bipartisan bill.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Sen. Rand Paul’s "Obamacare Replacement Act"

“Methane is a way more-powerful greenhouse gas than CO2 and definitely needs to be regulated. Twice as much methane is released by human activity than naturally and fossil fuel production is the biggest component of that. See http://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-gases/methane-emissions”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Should the BLM’s “Methane Rule” be Repealed?

“Education is power and a little less testosterone among the powerful is probably a good idea.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: $15.2 Billion in Disaster Relief, Plus Gov't Funding and a Debt Limit Increase Through December

“Given the present administration, this would be an easy way to cut off all funding for the UN (they would simply refuse to report). Super-bad idea (the IAEA is a UN agency, for example).”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Should UN Funding be Cut Off Until the Feds Tell Taxpayers How Much They’re Contributing?

“CONGRESS should have a plan. And we don't need a debt limit; we need Congress people with backbones.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Should the Treasury Have a Plan for Reducing the National Debt Before Raising the Debt Limit?

“Why Britain, especially? Countries don't have friends; they have interests.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Should the House Call For a Trade Deal With Britain and Express Support For the Special Relationship?

“This funds greater healthcare for everybody else, obviously. Food is not the only requirement for life.”

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In Response to: Should the Obamacare Individual and Employer Mandates be Repealed?

“Keeps competent people out of government.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Drain the Swamp: Should Political Appointees be Banned From Lobbying After Leaving Gov’t?

“Email is as common as paper mail once was. Same principles apply.”

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In Response to: Before Searching Your Email, Should Law Enforcement Officials Have To Get A Warrant?

“Hell no. Are you insane?”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Does the Environmental Protection Agency Need to be Eliminated After 2018?

“Market forces will suffice here.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Restricting Monitoring Technology in Home Media Devices

“Come up with a plan before pulling the plug. This sort of "starve the beast" approach is disastrous.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Terminating the Current Tax Code by the End of 2021

“This is political grandstanding against something that is both rare and justified. Unless you're prepared to spend tax money caring for children and families after the birth of a child with a severe defect.”

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks Of Pregnancy (With Exceptions)?

“Universities' job is to educate, which benefits us all. It's not even a free education, since immigrants do pay tuition.”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Sanctuary Campuses: Should Colleges That Don’t Comply With Immigration Law Be Denied Federal Funding?

“As a country, you don't get to just march in to another country and take territory. If you do, you don't get recognition from other major countries that claim to stand for justice and the rule of law. I understand Russia already had a 99-year lease on Sevastopol, the harbor where they have their nav…”

- JOHN L

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In Response to: Should the U.S. Refuse To Recognize Russian Sovereignty Over Crimea?