James's Opinions on Legislation - Public Profile - Causes

Countable Is Officially Causes.com

James

22
Opinions
1
Followers
0
Following

“We’ve already spent too much money. We messed it up. SBA went to the wrong people. Stimulus checks went to the wrong people. We messed it up it’s true. But we can’t spend our way out of it ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the Federal Gov’t Award $100B in Grants For Coronavirus Testing, Contact Tracing, & Monitoring?

“Can’t wait to be done with virus just to wake up to an economy desalinated by over reaction. Yes it’s an epidemic. Yes it’s scary. But there are people who live paycheck to paycheck that can’t work or feed their children because of the fear mongering ”

- JAMES L

Comment made on

In Response to: Florida and Georgia (Finally) Issue Stay-at-Home Orders - What Is Your State Doing to Combat COVID-19?

“Whether you believe it’s real or not it’s important that we keep an eye out for climate change. Some day soon it may begin to affect more than just California. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should DHS Produce a Report on Climate Change’s Impact on Homeland Security?

“This is a waste of time. The bill won’t do anything for stop trump from doing anything. Whether we like it or not he’s going to do whatever he wants. Just because we don’t like the current president doesn’t mean it’s time to start changing precedents that has been a solid check and balance for years…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Congress Try to Block the Use of Military Force Against Iran?

“This is the next step in staying competitive with China and its allies. We continuously fall closer and closer behind to China and Russia. We need to stay ahead of the game and protect US assets and allies. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the President Create an Inter-Agency Strategy to Secure 5G for the U.S. and its Allies?

“Personal data is the gold of the 21st century. If you know the habits and ideas of a person you can know exactly how to manipulate them into voting for a certain politician through targeted media, whether it’s fake or real. Our data is ours and that’s the end of it. Companies and the government have…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Voters Have Control Over How Federal Political Candidates & Campaigns Use Their Personal Information?

“If the congress of the USA can’t protect someone then there’s a bigger problem. The whistleblowers identity should have be released, but it won’t matter because either it goes to the SCOTUS or Republicans don’t vote it and it doesn’t go anywhere anyways. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Gov’t Whistleblowers be Protected From Retaliation & Have Their Identities Revealed to the Accused?

“Corruption is a topic that pervades every country, every government, and every year sense the dawn of civilization. Starting with America, and spreading to every inch of the civilized world, corruption needs to be rooted out and destroyed. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Federal Agencies Increase Coordination of Global Anti-Corruption Efforts?

“China is making unprecedented economic and political moves into Asia, Europe, and Africa. If they are left in checked they, the dictatorships of the communist party will be more powerful than the US and Wester Europe combined. And I’m not so sure they will use their power for good as we have.. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the Federal Gov’t Develop a Strategy to Address Economic & Security Challenges Posed by China?

“This is ridiculous. First of all the idea of “under 100k” just means 99%. Secondly, college isn’t meant for everyone and American refuses to acknowledge that. I’m in college right now and my friend, at 20 years old, is making $80,000 a year welding. Electricians and masons can make upward of $50 an …”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Student Loan Borrowers Making Under $100k Receive Student Loan Forgiveness?

“We need to help end the opioid epidemic and the sacklers should pay for it!”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Homeland Security Establish a Joint Task Force to Stop Opioid Smuggling?

“This is a waste of government resources. College isn’t right for everyone, there are plenty of fabulous options like trade schools. People that signed up for their loans did so knowing full well how much money they would owe. If they can’t pay it off it’s their own faults. I don’t mean to be harsh b…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should All Student Loans Be Forgiven?

“This is a thinly veiled attempt to prop up the oil industry. We should be promoting green energy, not 100 year old technology that’s ruining our planet”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the State Department Have Staff Focused on Advancing U.S. Energy Security Interests?

“I don’t think that non-citizens who commit crimes would be immediately deported after a felony or set of misdemeanors, however if an illegal immigrant is in our country and has no respect for our laws, they don’t deserve to live here. That is not the American dream. Deportation should be on the tabl…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Non-Citizens Who've Been Convicted of a Felony or At Least Two Misdemeanors Be Deported?

“Although I agree that CNN shows president Trump in a less than perfect light, all media is biased. This is a revenue source for our airports and our government. Anyway the government can make money without raising taxes is a win in my book. I vote no on this bill and I hope you will too. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Airport TVs Not Be Exclusively Owned by Cable Networks (Like CNN)?

“This is why our military budget is $600,000,000,000 (that’s the actual number typed out by the way). We are where we are to protect democracy, our values, and our interests worldwide. Hong Kong represents democracy standing up for itself in the face of adversity and authoritarianism. We should do ev…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the U.S. Take Steps to Deter China From Undermining Hong Kong’s Autonomy?

“I hate to say it but this is a bad idea. While I agree there are people who are trying to live off of $7.25 and provide for their children on that salary, that’s not most people. I got my first job at 14 and would not have been able to if the mom and pop shop I worked for had to pay me $15 an hour. …”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Gradually Increased to $15 an Hour by 2024?

“Restricting the age of gun owners is not the right choice. Background checks, mental tests, and “wait and think” time gaps are the solution. Additionally, gangs and those with bad intentions will get guns no matter what laws we put into place. These are symptoms, let’s find a cure to the disease its…”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Raising the Age Limit to Buy Semi-Automatic Rifles From 18 to 21

“Drunk driving is a problem but the cost of that technology goes on us, either as tax payers or car owners, and I don’t want to pay for someone else to not be able to drive. Drunk driving is a problem, but I believe there’s a better solution. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should All New Cars Sold in the U.S. Include Anti-DWI Technology?

“This is a waste of time. If you feel so strongly that you don’t want your data used, delete Twitter. If you want to use it that’s what it costs. Nothings free friends, don’t be fooled that social media is an exception. ”

- JAMES L

Voted undefined on

In Response to: Should Social Media Users Own the Data They Generate on the Internet?