My beliefs
My parties
My ballot
My support map
My settings
Logout
United States
Speaking English
Try the political quiz
Quiz
Issues
Elections
Parties
Ideologies
Discuss
Menu
Voters
>
@redwood1
Share
@redwood1
Feed
Feed
Compare
Compare
+
Expand
59 Discussions
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the President be able to authorize military force aga…
Yes, but then promptly get the hell out of there, just as Teddy Roosevelt would've wanted.
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Whom would you most like to run for President in 2024?
DeSantis, Tulsi Gabbard as well. And Larry Hogan
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal for…
Yes but then the gov should have the right to create its own crypto too.
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products im…
Only if said country we import from gas tariffs on our goods can we tariff them back. Otherwise free trade for all!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local governmen…
Depends on states. Illinois screwed up badly
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
Only if the president is elected as many times as the people want him to
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
If the 2022 Maryland District 7 US House of Representatives …
It honestly doesn’t really matter in this two party system where the House of Representatives is beyond gerrymandered he…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining …
I need to know more about this
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?
There should be no legal immunity. Justice is meant to be blind!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should Juneteenth be declared a federal holiday?
Another free day doesn’t hurt anybody haha. But emancipation day should be the day off
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government regulate social media sites, as a mean…
Social media monopolies should be busted anyway
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats a…
This is a hard question for me to answer
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should there be more or less privatization of veterans&rsquo…
I need to inform myself more about this
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should cities open drug “safe havens” where peop…
If the Swiss could do it, so could we. But San Francisco screwed it up as they always do
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should people be required to work in order to receive Medica…
It would help reduce state costs, but ultimately the problem is insurance companies that need to be busted AND administr…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
Whatever the Germans and Bismarck system does, let’s do that. But on state levels only
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the federal government increase funding of health car…
It should be done on state levels, but administrative and insurance bloat and costs MUST be addressed. Also Medicare and…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac…
Yes, and allow consumers to choose providers and import pharmaceuticals from other countries + open the markets so insur…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be…
It should all be public. And said donations would just turn into bribes
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the electoral college be abolished?
Abolish the two party system, end of story
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the …
Only if states choose to do so. Nuclear is what we need ultimately
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, an…
Only if the biodegradable alternatives feel just as nice and smooth as plastic straws, and if they’re profitable and wor…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil …
For the time being, natural gas is a good idea for sovereignty and reducing emissions. Ultimately the goal is nuclear wi…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?
Natural gas is the key to American sovereignty and if oil and coal are like heroin, natural gas is methadone. Ultimately…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?…
Every country should independently combat climate change. No need for globalists or the UN. Paris agreement was a good i…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase environmental regulations to …
Nuclear energy will save us so many troubles. And scientific research
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase spending on public transporta…
I want privately run streetcars like in the old days in every major city and suburb! And high speed rail, and restructur…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?…
The F-35 is an overpriced joke. The navy wanted to update the F-22! And the Boeing X-32 would’ve been cool!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
The NSA should be abolished for being too damn unconstitutional but all allies are temporary and can never be 100% trust…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should our country remain in NATO?
Yes but everyone must pay their 2%. Germany especially is very ungrateful. Eastern Europeans and Greeks pay their share…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
No, Israel controls Congress via AIPAC. That being said, being allies is not the worst idea in the world. But said money…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase or decrease foreign aid spend…
Decrease, overall. Instead of indirect payments like we do, we should be like China: pragmatic, infrastructure, and non-…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
If we leave, the UN becomes china’s tool completely. But the UN should be dissolved anyway. The UN is to blame for Covid…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase or decrease military spending…
It should always be generous but only if there’s little waste and a lot of research instead!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provid…
The Taliban would be a useful ally against ISIS, and we need to be more pragmatic like China!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to …
Yes. I learn this country’s history as much as possible, it’s wonderful. People, citizens and non citizens alike, must b…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
People learn English quickly here anyway, so whatever. I love hearing other languages, I myself am a foreigner. That bei…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the …
To curb population growth that inevitably destroys and overwhelms the environment? Definitely
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase or decrease the amount of tem…
Decrease! We must breed local talent that is actually dependable! You cannot rely on foreigners who have no stake in you…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal im…
Yes. Illegal immigration itself is the crime. Allow people to formalize their citizenship though
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition r…
First become a citizen, then we can talk. I’m a legal first generation citizen myself and if I could do it, so can they!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government require children to be vaccinated for …
There should be awareness ads, which people seem to respond to, and the more severe the disease, the more so. People res…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase tariffs on imported products …
A wiser move would be to simply bring more industry and jobs back to America, which costs almost nothing except tiny bit…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
Abolish it in favor of land value taxation
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government require businesses to pay salaried emp…
Any and all work should be paid for depending on value and effort, so yes
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the count…
Overall no, except in certain benefits and most importantly, INFRASTRUCTURE!!!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same s…
The gender pay gap is a concocted myth, but frankly the same amount of work and effort should be thusly rewarded equally…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
All people who receive government money, whether welfare recipients, politicians or employees, must be tested for drugs.…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earne…
No capital gains tax, and all real estate taxation should be based on Adam Smith and David Ricardo’s land value tax syst…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
They help a lot, in theory, but in practice are just as corrupt and stifling as mega corporations and the federal govern…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
I think Medicare/Medicaid should be combined and made available to ALL, regardless of income. But… not allowed for nonci…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order …
A massive streamlining of bureaucracy would be required, especially in welfare and education services. The military is a…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support a universal basic income program?
Yes, like in Alaska. However, that would require we also dismantle much of our bloated and anemic welfare system.
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Taxation ultimately doesn’t matter as people will always find a way to pass on the costs to someone else. Can be progres…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Do you support the death penalty?
Only if there’s beyond a shadow of a doubt. And make it firing squads!
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight…
Yes, gay men are better at raising kids than lesbians and especially transgenders. But the ideal family structure is mot…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
What is your stance on abortion?
Increase sex education, social services, allow for birth control methods, ban abortion after 3 months and can only be us…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?…
Change the name, abortion should be a state thing. But, abortion should be allowed only if there’s a clear socioeconomic…
@redwood1
from Maryland
answered…
2yrs
2Y
Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year c…
Yes but only if no loans are offered. Loans are how universities got so expensive. Not to mention administrative bloat i…