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ThankYou, with so many forums, and so much info, I missed it. It's like starting in the middle of mystery novel. We Newbies appreciate your patience.
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mike1951 wrote:I strongly recommend questions relating to Veterans. The rights of these individuals who were willing to sacrifice all is overlooked in this questionnaire and in our country in general. How embarrassing!
1. Five year tax exemption for service.
2. Appropriately fund for Veteran health care.
Some form of service should be required of all able bodied AMERICANS. Until that goal is reached, military personnel deployed to a war zone should get payed more than our politicians.
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joestrix wrote:First let me say, I am all in favor of the basic concept of GOOOH, and my beliefs seem to be (for the most part) in line with the non-platform platform.
However, I think that we could attract significantly more members in a much shorter period of time if we narrowed our wish list on the first go around (2010).
How about the following in any order:
1. Border protection.
2. English only.
3. Repeal the 14th Amendment.(Retroactive to the 80's amnesty)
4. Absolutely no benefits for illegal aliens,or their offspring...NONE!
5. Harsh penalties for employers of the same.
6. Tort reform (loser pays?).
7. Complete disclosure of every donation, gift and/or perk to everyone occupying or running for every office from 5 years before through time in office.
8. No junkets whatsoever.
9. Leaving the UN and sending it to France.
10.No pork of any kind ever.
11.Ethics committees for all branches formed of randomly selected voters.
12.No bailouts or buyins period.
Any other ideas for a shortened wish list? Agreed, to many questions. Have the goooh members VOTE on the 25-50 most important. Personally I would eliminate the questions about moral issues, they scare alot of good people away from the cause and should be left to States Rights and Jurys. 1. Abolish the FED 2. Welfare to Work 3. States Rights 4. Balanced Budget 5. Health Care
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Alrandolin wrote:
I find this thought...frightening.
Our Republic is defined by our "Representatives". Whom do they represent? The Country as a whole, or their constituants?
What you are suggesting is no different than the "cloak room" deals that are happening today.
There should be NO special projects. The Federal government's ability to take money, in order to dole it out, is a way of controlling States. If the money wasn't sent, it would REMAIN in the State, and the State ould fund their own project.
Should the Fed be bailing out California, for the "good of the whole"?
Please reread the Preamble to the Constitution. It specifies several actions to be taken for the benefit of the union. While a representative does represent the district, they are also part of an institution that was created to improve upon the limits of the Articles of Confederation, namely, to establish an institution that dealt with matters pertaining to the good of the whole. Bailouts are NOT good for the whole, they are Keynesian monetarist policies suited for banksters and other thieves. But there is also a reason why states do not coin money, and do many other things: it didn't work when we tried it.
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The more and more I think about these questions, the more I wonder if this is just another Libertarian front, designed to profile the population. It asks loaded and "trick" questions on purpose without revealing the intent behind them, but all these questions are slanted toward liberalizing wedge social issues, and are generally anti-government safety nets and pro-free market. Very Libertarian in nature. Where are the questions about job creation? Where are the questions about promoting science and technology? Where are the questions about stopping the bailout? Where are the questions about bankruptcy and protections? Where are the questions about signing statements, and the Patriot Act? Where are the questions about things that matter right now, like foreclosures, unemployment, and the bankruptcy of the various states?
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I whole heartedly agree, concerning the veterans issues! Five years of tax exemption and a tax break to any employer that hires a veteran fresh from an honorable discharge. George (I want to be a part time National Guardsman when I grow up) Bush had no problem sending everyone off to his staged wars, then couldn't even take the time or effort to give the veterans that did come back and their families decent benefits!
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How about this one;
Would you support a ban on Foreign Interest Lobbying of Congress to include U.S. Citizens Lobbying in the interest of other nations?
(Concerns of other nations should go through the State Department- Concerns of foreign Businesses should go through the Commerce Department)
And here's a like question;
Would you support a ban on the lobbying of Congress by any person or organization not representing ( exclusively) the constituecy of their Congressman/Senator?
Here's Yet another;
Would you support a Bill that would move responsibility for Congressional salaries to the States they represent?
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When I was younger, I was a policeman. By law, we were not allowed to belong to a union (the PBA was not a union). Our pay was decided by the voters. This wasn't fair, but it was much better than the current system of government where everyone it seems is part of a union, and We The People have no say. What laws can be thought of to curb unions in the government?
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I would like to see a question on whether a candidate would vote for or against outlawing gerrymandering disctricts.
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registerindependent wrote:Some form of service should be required of all able bodied AMERICANS. Until that goal is reached, military personnel deployed to a war zone should get payed more than our politicians. I'm sorry, I must disagree on the stance that I would not want to be forced, nor would I want to force anyone else, to fight in a war that I (or they) do not support.
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Please consider adding:
Will you commit to only hiring staffers who have previously held real jobs, not inexperienced political science majors straight out of college.
( I belong to a trade association that used to go to Washington once a year to talk to our Congressmen. We almost always ended up talking to staffers who were fresh out of college with no real world work experience. Because of that, we quit going to Washington.
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There should be senior staffers who have real experience and junior staffers or interns who need the experience. So, to hire only staffers who have experience would limit those who need experience. Preston Tullos GOOOH Texas State Coordinator goooh.tx@gmail.com
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How about "Would you vote for or against changing Congressional compensation plans to be outcome-based?"
The intent here being that Representatives ($175K/yr today), would be payed a much smaller salary (say $50K/yr) and receive bonuses based on positive national outcomes (say, deficit reduction, spending reductions, positive employment growth, growth in GDP). It would also ensure representatives were "sincere" about their public service.
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Would you support revising Government forms to eliminate the 'check boxes' for "Race". This would include Firearm purchase paperwork, census forms, etc. The only attributes to track 'discrimination' on should be Citizenship status and military service as follows:
- Native Born
- Naturalized/Legal Visitor
- Illegal Visitor
- Veteran status:
. Active (reserve or 'full time'
. Honorably discharged
. General Discharge
. Other Discharge (eg; Dishonorable)
- Not a Veteran
Of course Discrimination based on accomplishment must always be allowed.
Things like level of Education, financial responsibility (eg; Credit Reports), criminal record, etc.
(I feel that this would reduce tendency to divide folks based on 'color' (My mother is <naturalized> Mestizo and Dad is <Native-Born> Anglo-German, descended from Mayflower settlers - so what's that make me <besides Native Born> ?). First time I bought a gun, I put 'Human' in the Race Box. The gun dealer told me to get serious and just put 'White'.
If you want my ID, get fingerprints, take a picture - don't ask my Race.
Most of the USA are of increasingly mixed ancestry, that ought t be a good thing (but most of us don't really fit in one of those few 'boxes' - Black, White, Yellow, Red...
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Would you vote for a change that pays Congress and Senate members no more than 150% of their average previous three year Gross Income for their term ? Objective is twofold:
1) Let earnings be sufficient to support current lifestyle
2) Don't ruin them with so much money that they become acustomed to a lifestyle that they won't be able to afford - possibly making incentive for 'career politician'...
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I would like to see a question based on if the candidate was selected as a representative, what would be their top 3 problems/goals they would address in office.
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The one question I have a problem with is agreeing to make a $1000 dollar donation within 24hrs if withdrawing from the selection process. Mainly because I do not have that kind of liquid income to spend nor do I know very many people who do. I agree with the first portion to withdrawl but the dollar amount for the penalty is too steep. The $1000 penalty needs to be taken out, it sends the message that the only people who would run for office are people with disposable income and these days, people are simply thankful to be employed.
This in no way affects my committment level, only my families financial situation and support.
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The question is stated as this: ---Do you understand that all of your answers must be truthful, and agree to remove yourself from the process and make a donation to GOOOH of $1,000 within 24 hours if you knowingly provide a false response to any of these qualifying questions?--- The $1000 is not for withdrawing. It is for lying. If you lie and it is proved as a lie, then you would agree to pay the $1000. If you know you are going to lie, then this process isn't for you. Preston Tullos GOOOH Texas State Coordinator goooh.tx@gmail.com
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Proposed Amendment 28 to the US Constitution!
"Congress shall make no law that applies to any citizen of the United States that does not apply equally to all US Senators and Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to any US Senator or Representative that does not apply equally to all citizens of the United States. All existing laws and regulations that do not meet these criteria shall be declared null and void!"
I am retired, I received this in an Email Nov 22, 2009 I think this would be possible, But I believe THE PEOPLE of the United States are fed up with the way Washington Works, I think the people could get enough signatures to get it on a ballot in at least 38 of the 40 states to get it passed. Can I get your opinion on this. There should be a lot of people in your group to find out something.
Jack Spitler
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Some suggestions I have for the 100 questions are shown below:
1. Balanced Budget
2. Term Limits
3. Border Control
4. Legal Immigration only; require all Illegal aliens to identify themselves, get at the back of the line, or go back to their own country.
5. Modify 14th amendment to stop children born to illegal aliens from receiving automatic citizenship
6. Add 28th amendment. Require congress and the president to be required to be under the same laws they pass for the rest of us
7. Put congress on social security and Medicare
8. Modify the tax code with a sales tax plan similar to the Fair Tax Plan to bring jobs back to the USA
9. No public funded abortions
10. No to Cap and Trade
11. No to Government Run Health insurance
12. Establish a comprehensive energy plan that includes all energy sources
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