JoshLowry
04-23-2009, 01:22 PM
It seems like reporters are not asking simple and to the point questions any more. I'd like to know more about where certain candidates specifically stand.
I suggest that we come up with a questionnaire that we can have candidates fill out. It would be well worth it for a candidate to take out a short bit of time to answer our groups questions considering we are a web portal that gets nearly 100,000 unique visitors per month. Almost all of us are interested in politics which makes us very well targeted traffic for a candidate looking to get a bump.
Adam Kokesh answered a large number of questions that came from our membership here and it immediately cleared up a number of questions about him.
Here is that thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=189068
Here are the questions asked:
Opinion on Gay Marriage?
Should the U.S. intervene in genocides outside of the U.S.?
Should owners of child pornography be prosecuted?
Should drunk driving be illegal?
If you had the option, would you make it federal policy to deny public schools' ability to create "zero tolerance" gun bans on "their" property?
Do you believe there is an organized attempt to create a New World Order? If so, what do you believe the goals of that New World Order are, and how long do you believe such an effort has been happening?
Would you support dismantling the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and if so, under what conditions, and if not, would you ever consider using them?
What do you believe the role of government (if any) is?
Favorite type of cookie?
Should Roe v. Wade be overturned and the federal government kept out of social issues entirely?
Should Congress pass the We the People Act?
Can the federal government only prosecute those crimes specifically enumerated in the Constitution (e.g., treason, piracy and other crimes on the high seas, crimes on federal territory, counterfeiting, etc.) as Thomas Jefferson discussed in the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 (http://www.constitution.org/cons/kent1798.htm), and all other federal criminal statutes should be completely repealed as unconstitutional?
Seeing as how in the founders' day a 'jury' tended to know about, or be told about, their nullification powers, should Congress pass a law explicitly requiring all federal criminal juries to be informed about jury nullification?
Look at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/ Which departments on that list should be abolished?
who do i make the check out to?
How do you feel about the modern secessionist movement?
Do you agree that individuals and militias should have the legal right to own the same kind of weapons that the government does? (WMDs, tanks, RPGs, heavy arms, etc.)
would you vote your conscience or the will of your constituents, if they differ?
how would you have handled the Katrina rescue effort if it were in your state?
What is the difference between your policies and those of George Bush?
What is the difference between your policies and those of Barrack Obama?
What is the difference between your policies and those of Ron Paul?
What are your thoughts on a resolution to the problem of illegal immigration?
What can our country do to make legal immigration less burdensome?
Your favorite fiction book?
Do you have anything negative in your past that would be potentially embarrassing or campaign-ending if revealed? This is the very first question any campaign manager would ask.
What accomplishments most qualify you for this office?
Do you have a sense of pride for this state?
Would you put this state over neighboring states?
What uniquely qualifies you to represent this state?
What is unique about this state which might make governing decisions different than that of, say California, Florida, New York (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/nuwiki.php?do=book.view&bookid=3), or Kansas?
What is Adam's stance on ASPARTAME. I know this to be a BIG ISSUE in New Mexico. I think a number of questions could be added as well as taken away.
If we were to come up with a relatively concise list, what would be important questions that you want answered before you would support a candidate with your time and/or money?
Unique questions are probably better than something that could be easily looked up. I think the less overlap the better but sometimes people do not have a large voting record or one at all.
Thanks.
I suggest that we come up with a questionnaire that we can have candidates fill out. It would be well worth it for a candidate to take out a short bit of time to answer our groups questions considering we are a web portal that gets nearly 100,000 unique visitors per month. Almost all of us are interested in politics which makes us very well targeted traffic for a candidate looking to get a bump.
Adam Kokesh answered a large number of questions that came from our membership here and it immediately cleared up a number of questions about him.
Here is that thread: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=189068
Here are the questions asked:
Opinion on Gay Marriage?
Should the U.S. intervene in genocides outside of the U.S.?
Should owners of child pornography be prosecuted?
Should drunk driving be illegal?
If you had the option, would you make it federal policy to deny public schools' ability to create "zero tolerance" gun bans on "their" property?
Do you believe there is an organized attempt to create a New World Order? If so, what do you believe the goals of that New World Order are, and how long do you believe such an effort has been happening?
Would you support dismantling the U.S. nuclear arsenal, and if so, under what conditions, and if not, would you ever consider using them?
What do you believe the role of government (if any) is?
Favorite type of cookie?
Should Roe v. Wade be overturned and the federal government kept out of social issues entirely?
Should Congress pass the We the People Act?
Can the federal government only prosecute those crimes specifically enumerated in the Constitution (e.g., treason, piracy and other crimes on the high seas, crimes on federal territory, counterfeiting, etc.) as Thomas Jefferson discussed in the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 (http://www.constitution.org/cons/kent1798.htm), and all other federal criminal statutes should be completely repealed as unconstitutional?
Seeing as how in the founders' day a 'jury' tended to know about, or be told about, their nullification powers, should Congress pass a law explicitly requiring all federal criminal juries to be informed about jury nullification?
Look at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/ Which departments on that list should be abolished?
who do i make the check out to?
How do you feel about the modern secessionist movement?
Do you agree that individuals and militias should have the legal right to own the same kind of weapons that the government does? (WMDs, tanks, RPGs, heavy arms, etc.)
would you vote your conscience or the will of your constituents, if they differ?
how would you have handled the Katrina rescue effort if it were in your state?
What is the difference between your policies and those of George Bush?
What is the difference between your policies and those of Barrack Obama?
What is the difference between your policies and those of Ron Paul?
What are your thoughts on a resolution to the problem of illegal immigration?
What can our country do to make legal immigration less burdensome?
Your favorite fiction book?
Do you have anything negative in your past that would be potentially embarrassing or campaign-ending if revealed? This is the very first question any campaign manager would ask.
What accomplishments most qualify you for this office?
Do you have a sense of pride for this state?
Would you put this state over neighboring states?
What uniquely qualifies you to represent this state?
What is unique about this state which might make governing decisions different than that of, say California, Florida, New York (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/nuwiki.php?do=book.view&bookid=3), or Kansas?
What is Adam's stance on ASPARTAME. I know this to be a BIG ISSUE in New Mexico. I think a number of questions could be added as well as taken away.
If we were to come up with a relatively concise list, what would be important questions that you want answered before you would support a candidate with your time and/or money?
Unique questions are probably better than something that could be easily looked up. I think the less overlap the better but sometimes people do not have a large voting record or one at all.
Thanks.