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Social Security provides insurance against becoming destitute in retirement.
Social Security should include private retirement accounts.
Iraq is engaged in a civil war.
The U.S. embargo on Cuba has not been effective.
The U.S. should end the embargo against Cuba.
The U.S. should increase the minimum age requirement for receiving Social Security benefits.
The U.S. should comply with the Geneva Conventions in the interrogation of suspected terrorists.
The U.S. should not deploy more troops to Iraq.
People residing illegally in the United States should be offered a path to citizenship.
The U.N. should impose sanctions on Iran.
The U.S. should negotiate with Iran directly.
The government should keep and invest Social Security funds separate from all other government programs.
The government should permit late term abortions when a woman's life is at risk.
The U.S. should not have an official language.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is unconstitutional.
Political parties have a negative impact on government.
Congress should not eliminate the estate tax.
It is not necessary to sacrifice liberty for security.
The U.S. should engage in bilateral talks with North Korea.
The U.S. should not use military force to disarm North Korea.
The U.S. should not be a member of the World Trade Organization.
The North American Free Trade Agreement has not been effective.
The U.S. should recognize Hamas as the elected Palestinian government.
The U.S. should play an active role in the Israel-Palestine peace process. U.S. leaders should actively pressure both sides to seek a peaceful resolution.
The President should not have unilateral authority to respond to terrorism.
The current generation of electronic voting machines is sufficiently secure, reliable and comprehensible to ensure that votes will be counted properly.
The use of torture as an interrogation technique cannot be justified.
Diplomatic measures or pressure are the appropriate next steps that the U.S. should take with North Korea.
Voters should be required to show identification in order to vote.
The Second Amendment permits restrictions on an individual's right to purchase firearms.
John Bolton's nomination should not be confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The nomination of John Bolton to represent the US at the UN sends a negative message to the rest of the world.
26 to 50% of women that would have had legal abortions will still have abortions if they are illegal.
Parental Consent should be required in the abortion decision of a minor.
Women should not be allowed in forward support companies working with combat battalions.
Israeli military action in Palestine is not justified.
Israel's use of military force in Lebanon was not effective.
The U.S. should pledge funding to Lebanon.
The cease-fire in Lebanon will not maintain peace in the region.
Based on the information available now, the invasion of Iraq was not justified.