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jojochintoh took a stand11:58 PM
Denying or trivializing the Holocaust should not be criminalized.

My concern is how such a law could be realistically drafted. I have no problem curbing hate speech. But such a law would need to be completely subject...
jojochintoh took a stand5:47 PM
jojochintoh took a stand5:46 PM
A naturalized citizen should be allowed to run for President.

The USA is a land of immigrants. Denying this right to citizens in undemocratic.
jojochintoh took a stand5:23 PM
Racial profiling should not be used in security screenings.

I am sure that no one who answers 'yes' to this has actually been a target of racial profiling.
jojochintoh took a stand5:21 PM
Democracy is not the most effective political system.

I am a firm believer in democracy as a means for choosing politicians. Yet runaway democracy, a/k/a mob rule, is never a good thing.
jojochintoh took a stand5:30 PM
jojochintoh took a stand5:29 PM
Presidential elections should be decided by the electoral college.

But not the way it is now... I think there is some value, if the USA really is a coalition of 'states' and not just a homogeneous voting bloc, to beli...
jojochintoh took a stand5:27 PM
jojochintoh took a stand1:56 PM
The Second Amendment permits restrictions on an individual's right to purchase firearms.

The sentence so beloved by the NRA is vague at best, incomprehensible at worst.
jojochintoh took a stand1:55 PM
Michelle Obama will be an asset for her husband in the general election.

I like her and I don't understand the hostility against her.
jojochintoh took a stand1:54 PM
The U.S. should end the travel ban to Cuba.

Absolutely. Should have done so years ago.
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