No more of this 'iPhone or Blackberry' crap -- here are 50 questions we should actually consider asking at presidential debates.

coeus:

hipsterlibertarian:

A few of my favorites:

1 (a.)All of you who use an income tax preparer, raise your hand.
(b.) If you (who raised hands) can not prepare your own taxes, how do you propose to run the country?

2. If you can not prepare your own tax returns, is it reasonable to hold the average citizen criminally liable for errors?

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4. At what point will the national debt be “too high”?

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8. How many military bases does the U.S. maintain in foreign countries?

9. How many do you propose to close?

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19. Is simulated drowning, or, “waterboarding” torture? If not, define the word torture.

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27. In your opinion, what was the worst decision by the Supreme Court?

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34. When a person’s moral beliefs are in conflict with a legislative edict, what should he do?

35. Do you favor compelling citizens to violate their conscience?

36. How does compelling someone to violate his conscience differ when we do it, from when the Communists, Nazis or Fascists did it?

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47. How small does a business have to be before it can’t expect a government bailout in bad economic times?

A few more of my own favourites:

18. Why is discrimination prohibited, but is the basis for a progressive tax?

32. Will you pledge to resign from office if it can be shown that you lied to the people?

45. Explain the difference between law and legislation.

50. Given the choice of two evils, should a person abstain from voting or vote for the lesser evil?


If only they asked this stuff. If only. 

Source: hipsterlibertarian

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  1. jahmira reblogged this from coeus
  2. loveofpaintball reblogged this from laliberty and added:
    These are some good questions. Im sure there are some more out there.
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  6. coeus reblogged this from hipsterlibertarian and added:
    If only they asked this stuff. If only.
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    you who use an income tax preparer, raise your hand. b.) If you (who raised hands) can not prepare your own taxes, how...
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  14. philosophicallust reblogged this from laliberty and added:
    My personal favorites were #3, #4, #8, #14,#15, #21, #22, #25/26 (Would show a lot about how they’d be), #28, #33, #38,...