Obama or Romney?

April 20th, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Romney appears certain to be the Republican candidate and is turning his attention to campaigning against Obama with apparent early success. Who is your pick?

Should the Florida “Stand Your Ground” law be changed?

March 23rd, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

In the wake of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Florida Zimmerman was not arrested as he claims self-defense and Florida law would appear to give him a valid defense. Should the law be changed?

Do you support the #Kony2012 campaign?

March 7th, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

The group Invisible Children has been working for 9 years to end Africa’s longest-running armed conflict. U.S. military advisers are currently deployed in Central Africa on a “time-limited” mission to stop Joseph Kony the LRA leader who is notorious for use of child soldiers. However there have been criticisms of Invisible Child and its methods. Do you support the campaign?

Are Super PACs a positive or negative influence on US politics?

February 11th, 2012

The Poll “Are Super PACs a positive or negative influence on US politics?” was created Feb 11,2012

The 2012 Presidential election is attracting record funds into so called Super PACs which first emerged in the 2010 election. The U.S. Supreme Court held in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that government may not prohibit unions and corporations from making independent expenditures about politics. Soon after, in Speechnow.org v. FEC, the Federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that contributions to groups that only make independent expenditures could not be limited.Do you think Super PACs are good or bad for democracy?

There is a good summary on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee

Global Warming

February 11th, 2012

A new Enviroment/Climate poll has been created.

Do you believe in Global Warming? or Does the Earth Just Have ‘Cycles’?

Recall AZ (R) Jan Brewer?

February 10th, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Should Arizona Republican Governor Jan Brewer be recalled?

Should the US, Western Europeans and Arab nations take action against the Syrian Government?

February 6th, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Over the weekend of Feb 4th & 5th, 2012 a draft resolution on Syria was supported by 13 of the 15 members of the UN Security Council, when it was put to a vote but was vetoed by Russia and China. Should the West work with Arab nations to take action outside the UN similar to the formation of the Contact Group on Libya?

What was your reaction to Obama’s State of the Union?

January 25th, 2012

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

President Obama gave his fourth State of the Union Speech on January 24th. In his election-year State of the Union address, President Obama set forth a long list of domestic economic proposals, many of which centered on jobs and changing the tax code. What was your reaction?

NATO Mission in Syria

November 8th, 2011

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Vote if you think NATO should start a mission in Syria to protect civillians in that country.

Is a fertilized egg a person?

November 4th, 2011

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

On November 8th voters in Mississippi will vote on Initiative 26 which if passed would define personhood as “every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” What’s your opinion?