Owatanna, MN Correspondent-The only way to reduce, if not eliminate, fraud and waste from governments is to reduce the size and scope of government. With the federal government in particular, its size has increased enormously in the last 100 years. State governments are less of a problem since most have some sort of regulations requiring … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Federal and state governments are rife with fraud and waste. How do we combat this? Is there any way to stop this?
Government
Symposium 2015: Should members of the Congress be allowed to gain financially from their positions? What should we do about this, if anything?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-No member of Congress should be allowed to gain financially from their positions. The problem with federal legislators is that many come to their elected positions already wealthy from previous jobs either as attorneys, doctors, dentists, former state legislators, political appointees, business owners, or other high ranking positions and professions, which have … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Should members of the Congress be allowed to gain financially from their positions? What should we do about this, if anything?
Symposium 2015: The last two presidential elections were rife with known voter fraud. How do we ensure that our elections remain open, free, and fair?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-I would agree with this question’s positing of voter fraud if the definition of the term were expanded to include criminal and intentional disenfranchisement of large swaths of voters. By tinkering with early voting rules, scrambling the ways in which college students are allowed to vote and where they have to be to … Continue reading Symposium 2015: The last two presidential elections were rife with known voter fraud. How do we ensure that our elections remain open, free, and fair?
Symposium 2015: Torture or enhanced interrogation? How far is too far in dealing with terrorism?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-In a perfect world, we (the “good guys”) would never have to resort to the tactics and methods used by our adversaries to combat them. We’d be able to wrap ourselves in our cloaks of righteousness and overcome our enemies by sheer civic virtue, right-mindedness and devotion to the American Way. We, however, … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Torture or enhanced interrogation? How far is too far in dealing with terrorism?
Should sanctuary cities be prohibited from receiving federal funds or any federal assistance?
Myrtle Beach, SC, & Orlando, FL February 8, 2016 Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-Sanctuary cities should be prohibited from receiving federal funds or any federal assistance. At the present, sanctuary cities continue to receive such funding, and it is the state and federal government’s responsibility to see that funds are barred from being distributed to any … Continue reading Should sanctuary cities be prohibited from receiving federal funds or any federal assistance?
Symposium 2015: Is it time for a new round of campaign finance reform?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-Every time you hear the words “campaign finance reform” in the press, they’re inevitably accompanied by “hot-button issue” or some similar harbinger of doom. We’re warned repeatedly that there will be donnybrooks the likes of which man has never seen if we try to modify the current dog’s breakfast of methods by which … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Is it time for a new round of campaign finance reform?
Symposium 2015: Are the Democrats and Republicans both becoming more extremist and does this give rise to a viable third party?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-Both the Democrats and Republicans have become more extremist, though in differing ways with varying yet similar characteristics. Democrats have gone from a party of state’s rights to one of progressive and socialist thought and policy, while Republicans have gone from a party of decentralized government philosophy to one that has compromised … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Are the Democrats and Republicans both becoming more extremist and does this give rise to a viable third party?
Symposium 2015: Should federal anti-gaming legislation be scrapped?
Gastonia, NC Correspondent-If you’ve seen the “Godfather” films, you got a taste of what Vegas and Atlantic City life was like when the Mafia owned a large part of the casino and other gaming business. While the rubes through the door didn’t get fleeced any more thoroughly than they do today, the behind-the-scenes goings-on were … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Should federal anti-gaming legislation be scrapped?
Symposium 2015: Is it time to end the current Social Security program for citizens under the age of 18?
Owatanna, MN Correspondent-According to the Social Security Administration website, "about 4.4 million children under 18 receive approximately $2.5 billion each month because one or both of their parents are disabled, retired, or deceased. Those dollars help to provide the necessities of life for family members and help to make it possible for those children to … Continue reading Symposium 2015: Is it time to end the current Social Security program for citizens under the age of 18?
Symposium 2015: In light of recent terrorist attacks, should the federal government increase domestic surveillance? How far should a domestic surveillance program be allowed to go?
Owatanna, MN Correspondent-If the federal government expects domestic terrorist attacks in the future, then unfortunately, they should increase domestic surveillance. This is unfortunate because government is always too eager to place everyone in the "suspicious" category, presume guilt instead of innocence, and end up harassing or worse citizens whose behavior may not conform to arbitrary … Continue reading Symposium 2015: In light of recent terrorist attacks, should the federal government increase domestic surveillance? How far should a domestic surveillance program be allowed to go?
