Gastonia, NC Correspondent-Now here’s an issue I haven’t heard about in a while! The brouhaha over Obamacare and its attendant bureaucratic explosion has driven tort reform and malpractice reform from the front of the health care discussion, but the problem is still very much in existence. There are bad doctors just as there are bad … Continue reading Is tort reform a key element of driving down the cost of malpractice insurance for doctors and keeping healthcare costs in check?
Politics
Should the United States re-write laws to allow Puerto Rico to go through the bankruptcy process and should the taxpayers fund a bailout of Puerto Rico? Does this create a precedent for other cities, states, and municipalities that want taxpayer funded bailouts?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-As Puerto Rico is an island territory of the United States as opposed to a city or town, neither should laws be re-written to allow Puerto Rico to go through the bankruptcy process nor should taxpayers fund a bailout of Puerto Rico. Though Puerto Rico is under American law and the Constitution … Continue reading Should the United States re-write laws to allow Puerto Rico to go through the bankruptcy process and should the taxpayers fund a bailout of Puerto Rico? Does this create a precedent for other cities, states, and municipalities that want taxpayer funded bailouts?
Is the lack of civility in American politics a reflection of a general lack of civility in America? How do we address this problem (if you see it as a problem)?
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-The lack of civility in American politics is a reflection of a general lack of civility in America and it does need to be addressed at the highest levels in both the Republican and Democrat parties. Way too many political figures have failed to uphold the rule of law and have betrayed … Continue reading Is the lack of civility in American politics a reflection of a general lack of civility in America? How do we address this problem (if you see it as a problem)?
With state legislatures and the federal government passing new laws almost every day, are we starting to over-criminalize America?
Correspondents were given the following link for this opinion article: Manhattan Institute: Overcriminalization Owatonna, MN Correspondent-I have long believed American society has become far too burdened with laws. If one operates on the premise that for every law there is at least one corresponding lawbreaker, then each law passed gives us at least one if not … Continue reading With state legislatures and the federal government passing new laws almost every day, are we starting to over-criminalize America?
Should Apple help the FBI unlock iPhones that may have information relating to terrorist activities or other criminal activities?
Myrtle Beach, SC Correspondent-Absolutely they should! For several reasons they should. Let’s look at this from a legal standpoint. Your phone, text messages, emails, everything is discoverable evidence in a criminal case. So, let’s play this out. Apple decides NOT to unlock this phone. They basically are opening the flood gates to criminals, terrorists, etc. … Continue reading Should Apple help the FBI unlock iPhones that may have information relating to terrorist activities or other criminal activities?
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?
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?
Would greater censorship of social media and the internet be effective in combating terrorism?
Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL December 7, 2015 Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-Combatting terrorism involves many strategies, particularly since the insidious and rapid advances of terrorism over the last year. With the recent San Bernardino attacks, it is obvious that the persons involved in the massacre were active in a number of social media and internet … Continue reading Would greater censorship of social media and the internet be effective in combating terrorism?
