QUESTION 8: CONCLUDING QUESTIONS

The Hall Institute has received several questions from our readers that were not reflected in our previous inquiries to the candidates in our US Senate Virtual Debate. Since we are committed to encouraging dialogue between and among the candidates and the public, the Hall Institute is asking the candidates to answer each of these questions in 25 words or less.

1. Do you support more government surveillance of bank accounts, telephone records, and other personal data to combat terrorism?



2. Do you believe the standards for treating prisoners of war as delineated in the Geneva Code should be changed to allow for stronger interrogation procedures?



3. Do you believe that Roe v. Wade should be a litmus test for Supreme Court judges?



4. Do you believe that the government should take greater account of affirmative action considerations in awarding its contracts?



5. Should the federal government curtail its penalties for banned drug substances, such as marijuana, especially when used for medicinal purposes?



6. Do you favor additional control on handguns and rifles?



7. Do you favor raising taxes to cover the forty million Americans without medical coverage?



8. Do you believe that Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research should be banned?



9. Do you think there should be a change in the Senate rules governing the filibuster?



10. Do you support a constitutional amendment to prevent the burning of the American flag?



11. Should public officials in New Jersey be allowed to hold more than one public office?



12. Do you believe that same sex marriages should be legal?



13. Do you favor privatization of Social Security?