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The New York Times has an article asking readers to select (from their list) what questions they'd like to ask the 2016 presidential candidates.
It's clear that both candidates haven't given specific answers to questions about issues which directly affect us. What questions would Soylentils ask the candidates (your choices, not mine as in the NYT article) to identify their positions on issues which matter to you?
Some of the questions I'd like to see answered are:
How would you work with a Congress which isn't aligned with the goals of your administration to actually get something accomplished?
Does money equal speech? If so/not so, why and how?
How will you rein in our intelligence agencies that are unconstitutionally spying on U.S. citizens?
What specific steps would you take (if any) to combat anthropogenic climate change?
Would you allow non-American foods to be cooked in the White House kitchen? If not, what steps will you take to reduce the obesity problem that will inevitably ensue?
What about the rest of you? What questions would you like to see answered by the candidates?
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Thexalon on Saturday September 24 2016, @11:21AM
"Will you, as president, direct your Attorney General to vigorously prosecute the rich and powerful who commit serious crimes, such as ordering torture of prisoners or banking fraud on unimaginably huge scales?"
That's one of the bigger problems facing the country today, and as best as I can tell neither Trump nor Clinton nor Johnson plan on doing a darn thing about it.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 24 2016, @11:33AM
The answer to that is simple... NO!
The reason is also simple... because "the rich and powerful who commit serious crimes, such as ordering torture of prisoners or banking fraud" are also the very same bureaucrats working for government that are responsible to the president's administration.
You may as well ask "Will you, as president, shoot yourself in the foot?"
(Score: 1) by redneckmother on Saturday September 24 2016, @05:17PM
s/foot/head/
Mas cerveza por favor.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 24 2016, @03:17PM
That's a softball question and you can imagine the answers you'll get. That's like asking a job candidate "what if you're trying to close a multimillion dollar sale, and a representative on the customer side asks you to do something illegal?"
What counts is performance.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Thexalon on Saturday September 24 2016, @03:40PM
I can imagine the answers I'd get, but I also have to imagine they'll piss off some donors in the backrooms when they give those answers, and will at the very least be on the record as supporting that move. Of course that's entirely a different matter from actually following through, but right now they aren't even being forced to squirm and lie about it.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin