Waterboarding

Should waterboarding be legal?

(70% of the 2301.8009 class thought yes).
(59% of the 2301.8012 class thought no).
(71% of the 2302.8006 class thought yes).

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/01/28/national/w142155S63.DTL

Warrantless Surveillance

Should the Federal government be allowed to listen in on international phone calls between a suspected terrorist in another country and someone in the US?

(88% of the 2302.8006 class thought yes).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012902909.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Public Schools

Is it right for some school districts to share their property tax revenues with other school districts?

(75% of the 2301.8009 class thought yes).
(60% of the 2301.8012 class thought yes).

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/012808dntexwimberley.2c73fcc.html

Illegal Immigration

Should Farmers Branch make it illegal to rent houses or apartments to illegal immigrants?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/carrollton/stories/DN-fbrentals_23met.ART.State.Edition2.375c54f.html

Patriot Act

Is the PATRIOT Act a threat to liberty?

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." (Benjamin Franklin)

Economic Stimulus

Is it right for the Federal Government to issue tax rebates in order to stimulate the economy?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/29/AR2008012901935.html

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ECONOMY_STIMULUS?SITE=TXDAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=BUSINESS.html&CTIME=2008-01-18-08-37-20

Health Insurance

Should the Federal Government make sure that everyone in the United States has health insurance?

(59% of the GOVT 2301.8009 class thought yes).
(79% of the GOVT 2301.8012 class thought yes).

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/012208dnbusMedCampaign.2cfd3db.html

Iraq War

Are we making progess in Iraq?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq17jan17,1,964956.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Abortion

Are there too many abortions in the United States?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-abort17jan17,1,4238265.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

Destroyed Tapes

Was it right for the CIA to destroy tapes of harsh interrogations?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR2008011504090.html?hpid=topnews

Child Support

Should the State of Texas pay for paternity tests in order to make fathers pay child support?

(97% of the GOVT 2301.8012 class thought yes).

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5454588.html

Pornography in Public Libraries

Should we the people of Dallas permit people to view pornography in public libraries?

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/011508dnmetlibraryporn.27bb24d.html

Guantanamo Bay and Due Process

Does it promote liberty for the US to detain alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/us/11gitmo.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1202749242-AG3RU7Z8lRgt+xZ7KYPigg

Disaster Relief

Has the Federal Government done enough to help people recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

(67% of the GOVT 2302.8006 thought that the Federal Government has done enough).

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/011408dnmetevacuees.2aa3cdb.html