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on Referendum Signatures
What if there were a ballot saying that partial-birth abortion should be legal. This is a procedure that the majority of people think should be illegal. People who would sign such a ballot might be considered extremely pro-abortion. Would they want their names spread around the internet? Probably not.
posted 3 years, 8 months ago
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on Referendum Signatures
Surely there are better ways to open a meaningful dialogue about a controversial issue than confronting someone with your knowledge that he signed a petition and demanding that he defend his action. In my opinion, signing a petition should have the same privacy protection as voting. Also, what a way to cause rifts in families/friendships - looking for names of people you might know who signed a petition you are opposed to. In my family, we are aware of our differences, but respect each other's privacy on these issues.
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on Getting Tough About Driving Drunk
My mother-in-law regularly drinks and drives. She's been involved in minor accidents, but nothing where the police have been involved. I have called the police to ask what I can do. I was told that even if I called 911 and reported that someone I knew to be drunk was driving, they still could not pull her over unless there was another reason to do so. They said the best thing to do was to take away her keys. That seems to be putting all of the responsibility on those around the problem drinker, instead of where it belongs. Is it my responsibility to follow her around every evening?
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