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Be Part of the 2008 Presidential Youth Debate

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they've-already-promised-to-answer dept.

We participated in this project back in 2004. This year it's hosted by Walden University, and the format is a little less cumbersome than it was four years ago. So go ahead, ask some questions you'd like to see McCain and Obama answer, and they'll go into the pot along with questions submitted through other channels. Later this week you'll have a chance to help moderate the final questions chosen from all sources, and on October 20 you'll be able to see video responses from the two major party candidates. Please limit to yourself to one question per post, and note that questions must be posted no later than 4 p.m. US EDT on Monday, September 29, to be considered.

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  1. For both. by DragonTHC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For both candidates:
    In the past 10 years, the Internet has brought consumers more options than ever for communication and entertainment. Our current laws regarding copyright and intellectual property don't adequately describe or encompass intangible digital content which can be infinitely copied with out impacting originals. Do you support the massive entertainment lobby in effecting legilsation that promotes the erosion of consumer rights and choices of a free market or do you believe that the market itself should decide which business models are successful?

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    They're using their grammar skills there.
  2. Re:important question by mctk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Naah, easy-out question ("God bless America!"). I think you need to pin 'em down a bit:

    Do you prescribe to the belief that non-Christians will spend eternity in Hell?

    If yes, what influence does this have on your dealings with non-believers?

    If no, how do you reconcile this belief with the bible?

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    Paul Grosfield - the quicker picker upper.
  3. Not a specific question, but by staeiou · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm saddened by the initial slate of questions proposed here. Instead of sending rhetorically-charged questions about the hot button issues that will assuredly be addressed in any debate (spending, healthcare, the economy, gun control, abortion, the war/military, outdated ideological labels, and vague issues of credibility, change, responsibility and accountability), why don't we mod up questions about issues that affect the kinds of news stories we see on this site each and every day? I'm talking about issues of copyright, net neutrality, science funding, patents, the FCC, e-voting, space exploration, and open source adoption in governmental agencies.

  4. Election democratization by aylusarn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Senators McCain and Obama;

    Will you demand the inclusion of other candidates in the remaining presidential debates, as the majority of the American public does? Namely, the ones with sufficient ballot presence to win are; Cynthia McKinney (Green), Ralph Nader (Independent), Bob Barr (Libertarian), and Chuck Baldwin (Constitution).