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With the tax deadline occurring this week, the sensible thing for Congress moving forward would be to

Leave the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alone–the system works just fine for most taxpayers
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Hire more agents so the IRS can do its job better
0%
Abolish the IRS altogether, replacing it with a personal consumption tax
0%
Overhaul the federal tax code so that compliance and enforcement are straightforward
0%
Total votes: 0
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California Gov. Jerry Brown last week ordered mandatory water restrictions for the first time in his state's history. Is California’s drought the result of

An unfortunate confluence of extended dry and warm weather?
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Man-made climate change?
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Bad policies that have failed to meet the state’s water needs?
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Too many Californians either using too much water or denying it to others?
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What was bound to happen in a place not designed to hold this many people
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All of the above?
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Total votes: 0
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How should the U.S. use its new energy bounty?

The U.S. should keep out of private energy markets, and not use oil and gas as foreign policy tools.
18%
The U.S. should reduce carbon fuel production to curb global warming and bridge the gap to a renewable energy future.
9%
The U.S. should use its new resources only at home, forbid energy exports, and free itself from the Middle East.
18%
The U.S. should form an energy alliance to protect our importing friends from embargoes and boycotts.
45%
The U.S. must produce as much gas, oil, and coal as possible to collapse global energy prices and weaken our enemies.
9%
Total votes: 11
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With the deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran fast approaching, the United States’ best option is to

Do what it takes to reach an agreement, even if it means concessions
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Hold firm despite the deadline pressure–no last-minute concessions
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If possible, extend the deadline if it keeps Iran at the bargaining table
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Do not sign off on any deal–the Iranian regime can’t be trusted
0%
Total votes: 0
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a speech to a joint meeting of Congress this week, against the White House’s wishes. In your opinion,

All members should attend—Israel’s a loyal ally
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Members should stay away—Netanyahu is using this as a campaign ploy
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The White House should recognize Netanyahu’s concerns over the nuclear negotiations with Iran
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Netanyahu has no right using the platform to undermine US foreign policy
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week, the federal government reached its $18.1 trillion debt ceiling. The sensible next step for Washington should be to

Raise the debt ceiling “cleanly”: no stunts, no government shutdowns
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Make a “process-driven compromise” (more debt, reduce long-term deficits)
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Force the president to accept deeper budget cuts via another sequester
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Do nothing–see how close we get to actual default
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Total votes: 0
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With a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) looming should it run out of funding at month’s end, Congress’s approach should be to

Stick to its guns and insist that DHS funding includes provisions undoing the president’s immigration executive order
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Extend an eleventh-hour olive branch to see if there’s any common ground
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Drop the provisions now that a federal court has temporarily blocked the executive order from being implemented
0%
Total votes: 0
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What additional future steps should the United States and Europe take, if any at all, to counter Russian ambitions?

Nothing. Additional punitive measures against Putin would be unduly polarizing and counter-productive.
18%
Nothing. Increase U.S. oil production that is doing more harm to the Russian economy than sanctions.
18%
Work more closely with Europe, and outreach to India and China, to create a firewall to Putin’s agendas.
18%
NATO must station more ground and air troops in Eastern Europe and the Balkans to showcase Western deterrence.
27%
Issue a redline that Russian entry into an Eastern European or Baltic nation will be met with armed force.
18%
Total votes: 11
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President Obama, who just visited Stanford to discuss cybersecurity, has suggested that climate change trumps terrorism as a bigger long-term threat. In your opinion, the biggest danger out there is

Climate Change
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Terrorism
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Computer Hackers
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Nuclear Proliferation
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Deficits and Debt
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Changing Morals and Values
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Total votes: 0
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Japan, Jordan, and the Islamic State attempted to pull off a swap of a captured journalist and military pilot for an al Qaeda prisoner. In instances like this, the correct policy is

Do whatever it takes to bring the hostages home
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It’s up to each country to choose its own course
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Never negotiate with terrorists; it encourages further hostage taking
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Total votes: 0
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