Before you begin reading the following questions and answers, think of a few things. I am not altering the questions or answers from the two most popular 2020 Presidential candidates. I want you to think and read each response carefully, answer the questions yourself and see who answered it best. The individuals answering the questions will be kept anonymous until the very end.
NOTE: ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE FROM HERE.
Should the US Economy Be Shut Down again during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic if Recommended by Scientists?
Person A: “I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives, because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. That is the fundamental flaw of this [Trump] administration’s thinking to begin with. In order to keep the country running and moving and the economy growing and people employed, you have to fix the virus. You have to deal with the virus.”
Person B: “It’s important for all Americans to recognize that a permanent lockdown is not a viable path forward producing the result that you want or certainly not a viable path forward and would ultimately inflict more harm than it would prevent. Lock downs do not prevent infection in the future. They just don’t. It comes back many times, it comes back.”
Should Abortion Be Legal?
Person A: “As president, [BLANK] will be a champion for improving access to health care and the health of all by:Expanding access to contraception and protect the constitutional right to an abortion… Reverse the [BLANK] Administration and states’ all-out assault on women’s right to choose. As president, [BLANK] will work to codify Roe v. Wade, and his Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate the constitutional right to an abortion, such as so-called TRAP laws [Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers], parental notification requirements, mandatory waiting periods, and ultrasound requirements.”
Person B: “As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions – Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother – the same position taken by Ronald Reagan. We have come very far in the last two years with 105 wonderful new Federal Judges (many more to come), two great new Supreme Court Justices, the Mexico City Policy, and a whole new & positive attitude about the Right to Life. The Radical Left, with late term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue. We must stick together and Win for Life in 2020. If we are foolish and do not stay UNITED as one, all of our hard fought gains for Life can, and will, rapidly disappear!”
Should Police Departments Be Defunded, if Not Abolished?
Person A: “I don’t want to defund police. I want to get police more money in order to deal with the things they badly need, from making sure they have access to community policing, that they have also in the departments social workers, psychologists, people who in fact can handle those god-awful problems that a cop has to have four degrees to handle.”
Person B: “There won’t be defunding. There won’t be dismantling of our police, and there’s not going to be any disbanding of our police. Our police have been letting us live in peace, and we want to make sure we don’t have any bad actors in there.”
Should the US Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement?
Person A: “[BLANK] will rejoin the Paris Agreement, but simply rejoining is not enough. [BLANK] will use every tool of American foreign policy to push the rest of the world to raise their ambitions alongside the United States. A [BLANK] Administration will: Re-enter the Paris Agreement on day one of the [BLANK] Administration and lead a major diplomatic push to raise the ambitions of countries’ climate targets. The Paris Agreement was a historic breakthrough for the world, and reflected the power of patient, strategic diplomacy in service of America’s long-term national interests. The core of the agreement relies on countries continually increasing the ambition of their climate targets over time.”
Person B: ” [BLANK] withdrew the United States from the terrible, one-sided Paris Climate Accord. It was a total disaster for our country. And [BLANK] thought when [BLANK] did that, it would be very tough. And all [BLANK] do is get applauded for that move, so much. It would’ve been so bad for our country. They were taking away our wealth. It was almost as though it was meant to hurt the competitiveness — really, competitiveness of the United States. So, we did away with that one. The Paris Accord would’ve been a giant transfer of American wealth to foreign nations that are responsible for most of the world’s pollution. Our air right now and our water right now is as clean as it’s been in decades. The Paris Accord would’ve been shutting down American producers with excessive regulatory restrictions like you would not believe, while allowing foreign producers to pollute with impunity. They were allowed to do what they were doing.”
Should the US Continue to Build a Border Wall at the US/Mexico Border?
Person A: “There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration. I’m gonna make sure that we have border protection, but it’s going to be based on making sure that we use high-tech capacity to deal with it and at the ports of entry — that’s where all the bad stuff is at.”
Person B: “[BLANK] administration has presented Congress with a detailed proposal to secure the border and stop the criminal gangs, drug smugglers and human traffickers. It’s a tremendous problem… [A]s part of an overall approach to border security, law enforcement professionals have requested $5.7 billion for a physical barrier. At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall. This barrier is absolutely critical to border security. It’s also what our professionals at the border want and need. This is just common sense. The border wall would very quickly pay for itself. The cost of illegal drugs exceeds $500 billion a year — vastly more than the $5.7 billion we have requested from Congress. The wall will also be paid for, indirectly, by the great new trade deal we have made with Mexico… Some have suggested a barrier is immoral. Then why do wealthy politicians build walls, fences, and gates around their homes? They don’t build walls because they hate the people on the outside, but because they love the people on the inside.”
Should the Government Allow Businesses to Deny Services to LGBTQ+ Customers Using Religious Freedom Laws?
Person A: “[BLANK] will… [e]nd the misuse of broad exemptions to discriminate. Religious freedom is a fundamental American value. But states have inappropriately used broad exemptions to allow businesses, medical providers, social service agencies, state and local government officials, and others to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. The [BLANK] Administration has deliberately and systematically attempted to gut protections for the LGBTQ+ community by carving out broad religious exemptions to existing nondiscrimination laws and policies across federal agencies.[BLANK] will reverse [BLANK] policies misusing these broad exemptions and fight so that no one is turned away from a business or refused service by a government official just because of who they are or who they love.”
Person B: “No American — whether a nun, nurse, baker, or business owner — should be forced to choose between the tenets of faith or adherence to the law.”
After reading these six randomly chosen questions, I want you to think about each response and who you agree with more. Whichever one you agree with,consider and do more research about.. But regardless of who it is, please vote.
Now for who is who… Person A is Joe Biden and Person B is Donald Trump.