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If you were elected President what would be the first law you'd institute?

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  • spooky8 - 41-45 years old - male
    spooky8(30 votes)
    The President does not enact laws, that is the job of Congress. The Presid…
  • SpiritOfTheRabbit - 31-35 years old - female
    SpiritOfTheRabbit(17 votes)
    STRICT animal cruelty/neglect laws.
  • spygirl1978 - 31-35 years old - female
    spygirl1978(13 votes)
    I'd put the "God Bless" back into America.

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  1. spooky8 - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by spooky8 Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:30AM

    The President does not enact laws, that is the job of Congress. The President's job is to enforce those laws. Two totally different branches of government.

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  2. LoneAlpha - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by LoneAlpha Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:03AM

    Seems every branch of the government thinks they have the right to legislate.

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  3. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:11AM

    As president I would enact martial law.

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  4. SpiritOfTheRabbit - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by SpiritOfTheRabbit Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:29AM

    STRICT animal cruelty/neglect laws.

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  5. SpiritOfTheRabbit - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by SpiritOfTheRabbit Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:36AM

    Vegetarian for 8 years.

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  6. fuzzybottom - 41-45 years old - female

    Reply by fuzzybottom Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:52PM

    This is the first thing that came to my mind as well!

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  7. spygirl1978 - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by spygirl1978 Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:34AM

    I'd put the "God Bless" back into America.

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  8. LoneAlpha - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by LoneAlpha Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:06AM

    I agree

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  9. RodTheExplorer - 22-25 years old - male

    Reply by RodTheExplorer Sep 18th, 2012 at 9:56AM

    God has been the most quoted name when it comes to election campaigns --how about we take religious views OUT of politics. Not so that we all become athiest, but so that we vote for someone based on his past and present actions.

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  10. boys4pele - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by boys4pele Sep 18th, 2012 at 7:12AM

    Equal Rights for same-sex couples.

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  11. Swimteambk - 13-15 years old - female

    Reply by Swimteambk Sep 18th, 2012 at 8:40AM

    But why would you do that? Just asking

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  12. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 9:56AM

    Same reason you'd want equal rights for everyone. We're all supposed to be governed under one law, not one for whites and one for blacks, or one for men and one for women. Every citizen should have the same rights and responsibilities.

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  13. lorsive - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by lorsive Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:14AM

    Free College for the first two years

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  14. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 10:12AM

    Yeah, because we all know how valuable community college is for 75% of the drunken morons that attend it. How about you bums get a job and pay for your own education?

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  15. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:33AM

    I think the first law I would pass would be term limits for all politicians and civil servants. The purpose of this law would be to force politicians and bureaucrats to actually spend time in the private sector so they could learn how such things as capitalism, accountability, responsibility and real productivity work. Too many of them have been allowed to become parasites.

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  16. LoneAlpha - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by LoneAlpha Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:09AM

    I agree 100%

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  17. 1Booklover510 - 66-70 years old - female

    Reply by 1Booklover510 Sep 18th, 2012 at 7:10AM

    I agree as well with term limits. Its unfortunately the congress makes the laws not the president so I dont see them changing that anytime soon. We have to keep speaking out about it.

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  18. jayciedubb - 46-50 years old

    Posted by jayciedubb Sep 19th, 2012 at 11:09AM

    okay, call me a sore loser if you will but i just want to point out that, of the winners, the first guy didn't answer the question, the third guys answer is un constitutional and there are already strict animal rights laws on the books. it's their enforcement that's lacking. thats all. the following is my original answer: I would make the practice of lobbying in congress illegal and I would take away the person status of corporations. ..If I had that kind of power. Cuz it's congress that makes the laws. The president is only 1/3 of our leadership. The other 2/3 are 1/3 congress/senate and 1/3 supreme court. President represents the executive branch, btw.
    Oh! while the price of gold is so high, I would try to put us back on the gold standard of economics too.

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  19. TwylaMarie - 41-45 years old - female

    Reply by TwylaMarie Sep 18th, 2012 at 2:55PM

    So would you also cut the governments ability to tax corporations too? A basic tenant of democracy is there should be no taxation without representation - and it's part of the reason for the Citizens United verdict.

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  20. jayciedubb - 46-50 years old

    Reply by jayciedubb Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:11PM

    The income they generate would be taxed because it will still belong to people. Those people would be taxed accordingly. of course. Who paid federal income tax prior to 1913/1912? Could it have been those who created the federal reserve? They could go back to paying it. As it is now, they're putting an undue amount of pressure onto the working class who, after all, are the ones making the corporations all their money. Just a reminder, Big Business is getting their tax breaks because they're supposed to be providing employment. It is that employment that pays the tax. When they get tax breaks and cut out jobs that they then send overseas, they're not holding up their end. They're really just holding us all up.

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  21. Kahakai - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by Kahakai Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:32AM

    Term limits for congress.

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  22. LoneAlpha - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by LoneAlpha Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:11AM

    Not just Congress but the whole shabang.

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  23. AYearWithoutRain - 18-21 years old - male

    Posted by AYearWithoutRain Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:30AM

    Stop risking with the troops going into wars pretending to be the one who controls the earth!

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  24. TwylaMarie - 41-45 years old - female

    Reply by TwylaMarie Sep 18th, 2012 at 2:54PM

    I think Kuwait and South Korea might disagree with you there. Also Japan, which would probably be getting overrun with Chinese troops right about now if there were no fear the US would become involved.

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  25. milny - 36-40 years old

    Reply by milny Sep 18th, 2012 at 8:01PM

    that's only because we will not let them defend themselves as we put into their constitution that they will not have any kind of sizeable fighting force anymore after WWII. they might have a reserve type of an arrangement. But not like before when it was actually Japan that was constantly invading China.

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  26. chrismark61 - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by chrismark61 Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:32AM

    Legalize pot today and get high tonight.

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  27. Eban - 18-21 years old - male

    Posted by Eban Sep 18th, 2012 at 6:18AM

    NO PANTS FRIDAY.

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  28. PinksWoman - 61-65 years old

    Reply by PinksWoman Sep 18th, 2012 at 10:21AM

    Good idea. Friday should be skirt day

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  29. BadassQuiat - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by BadassQuiat Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:31AM

    ICE CREAM FOR EVERYBODY!

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  30. BamPow - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by BamPow Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:44AM

    I'd move the U.S. Capitol from D.C. to Las Vegas.

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  31. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 10:15AM

    That certainly would increase the national interest in politics, and seeing as how the Feds gamble with taxpayer dollars it sure would seem appropriate.

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  32. JulianSavier - 18-21 years old - male

    Posted by JulianSavier Sep 18th, 2012 at 11:33AM

    gay rights!

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  33. NamelessRyan - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by NamelessRyan Sep 18th, 2012 at 9:33AM

    Unlimited free pizza for all! Vote for me!!

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  34. neodeno - 41-45 years old

    Posted by neodeno Sep 18th, 2012 at 4:54AM

    "first thing we'll do, is kill all the lawyers"

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  35. DenteAvvelenato - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by DenteAvvelenato Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:42AM

    Enact the "because I said so"-ocracy : bye bye democracy hello All Hail Dente !

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  36. OnewithJC - 36-40 years old - female

    Reply by OnewithJC Sep 18th, 2012 at 3:57AM

    Well I like my spaghetti 'al dente', does that count? ;)

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  37. neodeno - 41-45 years old

    Reply by neodeno Sep 18th, 2012 at 4:55AM

    who is this 'al dente' and why does he keep messing with my pastas!?

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  38. EvGenius - 22-25 years old

    Posted by EvGenius Sep 18th, 2012 at 12:32AM

    dispose of murderers and make the rest of the criminals work for people instead of normal people having to work and pay for them.

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  39. sketch987 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by sketch987 Sep 18th, 2012 at 1:10AM

    Whoa, whoa, whoa... did you say dispose of all the murderers? I better bump you off before you get too powerful.

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  40. Connifer - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by Connifer Sep 18th, 2012 at 8:06AM

    Submit a bill to stop all methods of tampering with social security.

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  41. niksal - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by niksal Sep 18th, 2012 at 5:35AM

    ....withdraw all US troops from foreign soil....then, cut off all foreign aid, with the exception of medical aid...

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