The next Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
takes place on Sunday, October 9th. This debate will be the “town hall” format where candidates will take
questions directly from voters in the audience. In the spirit of this format,
voters from around the country can participate as well by submitting their
questions online.
It’s very easy to participate, all you have to do is visit PresidentialOpenQuestions.com and you can vote on existing questions or submit
one of your own.
The Commission on Presidential Debates had already announced that the
second of three debates would feature questions submitted online in addition to
those asked by the traditional studio audience. But on Tuesday morning, the
organizers confirmed they are embracing a format that a broad bipartisan
cross-section of activist and civic groups known as the Open Debate Coalition
have been pushing for years. Americans will be able to submit and then vote on
questions online at PresidentialOpenQuestions.com, and ABC and CNN have agreed to consider the 30 most popular queries
when they jointly plan the debate.
So
far the top 5 questions with the
most votes:
How will you ensure the 2nd amendment
is protected? (link)
-Too much crime is blamed on the tool, not the person. How will you protect law abiding citizens to protect themselves.
-Too much crime is blamed on the tool, not the person. How will you protect law abiding citizens to protect themselves.
What will you do to ensure greater
transparency and accountability in government? (link)
-Too many Americans feel that government is not accountable to the people and we are forced to live within a rigged system. How can you change this?
-Too many Americans feel that government is not accountable to the people and we are forced to live within a rigged system. How can you change this?
Will You Support a Voter ID System that
Insures that Only US Citizens Can Vote? (link)
-In this country, we need to show IDs to drive, make any financial transaction, get medical care, even attend your party conventions. Why is it controversial, or racist, to require IDs to vote?
-In this country, we need to show IDs to drive, make any financial transaction, get medical care, even attend your party conventions. Why is it controversial, or racist, to require IDs to vote?
What do you propose to do to those in
government that are above the law? (link)
-It’s become far too common for those in power to skirt the law. Unfortunately there are those that have consistently done wrong and continue to move along without repercussion. This must stop.
-It’s become far too common for those in power to skirt the law. Unfortunately there are those that have consistently done wrong and continue to move along without repercussion. This must stop.
Would you be willing to either repeal or
repair/rework the Affordable Care Act? (link)
-I am a self-employed 61-year-old healthy individual and cannot afford the ACA policy the government has decided I should have.
-I am a self-employed 61-year-old healthy individual and cannot afford the ACA policy the government has decided I should have.
