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#MastodonPoll: Which of the following regulations regarding leaf blowers would you support? Choose as many as you like.
1. Decibel limits
2. Fuel efficiency standards (the relevant metric for cars is miles per gallon, so the corresponding one here would be what, leaves blown per gallon?)
3. Fuel type restrictions (i.e. ban gas-powered ones completely)
4. Full ban, both gas-powered ones and electric -
#MastodonPoll: I'm considering (or rather imagining) a Constitutional Amendment to the "State of the Union" part of Article II, but I'm debating myself over the wording... how would you fill in the blank in this proposed amendment?
"If the president _______ when performing this duty [to provide information regarding the State of the Union], this shall be grounds for impeachment."
1. lies
2. knowingly lies
3. knowingly and maliciously lies
4. makes a statement that constitutes libel or slander -
#MastodonPoll: best response to "Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon"? (pick one)
1. "That's why we should have stuck with the JCPOA, which Obama negotiated and Trump blew up. Bombing Iran makes them more likely to seek a nuclear weapon." (redirect)
2. "Actually, they can and should be allowed and even encouraged to have a nuclear weapon." (contradict)
3. "Who are we to allow or disallow Iran from seeking a nuclear weapon?" (disclaim responsibility)
4. "Iran wouldn't have been able to complete a nuclear weapon anyways." (argue mootness)
5. "Do you remember nothing from the run-up to the Iraq War?" (appeal to history) -
#MastodonPoll: Who gave Elon Musk his black eye?
1. "little X" (as Elon claimed)
2. Stephen Miller (as is popularly assumed)
3. Scott Bessent (as Bannon claimed)
4. Elon himself -
#MastodonPoll:
Which Milton will end up being more destructive? -
#MastodonPoll: which of these moral maxims do you prefer? (Note that these are largely paraphrases; please don't nitpick if I got the wording wrong)
(and yes, many of these may sound similar to one another, but the point is to consider their distinctions)
1. "Don't do anything to anyone that you wouldn't want them to do to you" (Negative Golden Rule)
2. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Golden Rule)
3. "Do unto others as you would have everyone do to everyone else" (Categorical Imperative)
4. "Don't ask anyone to do something for you that you wouldn't do yourself" (idk what this one's called... let's just call it "Leadership" for now)
5. "Do unto others as you think they would want you to do unto them" (Considerateness)
6. "Only intervene with other's behavior when they're harming others, not when they're harming themselves" (Harm Principle)
7. "Act in a way that does the most good for the largest number of people" (Utilitarianism)
8. "Be excellent to one another, and party on, dudes!" (Bill and Ted) -
Re-holding my #MastodonPoll from the other day with some updated wording and choices for responses:
After considering all practicalities involved, which of the following proposals for the size of the U.S. House of Representatives would you prefer?
#ExpandTheHouse -
#MastodonPoll: What is your ideal size for the U.S. House of Representatives?
#ExpandTheHouse -
#MastodonPoll: Which of the following Boston-area municipalities should Boston absorb?
(Check all that you think apply) -
#MastodonPoll: You are given the power to prevent one of the following assassinations or groups of assassinations. Which do you choose to save?
(Choosing one of the grouped options means saving all members listed in that group) -
Entry from my "goodpolicy" table: the #WyomingRule for House apportionment
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Full Dem. control of government would make the #WyomingRule for House apportionment more likely to be enacted, which would be respectful.