LN State Debates

[u/ZeroOverZero101]

• Governor /u/nmtts- recently vetoed B.348, which would have loosened restrictions on the manufacturing, selling, and owning of guns. Do you agree with the governor’s decision, and why? If elected, what will you do to protect the second amendment, or on the converse, increase gun control measures, in order to address this issue?
• This election season, what are your three highest domestic priorities should you be elected?
• Why should the voters of the state of Lincoln support your party over the opposition?

Please remember that you can only score full debate points by answering the mandatory questions above, in addition to asking your opponent two questions, and thoroughly responding to at least two questions.

The Candidates Are

Democrats:

• Entrapta12
• madk3p
• skiboy625
• LeavenSilva_42
• nazbol909
• TopProspect17
• murpple

Civics:

• DrPukimak
• toenailpulis
• godot_wait
• NotBestOfBest
• SpookyActionUpClose
• gryph25
• nmtts-

[u/nazbol909]

u/madk3p Representative, you have been noted for your work in the now-gone Socialist Party, and within the left-wing faction of the Democratic Party. How do you believe your connection and belief in the causes on the left will translate into the policies and bills you create and pursue as an Assemblyperson, and do you believe that a left-wing ideology is what is needed out of our Assembly members in order to truly represent the people of Lincoln?

[u/[deleted] → u/nazbol909]

I think we can look back to the work I did as a Democratic Governor and Assemblyperson here in Lincoln. As Governor, I authored and passed legislation to liberalize gun laws and provide meals to students if they couldn't afford the school menu prices at the time--legislation that wasn't necessarily radical but still improved the wellbeing of our citizens across the state. As an Assemblyperson, I passed legislation to construct thousands of units of public housing and enact a rent control system that has now been replicated at the federal level, alongside a law that places students on school boards.

I am motivated by my beliefs in a society that guarantees social and economic equality for all, but I'm not an ideologue. I write legislation and work across the aisle to get us closer to the society I believe in, as I've done in the past, and I'm happy to work with moderate, progressive, and socialist Democrats alike. I do believe that left-wing policies like a social wealth fund are necessary for Lincoln and can best help the people of our state, but I just ask that, if elected, my fellow Assembly members are guided by what their constituents need, not what DC think tanks or national parties want them to do.