FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY offers university credit in a distance learning format for courses based on the United States Constitution. Selective courses are taught by prominent public figures.
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Chief Justice

This Week: Should tax dollars be used to help fund religious or private schooling?

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Next Week: Should public schools be allowed to perform random drug tests on its student athletes as a condition to be part of an athletic team?

Last Week: Should the government be allowed to use "extreme rendition" in a ticking bomb scenario?

YES 60.0%   NO 40.0%

Sovereign Citizen

This Week: Should congress pass legislation to develop the use of cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure that enables retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol for vehicle fuel to reduce the consumption of petroleum-based fuel?

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Next Week: Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be required to share profits with taxpayers when the government is required to subsidize these private companies during difficult times?

Last Week: Should congress pass legislation which would increase incentives for young Americans to voluntarily serve one or two years in a National Service Program such as AmeriCorps?

YES 71.4%   NO 28.6%

Head of State

This Week: Should the next president adopt former Vice President Al Gore's challenge to commit our nation to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years?

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Next Week: Should the next president adopt a policy of energy independence from foreign oil which includes a "cap and trade" proposal to deal with carbon emissions?

Last Week: Should the president be prohibited from adding signing statements to new laws which reduce the chances for that legislation to be implemented as intended by congress?

YES 100.0%   NO 0.0%