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Hello all,

I've enjoyed reading many of the articles here, especially from some of the posters, such as Daniel Ruwe and Mytheos Holt. However, I find there are some unexplained inconsistencies. These questions are up in the air for anyone who cares to answer them.

When and where should we limit freedom? Do you think that the US court system is set up as a fair way to try any person, or only American citizens? Why is it necessary to limit freedom in some cases (FISA, anti gay marriage/civil rights legislature) and not others (gun licenses, financial regulations)?

What programs should be cut first in order to reduce spending?

What is an acceptable size for our national defense funding? Where is the point where we would consider it too large?

What should be the military's primary focus in the years to come? Should they change over to a pseudo-police-keeping force, holding and clearing and winning hearts and minds, as is necessary in places like Iraq? Or should they maintain the classic idea of a war-fighting military (ie, bomb and get out of there)?

What should be done about illegal immigration? Should we take a hard anti-illegal immigration stance and promote laws that punish business for hiring undocumented workers, and try to round up illegal immigrants? Or should we try to provide a path to citizenship instead? In the same vein, should we allow more or less legal immigration than we do now?

Finally, should the Right reject elitism, embrace it, or perform some balancing act?

I appreciate any and all answers, and think it'd be great to get people talking about some specifics.