David Martyn Dean

David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:25:34-05:00

Commented "Because any stadium will be funded by state tax dollars and only a few people will benefit."

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Should the Kansas City Royals move to a downtown stadium?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:24:28-05:00

Commented "School vouchers and parental choice will force public schools to improve or continue to lose students. They will have to improve to remain competitive academically with private schools and home schools."

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Should public money be made available to private schools?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:22:00-05:00

Commented "Assessments tell us whether or not teachers are doing their jobs properly. And given the fact that test scores are going down while teachers are increasingly pandering to socialist indoctrination--its pretty evident that public education is worthless and a waste of tax dollars."

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Do you think statewide assessment tests are a good idea for students and schools?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:19:06-05:00

Commented "We need direct access to the airport. "

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Does St. Joseph need another bridge to Elwood?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:17:30-05:00

Commented "We need a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget--that congress cannot authorize more for spending than it takes in and cannot raise income tax rates without a vote of the people."

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Should Congress raise the U.S. debt limit?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:15:49-05:00

Commented "Under section 39 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, YouTube has no legal right or authority to censor content."

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Do you agree with YouTube's decision to ban anti-vaccine content?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:14:25-05:00

Commented "Buchanan County taxpayers would be paying for this with no return on the cost. We already have the highest sales tax rate in the state. We do not need more taxes."

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Do you think Buchanan County should pursue a jail to house inmates for the U.S. Marshals Service?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:12:13-05:00

Commented "Whether or not local officials are elected on a partisan or non-partisan base is a question which should be decided at the local level--not the state level. Our city decided 40 years ago that partisan elections at the local level were counterproductive."

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Do you like the idea of partisan local elections?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:09:23-05:00

Commented "There have been no credible threats made against members of school boards, insulting language against political hacks is a time-honored tradition and protected by the first amendment. We need to be directing the cry "Let's Go Brandon" applies to school boards as well."

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Should the Justice Department investigate threats against school boards?

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David Martyn Dean

2021-11-02T08:03:10-05:00

Commented "Human will, being malleable and limited by nature and providence is not free. To be truly free, the human will would have to be immutable and absolute and subject to no outside contingencies."

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Do human beings truly have free will?

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