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End mass surveillance. Require all electronic surveillance to be approved by a 50-judge court, 1 per state, elected by the public. Any warrant should require 80% or more support for approval. Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee should attend all sessions of the court.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 16, 2014, 1:15 p.m.

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#991

161 votes

Overseas, combine service posts and close redundant bases, small example Do we really need a separate base for every branch of our military on Guam. Consolidate and close the remaining bases, We wold still have our people there, just not as many..

Submitted by GlennB in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 4:09 p.m.

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#1008

158 votes

PROMOTE PEACE AND JUSTICE Support UN recognition of Palestine as a member state.

Submitted by john w. from MA in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 6:53 p.m.

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#1013

157 votes

As the Defense Department has prosecuted the United States' Wars and they have not always been for Defense, I suggest the Defense Department name be re-designated more honestly its original name, 'The War Department.'

Submitted by N Edward B. in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 2:43 p.m.

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#1040

151 votes

Demand that our Department of Justice appoint an independent prosecutor, with subpoena powers, to fully investigate and prosecute the criminals that successfully planned and executed the biggest and most horrific crime, inside job and cover-up in world history, namely 9/11 and let the chips fall where they may. Let's show the world that in America, NO ONE, NO ONE and I mean NO ONE is above the law.

Submitted by AnkVic in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 4, 2015, 4:32 p.m.

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#1047

150 votes

Get out of all our current wars -- Iraq III (or is it IV) -- Syria, Afghanistan (I mean REALLY get out), Pakistan, all the actions in the Middle East, Africa, the provocations and government overthrow in Ukraine, the meddling in Russia, Europe, Scotland, the drug war in Mexico, Latin America ... And sign a treaty with Iran. Our country is being run, and ruined, by the International corporations and banks, the CIA and NSA, the empire crowd. Stop pushing the Empire.

Submitted by American in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 5, 2015, 10:14 a.m.

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#1069

146 votes

Seek a swift end to the occupation of Palestine. Begin by joining the call to end the siege on Gaza.

Submitted by joelwool in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 5, 2015, 10:21 a.m.

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#1077

145 votes

Require any Federal politician voting to send American Troops to war who has not already SERVED IN COMBAT, immediately be drafted to serve in the combat zone they voted for OR send one of their age-eligible offspring to serve instead. Any politician refusing such a condition will not be allowed to cast a vote for war or limited conflicts by any other name.

Submitted by Robert E. Sojka in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 11, 2014, 2:47 p.m.

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#1102

140 votes

An dramatic statement of respect for the Cuban people would be to close the prison and base at Guantanamo and end this colonial vestige of the Spanish-American War.

Submitted by Hiram in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 4, 2015, 4:58 p.m.

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#1114

137 votes

Stop supporting Israel with money and weapons and allow for elections among all Israeli citizens.

Submitted by Chyle in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 12, 2014, 7:55 a.m.

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#1127

135 votes

Support the passage of the pending Senate and House bills that require any US citizen who joins or supports any terrorist organization with the avowed purpose of overthrowing the U.S. government or harming US citizens to forfeit their US citizenship.

Submitted by alton s. from TX in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 2:38 p.m.

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#1134

134 votes

Stop wasting millions dollars of tax payers money to gave away to foreign goverments and use that money to take care of the need of need of the people here in the USA.

Submitted by mamusid in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 8:31 p.m.

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#1148

132 votes

Re-evaluate US Middle East policy. Israel receives the largest portion of our foreign aid program. Are we getting sufficient benefit from this largesse? In the process of re-evaluation, consider Israeli violations of international law and UN resolutions, especially as they relate to West Bank settlements. Review more seriously the Israeli attack on the SS Libert.

Submitted by rwm in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 21, 2014, 10:15 p.m.

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#1156

131 votes

Live up to international obligations under nuclear disarmament treaties by refusing to build new and/or updating old nuclear weapons. Work to make a world that is nuclear free by setting a positive example and by working with other countries to eliminate their nuclear weapons.

Submitted by Amrita B. from MO in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 9:29 p.m.

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#1173

128 votes

reform and empower the UN to establish and enforce international law. Work to make policing of transgressions of aggression and human rights prohibitions its job, not ours

Submitted by ken burgdorf in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 1:29 p.m.

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#1181

127 votes

With an alarming number of military personnel (and their families, too) grappling with the ravages of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), push the Feds to dramatically increase mental health treatment for all returning soldiers. It is the least these hurting individuals deserve... And if the government balks at such an expenditure, organize and protest till they find the money. With the current U.S. military budget approaching $600 billion, they surely locate some if pressed to do so.

Submitted by Yes in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 19, 2014, 2:37 p.m.

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#1181

127 votes

Reduce military spending through attrition - don't replace those retiring with new staff - and cutbacks in new equipment. Stop policing the globe. We'll handle issues in North America (probably South America and Caribbean too), and let Europe, Russia, China, Turkey handle the messes in their backyards. Right now, no other country has to step up because they don't have to, thanks to us.

Submitted by Tammy V. from FL in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

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#1220

121 votes

Reinstate the DRAFT.

Submitted by Napoleon H. from MI in Foreign Policy & Military Nov. 17, 2014, 6:50 a.m.

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#1239

119 votes

Pull all troops out of the Middle East, prevent future terrorist attacks simply by focusing on defending ourselves here at home, and consider sending foreign aid to moderate rebels who seek to fight ISIS. The terrorist threat began when the U.S. funded "rebels" such as Osama bin Laden in the 1980s, so it can only end when the good people in the Middle East have the funds they need to take back their region themselves.

Submitted by Anthony J. Piccione in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 11:17 a.m.

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#1263

116 votes

Insist Israel sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and deconstruct its nuclear weapons.

Submitted by John Z. from HI in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 11, 2014, 1:38 p.m.

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#1283

112 votes

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