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To get us started, here are some questions I found on the Internet when Googling "Questions to Ask Presidential Candidates":
Is the 1973 War Powers Resolution constitutional? Do you intend to comply with it?
Do you believe that the fight against international terrorism is a "war"? If so, what additional steps should be taken to mobilize this country?
What is the scope of the September 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force resolution? Does it, for instance, authorize warrantless surveillance of Americans?
Should pre-emptive military action be limited to an "imminent threat" against the United States? If not, what other circumstances would justify such actions?
When, if ever, should a person be brought before a military commission? Should commissions operate under substantially the same rules as courts-martial?
How would you define "enemy combatant"? What safeguards should be put in place to keep innocent people from being detained?
Will you end the practice of extraordinary rendition of prisoners to countries that engage in torture?
Has the time come to close down the Guantanamo Detention Center?
Are non-citizens taken into custody, such as immigration law violators, entitled to the same procedural protection as citizens?
What circumstances, if any, would justify the suspension of habeas corpus?
Should the United States fully comply with the Convention Against Torture? With the Geneva Conventions?
Will you fully comply with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978? Do you believe that the president has "inherent authority" to carry out surveillance not authorized by the FISA Act?
Do you favor appointing a "privacy czar" who would oversee the collection of information concerning Americans and report on abuses?
Which provisions of the Patriot Act, if any, should be repealed or amended? What would you like to see added to the Patriot Act?
What is your definition of "domestic terrorism" and "international terrorism"? Of providing "material support" to terrorists?
Do you support the concept of the "unitary executive"? What legal effect, if any, do presidential signing statements have? When, if ever, would national security justify ignoring an act of Congress?
Will you rescind Executive Order 13233, which makes a wide range of presidential records secret?
Finally, do you think there are sufficient checks on abuse of executive power? What additional checks should be created?
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What is your view on impeachment? Should Cheney and Bush be impeached?
