[dirtboy]

You're as bad as the Democrats, presuming that those who disagree with you must be ignorant of the facts.

[leadpencil1]

I propose no polls aat all. The FR group as a whole is too homogeneous in their views, for the most part.

[Scutter]

I don't think that polls on FreeRepublic add any value whatsoever; the results for almost all of them could be predicted without conducting the poll. It is like polling delegates at the Democratic National Committee over whether they prefer the Democrat or the Republican. What's the point?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Disengenious. The people who post here are probably the most informed people on the planet, that's why they're here, not because they're ill-informed, but because they have a thirst for the issues that directly effect them.

[thoughtomator]

We should have a poll on it!

[stylin19a]

I knew about both those things.

I'm thinking we should have a poll about this thread.

[johniegrad]

A conflicted 2. On the upside, there is an honest attempt to rectify a perceived problem by taking charge. On the downside, there is an honest attempt to rectify a perceived problem by taking charge.

[FreedomFarmer]

[RightWhale]

A person doesn't have to vote right away. The polls are up for a long, long time.

[Echo Talon]

I'm new here and think you have point, not to many people know very much about Gonzales... How can we judge him?

[Burlem]

The polls here do not mean anything. It is more for fun.

If we wanted to know more about the subject matter there is always google.

[bayourod]

The only FReepers who even know that there is a poll are those that have their Subscription Bar turned on. I don't have mine turned on because it takes up a fourth of the page and provides no information that I use.

[Dog Gone]

So you're taking one Texas case in which Gonzales strictly construed the existing Texas legislation at to one particular minor as evidence that he's pro-abortion?

That's grossly distorting what happened. Incidentally, the majority of the Texas Supreme Court, all Republicans, agreed with him.

Gonzales is fine lawyer, and fine judge, a fine Republican, and a great choice for AG.

[Catholic and Conservative]

Glad you have your flame suit on, considering the warm reply some people have given your proposal.

I like your idea, but obviously some do not. As a compromise, how about just having a link to a discussion thread for each poll? I would appreciate being able to read other people's opinions, to see whether they know something I don't, before I vote. I'd guess that implementing just the dicussion thread would be easier than implementing the rest of your proposal.

For the person who said that "there are already discussions of online poll topics aplenty", that may be, but it would be more convenient to have a hyperlink to a discussion thread on the subscription bar next to each poll than to have to search for relevant threads. Also, having a thread generated automatically for each poll might better organize dicussions that otherwise could be split over multiple threads.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

But if you don't respond to the polls you'll get on the Mods double secret probation list..... Always respond to the polls.... And answer the right way, too, or you'll be banned!

Just kidding. If you don't like the polls don't respond to them.... I rarely do.