Girls State and Boys State had a joint session at 8:00 pm at the Kimball Recital Hall on Monday, where delegates watched a debate between two Nebraskans who are running for the Senate. The Republican candidate is Ben Sasse and the Democrat candidate is Dave Domina.
Both candidates participated in Boys State when they were in high school. Both say the promises they make will be what they want to accomplish and they will fulfill all promises and not just let them be empty.
Sasse believes we need to leave the country the same way we received it. Sasse said we can accomplish this through hard work and we can achieve anything we are set out to do.
Domina has been a major influence over the people in our state. He helped with many issues and wrote many new bills that have helped Nebraska. Domina wants to push back cooperative laws to help Nebraskans and build together.
The two delegates gave their views to questions posed by Boys and Girls State delegates. The topics encompassed a broad set of ideas. Both candidates answered seven questions in total.
One question asked about the lack of privacy for security needs. Domina was very against drones and the NSA. He brought up the fourth amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches by the government. Domina said that we elect the people we want to represent us. Sasse was not as opposed to the lack of privacy because in his opinion there are a lot of bad guys out in the world. The government's job is to protect us, but they need to have a real reason to be going through our private information.
The next hot button issue was the legalization of same-sex marriage and marijuana. Sasse and Domina said these matters should be dealt with at a local or state level. Sasse's thoughts on same-sex marriage were based on the definition of marriage by the state and what will be best for the children. Sasse firmly believes the matter of marijuana is to be dealt at the state level. Domina stated the definition of marriage and children are raised just as well in homes with two parents of any orientation or single parents as they are with two parents of opposite sex. Domina says that the government needs to fix the glitch in the law concerning marijuana.
The final issue focused on military action that the government is taking. Domina stated we need to follow the seven principles of war. The government needs to weigh the outcome for success and the outcome for defeat. Domina said we need to honor treaties we have agreed to. Sasse said the government needs to protect its citizens from major threats. Sasse said that the United States needs to be very cautious of who we give our word to, but if we give our word that we will stand by our word.
By: Vanessa Knutson
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