Indiana
Friends Committee on Legislation
1178 West St. Rd 38 Sheridan,
Indiana 46069-9769
The following items represent issues that are often before the Indiana Legislature. Print this page and mail this questionnaire and send any contributions or comments you may have to the address above. Read and consider each, then rate your concern about these issues with 1 to 5 with 1 being priority to 5 no priority.
____1. Should the state legalize the Sunday carryout sale of alcoholic beverages.
____2. Are you concerned about legalized gambling in Indiana?
____3. Abortions should be legal when performed by a qualified physician.
____4. Laws affecting drunken driving
____5. Should the legal majority age be set at 18 for all adult privileges and responsibilities.
____6. Ought family planning supplies and information be made available to minors on request.
____7. Should obscenity laws pertaining to films, literature and other public media be strengthened.
____8. Public Welfare should be a Federal rather than a State responsibility.
____9. Current welfare programs are now adequate.
____10. Has the office of Township Trustee has outgrown its usefulness. County offices should assume the responsibilities.
____11. Offer State employment to all able-bodied unemployed welfare recipients.
____12. Should vouchers be allowed for support of Charter and other non-public schools.
____13. Funding for public schools on a more equitable basis.
____14. Increase state income tax to gain property tax relief.
____15. Abolish the death penalty.
____16. Make Justice for all people is equitable under the Indiana judicial system.
____17. Indiana penal institutions serving minors have enough money for their programs and activities.
____18. Appoint judges rather than elected them.
____19. No penalty for use of marijuana.
____20. Use highway dedicated tax funds for mass transit as well as highway construction and maintenance.
____21. Make state funds available for alternative energy resources and fuels.
____22. Make adequate state funding available for Medicaid, home health care and other health care needs.