Are you willing to unequivocally support the Second Amendment, including: 1) Unequivocal opposition to any so-called "Assault Weapons Ban." 2) Opposition to any ban on magazine capacity, types of ammunition, etc. 3) Opposition to any attempt to subvert at a federal level state-approved concealed carry laws. 4) Support for concealed carry rights on a national level. 5) RELENTLESS opposition to any federal registration schemes, whether on firearms, ammunition, etc. The GOP has treated those of us "under the tent" because of Second Amendment issues as the "crazy uncles in the closet" for far too long! The GOP must embrace the Second Amendment if we are to embrace the GOP. Michael Bane Host & Producer SHOOTING GALLERY THE BEST DEFENSE

Ron Paul, who understands the Constitution and the economy better than anyone, was treated as a pariah within our party. How will you reach out to those who follow him in his call to reverse the trend of larger government, more restrictions on our freedoms, unConstitutional laws and executive orders?

Over the years Republicans seem to have lost sight of one of our founding principles, that being the idea of federalism and local decision making. As a result, for many voters, Democrats are perceived as the party of choice, tolerance, and open-mindedness. Meanwhile, Republicans are often viewed as the party of prudish, tell-you-how-to-live scolds. A resurgent Republican party needs to turn this around and brand itself as the "ipod" party - the party that gives citizens the most freedom, options, and choice. We need to offer a clear distinction between Democrats top-down, one-size-fits all policies by giving the American people policy choices, the ability to opt out, and policies that recognize state and regional differences. The best way to do this is to resurrect the idea of federalism. Will you commit to making federalism/local choice the key plank of a revitalized Republican Party?

What is your vision for the technology necessary for our future and what steps will you take to make sure the RNC and the Republican Party compete with the most current technology available in the future?

What will you do as RNC Chairman to ensure there is no self-dealing among RNC staff and consultants and as part of efforts to mitigate consultant self-dealings will you commit to legitimately bidding out all of the RNC's vendor contracts for mail, phone banking, and GOTV programs?

I am a contributor to the blog HipHopRepublican.com in the past the Republican Party was seen as the party for civil rights and equal opportunity. Today when people think of Republicans they see the party as belonging only to white people. Whether this accusation is fair or not it is a view shared by thousands of Americans. How will the new RNC Chair person specifically address these concerns and what specific tools will it use to improve its outreach to Latino, Asian and African American communities?

What three issues do you think conservatives can rally behind and can be used to defeat liberals in the 2010 election?

Would you support the repeal of the 16th amendment and replace our tax method to only encompass the operating constraints of Cong. John Linder's Fair Tax bill?

why did you support the bailouts when the American people were against them?

As a seventeen year old junior in high school, I have to say that our party is seen as the party of the rich, the whites-only party, and most surprisingly, the party most closely connected with big-government and 'the establishment'. What will you do to help turn this image around, especially amongst young people like me? Will you follow the example of Obama creating catching phrases such 'yes we can' and 'change'? (For example: 'Bring this bureaucracy down') What will you do to highlight the small government/libertarian aspect of the GOP which is most appealing to young people like me, while still tying in the crucial defense and social-conservative aspects? Will you follow any of the examples Ron Paul set?

We are tired of the Neoconservative big government approach that our party has been taking. What can you do to assure we have more Paleoconservatives like Dr. Ron Paul?

With the largely embraced campaign of Congressmen Ron Paul during the 2008 presidential race, how do you expect to win elections over the Democrats if you DO NOT follow this man's traditional, constitutional, and honest conservative values without the Republican party dividing any more than it already is?

Why does our Republican Party continue to support big spending candidates? Does our Party leadership have any interest in a fiscally responsible government?

Here's my question: The GOP wins when we stand for: Limited Government Individual Liberty Personal Responsibility Lower Taxes Fewer or No Foreign Military Bases A "Humble Foreign Policy" Fiscal Responsibility We LOSE when we sound like the Democrats. What will you as the RNC Chairman do to bring the Republican Party back to its traditional core beliefs?

Our country is in a grave economic crisis, a crisis point that we as a people were lead towards for more than 50 years now, as our government has moved slowly to socialize our economy and its people. The illegal enforcement of the income tax is a complex issue, but one that has destroyed our industrial base and made our country dependent on foreign credit and goods, not to mention its use in manipulating social policy. The complexity of the income tax and social security tax system is also such that it places an undo burden on this country and is frought with corruption. Will the RNC work for a tax replacement strategy to eliminate the complex maze of taxes that plauge our economic system and advocate to replace it with a low, simple and transparent tax on goods and services? Proposals such as the FairTax are the only current good proposals that make such an effort to broadly simplify taxes. If we can move our economic system in a direction more towards where this country was prior to 1913, and certainly prior to the 1960s when tax policy expanded and became more socialized, it would create great incentives for business and individuals to prosper and allowing us to experience a new economic boom!

The founding fathers believed that if America were to be the great nation that people wanted it to be, the government would need to follow a set of important rules. These rules included a non-intervention foreign policy, a strict following to the constitution, sound money, limited government, and the constant preservation of civil liberties. Now, hundreds of years later, the message of the founding fathers have fallen on deaf ears, and America has now become a country that is billions of dollars in debt, is stuck in a meaningless war that we had no right being in, having it's liberties stripped of it by the Patriot Act, spending billions of dollars policing the world for no logical reason, creating money out of thin air, ignoring the gold standard, and is under the threatening shadow of the Federal Reserve. It has also come to my attention that in the Republican party, there is only one man who seems to be standing for the ideals of the founding fathers. That man is none other than Dr. Ron Paul. Thus, the question I have is this: When are the Republicans going to start listening to the founding fathers, the constitution, and Dr. Ron Paul, and start bringing back the ideals of a constitutional government, sound money, civil liberties, and a non-intervention foreign policy.

Have you read the U.S. Constitution?

The biggest dissapointment for some is that the Republican Party stopped listening to what the people wanted, such as ending the war, no bailouts, no policing the world, no more taxes, repealing the Patriot Act, etc. The RP has continued to support everything anti-American and a failed president as well. You seem to have forgotten two very important things...the Constitution AND who you work for...the people. At what point does the Republican Party start listening to it's constituents again and not just doing what you "THINK" is the best thing for the country?

Lately the Republican party has ignored three major elements of the coalition: gun owners, small-government proponents, and fiscal conservatives. The response to Sarah Palin's selection as VP by an otherwise miserable top-ticket presidential candidate should make it obvious to the party where the passion is. I would like each candidate for RNC chair to name three things: 1) Name one federal gun control law which violates the 2nd Amendment (DC's restrictions do not count) and explain how you will work to remove this unConstitutional law. 2) Name one federal beaurocracy which is not Constitutionally authorized, and explain how you will work to remove it. 3) Name one significant position the party has taken in the past that you feel is incorrect, explain why, and how you will act to correct the situation.

I want an unequivocal statement from each candidate on the right to keep and bear arms. I should note that Mr. Blackwell looks good*, and Mr. Steele's bizarre advocacy that "society should draw line" about the right to own semiautos** makes him about as acceptable to gun owners as Barack Obama. How about the rest of the field? No equivocation, please! It will be recognized and held against you. * "Gun Rights and Presidential Politics," Townhall.com, Nov. 26, 2007 ** Washington Post interview Oct 16, 2006