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If Discovery suddenly said "Hey - you guys can have $300 million for a budget, but it has to be a single episode," what myth would you take on?

Conversely, if you had to go "I made this show in my garage" webisode level budget, what would you test out?

Sheriff Mack, I am in your district -

Your stance on the issues seem very light on the details, seemingly designed to get the most votes from your conservative public body without creating controversy. While I think that your stance on internet freedom mirrors mine, I think it would be unfortunate if that's the only reason you have for me to vote for you.

1- Your district is comprised of many technology companies - several heavy hitters have offices in or nearby (including Dell, Rackspace, Microsoft, and Google). You have apparently discovered Reddit on your own which gives me hope that you actually know more about the internet than your rival; but technology moves fast - what will you do to keep abreast of technology and not accidentally support a bill that ends up doing more damage than SOPA/PIPA? Have you thought about contacting some of these companies and requesting to do an "Employee Open House" at their office (specifically Rackspace would probably be open to it considering their CEO Lanhan Napier went to Washington to speak to Smith about opposing SOPA and a large percentage of their workforce is most likely in your district).

2 - You are pro-life and against funding " for so-called family planning groups that promote abortion" - but you also believe that "the federal government cannot compel a regulatory scheme which forces citizens to purchase health insurance," how would you approach making health care affordable again in the United States?

3 - Do you support term limits for Congress?

4 - Would you vote to amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood in regards to both corporate personhood rights as well as for campaign finance reform?

5 - Would you support the teaching of Creationism in public schools in Texas?

6 - How (or Will) you support future redistricting plans in Texas in order to end obvious gerrymandering such as District 21?

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Edit - Adding reply from Sheriff Richard Mack Link

Thanks so much for the excellent questions. I look forward to being your Congressman.

1. I already took a tour with one of the heads of Rackspace and I very much appreciated it. It made me even more concerned about what's going with this type of censorship. I still can't believe that Lamar Smith is holding strong on this ridiculous legislation that is going harm people in our district. Also, you don't have to worry about me accidentally supporting legislation that's going to give more power to Washington DC.

2. Get government out of the way. One of the greatest expenses for the medical industry in America is malpractice insurance and litigation. If we address tort reform, that would help reduce costs immensely. We do not need the federal government attempting to regulate the healthcare industry. I will never support the Federal government forcing citizens to buy a private health insurance product determined by the federal government.

3. If it was good enough for George Washington, it should be good enough for Lamar Smith: 8 years.

4. The Constitution is designed to protect individual freedom. I would support a law that limits what corporations can contribute to campaigns, as well has harsher penalties for those who violate that law, but I would not support an amendment on that issue.

5. That is certainly not a Federal issue nor a major issue for me. If the local school boards want to make that kind of curriculum available, that's fine with me.

6. As a Congressman, I don't know how much involvement I would have in Texas redistricting, but I certainly don't like it being used as a political toy. I hope they get this redistricting problem in Texas taken care of soon so that we can get back to work.

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Voting in the Primaries (Primary Process)

Currently Republican primaries are set for April 3rd, but that may be delayed due to litigation. Check with your Registrar for the most up to date information.

Primary Process: Quoted source

Political parties hold a primary election in March of even numbered years. Currently, only two parties hold primaries - the Republican Party and the Democrat Party.

In Texas, registered voters may vote in either political party’s primary; however, a voter may vote in only one party’s primary in each election cycle.

If a voter votes in one party’s primary, he may not vote in the other party's run-off election in that same year. Registered voters who do not vote in the primary election may vote in a run-off election of either party that year.

Republican Primary voters elect the Republican candidates who will appear on the general election ballot, their precinct chairmen, and their county chairmen. Thus, primary voters have a greater influence on the final outcome of the general election than those who only vote in the general election.

Those who vote in the Republican primary election (either in person or by mail) can then attend the various Republican Party conventions held that year.

I just want to add my voice to the chorus who are sad to see Google drop Qi charging from the Nexus line. For me it had nothing to do with figuring out which way to plug in a USB cable, but rather the convience of just being able to drop the phone on a plate and let it charge. Plugging devices in - reversible connector or not - is just a pain. This was a bad descision in my opinion.

Hello Sarah, Amazon says my copy of Shine On is in the mail!

I was able to catch your "& Friends" tour in Austin and Chicago a few years ago, and thanks you to, I was introduced to Whitehorse. Is your "Shine On" tour going to be in the same style, or will it be a more traditional tour?

Also, what's the most visually impressive yoga position you can do? Which is the hardest to actually maintain?

Just saw this AMA - were you at MIT during the bombing and subsequent manhunt? What was that like?