Roger Davis' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Illinois Citizens For Life: Questionnaire. Responded "YES" to the question "If Roe v. Wade were overturned, would you support legislation that would prohibit abortion, except where necessary to save the life of the mother as long as every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of both mother and child?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "YES" to the question "Do you support the federal Freedom of Choice Act to guarantee the right to reproductive choice provided by Roe v. Wade?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Illinois Federation for Right to Life: 2010 Illinois Primary Election Candidate Survey. Responded "NO" to the question "Do you support the complete reversal of the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions, thereby allowing the state legislatures and congress to once again protect unborn children?". (www.ifrl.org)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Illinois Federation for Right to Life: 2010 Illinois Primary Election Candidate Survey. Responded B) "To prevent the death of the mother, in cases of incest, and in cases of forcible rape" to the question: "The Illinois Federation for Right to Life (IFRL) believes that unborn children should be protected by law, and that abortion should be permitted only when necessary to prevent the death of the mother. Under what circumstances, if any, do you believe that abortion should be legal?". (www.ifrl.org)
- Roger K. Davis. Tax and accountability. 29 July 2010. Checked in "OPPOSE" to the question 5) "Resumption of federal estate taxes, which will expire at the end of this year?" (www.rogerkdavis.com)
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- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Chicago Tribune. Editorial board endorsements questionaire. Responded "My prescription for the deficit and national debt is to fix Healthcare and Social Security because these are the biggest expenses that our government entities Federal, State, County and cities have - healthcare and retirement cost for its employees and this also holds true for the private sector. I have a plan for healthcare and social security that is paid for by those who use it, not the taxpayer or the private sector. Everyone participates in these programs; there is no separate one for government employees. It could possibly save approximately 1/3 of the budget for our government entities and private sector. I oppose extending the federal tax cuts that are due to expire in 2010. The priorities that I would set for spending cuts is to cut the pork out of the budget. No more bridges to nowhere or thousand dollars hammers or toilet seats." to the question "The U.S. is running a $1.4 trillion deficit this year and has a national debt of nearly $12 trillion. What is your prescription to return to a balanced budget? Do you support or oppose extending federal tax cuts that are due to expire in 2010? What priorities would you set for spending cuts? Please be specific." (primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinios: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "YES" to the question "Would you oppose efforts to reduce federal expenditures through 'privatizing' public services when those savings are primarily achieved by reducing compensation to employees involved in providing those services?" and "Would you oppose efforts to undermine the integrity of Social Security through privatization?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. Issue Position: Social Security. "Again let me say that my plan is not government ran or paid for by us the TAXPAYER or corporate America. IT IS PAID FOR BY THE ONES THAT USE IT. 1. Every one puts $25.00 dollars a week into an account that is there's and it pays for a bond that matures every seven years and rolls over to the next amount like so.: at the end of 7 years $50.00. at the end of 14 years $100. at the end of 21 years $200. at the end of 28 years $400. at the end of 35 years $800. And at the end of 42 years $1,600 weekly is what you get. 2. You will always pay in $25.00 weekly. 3. When you pass on the money in your account goes to your beneficiary. EVERY ONE WILL PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS AND BE COVERED BY THEM THERE WILL BE NO OTHER PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" (votesmart.org)
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- Roger K. Davis. I am Roger K. Davis And I am running for the U.S. Congress - in the Illinois 17th District as a Green Party Candidate. 29 July 2010. "Environmental: We need to stop the pollution of our air, water and soil. We need to look at cleaner, cost effective, renewable energy sources." (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2009. Henry County Farm Bureau: 2009 Candidate Questionnaire. Responded "No I do not nor do I support the Cap and Trade Bill. You cannot let someone that pollutes the environment get by with buying credits from someone that does not pollute the environment. We must take care of our environment in order to pass it on to our children grandchildren and great grandchildren. There are those that do not care about the environment or what condition this World is in when we pass it on as long as they make a buck these are the people we need to go after." to the question "Do you support increased taxes and/or penalties on American citizens and businesses due to the perceived affects of the increased levels of CO2 on the environment?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "YES" to the question "Do you support legislation that would require all contractors working on federally funded construction contracts to use cleaner diesel fuel and pollution controls on their diesel vehicles and equipment?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. Issue Position: Environment. "I. Bio-Fuels we need to get this moving so that we may reduce our dependence on foreign oil, if we only import 25% of our oil going to a 40% blend would do this. And do not let them tell you that this would take the food off your tables and raise prices on food, we have thousands of Acer's in what is called set-a-side which means the farmers get paid not to plant them we can start planting the set-a-side ground and have plenty for Bio- Fuels. 2. Start treating our timber as a crop and manage it as such. 3. Look in two ways of producing energy and start a program in doing just that but make sure it is environmentally and financially sound." (votesmart.org)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Gun Owners of America: Questionaire :MY VIEWS ON GUN CONTROL AND ONES RIGHT TO BARE ARMS. "I read nothing in the U. S. Constitution that prohibits anyone from owning a firearm even if you have a misdemeanor or felony record. And we have let the courts get by with the taking of firearms by people with misdemeanors or felony's all in the name of crime prevention it has not worked now they want all the guns. We cannot let this happen. Crime prevention has nothing to do with gun control the economy has more to do with crime prevention than gun control when times are good the crime rate does go down but when times are hard the crime rate goes up. Criminals do not get guns legally now this is what are police departments and government agencies should crack down on not law abiding citizen's rights to own firearms. Nor should you be told how to keep them stored in their own homes our government cannot by passing laws become our conscience and tell us how to live our lives. One should have enough common sense to keep their firearms locked up and out of the reach of children. With that being said I see nothing wrong with our government doing ballistics test and stamping of ammunition and issuing you a firearm ID so when you buy a firearm or ammunition it can be registered to you. It dose let the government know if your firearm or ammunition is used in the commission of a crime but it also helps them recover you firearm if stolen from you." (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K Davis. Gun Owners of America: Questionnaire.. Responded "YES" to the question "Would you oppose any legislation that reauthorizes the 1994 law, which sunset in 2004 that banned many types of semi-automatic firearms (commonly referred to as 'assault weapons'?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. . Responded "NO" to the question "Would you support measures to strengthen federal restrictions on the use, sale and possession of handguns and assault weapons?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. I am Roger K. Davis And I am running for the U.S. Congress - in the Illinois 17th District as a Green Party Candidate. 29 July 2010. "Health Care: We need a National Health Insurance program." (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "YES" to the question "Would you support passage of national health care reform that guarantees comprehensive health coverage for all Americans and controls health care costs?". and NO to: "Would you support legislation that gives people a choice of a private insurance plan, including keeping their insurance if they like it, or a public health insurance plan without a private insurer middleman that guarantees affordable coverage?" (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "NO" to the question "Would you support legislation that gives people a choice of a private insurance plan, including keeping their insurance if they like it, or a public health insurance plan without a private insurer middleman that guarantees affordable coverage?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. Issue Position: Health Care. "First let me say that my plan is not government ran or paid for by us, the TAXPAYER, or corporate America. IT IS PAID FOR BY THE ONES WHO USE IT. And secondly we cannot let the insurance companies decide who gets coverage, what type of services they get and who lives and who dies. Nor can we let our government do the same. And we cannot let the high cost of Health Care bankrupt our families and our Government. 1. Everyone pays an X amount of dollars a week to be covered per person. 2. We change the tort laws so Health Care Professionals do not face frivolous law suits. 3. All Health Care Professionals will have a federal license only so that all disciplinary actions can be handled swiftly and so that person can't lose their license in one state and go practice in another state. 4. All of your medical needs will be covered Health, Dental, Glasses, Chiropractic and Pharmaceuticals. 5. All that is collected for Health Care program stays in this program it can be invested but not borrowed by the federal government for anything such as has been done to the Social Security program. 6. Price control of services fees and medicine. 7. You can pay by pay roll deduction or at your local bank." (votesmart.org)
- Roger K. Davis. 2009. Henry County Farm Bureau: 2009 Candidate Questionnaire. Responded "Yes I believe that amnesty should be granted to those that are here now but only after they pass a security check and the written test for citizenship." to the question "Do you believe amnesty should be granted to those already here or should they move to the back of the line behind those who came here legally?" (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010 Citizen Action Illinois.Questionnaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "NO" to the question " Would you support comprehensive immigration reform legislation that would offer a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants." . (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Chicago Tribune. Editorial board endorsements questionaire. "I do not believe that we should have gone into Iraq or Afghanistan as a military campaign but rather after 9-11 we should have used our military special forces to make precise strikes against Osama Bin laden and his Taliban no matter where they are hiding and to bring them to justice. Yes we should change our focus on our antiterrorism campaign to precise military strikes against it. Our military is there to fight wars and win them. It is sad that our elected officials believe that they are the moral conscience of the world and use our military to be the world's police force." to the question "What are your views on the U.S. military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq? Should the U.S. change the focus of its antiterrorism campaign?". (elections.chicagotribune.com)
- Roger K. Davis. Illinois Family Institution Questionaire. "To me the government is the only one that can allow same sex marriages I believe it goes against most if not all religious teachings. There is nothing in the U. S. Constitution banning same sex marriages and I believe GOD gave us the right to chose to be a saint or sinner and what man has the right to take that away from us all in the name of GOD?" (www.rogerkdavis.com)
- Roger K. Davis. 2010. Citizen Action Illinois: Questionaire for 2010 Federal Candidates. Responded "NO" to the question "Would you oppose a Constitutional Amendment banning same sex marriage?". (www.rogerkdavis.com)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-choice | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| No | e) Should federal subsidies be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures? | ||
| The reason that I support this issue is that in 1973 Roe V Wade the U.S. Suprem Court ruled that Women have the Constitutional right to control their bodies' reproductive system. It is my belief that everyone must uphold the U.S. Constitution reguardless of their moral or religious beliefs. For the Constitution guarantees each of us the right to live our lives as we see fit and not by someone elses moral or religous beliefs as long as what we are doing is legal. I urge thos who disagree to seek a Constitutional ammendment and a vote of the people. | |||
1) SpendingIndicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.2) TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | 1) Intelligence operations | ||
| Maintain Status | 2) Military hardware | ||
| Slightly Decrease | 3) National missile defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | 4) Salary and benefits for active duty personnel | ||
| Eliminate | 5) Programs to improve troop retention rates | ||
| Maintain Status | 6) Research and development of new weapons | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Yes | 3) Do you support the elimination of the federal estate tax? | ||
| Yes | 4) Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year? | ||
| Yes | 5) Do you support using government funds in an effort to stimulate and improve the economy? | ||
| Corporate Welfare. | |||
| I will work to eliminate or greatly decrease all taxes except the income tax and corporate tax and these I would work to change to a flat tax. | |||
| On using government funds to stimulate and improve the economy I would vote yes if the funds go to the people and not corporate America, for it is consumers purchasing of goods and services that improves and stimulates the economy. | |||
| No | a) Do you support privatizing elements of Social Security? | ||
| No | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing the federal minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the ability of workers to unionize? | ||
| No | e) Do you support federal funding for job-training programs that retrain displaced workers? | ||
| I have a program for Social Security that is each person's account and funded only by them, no employer tax and when they pass away their estate gets what is left in their account The money collected by this program will set up a bank such as South Dakota does with there State income taxes, and this money cannot be used to fund any other government program. It uses the principles of a bound and 401k after 35 years of prtisapation you will get $6,400 a month in benafits and you will pay $25 a week into this program | |||
| No | a) Do you support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns? | ||
| Yes | b) Should Congress regulate indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support removing all contribution limits on federal campaigns? | ||
| Yes | d) Should candidates for federal office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations? | ||
| No | f) Do you support limiting the President's ability to define how legislation is applied through the use of signing statements? | ||
| In light of the recent Suprem Court ruling on campaign contributions from corporations and unions and other special interest groups and lobyist groups, I will work to pass legislation that limits these groups contributions to that of an individual. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related training and job-placement assistance when released? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support reduced prison sentences for non-violent offenders? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory prison sentences for selling illegal drugs? | ||
| On b, and c. if we truly belive in rehabilitation of someone and that if you did your time you have a fresh start over these programs are needed On e you should take into account if they was caught dealing and to whom they were selling it to or did they have so much in their possession at the time of arrest. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students? | ||
| No | b) Do you support federal funding for universal pre-K programs? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support federal funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | d) Do you support federal funding for K-12 school vouchers? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the federal government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| I feel it is time to do away with the no child left behind and give our childreen a good quaility education and that we must do what it takes to do so. And whatever the Federal government mandates to local school boards they must pay for or they must not make such mandates. Some States already offer college education to its students I do not see why we can't expand on that and offer college and vocational education to our children | |||
| b) Do you support international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | |||
| No | c) Do you support allowing energy producers to trade carbon credits under a "cap and trade" system? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support strengthening fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles? | ||
| No | e) Do you support domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support federal funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the development of nuclear reactors? | ||
| Unknown Position | a) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
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| On a and b I will need to see the environmental regulations and emission targets and the affects they will have on climate change. I am against polution of any type air, water, and land and we must take the appropriate steps to stop this, so that we may pass a cleaner planet onto our future generations. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you believe that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individual citizens to own guns? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Do you support a ban on assault rifles? | ||
| I strongly support the second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| No | c) Should the federal government expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support relaxing regulations on the importation of prescription drugs? | ||
| I do have a plan for a National health care insurance which is paid for by those who use it, and to overhaul the present health care bill which is bad economically for this Nation and which the Majority of the people did not want, thus giving the people a health care bill that they will support and want. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support decreasing the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support establishing English as the official national language? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| on issue a) I am torn between how to approach this issue being of Irish and Dutch heritage and on the Irish side my Greatgrandfather had to change his name to sound more American to get a job. You cannot fault someone who whants to better their life or that of their children. but you can blame the corporations that hiring them and our elected representives who have sold the American people down the river in support of special interest groups, and lobyist. I do not know of one illegal immigrant who passed any of these bills. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support United States military action in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | b) Do you support increasing military assistance for Afghanistan? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing economic development assistance for Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | d) Should the United States continue to strike suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan? | ||
| No | e) Do you support granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support increasing sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq? | ||
| No | i) Do you support the United States' involvement in free trade agreements? | ||
| I do support military strikes against terrorist targets no matter where they are hiding. When will our leaders learn that giving money to other countries for security interest does not work and almost always ends up with the people of that country hating us, you can not buy friendship, friendship and trust is something that you have to earn and you do this by letting the people of other countries govern themselves. I can not support any free trade agreements that cost American people there jobs and I will work to repeal any agreements that does so. | |||
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support allowing openly-gay men and women to serve in the United States military? | ||
| c) Do you support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research? | |||
| Yes | d) Should the federal government end affirmative action programs? | ||
| I see nothing in the U.S. Constitution that says that marriage is only between a man and a woman and therefore I must uphold the right of gay marriage. There have been gay men and women who have served in this Nation's military and some have given their lives to protect our freedoms and it doesn't seem right to discriminate against them or judge them. Affirmative action programs have out lived their time and usefullness. | |||
| 1. To be an employee of the people not their boss by doing what the majority of my constituants want regardless of what I want or what my party wants. 2. To put common sense and fiscal responsibility back into our government. 3. To overhaul our health CARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY programs so that it will benifit the people and be supported by them, and it will be paid for by those who use it. 4. To work to bring true political and judicial reform to this Nation. 5. To fix programs that are not woking. |
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