Peter Allen's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Florida Gubernatorial Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
| No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| (B) I would like a better understanding of exactly what the term (trimester) means before I would consider an appropriate answer. (G) and (H)I feel it is the responsibility of the parents to discuss sex education with their children at home not in a class room Weather it be abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods As this also applies to Religious belief?s | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Florida's budget.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| No | a) Tapping into Florida's "rainy day" fund | ||
| Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | e) Reducing pension benefits for state employees | ||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | g) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| Our State with a huge budget deficit requires us to consider a range of issue?s to reduce or eliminate from our states budget, by maintaining the current status quo, this will allow me the opportunity to address each issue fairly and in a timely manner, Our States budget must be balanced before any thing else, even if it means special interest groups losing there funding. All of these issues are importent to me, some more than others like eliminating Special interest funding of programs not required by our states constitution. | |||
| Again We are right in the middle of a serious budget deficit, by increasing taxes We stand a chance of slowing down our struggling economy even more, and by doing away or lowering existing taxes We prolong our own recovery, as stated before until We have a balanced State budget there is very little We can do to help lower property taxes or any other kind of tax, I feel that Alcohol and tobacco taxes help to discourage the use of these products. Therefore providing an incentive to stop using these products | |||
| (E) One area you did not address is the number of paid holidays State employee�s enjoy, I will recommend the relinquishing of two paid holidays a year, and try to make it equal to the private sector benefits for employment. | |||
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida governors? | ||
| No | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida state legislators? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| (1) $ 500 (2) $2500.00 (3) $500.00 (4) 25 times the amount of pay for the office being sought, (D) no they should be required to submit to only spending 25 times the amount of money that is paid for the office being sought, (E) 100% I know and understand Freedom of speech, however this is being used against us in our quest for free and fair elections. Something has to be done to make it a level playing field | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges for a first offense? | ||
| No | f) Should red light cameras be used to detect traffic violations? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| The Offensives by Minors have to be determined on a case by case basic, Why would you charge a 13 year old for the same crime you would charge a 17 year old for, if all the factor in the case points to kids being kids, with no real intent being meant. | |||
| No | a) Should Florida repeal its ban on public funding of religious institutions? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Balance the State budget first, nothing can work better for the Future of Florida, We must have a balanced budget, then we can look at some of these other issue's like incentives to create jobs, | |||
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| Yes | c) Should students be permitted to lead prayers at noncompulsory public school events? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support ending the practice of tenure for Florida public school teachers? | ||
| No | e) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | h) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| (H)illegal immigrants should have to pay the cost of their children going to our public Schools, one proposal I have is this simple, undocumented Immigrants pay $5 per month per child for their children�s public Education, this help everyone concerned, and it stops the School systems from coming back for more tax payers moneys, the same for our healthcare system make the undocumented pay for their medical attention at the time of service. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | |||
| d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Florida's energy infrastructure? | |||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| (C) I would like to see what Incentives they may be looking at before I would support any financial help, and at what percentage of progress would the assistance be based on, (H) Tricky question here, how do we know what is needed in the first place, who tells us the Power companies. And is that not what they are suppose to do with there profits, again it would depend on the need and the urgency of that need. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| (C) is that not what a concealed firearm permit is for (B) a back ground check can be complete after the sale, if there is a problem the seller can away ask for or demand the weapon back, or provide Law enforcement with the individuals personal information and weapons serial number | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Florida? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| . If we are able to pay taxes, then we should be able to make our own choices in healthcare and Insurance, | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should Florida allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| (A)Marriage defined by religious beliefs is between a heterosexual Man and Women for legal ramification, therefore I would move away from the term marriage, for a union of same sex couples, (E) I believe we are past the need for Affirmative action in our society, (As our pledge of Alliances states (Liberty and Justice for All) I take this to mean each and every one of us Americans, Weather you are Gay or Straight, White or Black, American by Birth or by Citizenship. | |||
| 1.A balanced Budget Is a top priority, without a balanced State budget we are limited in creating incentives to those companies that can create new jobs, 2.Stop spending money we don't have I'llrequest that all programs not required by State laws be placed on hold,I will not use tax money for purposes of funding special interest 3. Our States Constitution check over our State constitution to correct any changes made that benefit a political party like the Closed Primary enacted by the State legislature, in 1998, making it were We the people pay for the Parties primaries, not the Parties |
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