Dennis Parker's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- National Rifle Association. 04/18/2012. "In 2010 National Rifle Association gave Dennis Parker a grade of 92, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2010." (votesmart.org)
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- National Rifle Association. 04/18/2012. "In 2010 National Rifle Association gave Dennis Parker a grade of 92, in its scorecard for candidates seeking office in 2010." (votesmart.org)
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-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I BELIEVE LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION, THUS I AM CONSIDERED PRO-LIFE. HOWEVER, I AM ALSO PRO-CHOICE BECAUSE I CHOOSE LIFE. | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS STATED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE NATIONS LARGEST EMPLOYER. THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT! GOVERNMENT PURPOSE IS TO DEFEND OUR FREEDOM OF STATE RIGHTS, FREE ENTERPRISE AND FAIR TRADE PRACTICES. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| AGAIN, INDIVIDUAL STATE RIGHTS HAVE THE AUTHORITY FOR REFORM ACCORDING TO WHAT BEST WOULD WORK IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL STATE. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I BELIEVE THE EPA SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| 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) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SHARIAH LAW BEING INTRODUCED INto OUR COURT SYSTEM. SOME CASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH THE JUDGE MAKING HIS DECISION BASED ON THIS LAW, WHICH IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. I WILL STAND FIRM AGAINST ALLOWING THIS LAW IN ANY CASE IN OUR COUNTRY. I AM AGAINST SAME SEX MARRIAGE AND WILL WORK TO NOT HAVE THIS RECOGNIZED IN THE U.S. AS LEGAL. ALSO, NO ABORTION. ITS IMPORTANT FOR US TO USE OUR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ENERGY. THERE IS PLENTY HERE ON LAND AND OFF SHORE. |
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