Barbara Mishoe's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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South Carolina State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I consider myself pro-life, but since abortion is legal, I have answered the questions on the restrictions. This is a part of life that is private and should be handled within the family structure, not by the government. Parents and members of the family should arrange for sexual education of the children because of differing cultural and religious beliefs. There should not be a one-size fits all mentality. In other words, this is not the role of government. | |||
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 South Carolina's budget.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Eliminate | e) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Yes | a) Tapping into South Carolina's "rainy day" fund | ||
| Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| Yes | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| Yes | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| My thought are to spend wisely and for needs, which would mean cutting the administrative costs so that more of the money gets to the level needed. There is too much government involvement. | |||
| There needs to be a Fair Tax implemented. | |||
| If this is not a "rainy day", I'm not sure what one is. There are also options for punishing non-violent offenders that would not keep them from working instead of the state having to provide for their upkeep. They could be paying into the state rather than taking out. Cutting work of employees hired only shows you have evidently hired too many. Don't cut expenses the same across the board, because there are defintely some areas that are more necessary than others. | |||
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 South Carolina governors? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for South Carolina 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? | ||
| From experience, the new candidates are not given the correct and necessary information on filing disclosures. The wording of their instructions can be taken in different ways. I guess the rules were written by lawyers. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| I know this sounds tough, but so many families are not teaching their children the difference between right and wrong that we have to make certain involvements criminal to let the children know what is acceptable in society. It seems that the state and local law enforcement of immigration laws are the only ones we are going to have. We don't have anyone who is willing to stand up for the rights Americans have died for in the last 250 years. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| No | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from South Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Our schools should be controlled by the states, not the federal government. College students who go to private or church-sponsored colleges should get some state aid since the private colleges are keeping the state from some of the cost of the college tuition for those students. On the same vein, students who attend private and church supported lower schools should also get money or tax credit from the state for their parents are still paying taxes for the public schools. Some people are getting over taxed while others pay none. | |||
| No | 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)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to South Carolina's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| I think we would benefit more by allowing the private sector develop our energy and pay the state a portion of the profits made from the sale of the energy. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support NRA. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in South Carolina? | ||
| No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should South Carolina allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the establishment of an official State Day of Prayer? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| I would support the state's use of affirmative action if it applied equally to all people, but it isn't. | |||
| If elected, my top priorities would be to work to stimulate business growth by lowering taxes on small and corporate businesses, to work to improve educational achievement and encourage more usage of our existing technical colleges, lower the cost of state and local governments which has gotten out of hand. |
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