Chris Styskal's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Chris Styskal refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: How do we fix the economy?. "Markets correct themselves. We cannot do anything to fix the economy. As individuals people have a great deal of power to improve their personal situation by becoming better consumers but Washington will never spend us out of truly hard times. The only means they have to softening the blow is reductions in spending and taxation." (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Opposes" for: "If the economy continues to falter, I would support additional stimulus spending on infrastructure in order to preserve jobs." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
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- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: What is the first thing you would do if you were elected? "In order: defund the war, defund the United Nations, defund the department of education, reduce military expenditures, decriminalize drugs, impose a tariff thereby withdrawing from all free trade agreements, begin to phase out the income tax, put troops on the border, defund Homeland Security, eat lunch." (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: Spending Cuts. "We are still broke. The fastest way out of the hole is to produce more and spend less. Farewell Department of Education, The IRS, Homeland Security. Hello budget cuts." (chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Opposes" for: "A new energy bill should combat global warming through ideas like "cap and trade" pollution limits or a tax on all carbon-based fuels." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Opposes" for: "Global warming is occurring, is largely from human causes and will have wide-ranging negative impacts on the U.S. climate." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
- Gun Owners of America. 2010. "In 2010 Gun Owners of America - Candidate Ratings gave Styskal a grade of A." (votesmart.org)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: What about health care reform, will that not ease the suffering?. "It should provide extra time for the health care industry executives to receive paychecks. And certainly there will be some beneficiaries however, this is going to kill the industry and the common man. More taxes equal more suffering. " . (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: Where do you stand on the Arizona immigration law? . "As a State Arizona needs to do what is best for Arizona. As a nation we are thirteen trillion dollars in debt and reducing the number of hands available to combat that figure would be counterproductive. Deportation is certainly more cost effective than trial or incarceration but that only remains true if the individual is unable to return. A military presence on the border and at each port of entry is essential to preventing any further increases in undocumented immigration. With regard to those that are currently residing in the US some form of pathway has to be created to bring them on the books. We cannot continue providing costly services to individuals that have never funded the system." (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Opposes" for: "As part of immigraiton reform, all illegal immigrants should be required to leave the U.S. and apply for legal entry." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: Secure the Border. "Pathway or no pathway never will an immigration policy of any variety have any effect unless the borders and ports are closed to unwanted passage." (chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Supports" for: "Immigration reform legislation should include a "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States so long as the pass criminal background checks and pay back taxes." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: What is the first thing you would do if you were elected? "In order: defund the war, defund the United Nations, defund the department of education, reduce military expenditures, decriminalize drugs, impose a tariff thereby withdrawing from all free trade agreements, begin to phase out the income tax, put troops on the border, defund Homeland Security, eat lunch." (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. Issue Position: Bring Home The Troops. "The US spends more money on defense than virtually every country on earth combined. Yet all we do is play offense. Defend our home and nothing else. Save trillions." (www.chrisstyskal.com)
- Chris Styskal. The Denver Post: 1st Congressional District Voter Guide. Checked "Opposes" for: "The 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, should be not be overturned." (www8.thevoterguide.org)
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