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Minnesota State Legislative 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? | ||
| f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | |||
| g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | |||
| h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | |||
| Sexual education programs should be determined by local school boards. | |||
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 Minnesota's budget.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Yes | a) Tapping into Minnesota's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | 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 benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| About 3/4 of the state's spending rises automatically since the spending is set by formula. The legislature needs to re-evaluate spending priorities and formula assumptions to bring spending in line with revenues. | |||
| Tax reform is over due in Minnesota. However, I do not support any reforms that increase the overall tax burden. | |||
d) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| No | a) Do you support a state constitutional amendment mandating a retention election system for all judges? | ||
| b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Minnesota governors? | |||
| c) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Minnesota state legislators? | |||
| No | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | e) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| I am open to consider term limits. I used to oppose them as it takes away the right to vote for a candidate one may wish to keep in office. However I recognize these were not meant to be careers and if legislators don't know when to go then a reminder may be needed. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | |||
| d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| g) Should all funds raised from the sale of seized property be turned over to the state general fund? | |||
| b - alternative treatments should be an option for the offender, not a mandate d - depends on the crime and the age of the minor g - private property should be sold if and only if it was seized and forfeited after full due process. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| b) Do you support expanding gaming at race tracks? | |||
| c) Do you support public funding for construction of a new Vikings stadium? | |||
| d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | |||
| e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | |||
| f) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| g) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| b - as long as there is gaming in the state, why limit where it is? My objection to expanded gaming is the new source of revenue will encourage new spending at a time when reforms and restraint are needed. c - public funds may encourage or facilitate a new stadium just as they are offered to other private businesses to create incentives for relocation or retention. The remaining questions assume government can "create" a job. Private businesses "create" jobs so get government out of their way. | |||
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternative pathways to teacher licensure? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Almost all education issues - alternative teacher licensure, merit pay, tenure, curriculum - should be determined at the local level by the publicly elected school boards. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support lifting the state moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants? | ||
| No | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for improvements to Minnesota's energy infrastructure? | ||
| No | f) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | g) Should mining companies be required to provide financial assurance to cover the estimated cost of environmental impact before starting operations? | ||
| No | h) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| e - direct funding, no; tax credits, maybe. Energy providers are in an unique position as they are trying to make a profit while encouraging their consumers to use less of their product (energy conservation). f - no to additional funding; maintain current Constitutionally mandated funding. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| a - current restrictions, not new ones. | |||
| 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 Minnesota? | ||
| g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | |||
| e - limits on punitive awards but not on actual damages. | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| b) Should Minnesota 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? | ||
| e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | |||
| f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b - government issued marriage licenses were started after the civil war to prevent mixed race marriages. Leave marriage decisions to family and faith as they were for centuries. | |||
| An honestly balanced state budget - no shifts, no borrowing, no gimmicks; zero-based budgeting - evaluate each program on its efficiency, effectiveness and constitutionality; have incentives for departments to come in 'under budget.' Improve the business climate to encourage the private sector to create sustainable jobs. Simplify state funding for K12 education and substantial mandate reform - it's what school board members and administrators alike are asking for. |
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