Pat Lambert's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Pat Lambert 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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- Patrick Lambert. Vote For Patrick Lambert: USTPM Party Platform: Abortion / Sanctity of Life. 4 October 2010. "Life begins at conception and ends at natural death. The pre-born child, whose life begins at fertilization, is a human being created in God's image. The first duty of the law is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood. It is, therefore, the duty of all civil governments to secure and to safeguard the lives of all, including the pre-born. We oppose abortion and the distribution and use of all abortifacients." (voteforlambert.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Patrick Lambert. Vote For Patrick Lambert: USTPM Party Platform: Social Security: 4 October 2010. "Revise the existing Social Security System, with the intention to transform it to a true privately managed retirement trust fund. USTPM supports a movement to eventually eliminate the current SS System. However, citizens currently dependent upon social security as a complete or partial source of income during their retirement will continue to receive benefits while citizens newly entering the workforce will be encouraged to provide for their own retirement and medical savings. This would be launched with the transference of title of all federalized lands and properties (mineral, oil and gas rights) which lay outside of constitutionally authorized holdings such as federal buildings and military bases, to a public/private pension trust fund. A plan must be implemented, transitioning over a generation or two to the new plan." (voteforlambert.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Patrick Lambert. Vote For Patrick Lambert: USTPM Party Platform: Environment, particularly Michigan's Great Lakes. 4 October 2010. "It is our responsibility to be prudent, productive, and efficient stewards of God's natural resources. Michigan, being the only state (or province) in North America surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes, the 2nd largest supply of fresh groundwater on the planet, has a particular equity in the protection of that water and our other natural resources. The USTPM wholeheartedly supports realistic efforts to preserve the environment and reduce air, water, and land pollution. We reject, however, the argument that this objective ought to be pursued by costly federal governmental interference, accompanied by multitudes of regulations and the heavy hand of arrogant bureaucrats spurred on by self-serving and irresponsible commercial and NGO pressure groups." (voteforlambert.com)
- Gun Owners of America. 2010. "In 2010, Gun Owners of America gave Patrick Lambert a grade of A." (gunowners.org)
- Patrick Lambert. 2010. Research!Health: Your Candidates-Your Health. Responded: "We need repeal the OBAMA CARE package. Our Congress passed this bill with out it being read, that is a crime. We can break it down, and make our choices as to what we need to keep, and where changes need to be made. With me as a Third Party Congressman, there will be a system of checks and balance in place that has been long overdue. I will speak out and tell the taxpayers just who is holding up the process and why. I would like to see all the players working for us, not just along PARTY LINES. Allow the states to run their own system." to the question: "As the nation implements health reform, what are your top priorities?" (www.yourcandidatesyourhealth.org)
- Patrick Lambert. Vote For Patrick Lambert: Does Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law Make "Cents?" 4 October 2010. "Well, I would have to say that statutes/legislation make sense when they take aim at reducing the illegal immigration population, requiring "visitors" to our wonderful country to do so legally. Trespassing and Breaking and Entering are crimes right?...This isn't just state taxpayers either, illegal immigrants are costing every state and federal taxpayer across this nation and more studies should expose what their presence is costing all of us, not just some of us. If you want to migrate? do so legally. Being an illegal in our country is no different than thinking it is ok to break and enter into someone else's house? if it happened to you would you want the perpetrators to be absolved of all liability for coming into your home?" (voteforlambert.com)
- Patrick Lambert. Vote For Patrick Lambert: USTPM Party Platform: Immigration. 4 October 2010. "Michigan needs to step up to its own security responsibilities. While Michigan has three major gateway cities, and large immigrant populations, any and all law enforcement and security issues have been "outsourced" to the federal government. The Michigan State Police refer all such cases to DHS/ICE. Additionally four major Interstate highways move through these gateway cities and are planned to be an integral part of the NAFTA superhighway system. Also, the USTPM does not support any form of "Comprehensive Immigration Reform", a codeword for Amnesty. However, legal immigrants contribute greatly to Michigan's economy and culture and are more than welcome." (voteforlambert.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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