John Verbeek's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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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 | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Discourage abortion, especially after the first trimester when the child feels pain. Encourage the parents to offer themselves LIVING sacrifices for their child, rather than sacrificing their child. | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support limiting state government spending on social programs (e.g. SNAP, TANF)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to promote economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs in your state? | ||
| I support a basic safety net with encouragement to work. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for violent crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support criminalizing injuring or the intentional killing of animals, including hunting, fishing, and raising/killing livestock for food? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support rescinding Measure 110 which decriminalized the possession of illicit drugs for personal use? | ||
| We need to get back to punish lawbreakers and reward victims, from the other way around. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector (e.g. for business or the environment)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage in Oregon? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in Oregon? | ||
| Limited support for economic development and affordable housing, encourage private initiatives/enterprise. A low wage level is not a goal, but the beginning and hope of better days ahead. Getting a job in the first place is more important. Work experience is important, and bearing responsibility, having learned so at a young age. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in Oregon? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Oregon? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from Oregon high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| We must get back to meeting minimum standards for having learned the basics: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic. Therefore, we need to get back to empowerment of teachers, even if only to improve discipline in class. Teachers - under delegated authority of parents - and learners now suffer from too many adults in between (Big Education). They need less interference (mandates), including from unelected groups of adults hiding in non-profits pushing new ideas some of which seem rather personal. We also need a budget for each teacher for class room materials so they do not have to use their own money as some gracefully do. Underwriting education without questions asked leaves the minors behind. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| The key adjective is limited: Limited government funding to stimulate private entrepreneurship and risk taking, not their replacement for account of taxpayers. Clean drinking water is essential. | |||
| No | a)Do you support limiting campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the use of an independent or bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the implementation of ranked choice voting in Oregon? | ||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole)? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the right to concealed carry in Oregon? | ||
| Without 2A we would not have 1A. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die (e.g. those with a terminal illness) through euthanasia? | |||
| No | d) Do you support mandating vaccinations (e.g. for school or employment)? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| No | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Ad c) Murder should not be encouraged, even if understated. Ad d) Without justice, freedom is limited, if not an illusion altogether and without witnesses (freedom of speech), justice can't be served. For example: The correlation between the use of vaccines and rising autism. Ad f) Government should encourage competition and initiative and discourage lawlessness. | |||
| No | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Oregon's state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| We have the Constitution! For we the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. Therefore, nobody should strive for having special rights, nor should any special interest group. | |||
| These are my legislative priorities: Public Safety: Intact families (HOME, HEALTH, JOBS); Respect for authorities, including parents; Limited government and arbitrariness yet efficiently serving others under independent inspections. Political Freedoms: Protect natural rights. Freedom of speech among these. Do not quench speech! Undependable medical diagnoses after infringement on free speech by licensing boards, when (covidic) executives have seized lawgiving from Legislators; Foolhardy budgeting outlandish sums of money for climate investments, on theories professed without academic discourse. Follow the money! Pursuing Justice: Punish lawbreakers and reward victims; Not vice versa. |
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