Mary Smith-Porter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Connecticut State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| No | b) Should abortions be illegal after 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? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Life to me is so Precious, Being that I almost lost Both my Children. But Because of Complications I lost a few Pregnancies. So I am So Pro-Life, But When you have a Child that has been Raped (incest) I would never demand a Child Nor a women to have a Child from a Rape or Incest Rape. | |||
1) State Spending:Using the key, indicate 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 Taxes:Using the key,indicate 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 Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Connecticut's budget.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| j) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| a) Tapping into Connecticut's "rainy day" fund | |||
| No | b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| Yes | c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | ||
| No | d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
| Yes | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| Yes | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| for question (A) Although I Believe We should Tap into Connecticuts " Rainy day " Fund. I have to obstain for the Reason of I am a disable Veteran and I know in the Past the Governor has tried to grap The $ from the Soldier-Sailor funds and to Me that is a disgrace to me and my fellow veterans Even though they make it so very hard to get and lie (at times). It is still here for us. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| No | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support greater public disclosure of donors for all organizations that seek to influence elections? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| 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? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| (C) Too broad of a question if it is to give a person actively looking for a job, then I feel We need to help them be able to Pay their Bills so that Suicides are low. (D)Their Must be Restraints. for the Reason of the Employer Not finding a Reason to fire the individual just Because they Received our money. | |||
| a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | |||
| b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | |||
| No | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| 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 Connecticut high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| [a)Candidate checked both Yes and No and added the following comment:] Right now this is how they are teaching our Children and is is not working. This test was only to gage what they Know or have Retained and then we were Suppose to move on and give our children a better Education. And we are not. (B) Too broad Not understanding. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| Yes | 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 state funding for improvements to Connecticut's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| With letter (D) - With my interprate it was So hard to agree, for I Am Part American Indian. So to agree to keep destroying the land that my People lost By Phoney Promises is Breaking my heart. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| For (C) a Citizen Should be allowed to Carry a Concealed gun with Proper licence to Carry. | |||
| 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) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| For (F) Although I Am in Support, I do Believe there needs to Be Restraints. Because we all want to Believe that Our Doctors and their so-called patients are honest. This is a shame But meeting the Constituents thare are so many that are in Pain and could possibly get Relieve from it. | |||
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should Connecticut continue to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Connecticut's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Connecticut's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| With all of these questions, you have made me look like I would flip-flop But as I was Raised and Being in the U.S. Military My God and Creator Will Be their judge & Jury. I am not. My heart is your soul mate is your Business. I also Believe you don't disrespect Sexual Orientated People. But I Am 100% Against The New Connecticut Bathroom Bill. | |||
| My Legislative priorities in the following areas Are: (1) Business - Business Restraints, (2) Education, (3) Employment. First which requires No New funding is Business Restraints and a legislative in the general assembly. I will Seek legislation that would lesson Business Restraints on Corporations and Small Businesses. the Environmental and license Requirements that makes Connecticut less Business friendly. 2nd Is - I would ask for Legislation to give more Tax Incentatives and grant funding for Small Business and New Corporations Coming into the state. This would cause a more Efficient way of doing Business in our State. And at [...] |
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