Larry Smith's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Larry Smith has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- "The first time I held my daughter in my arms I knew she would never love me as much as I loved her. It is beyond comprehension how anyone could kill their own child. A new life begins at the moment of conception, that is a biological fact. It may be inconvenient, but nonetheless, it is still a biological fact. I am unapologetically and unequivocally Pro-Life and absolutely believe that life begins at conception. Our Declaration of Independence states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Our unborn children have the right to live and simply must be protected." (votesmart.org)
- If we want our children to have a better life with more opportunity than we had for ourselves we should start with education. Throwing an ever-greater amount of money at education has not worked and will not work because federal bureaucracy has too much influence in the classroom. Parent, teachers, and local communities know what is best for our children not bureaucrats and special interest groups with their own agenda. Education serves the student best when it is organized at the local level. In other words, District 34 knows what's best for District 34 students." (votesmart.org)
- "The United States of America became the most prosperous nation in the history of mankind because of our free market economic system. A system in which transactions between parties are not coerced but perceived as mutually beneficial. Through competition to produce better products at a better price we became the most powerful and efficient economy on earth. Small businesses are the backbone and the engine that powers that economy. A burdensome regulatory climate will reduce the entrepreneurial spirit needed to keep our economy moving forward and creating jobs. As long as Texas stays a "Red State" that economic engine will keep running strong and the "American Dream" will still be alive." (votesmart.org)
- "Education serves the student best when it is organized at the local level." (votesmart.org)
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- "The United States of America became the most prosperous nation in the history of mankind because of our free market economic system. A system in which transactions between parties are not coerced but perceived as mutually beneficial. Through competition to produce better products at a better price we became the most powerful and efficient economy on earth. Small businesses are the backbone and the engine that powers that economy. A burdensome regulatory climate will reduce the entrepreneurial spirit needed to keep our economy moving forward and creating jobs. As long as Texas stays a "Red State" that economic engine will keep running strong and the "American Dream" will still be alive." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Quality health care should be readily available, affordable, and between a patient and their doctor. Health care plans should be flexible, portable, and cover pre-existing conditions. While our health care system could have benefitted from the right type of reform, the "Affordable Care Act" (ACA) generally known as "ObamaCare" certainly wasn't it. Unfortunately, the impossible promises of ObamaCare made by the president to get elected, to get ObamaCare passed, and finally to get re-elected will never come true because they are based on coercion and not free market principles. The only way to insure high quality health care is through competition and the only way to insure competition is with a free market health care system." (votesmart.org)
- Smith said in a statement: "President Obama's use of executive orders that bypass Congress and his lax immigration enforcement have utterly failed not only the people of South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, but also the unaccompanied children being dropped off at the US border." (votesmart.org)
- "- I am going to streamline the process for those willing to work hard to become American citizens." (www.facebook.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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