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Montana State Legislative Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| i) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| f g h and do not have an appropriate selection. I would like to see a lower rate flat tax across the board without exemptions or credits. With that, the IRS of State & Federal can be significantly reduced in size. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| I think dark money, pac, corporations should be limited to same amount as individual donations, if allowed at all. Additionally, money should be limited to domestic (in state) corporations and individuals. | |||
| 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 legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | g) Do you support increased driving regulations? | ||
| minor as an adult depends on the situation. brain development is not completed until 24-26 years so it is not a simple situation. In cases where minors are tried as minors, the parents need to be culpable. If parents are legally responsible, then they deserved the freedom to raise their kids as well as be responsible for their actions. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| No | g) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Private sector revenue and free market approaches will put us back on the right track. The FDR Administrative State only creates a scenario where are non-elected officials are not responsible to the People. More government is the problem. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | 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 Montana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Showing preference of illegal immigrants over out of state US citizens is criminal and I don't condone the use of funds at post-secondary or K-12 for illegal aliens. If the quantity of illegal aliens was uniform for each county in the US, every county would have to account for a minimum of 4,000 illegals (12 million people as currently advertised). Look at the last decade of job growth and entitlements. The cost of illegals is significant. | |||
| 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 state funding for improvements to Montana's energy infrastructure? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| The science of global warming is wrought with opinion. Look at Australia's recent admission and the ~19 year suspension of global warming, and the statement 'global warming is causing global cooling'... How much warming or cooling is too much? The planet has never been constant. Look at the Jurassic Period or the last Ice Age. The planet experiences highs and lows in temperature as well as Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide. We are at the infancy of this understanding. Being Chicken Little at every discovery is irresponsible. Look at the bigger picture, Obama's programs are materialisitc - buy a new car or appliance | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Enough said. I see the 1st Amendment the same way, there is no such thing as a 'Free Speech Zone'. Anyone saying there is, is trying to limit your opinions outside of those areas. | |||
| 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 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| HTC pills have been extremely effective with people I knew personally. If for some reason, this approach is not acceptable, I would concede that smoking marijuana may be appropriate. I would see this as any other control medicine however, it should be prescribed by a doctor and obtained from pharmacist. | |||
| No | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| 1st - The State should not be in the business of marriage gay or straight. 2nd - Marriage is a spiritual commitment and should be left outside of government. 3rd - with a flat tax, there should be no credits/ benefit for single or married couples (gay or straight) 4th - There should not be a death tax. Any individual should be able to identify a beneficiary gay/straight/family member or not in the event of their death without consequence. 5th - employee benefits should be left to the employer & employee to work out. | |||
| 1. Protection of parental rights at State level. 2. Drug Abuse awareness & testing at High School Level. Funding - eliminate Lt. Governor Position/ (have Secretary of State fill that one duty). 3. Right to Work legislation public sector and private business funded or subsidized by government funds. 4.State Flat Tax at individual level. 5. eliminate Corporate equipment tax. |
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