Charlie Hardy's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Charlie Hardy has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Wyoming Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I don't believe anyone is in favor of abortion, but it is a very difficult decision for a woman to make and I believe it should be a decision between the woman and her doctor. She does not need the government or anyone else deciding for her. Also, I feel men should start talking to men about male responsibility instead of setting themselves up as judges of women. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| I very much support our military servicemen and servicewomen. But President Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex. Our military budget totals more than that of the next highest spenders, including Russia, China and Saudi Arabia. And yet our military personnel often have to seek food stamps because they don't earn enough. They often have to buy military equipment because what is given them is not of the best quality. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I am in favor of a 28th amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I am speaking of basic standards. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| The problem of gun violence in the United States is a health problem and should be studied by the Center for Disease and their hands should not be tied. I am in favor of repealing the Dickey Amendment. Additionally, I believe there are some people who should not have guns and some guns that no ordinary citizen should be able to possess. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| However, I am not happy with the word "Affordable." I believe our nation will be stronger if everyone is healthy and am in favor of single-payer health insurance. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Our immigration laws are cruel. We are, and have been for a long time, tearing families apart. We need comprehensive immigration reform, At the present moment the only ones really benefiting from our current laws and the private prison corporations. | |||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| We have been and are making more enemies around the world than friends. The whole idea of regime change must stop. | |||
| First, our nation will be stronger if everyone is entitled to healthcare, college or career education, and a decent living wage for 40 hours of work. Healthcare and post high-school education could be funded by the money we are wasting on the military-industrial complex and our excessive military involvement throughout the world. Secondly, we must get big, dark money out of politics. |
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