Samuel Ronan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2018.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Nobody wants to pay taxes, rich, poor, citizen or business, but nobody wants to pay a disproportionate amount of taxes either! We can standardize taxes across the board to be proportional to income and not based off of 'levels of wealth.'" (ballotpedia.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Simply put money should never have been apart of politics in the first place. [â¦] Money is not only being abused in elections, it is also preventing average citizens from participating in the first place!" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "To bring awareness of solar power to the masses, and to stop politicizing something that should be used by default. We are trying to move forward into the future of mankind, a future that relies on the things around us to succeed, and in ways that don't destroy the only home we have had. It begins with knowledge, and it ends with you, the individual, making the choice to move forward as well." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "The other issue is the ease in which arms can be obtained....legally! Arms regulation shouldn't make it impossible to obtain arms, but it should ensure that responsible individuals are the only ones able to do so!" (votesmart.org)
- "You want guns, and lots of ammo? Fantastic if you can afford it buy it. You want to conceal carry, open carry, hunt, shoot at the range, keep it in the house, etc.? Great use your firearms however you see fit, pass the tests, pay the fees and have at it! [â¦] Common sense things like back ground checks to prevent violent offenders, terrorists, and the mentally ill from obtaining firearms should remain in place and periodically improved to ensure the right people are being affected." (votesmart.org)
- Ballotpedia "Strong Supporter of the 2nd Amendment and personal right to bear and keep arms - Improve legislation by implementing personal responsibility instead of creating more red tape for: attachments, muzzle size, magazine/clip size, etc." (ballotpedia.org)
- "But...can we really afford Universal Healthcare? You bet." (votesmart.org)
- "[...] we can afford Universal Health Care ... Now!" (votesmart.org)
- Ballotpedia "Nobody likes being forced to pay for health insurance, and nobody likes being in debt for going to the hospital, but the fact is the ACA is law and until it goes away we can at least fix the cost of services." (ballotpedia.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I will work to bring REAL reform by fighting to end the war on drugs and through the creation of civilian led review boards that create community accountability for law enforcement." (votesmart.org)
- "We should decriminalize drug use in this country [â¦]" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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