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Mike Scupin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Mike Scupin has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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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 2016.

  • "The Declaration of Independence guarantees the right to life. We must protect the life of the unborn." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • "I do NOT favor adopting ANY new taxing mechanisms UNTIL AFTER the income tax (16th Amendment) is repealed, unless its repeal takes place simultaneously to the implementation of the new tax." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Government does not create private sector jobs. Government can however directly destroy them. And all too often, through overly burdensome regulations and taxing, the government crowds out job growth." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • "Government does not create private sector jobs. Government can however directly destroy them. And all too often, through overly burdensome regulations and taxing, the government crowds out job growth." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • "Centralized government education across America is a major threat to freedom and the family. Education policies are best decided at the most local level possible. The US Government has no Constitutional basis to decide education policies." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • 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.
  • "I will fight against any attempt to even slightly encroach on your second amendment right to bear arms, whether it come from progressives in Congress or through unconstitutional Executive Orders." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • "Individuals who desire to enter America and remain must do it legally, be encouraged to assimilate into our society, learn to speak English and embrace American values." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • "I hold fast to the definition of marriage as described in the Bible. We must uphold the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman." (www.scupin4congress.com)
  • 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.

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