Bill Murray's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Bill Murray has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Montana State Legislative Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I am prolife and believe we must do all we can protect unborn babies but may support a law to limit legal abortion for Medical in the case of rape, incest or diagnosed health issue of the pregnant mother. | |||
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.3) State Taxes: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) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Eliminate | g) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Property taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| I would listen to my constuants, expert testimony, and deliberate on these issues as legislation is presented. | |||
| Montana is spending to much in general and has a low population to sustain spending at the current level. I would advocate complete reform of the budgeting process to $0. dollar based budgeting. Governor Jimmy Carter broke new grown by introducing this concept while he was Govenor of Georgia. | |||
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 | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 beleive if Montana is to maintain a citizen legislature public funded forums should be encouraged and financed by a $50.00 check off on State income tax and property tax mailings. Each Candidate should receive the same amount of dollars and be encoraged to publicly debate and appear at forums rather than spend money on media advertising. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
| Some reform is needed to ease the burden of prisons. I do think violent crime by minors should be the normal manner which procecution is brought forth. This would happen after meeting with the victims, procecutter and judge. | |||
| No | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| No | i) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | j) Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them? | ||
| No | k) Do you support transferring the control over some federal land to the Montanan state government? | ||
| I believe homeowners should negotiate with lenders regarding foreclosure on their home. I also approve of consideration for Montana to manage certain federal lands and be the primary voice of how the lands could best be used. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| My wife is a career teacher and believes often tenure creates laziness with school administrators as well as a small minority of teachers. The state has a limited role in funding students. I believe the board of regents should make the recommendation and the legislature should vote on the merits of how the money is used. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support state funding for improvements to Montana's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| I support in energy development by private industry. I would consider limited tax incentives for emerging energy but no long term funding. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I support the 2nd amendment and Montana constitution as written | |||
| 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 ("Obamacare")? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| I support Doctor patient made health care decisions. I do not support one sized fits all health care as each person needs are different. The more goverment is in control the more health care costs go up. | |||
| No | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| I would support same sex civil unions. I see marriage as a Religious covenant and should be performed under the tenants of the beliefs of the denomination of the religious institution. A civil union license could be issued for all who wish to enter into a two person e contract. A civil judge could perform a civil union ceremony. A Religious institution could perform a civil union ceremony in accordance with the tradition and practices of their religion. | |||
| I live my live by treating others as I would want to be treated by them. I am not a professional Politician. I know that over 45% of Montana funding is provided by the Federal Government. This is not sustainable. I believe in Less Spending, Lower Taxes, and Less government regulations. I would work to fund accentual NEEDS and push back on Altruistic Wants. I would try to think outside the box for funding and budgeting of Government services. |
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