Darryl Perry's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Darryl Perry has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| As a Libertarian, I believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration. | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | c) In order to fund education, do you support creating a state sales tax on electronics? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the development of a road usage fee in New Hampshire? | ||
| I oppose the implementation of a sales, income, or other broadbased tax. Additionally, I will oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Part 1 Article 11 of the NH Constitution states, in part, "All elections are to be free, and every inhabitant of the state of 18 years of age and upwards shall have an equal right to vote in any election. Every inhabitant of the state, having the proper qualifications, has equal right to be elected into office." | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| No | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in New Hampshire? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| Nearly 98 percent of convictions are obtained through plea bargains. In many criminal cases where a defendant refuses a plea, they generally receive a stiffer sentence than they were offered prior to trial. The Legislature should prohibit a judge from issuing a harsher sentence post-conviction than was offered by the Prosecutor prior to the start of the trial! | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New Hampshire? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| No | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| I believe businesses should voluntarily enroll in paid family leave programs. Libertarians oppose oppose all forms of government subsidies to business, labor, or any other special interest. | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Hampshire? | |||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New Hampshire? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Education is a matter of conscience, values, and free expression, as much as assembly, press, religion, or speech. Libertarians advocate the complete separation of education and state, ending government ownership, operations, regulation, and subsidy of schools, colleges, and universities. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Should the construction and expansion of landfills near state parks and federal lands be prohibited? | |||
| Protecting the environment requires individual rights and responsibilities regarding resources like land, water, air, and wildlife. Pollution not only causes damage to property, but also violates the natural rights to health and life. Polluters, including government, should be strictly liable for harms caused by pollution, and restitution to the injured parties is a must. | |||
| 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 teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| Part 1 Article 2-a: All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Hampshire's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | |||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| I believe businesses should voluntarily provide paid medical leave coverage. The Doorways & Safe Stations programs should be expanded, and people suffering from substance abuse disorder should be treated for their medical problems and should not be treated like criminals. Possession of illicit substances should not carry civil or criminal penalties! | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| c) Do you support greater efforts by New Hampshire state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | |||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Work to allow for the retail sale of cannabis; Work to implement Portugal-style depenalization of all other substances for personal use; Work to pardon all nonviolent drug offenders; Work to allow those with previous drug convictions to work in the retail cannabis industry; Work to repeal laws that prohibit activities solely involving consenting adults; Work to ease ballot access requirements; Work to ease the definition of "political party", and allow political parties to determine its own method of choosing candidates; Work to Repeal SB3 & HB1264. | |||
| Cannabis legalization & drug depenalization pay for themselves, the former via increased revenue and the latter via decreased expenses associated with arresting, prosecuting & incarcerating people. The same applies to other laws that prohibit activities solely involving consenting adults. Expanding the Doorways & Safe Stations programs can be funded from the savings associated with no longer arresting, prosecuting & incarcerating people with substance abuse disorder. |
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