Jannquell Peters' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Mayor (East Point, GA) - At-Large
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Jannquell Peters has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Georgia Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe Every woman should have the right to decide the future of her body and pregnancy according to her conscious. I believe in the Separation of church and state. Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and I support it and will work hard to protect it. I have heard the anguished stories from the countless young women I've represented in judicial bypass hearings. As an advocate and a Catholic. My conscious is clear. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| We need extend and expand Social Security by asking high earners to supplement, along with a gradual increase in the tax rate that applies to workers' income. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| Generally no, but I would need to review and revisit depending on the circumstances. | |||
| 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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Generally yes, but we also need to look into a long term recovery strategy for those individuals who needy it. We should ensure that aid in translates to a community benefit out. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I think standards should be uniform across the states for federal office. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| Some of these are not as simple as yes or no. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Once again, border security and immigration are already polarizing issues that can not be adequately summed up in a yes or no question. | |||
| No | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| I will always choose diplomacy where possible, but once again, these are not topics that should be viewed through a black or white lens. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Yes, but not to the detriment of Americans and workers. | |||
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