Kris Wampler's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kris Wampler has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2017 Political Courage Test.
South Carolina Congressional Special Election, District 5, 2017 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I will always support any effort to overturn or undermine Roe v. Wade. Along the same lines, pro-abortion organizations such as Planned Parenthood should never, under any circumstances, be given taxpayer dollars. The Constitution certainly does not authorize the appropriation of federal funds for the destruction of human life. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I was one of the first candidates to sign the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge. As such, I will never vote for a tax increase and will work to reduce taxes as much as possible for all Americans. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | |||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| States should be free to permit medical marijuana and less traditional treatments by ending the unconstitutional war on drugs and removing other regulations and laws that get in the way. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
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| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
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| Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | |||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Keystone XL: I support getting the federal government out of this matter and letting the affected states or private business handle this. So yes, in the sense that the federal government gets out of the way, I support building it. Renewable Energy: do support allowing private enterprise to engage in this if they want, without grants or involvement from the federal government. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Owning a gun is not a privilege. It is a right. As a proud gun owner, I will adamantly defend the Second Amendment and will never vote for any gun control legislation of any kind. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I will work to repeal (not "replace"!) Obamacare. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| This would require a massive round-up and virtual police state to accomplish. I support anyone being free to live and work here as long as they are not violent criminals and provided they do not expect government handouts of any kind - which no one, citizen or not, should receive. | |||
| Do you support same-sex marriage? | |||
| I support the government getting out of marriage entirely, which will end this controversy once and for all, and returning marriage to churches and other civic and private institutions. Failing that, although I personally oppose same-sex marriage, I think the 14th Amendment requires equal protection of all citizens, and that extends to government-issued marriage licenses. | |||
| Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | |||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| I am not sure what "targeting" means, exactly. If it means the automatic use of force, such as via drone/UAV strikes, no. If it means entering into treaties with nations to arrest suspected terrorists and bring them before trial, I agree. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| f) Homeland Security | |||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Eliminate | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
| 1. Abolish all agencies, departments, programs and spending for everything that is not one of the enumerated powers of the federal government under the United States Constitution. 2. Advance, as much as possible, equal protection for the unborn (pro-life policies), 3. End our numerous unconstitutional, illegal wars and our policy of interventionism, which includes removing ourselves from the United Nations and expelling that organization from the United States. |
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