Linda Devore's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Linda Devore has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
North Carolina State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Generally, I believe that an unborn child should not be punished regardless of how conceived. It concerns me that if we make an exception for pregnancies resulting from incest or rape that the exception will be abused. So, the exception to allow for an abortion resulting from incest or rape would need to be very narrowly defined, and include a limit on the gestation period. Pain-capable, after 20 weeks, should not be allowed. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing North Carolina's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| In the event of an extremely deep recession or natural disaster, and our rainy day funds were depleted, mandatory furloughs and/or salary reductions might be necessary. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Campaign contributions should be completely transparent, and further limit the influence of PACs, while maintaining restrictions for corporations and unions. It is impossible to eliminate political influence from redistricting, no matter how much we might want to. Though it has been a difficult process, NC districts are currently the most regular we have seen since the '70s. SCOTUS decisions from the '70s encouraged political gerrymandering, and technology has enabled abuses. It needs to be resigned back in with new court precedent, and hopefully, before 2021. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| A minor under the age of 16, however, should not automatically be waived into adult court. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Carolina? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in North Carolina? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support North Carolina's "Innovative School District" program? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| Clean water is a resource that we cannot take for granted. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through North Carolina's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by North Carolina state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces? | ||
| We should not tolerate any wage discrimination, however, the pay gap has many contributing factors. | |||
| 1. School safety should be enhanced with a school resource officer on each public school campus--costing approximately $120M/yr, which is less than our current annual budget surpluses, so no additional funding other than to reduce contributions to our rainy day fund, which is approaching an optimum level. 2. We must focus and prioritize taxpayer resources for those functions that are the responsibilities of government. Public safety, infrastructure, education, and basic government services--while limiting unnecessary regulations that place an undue burden on individuals and business. 3. Each of us should be free to exercise firmly-held religious beliefs in public and private. |
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