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Courtland Sykes' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Courtland Sykes submitted the 2018 Political Courage Test after the official deadline.

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Missouri Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Unknown Position Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Life begins at conception and is a gift from God not a "choice" for murder. You're either FOR the Constitutional right to LIFE, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness or against it. God has His hand on every life, but the responsibility is ours, (through 10th Amendment) in our communities, to protect and enforce the Founders' intent to protect ALL life under the Constitution. Those committing murder under guises of "choice" will have their Judgement Day; their moral compass is theirs to tend. But we would be as guilty if we did not fight to protect the unborn.
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Rather than reducing defense spending, we need to apply legislation that restricts the bundling of bills and budgets as per the Rubin Rule in Kansas.
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
No Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
Yes Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
No Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
Yes Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
No Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
All cases must be judged circumstantially and will be determined on a case by case basis.
1. Dismantling the "Deep State" - the autocratic system of government as created and maintained by Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer. -This effort will not require additional funding. 2. Build the Wall on the Southern Border - Divert money wasted in overseas programs to support this project. This year, we will spend $8.5 billion in Afghanistan for anti-narcotics operations alone, projections suggest the narcotics problem will worsen. We need to pull out of this program altogether and divert it towards our southern border. 3. Tearing the Socialist Wires out of ObamaCare - This does not require funding.

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