Robert Petersen's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Montana State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| decisions regarding a woman's reproductive health are best left to the woman. It's no business of anyone but her. | |||
Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Montana'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? | ||
| Yes | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | e) Eliminating block grants to public school districts? | ||
| No | f) Decreasing funding to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services? | ||
| time we had government that worked for We the People again and not just a few at the top. CITIZENS UNITED MUST BE REVERSED AND MONEY REMOVED FROM POLITICS. Return resource extraction taxes to pre-Martz levels. If the Coal Severance Tax was left at 30% we would have surpluses for the next 40 years rather than wringing every last dime from waitresses and tire busters and truck drivers while the Gianfortes stash away billions to hide from the effects of their actions on Climate Change. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| registration should be automatic when you get any state government issued ID or do any official business with the State with the only Voter ID being required is found on the end of the hands-pick a finger, any finger, and THAT is your perfect tamper-proof, fake proof ID. 16 year-olds are smart enough and suffer enough from poor government that they should be able to vote. Also any prisoner who has not been convicted of treason should be able to vote-otherwise you could use a commonly abused substance like say, beer, illegal and therefore strip millions of people's vote. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| No | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Again, we did things differently for 150 years and Reaganomics screwed things up. America NEEDS immigration to survive, it is how our country was built.Either we have good immigration policy or make law against immigration retroactive to 1185 A.D. when First Nations sent the Vikings home in tears. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Montana? | ||
| Some taxes could be reduced or tax "holidays" given to promote certain kinds of businesses or commercial activity. Giving huge tax breaks to corporations to create more minimum, minimum, minimum wage jobs, jobs, jobs! Most Montanans already have at least two jobs-it's livable wages that matter. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Montana? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Montana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Education should be free for any student who puts out the effort to keep showing up and passing tests. Education is an investment in America, not an expense needing cut. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| the extinction of the Human Race is very, very possible if we do not get our shit together right NOW! | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| The first four word of the 2nd Amendment are more important and relevant than the last four. If you want to own and operate any gun join the militia and demonstrate your qualifications and ability to handle it safely and legally. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Montana'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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support increasing state funding for tracking and reporting opioid usage and overdoses? | ||
| It is way past time to stop the War on Drugs and try another approach. Drugs won. The intelligent and humane solution is to make treatment and rehab freely available and to use education to give students the ability to make choices of all kinds in life intelligently. Locking up 1/3 of our population and giving millions of citizens a life-long handicap is unacceptable and must stop. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Montana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Should individuals be required to use a bathroom that corresponds with the gender listed on their birth certificate? | ||
| The Nunya Principles need wider application in Government. As in my sexual preferences are nunya bizzness! | |||
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