Matt Savino's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Texas State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| The cases of incest and rape account for less than 1% of all abortions combined. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Texas's budget.
| No | a) Do you support the creation of a state income tax in Texas? | ||
| Yes | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| Yes | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| One of the platforms I am running on is to eliminate the pensions for all elected offices. If we got the government out of the medical filed then pricing and coverage would work itself out to where it is affordable for many more people. It is not the responsibility of the government. | |||
| No | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Allowing restrictions or guidelines in campaign finance has resulted in some candidates getting an unfair advantage over other candidates due to the political party they associate with. Being a 3rd party candidate I have limits on campaign contributions where my opponents do not. Also 3rd parties do not get to participate in primaries at the same time as the 'major' parties do. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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 Texas? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Texas? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Texas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
| In response to d) above, The Constitution for the State of Texas says the state will provide free public education. But right now property taxes are paying for over 40% of that fund which is in direct violation of our constitution. If elected I will push to get the education funding taken care of at the state level and lower our property taxes drastically. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| The private sector can do almost anything the government can and do it better and more efficiently. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| "...the Right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed". First off its a right not a privilege meaning the government can not take it away. 'Infringed" - means to regulate, tax, restrict, hinder, etc. Statistics have shown that the higher the gun ownership is the lower the crime rate is. Guns save WAY more lives then they take. We need to punish the criminal not the tool. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Texas'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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| No | f) Do you support increasing funding for state medical facilities and hospitals in rural areas? | ||
| Get the government out of it. Health issues are between the medical personnel and the patient, nobody else needs or should be involved except in the case of a minor child where the parent(s) need to be involved. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Texas's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Texas's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Texas 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the removal of Confederate statues from public spaces? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| If elected, I want to put some restriction back onto CPS/DFPS. As it stands right now DFPS courts can supersede our own State courts. CPS/DFPS has been granted more power in the state of Texas than in any other state. It has become legalized kidnapping with incentives of up to $8000 being granted to CPS for every child they remove from a home. Children in CPS care are almost 3 times more likely to become victims of physical abuse, almost 10 times more likely for sexual abuse and fatality rate is 4 times higher vs being with their biological parents. |
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