Sharon Thomas' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Sharon Thomas has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Texas Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| 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 government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I generally support the removal of tariffs, unless tarifs are needed to ensure the U.S. is not being taken advantage of in trade agreements, as we have seen with regard to our trade relationship with China. The tariffs imposed against China resulted in better positioning the U.S. with regard to trade. In such instances, tariffs are needed. | |||
| My three top priorites are to protect Life, Liberty, and Land. First, I will work to propose legislation to protect the unborn person in the womb against the procedure known as abortion. Article 14 of the Constitution protects the unborn and states: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Second, I will proprose legislation to protect 1st and 2nd Amendment rights and third, I will support legislation to ensure our borders are secure. |
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