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Mike Williams' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "No" (None)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (None)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (None)
  • "Campaign finance dollars need to be limited to the candidates in-state voters only. This will curtail the corrupting influence of big money. SCOTUS has determined this to be a first amendment issue and will require a constitutional amendment." (None)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (None)
  • "The qualified immunity doctrine needs to be restricted to constitutional fidelity to duty only, the double standard must stop." (None)
  • Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? "Yes" (None)
  • "Strong defense yes, blanket spending is not the answer. Throwing money at an issue has never been the answer, responsible spending practices is." (None)
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (None)
  • Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "Yes" (None)
  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
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?
Campaign finance dollars need to be limited to the candidates in-state voters only. This will curtail the corrupting influence of big money. SCOTUS has determined this to be a first amendment issue and will require a constitutional amendment.
Yes Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
The qualified immunity doctrine needs to be restricted to constitutional fidelity to duty only, the double standard must stop.
Unknown Position Do you support increasing defense spending?
Strong defense yes, blanket spending is not the answer. Throwing money at an issue has never been the answer, responsible spending practices is.
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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
Government incentives in dealing with COVID has exasperated the problem.
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, geo-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")?
No Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
Government has proven to be a bigger problem dealing with COVID than the virus itself.
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)?
Unknown Position Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
Military intervention is an option exercised when all else has failed. Taking it off the table encourages aggression from hostile nations.
No Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
Tarriffs and other trade measures are essential to fair trade, counties are all too willing to engage in practices that exploit their people at the expense of American workers to create an unfair trade balance.
Ensuring election integrity is number one, without it all else is irrelevant. Protecting civil liberties and parents' rights follow and cost little to nothing beyond what is now spent. What's missing is robust "Duty to Act" laws and enforcement of those laws on government officials sworn to uphold them.

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