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North Carolina Gubernatorial Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| As a Libertarian I recognize that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on all sides. As such, I believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration. | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| As a Libertarian, I don't believe Governments should incur debt if it can be avoided. Debt burdens future generations without their consent. Budgets at all levels of government should be balanced. If there is a revenue shortfall, cutting expenditures while removing barriers for private organizations to pick up any slack is preferable to raising taxes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the removal of foreign citizens from state voting rolls? | ||
| The Libertarian Party of North Carolina supports an end to all limits on a person's right to support the constitutionally eligible person of their choice. The right to freedom of expression must include the unrestricted right to pay for dissemination of one's opinions. We support the establishment of an independent non-partisan agency to administer all elections in North Carolina instead of a bipartisan state and county boards of elections. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in North Carolina? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the prosecution of hate crimes as felonies? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support requiring state and local law enforcement to publicly disclose use-of-force data reports? | ||
| The Libertarian Party calls for the repeal of all laws and statutes that assert a crime has been committed in cases where no specific victim or damage to property can be identified. We call for the immediate pardon of those convicted under such laws. The proper focus of a criminal justice system is to require criminals to provide restitution to the victims of their crime. We recognize the right of the victim to come to a private settlement with, or even pardon, the criminal. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Carolina? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| As a Libertarian I support fostering more numerous, accessible, and equitable economic opportunities by eliminating state occupational licensing requirements. In doing so, we could offer broader access to greater opportunity for both producers and consumers, especially the economically and politically disadvantaged. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in North Carolina? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in North Carolina? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I support parents and students in taking controls of their education. The state should uphold its constitutional mandate to ensure that children have access to a quality education by lifting the burdens put upon private education and homeschooling by the legislature and allow as much choice as possible. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: I support parents and students in taking controls of their education. The state should uphold its constitutional mandate to ensure that children have access to a quality education by lifting the burdens put upon private education and homeschooling by the legislature and allow as much choice as possible. | |||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| The Libertarian Party of North Carolina acknowledges every individual's inalienable right to choose to own and carry firearms or other means of self-defense, without government licensing, registration, monitoring, or interference of any kind. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through North Carolina'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 requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| The Libertarian Party of North Carolina calls for the elimination of all legislation and government regulations that force individuals to participate or limits options in medication, treatment, or care of illness or condition. I call for the elimination of Certificate of Need (CON) laws as they only serve to protect large healthcare monopolies and increase medical costs to patients seeking care. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by North Carolina state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support local governments having the authority, without review by state authorities, to remove certain memorials or monuments from public property? | ||
| Libertarians embrace the concept that all people are born with certain inherent rights. We reject the idea that a natural right can ever impose an obligation upon others to fulfill that right. We condemn bigotry as irrational and repugnant. Governments should neither deny nor abridge any individual human right based on sex, wealth, ethnicity, creed, age, national origin, personal habits, political preference, or sexual orientation. | |||
| The Libertarian Party of North Carolina and our Gubernatorial Campaign support the privatization of North Carolina's Alcoholic Beverage Control System. | |||
| My top legislative priority is to reform or abolish North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws. These laws serve only to protect healthcare monopolies and prevent independent clinics from competing with hospitals. By removing the prohibitions that keep doctors and clinics from offering many vital healthcare services the accessibility of care will increase as the cost of care declines. No government funding is needed to remove monopoly controls. |
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