Charles Cole's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Charles Cole has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
California State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| Abortions should be rare and legal as Pres Bill Clinton said. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | c) Should businesses with over 500 employees be taxed for every employee they have? | ||
| Can't violate contracts in Q A... No new taxes. But if counties go BK, a federal judge may decide to slash pensions as they did in Stockton. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Photo ID should be the minimum required for voting. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in California? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| In D: if private enterprise can do a better job. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 California? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the creation of multi-housing in areas previously zoned for single family housing? | ||
| G) Better to open the economy instead. F) If 2/3 of property owners wish. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in California? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in California? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state regulations on fuel economy standards? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing homeowners to buy into a shared community solar energy system? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| Data base for 1) Adjudicated violent felons and 2) Clinically diagnosed mentally Ill... to be excluded from 2A rights. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through California'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? | ||
| No new taxes. Expand medicare , cut train to nowhere. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by California state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Already In place. | |||
| Digital Privacy and Security I am a staunch defender of the 1st and 14th Amendments and supports a decentralized, limited-government approach to digital privacy and free speech online. I oppose warrantless wiretaps and searches of American citizens' browsing histories in all forms. My long-held belief is that private-sector innovation is better, cheaper, fairer and more effective than bureaucratic regulation, and the realms of digital privacy and security are no exception. | |||
| I will fight against the progressive political machine that creates endless waste, skyrocketing taxes and a grim, divided future for our people. |
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