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North Carolina State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Birth control and sex education classes will reduce the number of abortions | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I support a tax increase on the rich and the corporations who do not pay their fair share. I would support Elizabeth Warren's two-cent tax for example. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the removal of foreign citizens from state voting rolls? | ||
| Voter suppression is a big issue and it is cleverly disguised in things like the voter ID bill. I would like to see the money taken out of politics and campaigns. I would submit the idea that voters receive a booklet in the mail that details candidate platforms and information. Debates are important but the incessant ads and campaigning should be revised. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Drug use needs to be treated as a mental health problem, not a criminal one. Private prisons will view people as dollars and not human beings, reform is needed. I said no for section C because what I see now is a violation of human rights, there needs to be a path to citizenship. Police brutality is something too often seen. Any public servant, including the president, is to be held accountable for crimes and misdeeds. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Carolina? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| A. investment in infrastructure creates jobs B. tax higher incomes and big corporations C. Regulations protect people, a business cannot always be trusted to be ethical. D Lip service is all this rule provides. Treat substance abuse as a mental health issue. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Education is a security issue. Federal standards should be standards of excellence, not teaching to a test. Charter schools emphasize talents a student may have, like music. Teachers make 2G below the national average, put back the money taken from the state lottery. immigrants who show themselves to be willing to contribute to society should be educated. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| We do not get a new planet if we mess this one up. Logic dictates we take care of this one. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| Guns in school is a recipe for disaster. If a teacher shoots a student or the school shooter is a student, what repercussions fall on the teacher? Jail time? Immunity? Is the school responsible for injuries? Responsibility is the key to this issue, but when it comes to schools we are looking at a legal nightmare. I would be willing to have school classes in gun safety, how to shoot safely, and understanding what guns do. Having the teacher trained as a shooter puts her in a terrible position if she has to fire the gun. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| C. adults can make their own choice D. the doctor must work with the terminal patient for end of life plans. Death with dignity is a human right E. Hermanson V Florida, religious grounds are for adults to decide, not children. The life of a child takes precedence until they are old enough to make that decision on religious grounds. F. while I support this, a small business may have to be exempt as they cannot afford it | |||
| 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? | ||
| We the people...created equal. all people deserve equality and to be treated with respect and dignity. Statues may have their place in a museum or historic park. I am a fan of history and believe the whole of it should be taught warts and all. If you have a statue of Andrew Jackson, add one for Tecumseh. states should embrace the whole of their history and learn from past mistakes in order to grow into better people | |||
| Post-COVID, dealing with poverty issues will be crucial. healthcare, jobs, homelessness, education, and hunger will be at the forefront. Higher taxes for those not paying at all will have to fund the rebuilding of communities. We will work to give a hand up and empower people in this difficult time. | |||
| COVID has to be the priority. Testing, treat, and track. 15 out of 50 hospitals are in danger of closing, Medicaid expansion will save those hospitals. |
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