John McDivitt's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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New Mexico 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? | ||
| Since Roe vs. Wade the only above question that really matters is "c". | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support eliminating the state tax on Social Security benefits? | ||
| No | d) Do you support tax credits to promote the purchase of electric vehicles? | ||
| The obvious missing answer above to balancing any budget is reducing spending. | |||
| 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? | ||
| On item "c" above bipartisan implies no participation by anyone other than Democrats or Republicans. Therein lies the problem. To eliminate gerrymandering the redistricting process must be open, fair and NON partisan. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in New Mexico? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| On item "d" above... there should be no incentives to keep private prisons full in the name of profitability. | |||
| 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 New Mexico? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| No | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Item "g" above... I support allowing ALL businesses to reopen as THEY see fit not the state government (ie: the governor). | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Mexico? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New Mexico? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Mexico high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Item "a" above... I do not believe education is within the constitutionally enumerated powers for which the national government is responsible. I support competition in education. I fully support all educational alternatives and I believe the tax money should accompany the student and be available to be spent as the parents see fit. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Mexico'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? | ||
| I support competition in health care. Competition always reduces costs and generally improves outcomes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by New Mexico state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the inclusion of the phrase "In God We Trust" on all public buildings and license plates? | ||
| Item "c" above... within state government certainly. Legislation to issue mandates to private enterprise - no. Item "d" above... I have no objection to the phrase but it should NOT be made mandatory. | |||
| I believe we need to re-emphasize the proper roles of the three branches of government. During this pandemic the executive branch has assumed many more powers than it is truly authorized. This must be addressed and corrected. Liberty is not something you just set aside. The rights of free people are not to be restricted. The constitutional balance of powers MUST be respected. | |||
| I want to remove any and all barriers that impede retirees from settling in New Mexico and I also want to make our state as business friendly as possible especially for small businesses. If we remove obstacles it should require no additional funding. If we get out of our own way the free market will do the rest. |
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