Ryan Musick's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ryan Musick has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Illinois State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| I believe in the right to life for all People whether born or unborn. I do believe that rape and incest are very disturbing acts in which all could agree. With that said, I do have compassion with the mothers who have been harmed because of these acts against them so I would propose to offer programs for counseling/healing sessions that would be state funded, and that the state fund the cost for the birth of the child. In my opinion, this could be a win for both the mother and the unborn child showing compassion for all life. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support additional taxes on single-use plastics like styrofoam, grocery bags or straws? | ||
| I would like to encourage and propose bills that would place limits on how the State would have the ability to spend the peoples money so we could at the very least slow down the amount of debt we would be taking on. Also, I believe that we should never take more money from the people by way of taxes for the mistakes that the State leaders are making that caused these issues in the first place. Also, how would taxing plastics cause people to use less? We could possibly pass bills to offer alternatives products. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 Illinois? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support prohibiting the use of law enforcement gang databases for non-law enforcement purposes? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Illinois? | ||
| 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? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Illinois? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Illinois? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Illinois high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing college athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Illinois' health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support limiting the number of patients that can be assigned to a registered nurse? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Illinois' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Illinois' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Illinois state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| I have no additional comments at this point. All areas that I am aware of at this time have been addressed. I would enjoy hearing questions from the people on different issues that they are passionate about. I really enjoy listening to what others have to say, and want to do my best in that area. | |||
| At this point in time the main areas of interest for me would be abortion and income taxes. I would love to eliminate both if I had the opportunity. I know these are touchy subjects so I would love to speak on them in more detail to clarify my views on these issues. I would also love to support legislation for holistic health and wellness centers that could possibly be publicly funded. I have not put together a plan for funding at this point. It is just an area Im passionate about. |
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