Brian Ley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Brian Ley has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Hawaii State Legislative Election 2022 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? | ||
| Question one I believe people have a right to choose, I really don�t support termination of viable babies that can survive a early delivery Question 2 abortions are legal in Hawaii regardless of how conceived Question 3 I don�t think taxpayers should pay for abortions, but don�t see a problem using taxpayer money for non abortion procedures My opinion doesn�t matter, what matters is I vote the way the people in my district vote. Not how I want, but what the people in my district want | |||
| a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| b) Do you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | |||
| Once again I will vote in accordance of the people of my district tell me how to vote, regardless of my opinion I will say these questions are poorly written to be asking a yes or no vote | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| 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? | ||
| d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | |||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) Do you support the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Georgia? | |||
| I will vote according to the wishes of the people in my district. The questions I don�t answer are poorly written, and I won�t dignify them a answer ie question B big difference between 17 year old minor and a 10 year old minor and the type of crime to answer that property | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Georgia? | |||
| d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | |||
| I�m running for office in Hawaii, so I�m not concerned about Georgia. And I�ll vote how my constituents tell me to vote | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Georgia? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Georgia? | |||
| d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Georgia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
| Don�t care about Georgia issues. And I�ll vote how my district wants me to vote | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | |||
| Will vote the will of the people | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| e) Do you support expanding access to absentee and early voting? | |||
| Once again my opinion doesn�t matter. What matters is that I vote the way the people tell me to vote | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | |||
| c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | |||
| More poorly written questions. Voting how the people tell me to vote | |||
| a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | |||
| b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | |||
| Yes | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | |||
| f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | |||
| Please find someone to ask intelligent questions. Voting the will of the people | |||
| a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| c) Do you support greater efforts by Georgia state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | |||
| I live in Hawaii, don�t care what Georgia does | |||
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