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Minnesota Gubernatorial Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Minnesota's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| Yes | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits 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? | ||
| I support a simple law that says: No candidate or party shall buy time or space in the media; all time and space in the media shall be free of charge; and elections shall be no longer than 8-weeks. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| No | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| c) Some heinous crimes deserve higher penalties, but not life in prison for a minor. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Minnesota? | ||
| a) If necessary; b) If necessary; c) Yes-if it doesn't reduce protections, but that's the whole point of deregulation, because protecting citizens raises the cost of doing business; d) Yes-if the need arises. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Minnesota? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| a) If it's reasonable gun control legislation like keeping guns out of the hands of felons and the mentally ill, then YES. If it's a ban on semi-automatic assault rifles, NO. If it's a temporary restraining order that blocks a firearm purchase on a background check for someone who's been admitted to a medical facility for a suicidal injury, then YES. d) Concealed weapons permit, YES. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Minnesota'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 assisted-living facilities to be licensed by the state? | ||
| No | g) Do you support a state tax on all prescription opioids? | ||
| a) If it's a clinic that treats addicts with the addiction interruption drug "Ibogaine", then Yes. b) I support a Single-Payer Healthcare system. Health care should be a right. It's the duty of government to promote the public health and safety. In the absence of a Single Payer system, I might support an expansion through Minnesota's health care programs for the most vulnerable people in our state, the poor. c) Without Single-Payer, mandating insurance purchases might keep costs lower, but won't cover everyone. Originally called Romney-care, now Obamacare, both corporate sellout party's have failed America. Insurance companies don't produce healthcare. | |||
| a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Minnesota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing penalties on protesters who obstruct traffic, freeways, or access to airports? | ||
| c) If you mean, same pay for the same work, then YES. d) The penalties are stringent enough if they're enforced. | |||
| Combat Global Warming-My plan is Zero by 2050," reducing greenhouse gases by 3% yearly mandating laws like, "All new electrical power generation shall be renewable & storable." Gov't & industry shall reduce at: 30% by 2025; 60% by 2035; and100% GHG-free by 2050. Industry shall submit plans for meeting target reductions. Legalize Marijuana and Repeal Prohibition-President Ronald Reagan's racist War on Drugs has created the largest mass incarceration surveillance police state the world has ever known. Proud Reagan supporters have the ignominious honor of having jailed more people than Stalin's Gulag or communist China, a dictatorship with triple the population. |
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