Paul Anderson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Paul Anderson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Nebraska Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Please refer to my website. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No, absolutely not, our taxes need to be decreased not increased! Since July 2018, I have been a Social Security and Medicare recipient. And it is Not an entitlement, I earned every penny of it! The automatic, COLA allowance, to keep and expand the funding for these programs, is all that is necessary. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| As a congressman, I would sponsor legislation, that would create an amendment to the constitution, which would abolish "Citizens United", and give more power to "We the People", as to who runs and stays in elective office! | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| I will quote President Theodore Roosevelt, "Speak softly and carry a big Stick". As a retired Navy veteran, and an American patriot, the answer to this question, is a no brainer for me! | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No, I don't support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth because, our national debt is 22 Trillion dollars. I don't believe in lowering taxes for corporations, because, that would put more of a tax burden the poor and middle class Americans (like me). | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I would sponsor legislation to abolish the Department of Education. We need to remove the federal and state education standards from our classrooms, because these standards, are the responsibility of parents and local school boards! | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Its my understanding, that solar and wind energy, is not available 24/7, and theses two types of renewable energies, are heavily subsidized by the federal government. Geo-thermal and nuclear energy, are available 24/7, and environmentally friendly, and a wiser use of tax payers dollars. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I'm a strong supporter of the 2nd amendment! The reason that I take this position is, I don't trust our government, at any level, to serve and fully protect me and my family! I saw this on a bumper sticker a number of years ago, "Gun control is Not about Guns", I agree with the message! | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Please go to my website on this issue. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Please go to my website on this issue. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Yes, the U. S. congress, should approve the use of military force, to prevent ANY government that's hostile to America! Yes, I do support the complete withdrawl of all of our troops from the Middle East! As a Navy Reservist, I was in the middle of Iraq for almost six months in 2004. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| President Trumps, trade war with China, has hurt the American farmer, and the blue collar, middle class workers! The presidents approach, "my way, or the highway, is not demonstrating leadership or showing diplomacy, it's definitely, the opposite! | |||
| As your congressman, my top three priorities will be. To sponsor legislation to abolish, Same Sex Marriage, Citizens United, and Abortion. All of these priorities are Unconstitutional, because they are Supreme Court rulings, not our laws. These rulings came from, the judicial branch of government, nine unelected lawyers (who wear robes). This is why, our founding fathers, set up three separate and equal branches of government. Our judges, need to be term limited, and should not be allowed, to legislate from the bench! An additional priority for me, would be to reintroduce, the articles of impeachment for President Trump! |
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