Bryan McKinney's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Bryan McKinney has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "I am pro-life without apology or exception. As a father of 6 wonderful children, I have watched each one of them come into this world. Abortion will always be a complicated issue emotionally--but not morally. All human life is sacred, and pre-born babies have as much a right to life as people who are already born. Pro-abortion advocates will always bring up emotional situations, trying to make us believe they support abortion only in exceptional cases, such as to save the life of a mother. But in reality, these pro-abortionists want to make abortion a sacred right up to the moment of birth (or even during, incredibly) for ANY reason. Of course there are tough cases, but treatment to save the mother that indirectly brings death to the unborn child is morally and ethically quite different from directly taking a life." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "Iâm a strong supporter of adoption and helping take care of women in crisis pregnancy situations. I have well over 1,000 hours volunteering as a sidewalk counselor for women in crisis pregnancies. I was involved in my Students for Life club in college and continue volunteering as a pro-life speaker and activist. I am professionally trained as a pro-life apologist -- someone who uses science and reason to debate and discuss this issue. I have spoken at national pro-life conferences. If you, or anyone you know is ever in a crisis pregnancy situation, please reach out to me. I know people who will help. If not, my wife and I would be more than willing to take care of any child who is at risk of being aborted. We know many loving people looking for children to adopt." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
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- "I propose to repeal the 16th Amendment, which allows for a federal income tax, and replace it with a national 3% sales tax on purchases of new goods only. We need to outlaw death/inheritance taxes. Personally I'd like to see every state outlaw taxes on all personal property, including land and vehicles." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "I propose to repeal the 16th Amendment, which allows for a federal income tax, and replace it with a national 3% sales tax on purchases of new goods only. We need to outlaw death/inheritance taxes. Personally I'd like to see every state outlaw taxes on all personal property, including land and vehicles." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
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- "Global warming is a myth. You read that right! It is a lie. If you research the actual warming and cooling trends of the planet, we are in a severe cooling era. Spending a penny of taxpayer money on green energy or fossil fuels is not a legitimate function of government." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "I am OK with private businesses spending money to research and promote solar, wind, and renewable energy. It is not OK to spend tax dollars on this." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "I love our beautiful planet, and we need to do all that is reasonable to take care of her for our future generations. Science has become a political warzone based on lies and money. God gave us fossil and carbon-based fuels as gifts, not methods of our own destruction. These resources can be used in a clean way, and we should continue to work to make them cleaner. The right of government to use our money to regulate certain types of energy and promote others canât be found in the Constitution." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "Global warming is a myth. You read that right! It is a lie. If you research the actual warming and cooling trends of the planet, we are in a severe cooling era. Spending a penny of taxpayer money on green energy or fossil fuels is not a legitimate function of government." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "I love our beautiful planet, and we need to do all that is reasonable to take care of her for our future generations. Science has become a political warzone based on lies and money. God gave us fossil and carbon-based fuels as gifts, not methods of our own destruction. These resources can be used in a clean way, and we should continue to work to make them cleaner. The right of government to use our money to regulate certain types of energy and promote others canât be found in the Constitution." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "Our most sacred freedom, the right to bear arms, has been attacked by the media, elected officials, and even RINOs (Republicans in name only) for far too long. Our founders made this right the centerpiece of freedom because tyranny has no power over people who can protect themselves. Government does not grant us the right to own firearms; its proper role is to protect our God-given rights. No people in history have ever won their freedom from their king or queen by asking nicely. I believe in zero restrictions to gun ownership for law-abiding citizens and absolutely no registration of firearms of any kind. I will fight for a nationwide Constitutional right to conceal carry without a permit. Gun manufacturers should be forever immune from prosecution; they make and sell a legal product. It is always the responsibility of the customer to use any product lawfully." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
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- "Illegal immigration is out of control. A simple solution that would work is to turn the entire border into a military base and allow our men and women in uniform to keep our nation safe. I have no problem with legal immigration that everyone must abide by to become American citizens. Illegal drugs and human trafficking are major issues that would be much more manageable with a border that was actually secure." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
- "Illegal immigration is out of control. A simple solution that would work is to turn the entire border into a military base and allow our men and women in uniform to keep our nation safe. I have no problem with legal immigration that everyone must abide by to become American citizens. Illegal drugs and human trafficking are major issues that would be much more manageable with a border that was actually secure." (www.deathtotaxes.com)
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- "We've given about $170 billion U.S. tax dollars to Ukraine. We have about 1.3 million active military personnel. If we gave them each a $100,000 raise today it would only cost $130 billion. Where should we be spending money? If you believe in supporting Ukraine, start a charity, promote it, and let people donate money for diapers or bombs. Also, veteransâ benefits should never be taxed. The VA needs serious help and new ideas. Government is not the answer for taking care of veterans. Veterans need choices and not taxation! How is it that illegals get lots of benefits and our veterans suffer?" (www.deathtotaxes.com)
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