David Pautsch's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "Life begins at conception, so incentivize adoption of unwanted babies. Two million parents want the 900,000 babies currently being aborted each year!" (www.davidpautsch.com)
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- "Slash spending by eliminating multiple bureaucratic departments and agencies" (www.davidpautsch.com)
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- "Reform elections before Nov 5: Require same day counts, paper ballots only, and a valid voter ID" (www.davidpautsch.com)
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- "Preserve all 2nd Amendment rights regarding gun ownership and address psychotropic drugs as a major cause of gun violence. Remove March 2024 red flag laws where Government can freely declare gun owners "unfit to own" and seize their guns" (www.davidpautsch.com)
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- "Aggressively enforce sealed borders, legal immigration, and compassionate deportation" (www.davidpautsch.com)
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