Robert Garrard's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Robert Garrard has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-choice" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "Social Security will soon go bankrupt because the politicians who took our money did not save or invest it but rather spent it on unprofitable projects. I believe people should be allowed to save and invest in individually-owned retirement accounts that cannot be drained by politicians. I don't want the government to steal from the next generation the way it stole from me, therefore I don't expect to get anything back when Social Security goes broke. Partial compensation might be provided to victims of Social Security by selling off some federally owned property and paying the proceeds to those who have paid in SS the longest and lost the most." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I oppose federal legislation to ban abortion. I oppose federal legislation to stop a state from banning abortion. I will vote for or against Supreme Court nominees based on other issues, regardless of their position on abortion. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I support spending cuts across the board. I support constitutional amendments to require a balanced budget and to prohibit borrowing or printing money to fund the budget. I oppose any tax increases to balance the budget. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| I support legalizing marijuana and ending the federal government's "war on drugs". I support legislation to punish state and local government officials who violate Americans' right to bear arms. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| I support lowering taxes for all individuals and all businesses equally. I do not support targeted tax breaks for a particular business, industry or class of people. | |||
| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Education is not the responsibility of federal government. It can be done by private institutions and local or state governments. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| I support building pipelines anywhere they are needed as long as it can be done without the government using eminent domain to take private property by force. I oppose taxpayer-funded subsidies, bailouts, grants, loans or loan guarantees to private business. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I support limits on harmful emissions from vehicle tailpipes, factory smokestacks, etc. CO2 is a natural part of the atmosphere which is necessary for plant growth and is not harmful at current levels. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I will not support any new gun control laws. I will vote against any Supreme Court nominee who supports new gun control laws. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Healthcare should be private business between patients, doctors, insurance companies and private charities. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| I support making it faster and easier for foreign workers to get a work visa, provided they have no criminal record. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| I do not support government regulation of marriage other than imposing an age limit to protect children. | |||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| I support withdrawing most U.S. forces from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. I oppose "regime change", occupation and "nation-building" in foreign countries. I support a limited number of Air Force and Navy bases on friendly foreign territory, only where it is necessary for early warning and defense against enemy attack and to support effective retaliation. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I support allowing individuals to put all of their Social Security taxes into their own personal savings and investment accounts. | |||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Eliminate | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Most of these should be funded by private business, charity, or state and local government. I support government research and space exploration only where it is applicable to national defense. | |||
| I support a small national sales tax, no more than necessary to fund national defense, federal courts and a few other government functions that cannot be done by state or local governments. Taxes on transportation fuel should be collected by states and used for road construction and maintenance. | |||
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