John Burnard's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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John Burnard has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2014.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "The size of our bloated, overly bureaucratic governments at all levels is completely out of control! We have to refocus government functions to simplify them in order to produce tangible results to identified problems, while maximizing cost effectiveness. In short WE NEED TO DO MORE WITH LESS!" (steveadams2014.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I support the expansion of school choice programs, local control, reducing the size of bloated administrative bureaucracies, and creative solutions such as teacher incentives for producing highly achieving students." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "The size of our bloated, overly bureaucratic governments at all levels is completely out of control! We have to refocus government functions to simplify them in order to produce tangible results to identified problems, while maximizing cost effectiveness. In short -- WE NEED TO DO MORE WITH LESS!" (votesmart.org)
- "According to the Border Patrol, two-thirds of those who cross the border illegally in the San Diego Sector are criminal aliens. Criminal aliens are those who have been convicted of crimes in the U.S. before being sent back into Mexico. These individuals are often convicted of statutory rape, domestic violence and gang related crimes.* California has not seen a dramatic increase in the number of children coming to the border.* One of the newest groups crossing the border is the Roma Gypsies. They come from Eastern Europe, cross the border illegally, set their suitcases down and wait for a Border Patrol agent to apprehend them. After they are processed, they are given an immigration hearing and are allowed to temporarily stay in the United States. Ninety percent of these people will show up for their first hearing, because they know nothing will happen. They fail to show up at subsequent hearings.* The Obama Administration claims that their deportation rates are the highest of any administration. However, ICE has begun a practice of including voluntary returns in their deportation numbers. That boosts the number of "deportations" that they can claim, while official deportations are down." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Rather than spying on American Citizens while identified extremists are plotting against us, our government needs to focus on using our many sophisticated intelligence tools against our known enemies." (votesmart.org)
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