Issue Position: Home and Family Values

Issue Position

Issue Position: Home and Family Values

Jeff On The Issues

* War on Terror
* Business
* Home and Family Values
* Education
* Immigration
* Second Amendment Rights
* Natural Resources
* Property Rights
* Taxes and Spending

War on Terror

Terrorism, particularly Radical Islamic terrorism, is the strategy of an enemy unlike any we have ever faced, more sinister, more aimed at civilians, more willing to die in its hateful cause. Jeff is absolutely committed to fighting and winning the global War on Terror, defending the liberty, principles, and way of life that have for our entire history made America the envy of the globe and the most desired place for immigrants to come. He knows that this war is a long one, maybe without ever having an obvious end, but also that it is critical that we stand and fight when and where we know the enemy is.

Despite the desire of some to cave in to political pressure and retreat now, Jeff knows that were the US to abandon its mission it would embolden al Qaeda and its followers for generations to come. When faced with an enemy who understands nothing but force and is absolutely willing to die for their cause, the only responsible option is to help them fulfill that willingness.

Having served as a congressional military aide, Jeff spent years working with Congress, the Pentagon, and both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, as well as with the leadership of Fort Carson and other military bases in Colorado. Jeff had demonstrated leadership in getting our military the tools they need to do the job and our military families the support they need and deserve as they sacrifice so much so that we don't have to. Jeff will continue to work tirelessly on both those goals in order to help our soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen defeat those who wish us harm. Top
Business With years of experience dealing with issues that are important to businesses large and small, Jeff knows that the United States owes its prosperity to our freemarket free enterprise system.

Jeff believes that government can't create wealth, but it can certainly destroy it. Therefore, the only proper role for government in our economy is to foster an environment where American entrepreneurs can use their creativity and their willingness to take risks in order to create jobs, make new products, deliver wanted services, and, yes, earn profits. Jeff realizes that American jobs are created because . . . and only because . . . it may be possible to earn a profit. Whatever government does to penalize success ends up penalizing workers, their families, the towns they live in, and our entire nation.

This is true of large business and small, and Jeff is a particularly strong supporter of small business, which is the source of most new jobs in America. Whether manufacturers or farmers, accountants or ranchers, blue-collar or white-collar, business-employed or self-employed, Jeff respects hard work and entrepreneurship and will fight for legislation to strengthen small businesses including through tax relief, health insurance reform, and modernization of our retirement and entitlement systems. Top

Home and Family Values
Jeff knows that there is no more important institution in America than the family, and no more important contract than the marriage between a man and a woman which creates the foundation for that family. He is proudly pro-life and will vigorously champion legislation supporting families and protecting life.

Jeff's pro-family values is based on support for traditional marriage. According to Jeff, the definition of marriage is not determined by debate. It always has and always will mean one man married to one woman; Jeff commits to defending that definition and the institution based on it because he recognizes the many benefits to society which strong traditional marriages bring and he will fight against anti-family forces in Washington. Jeff supports both the Colorado state marriage amendment and the federal Marriage Protection Amendment.

In addition to opposing abortion, Jeff's pro-life positions include support of the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act and the Child Custody Protection Act as well as a complete ban on human cloning. While Jeff supports adult stem cell research, he adamantly opposes life-destroying embryonic stem cell research. In 2004, Jeff was honored to receive the "Champion of Life" award for his unwavering commitment to protecting the integrity and dignity of life.

Jeff is also concerned about other social issues, such as gambling, broadcast decency, and abstinence education. He believes that to the extent government schools must be involved in "sex ed", it should be to encourage the highest standard of such education: to encourage abstinence until marriage. Beyond that, and particularly as the parent of two young children, Jeff knows that parents are the best and most proper source of sex education for their children and that sex education should include not just parent-approved content but also should be at a parent-approved time.

Again, as the father of two young children, Jeff is concerned with the proliferation of violent and sexually explicit television broadcasting and supports congressional efforts to raise fines for indecent broadcasting. He also opposes the way government has not only accepted but encourages gambling - particularly when the government gets the profits - and will support efforts to rein in increases in the expansion of gambling, government-supported or otherwise.

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