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Bill Marcy's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. Responded YES to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to stop funding Planned Parenthood?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Video: Bill Marcy for Congress Neshoba County Fair www keepvid com. 4 September 2010. "I believe that life begins at conception. Therefore all abortions are immoral, irresponsible. [...[ Once elected, I will support all legislation that denies even a dime of taxpayer money to support the industry of death." (youtu.be)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Respect for Life. 7 February 2012. "Since the 1973 Roe vs Wade Supreme Court decision, there have been over 45 million unborn babies killed of which 17 million of these precious lives have been minority children. This is a continuation of the Democratic/Progressive policies of the 1900s, specifically the eugenics movement which believed there were people who were unfit to live. These murderers have directed most of these killings toward minority and poor children. There is no debate that infants in the womb are people. We need to protect the lives of the unborn." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation that uses taxpayer funds for abortion?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Defense. 1 January 2012. "The first responsibility of the Federal Government as outlined in the Constitution is to provide for the "common defense" of the Nation; a goal which requires a military force that is second to none in technology, advanced weaponry and the infrastructure to support an advanced global fighting force...I support our troops and will assure they have the best equipment to fight our enemies. Our forces must be able to project our Nation's power throughout the world at a moments notice. In order for our military to accomplish this mission we need a strong, effective Navy. Soon, we may face a Chinese Navy which is expanding rapidly. We must be focused not only on present threats, but working to prepare for future threats as well. September 11, 2001 was a wake-up call and the United States must never be caught unprepared again." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 January 2012. "The American citizens are willing to pay for constitutional items; such as national defense, bridges and highways, but are not willing to pay for 'pork projects.' The preamble of the constitution clearly states the federal government is limited on what tax payer's money can be spent. I will support holding government to these constitutional limits." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Defense. 1 January 2012. "The first responsibility of the Federal Government as outlined in the Constitution is to provide for the "common defense" of the Nation; a goal which requires a military force that is second to none in technology, advanced weaponry and the infrastructure to support an advanced global fighting force...I support our troops and will assure they have the best equipment to fight our enemies. Our forces must be able to project our Nation's power throughout the world at a moments notice. In order for our military to accomplish this mission we need a strong, effective Navy. Soon, we may face a Chinese Navy which is expanding rapidly. We must be focused not only on present threats, but working to prepare for future threats as well. September 11, 2001 was a wake-up call and the United States must never be caught unprepared again." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Facebook: Notes. BILL MARCY ENDORSED BY GEORGIA CONGRESSMEN JOHN LINDER. 26 October 2010. "Linder is the primary sponsor of FairTax (H.R. 25), legislation that Marcy strongly supports. FairTax would repeal all corporate and individual income taxes, payroll taxes, self-employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, and gift taxes “ and replace them with a revenue-neutral personal consumption tax." (www.facebook.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Taxes. 10 February 2012. "I believe the 'Fair Tax' plan is the only fair way to fund Constitutional Government." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Economy. 7 February 2012. "Many of our fellow citizens are out of work. Their job losses have, to a great degree, been caused by the economic policies of the administration and congress. The tax and spend mentality of our President and the Democrat-led congress is making it harder to create new private industry jobs." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Bailout. 1 January 2012. "I do not support bailing out the people and businesses that created the current economic crisis." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position Health Care. 1 January 2012. "A few simple things can be done without huge government bureaucracies and without spending more of money we do not have...Government involvement in any program only increases the cost. One final question on this topic: Can you name one single government program that has ever come in on-time and under budget?" (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. About Bill Marcy. 9 August 2012. "Bill Marcy knows that free market principles and encouraging small businesses to grow and hire more employees will bring jobs and self-respect back to the forgotten and almost lost generation of poor whites and blacks who've been raised to believe that Government only exists to provide for them from cradle to grave." (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Facebook: Wall. 11 December 2011. "Small businesses and corporation are the generators of employment. For some reason we think that we should penalize corporations with high taxes. This is absolutely crazy. We here in Mississippi need more corporations that will hire us, so we can pay mortgage payment, car notes and send out children to good schools. The best time in my life was when a Fortune 500 hire me and I made more money then I had ever made before. Mississippi need to being in corporations and the best way to do it is to reduce their taxes and reduce crazy regulations." (www.facebook.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Bill Marcy Announces Run For Congress. 17 September 2012. "Bill Marcy will vote to lower taxes. Lower taxes create more businesses, and more business means more jobs, and more jobs mean higher standard of living for the people of the district." (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Tenth Amendment. 1 January 2012. "The Tenth Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our Founding Fathers understood that big government was the enemy of Freedom. They placed limits on the central government and left all other questions to be decided by the individual States. As a United States Congressman, I will never forget what the Founding Fathers intended and I will work to live up to their expectations by protecting and defending The Constitution and all of it's amendments, including those that guarantee the rights of all States." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Education. 1 January 2012. "Encouraging competition between school systems by allowing vouchers and charter schools will improve the quality of education. The tax dollars should follow the child regardless of what type of school the parent decides their child should attend." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Energy. 7 February 2012. "Drill here, Drill Now! It is insane that in America, we do not take full advantage of our own domestic energy resources. We have large oil and gas resources within our national boundaries, but, currently we are buying oil and natural gas from countries that have openly vowed to support the destruction of our Nation. We need to stop giving our money to our enemies. I will support all forms of alternate energy sources; however, these resources will take time to develop and be commonplace so in the meantime our current energy needs must be fulfilled by our national oil, natural gas and nuclear sources." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded YES to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation allowing states to determine where and when to drill for fossil fuels on land and on their shores?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Energy. 1 January 2012. "I will not allow our country to be crippled by the so called "Globe Warming Environmental Terrorists". Like our other enemies, the environmental terrorists are not trying to protect our environment but rather "fundamentally change" our country by using an energy crisis to push their belief in a world government. This does not mean that I'm against recycling or protecting our environment, but it does mean that I'm against reducing America's standard of living just to "provide a level playing field" between countries. America is the greatest Nation on the face of the planet and our mission should be to lead the world by finding better solutions to everyone's energy needs." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question: "It has been said it is bad for the economy to pass bils such as healthcare and cap and trade during a recession. Is it OK to pass such bills when the economy is good?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Video: Bill Marcy Commercial. 1 August 2010. "I'm here to [¦] stop cap and trade." (youtu.be)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to place a carbon tax on businesses or individuals?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010.. Responded NO to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to register all guns held by citizens?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Second Amendment. 7 February 2012. "The Second Amendment guarantees law abiding citizens' right to bear arms. This is not up for debate." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question "Do you believe the Government has the right to know what guns a citizen owns?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Video: Bill Marcy Commercial. 1 August 2010. "I'm here to [¦] repeal Obamacare." (youtu.be)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question: "It has been said it is bad for the economy to pass bills such as healthcare and cap and trade during a recession. Is it OK to pass such bills when the economy is good?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded YES to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to repeal the 2010 healthcare bill?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Facebook: Notes. HELP ME DEFEAT BENNIE THOMPSON AND DONATE TO MY CAMPAIGN. 24 August 2010. "Bennie Thompson has voted WITH MR. OBAMA on every issue, including the monstrous health care bill. This bill has the potential to turn America in to a third world country. The bill promotes federally-funded abortion, major cuts in Medicare for our seniors and complete government control over our health care." (www.facebook.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Latest News. 24 February 2012. "The Obamacare health bill is about control. It is about how the progressive liberal socialists democrats can control 18% percent of the economy. The main objective is not to provide better care or lower costs to our citizens but to control our citizens." (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to grant amnesty to some categories of illegal immigrants?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded YES to the question "Will you introduce and support legislation to aggressively identify and deport illegal immigrants?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Facebook: Notes. BILL MARCY ENDORSED BY GEORGIA CONGRESSMEN JOHN LINDER. 26 October 2010. "He also wants to protect our borders and stop the flow of illegals who are draining the nation's resources and creating an environment of utter disregard for America's immigration laws." (www.facebook.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Immigration. 10 February 2012. "If you come into this country illegally, you must go home. Legal immigration has always been good for America. But, our policy which allows the freeflow of immigration through un-controlled borders is a danger to the national defense of America. [¦] We do not need more laws against illegal immigration; we simply need to enforce the laws we already have on the books." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Marriage. 7 February 2012. "I believe in the sanctity of marriage. There is no doubt in my mind that the definition of marriage is the bond of holy matrimony between a man and a woman." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Issue Position: Defense. 1 January 2012. "The first responsibility of the Federal Government as outlined in the Constitution is to provide for the "common defense" of the Nation; a goal which requires a military force that is second to none in technology, advanced weaponry and the infrastructure to support an advanced global fighting force...I support our troops and will assure they have the best equipment to fight our enemies. Our forces must be able to project our Nation's power throughout the world at a moments notice. In order for our military to accomplish this mission we need a strong, effective Navy. Soon, we may face a Chinese Navy which is expanding rapidly. We must be focused not only on present threats, but working to prepare for future threats as well. September 11, 2001 was a wake-up call and the United States must never be caught unprepared again." (votesmart.org)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded NO to the question: "Do you support the right of the Federal Government to determine how portions of individual retirement funds are invested?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)
  • Bill Marcy. Central Mississippi Tea Party's Elections Committee: MS Tea Party 2010 Congressional Candidate Survey. 24 April 2010. Responded YES to the question: "Will you introduce and support legislation that allows a portion of an individual's past Social Security payments and all future payments to move into an individual IRA?" (www.billmarcyforcongress.com)

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