Karen Bodner's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Oregon State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| g) ambivalent as to age (certainly not grammar/elementary school) and very age-appropriate; would prefer abstinence was emphasized) b) c) & d) no taxpayer funding; anesthesia to fetus, ultrasound and full disclosure of what will be done to fetus and potential physical or psychological consequences woman may experience. | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category- you can use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category- you can use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Oregon's budget.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| No | a) Tapping into Oregon's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Redirecting excess income tax collections to a permanent "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | c) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | d) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| Yes | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | g) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| a) & b) Money will not solve education problem; we need better quality education emphasizing basics. Privatize to extent possible and I support Charter, Virtual and HomeSchooling. d) Support open market nationwide competition for insurance plans, rather than 6 that Oregon has to choose from; support unlimited tax free HSAs e) Support private sector assistance for needy families/individuals; must have incentives to get off of welfare; | |||
| Support significant downsizing/privatization of state government to minimize taxes. Would support small sales tax (on discretionary spending) only on condition of elimination of income tax and possibly property taxes. Low-income families should pay some sort of tax | |||
| e) Support privatization of many State services and administrative costs. Eliminate prevailing wage. g) Yesssssssss! | |||
d) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| No | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Oregon governors? | ||
| No | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Oregon state legislators? | ||
| No | c) Should the Oregon state legislature be required to convene in annual sessions? | ||
| No | 1) Individual | ||
| No | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| No | 3) Corporate | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| No | e) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| a) & b) takes the choice from the voters c) only if Oregon citizens voted it necessary to meet annually | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
| Yes | d) Should minors accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as adults? | ||
| No | e) Should minors who send sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| b) must make monetary restitution, if applicable, by work/community service e) must be case-by-case, based on what is involved and motive. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| d) tax credits/lower taxes, but not government subsidies e) as long as the infrastructure projects are done by private sector not government sector | |||
| No | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Oregon high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| d) as long as the $ follows the student to whatever school they attend f) I don't believe illegal alien children belong in our public schools at all | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Oregon's energy infrastructure? | ||
| No | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| a) Alternative energy (wind, solar) is incredibly inefficient compared to "fossil fuels" and nuclear--they have very limited uses and don't "pencil out" cost wise b) Prefer private companies being able to harvest these natural resources in addition to building some mini nuclear plants; must be good stewards and caretakers, but we humans get to use its stuff, just like other life on this planet. d) Work done by private sector f) The climate is always changing; it's been warmer before & we're now cooling; climate follows Laws of Nature not man; man irrelevant to climate issue | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| a) Restrictions on felons, minors and illegal aliens | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support continuing to allow physician-assisted suicide in Oregon? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| f) someone has right to kill themselves, but it should not involve doctors who are to "do no harm" | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should Oregon allow same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships? | ||
| No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Oregon's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| b) Discriminates against heterosexual couples financially, hospital-visitation, etc.; make arrangements for both without use of "partnership" c) & d) Support Adult Stem Cell research by private companies; NO embryonic stem cell research by anyone e) Affirmative action is reverse discrimination | |||
| One goal is to reverse recent legislative decisions that have created almost insurmountable financial and regulatory burdens on businesses causing them to leave the state: higher taxes, unnecessary regulations and fees. Another goal is to revitalize Oregon's natural resource industries using best management practices: logging, fishing, farming, ranching, energy resources, and tourist sites to enjoy our glorious environment. Another goal is to minimize state government to "core functions" and transfer rest to private sector or just eliminate. Goals: Minimum government, minimum taxes, minimum intrusion on our lives and liberties. These can be accomplished with Common Sense, Capitalism and The Constitution |
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