Joshua Davis' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Florida 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| I am a conservative, while I do not believe in abortions, I would support abortion when it pertains to incest or rape, proven only, and when the life of the mother is in danger. | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may 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 may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Florida's budget.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories | |||
| 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 | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| No | a) Tapping into Florida's "rainy day" fund | ||
| Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | e) Reducing pension benefits for state employees | ||
| Yes | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | g) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| I believe that citizens are over taxed, when you look at the figures it is generally the mid to low income families that smoke or drink. We should not be raising these taxes to pay for unnecessary spending and placing more burdens on these families. Our gasoline and property taxes are substantially high. We need to look at areas in the budget to rework funding and cut taxes all around. By lowering the Corporate taxes we will draw more business to Florida which means more jobs. | |||
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida governors? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Florida state legislators? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges for a first offense? | ||
| Yes | f) Should red light cameras be used to detect traffic violations? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| In the state of Florida, Illegal immigration costs this state 3.8 billion dollars a year, this is certainly a problem we need to address as Arizona did. Until we do this and correct this illegal intrusion, we will continue to go in debt every year and waste tax payer dollars. Our state needs to do what the Federal Government has failed to do, stop liberal policy and return our state and country to the citizens. I will work to ensure our Law Enforcement agency's have the equipment they need to uphold our laws. | |||
| Yes | a) Should Florida repeal its ban on public funding of religious institutions? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| I would support direct Financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure, however there would be limits and criteria to be met. As with any spending, every avenue would be looked to minimize spending, of course the citizens should vote on such measures as it is there tax dollars. I believe the citizens should vote on every bill of legislation that has to do with spending their tax dollars, the Government belongs to the Citizens, they should have the power and say where their money is spent. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| Yes | c) Should students be permitted to lead prayers at noncompulsory public school events? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support ending the practice of tenure for Florida public school teachers? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | h) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| i) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | 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)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Florida's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| Florida is losing its open spaces land. We have been consumed by developers who are erratically building while people are moving away from our state. I will support and introduce legislation to protect our lands for recreational activities, preservation of Florida, and sporting. Our Florida is disappearing, we must take a stand as citizens and say no more, let us preserve our lands before it is to late. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| I am very pro-gun, a member of the NRA, and Retired combat wounded military. Our 2nd amendment entitles the American Citizens to the right to bear arms. I do believe that we need to keep firearms out of violent, criminal hands, I support a license to carry only for the purpose of ensuring that felons are not carrying by law. I believe that a law abiding citizen should be allowed to open carry if they choose to protect against crimes upon their persons. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Florida? | ||
| No | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should Florida allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| 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 Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| I will work to secure Florida's borders, losing 3.8 billion dollars a year to illegal immigration is a travesty to the hard working, tax paying citizens of this state. We need to introduce legislation that will protect our open lands for use by the public, I will support any and all legislation to secure our lands for our future generations. I will work to restore the retirement and pension cuts to our state employees that were taken from them, especially our emergency services personnel. I will be the Citizens voice! |
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