Dan Sebring's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Pro-life" for: "a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?" Abortion Issues Other or expanded principles: "Regarding d). If a complication occurs during a pregnancy that requires a procedure to protect the life of the mother and the baby dies and has to be removed as a result of that procedure, it is not legally considered an abortion. Therefore, language in any legislation that would include an exemption regarding the life of the mother is unnecessary."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?" Abortion Issues Other or expanded principles: "Regarding d). If a complication occurs during a pregnancy that requires a procedure to protect the life of the mother and the baby dies and has to be removed as a result of that procedure, it is not legally considered an abortion. Therefore, language in any legislation that would include an exemption regarding the life of the mother is unnecessary."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?" Abortion Issues Other or expanded principles: "Regarding d). If a complication occurs during a pregnancy that requires a procedure to protect the life of the mother and the baby dies and has to be removed as a result of that procedure, it is not legally considered an abortion. Therefore, language in any legislation that would include an exemption regarding the life of the mother is unnecessary."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "e) Should federal subsidies be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures?" Abortion Issues Other or expanded principles: "Regarding d). If a complication occurs during a pregnancy that requires a procedure to protect the life of the mother and the baby dies and has to be removed as a result of that procedure, it is not legally considered an abortion. Therefore, language in any legislation that would include an exemption regarding the life of the mother is unnecessary."
- Dan Sebring. Issue Position: Abortion. 20 April 2012. "As your representative, I pledge to protect the sanctity of innocent life; not allow would-be parents to kill their babies and call it a "choice". Speaking as a former fetus, I am Pro-Life. There is no question in my mind that life begins at conception. There is no circumstance under which the intentional taking of innocent life is acceptable." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Twitter: NoMoore2012. 07 August 2012. "Endorsed by Wisconsin Right to Life!" (twitter.com)
- Endorsed by Pro-Life Wisconsin (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayers Protection Pledge. "I, Dan Sebring, pledge to the taxpayers of the 4th district of the state of Wisconsin and to the American people that I will: ONE, oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate for individuals and business; and TWO, oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates." (atr.org)
- "Lowering taxes can have a number of benefits. If consumers are able to pay less for products due to a lowering of the sales tax, they will be encouraged to spend more money. If income taxes are lowered, people may be encouraged to work harder, thereby increasing productivity. And, if corporate tax rates are lowered, businesses may be encouraged to produce more products and offer more services.High tax rates and complicated tax regimes hurt growth. " (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "5) Do you support using government funds in an effort to stimulate and improve the economy?"
- Dan Sebring. Issue Position: Government Spending. 20 April 2012. "As your Representative I pledge to shrink government; not expand it and abolish wasteful programs; not create them! It's not enough to reduce the tax burden on the American People. Without a simultainious reduction in government spending cutting taxes would only lead to an increase in deficit spending. Benefitting no one in the long term and rendering any cuts in taxes meaningless." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Issue Position: The Nations Economy. "In the name of 'economic stimulus' nearly $800 BILLION dollars are being wasted on pork barrel projects that will do little or nothing to create jobs or restore the economy. Meanwhile the public continues to suffer. The money to be spent on "ecomonic stimulus" will have to be borrowed from other countries like China. Interest payments for the stimulus, bank bailouts, TARP and housing fixes that are supposed to help the economy will amount to another $560 billion annually. Yet another heavy burden placed on the American taxpayer's for generations to come. The amounts continue to compound, the interest continues to accrue, and the debt NEVER gets paid off." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Issues. 20 April 2012. "We must make discretionary and mandatory spending reductions that would cut the deficit in half." (dansebringforcongress.com)
- "In conclusion, cutting federal spending is the right policy to strengthen U.S. economic growth over both the short-term and longer-term horizons." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "c) Do you support federal funding for charter schools?" Education Issues Other or expanded principles: "The federal government has no Constitutional authority to fund education or set educational standards. Education is not one size fits all. The who know best how to educate our children are the parents, the students, then state and local governments. In that order."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "d) Do you support federal funding for K-12 school vouchers?" Education Issues Other or expanded principles: "The federal government has no Constitutional authority to fund education or set educational standards. Education is not one size fits all. The who know best how to educate our children are the parents, the students, then state and local governments. In that order."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Eliminate" for: "d) Education" Indicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once. Other or expanded principles: "Congress has no Constitutional authority to fund the Arts, Education, International aid, Medical or Scientific research. Many federal programs need to be scaled back or eleminated. The federal government has three responsiblities. To defend the nation, maintain the infrastructure, and protect it's citizens. The responsiblities of the federal government are clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution, and the 10th amendment states that those powers not enumerated in the Constitution are delegated to the states and the citizenry."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "a) Do you support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students?" Education Issues Other or expanded principles: "The federal government has no Constitutional authority to fund education or set educational standards. Education is not one size fits all. The who know best how to educate our children are the parents, the students, then state and local governments. In that order."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Eliminate" for: "Indicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once. d) Education" Indicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once. Other or expanded principles: "Congress has no Constitutional authority to fund the Arts, Education, International aid, Medical or Scientific research. Many federal programs need to be scaled back or eleminated. The federal government has three responsiblities. To defend the nation, maintain the infrastructure, and protect it's citizens. The responsiblities of the federal government are clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution, and the 10th amendment states that those powers not enumerated in the Constitution are delegated to the states and the citizenry."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "b) Do you support federal funding for universal pre-K programs?" Education Issues Other or expanded principles: "The federal government has no Constitutional authority to fund education or set educational standards. Education is not one size fits all. The who know best how to educate our children are the parents, the students, then state and local governments. In that order."
- "The Common Core Standards adopted in Wisconsin have an end game of complete federal control of our educational system and cannot be allowed to stand. The Federal Government has no Constitutional authority to mandate curriculum in our schools. In fact, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 EXPLICITLY FORBIDS the institution of a national curriculum in our schools. Common Core Must Be Stopped and control of the education of today's students and future generations must be returned to our local school boards, teachers, parents, and students." (votesmart.org)
- "Authorize the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries and reduce regulatory barriers to all other forms of energy creation, lowering prices and creating competition and jobs." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "d) Do you support strengthening fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles?" Environment and Energy Issues Other or expanded principles: "The development of alternative energy should be left to the private sector. When the marketplace is ready, the "green economy" will appear."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "c) Do you support allowing energy producers to trade carbon credits under a "cap and trade" system?" Environment and Energy Issues Other or expanded principles: "The development of alternative energy should be left to the private sector. When the marketplace is ready, the "green economy" will appear."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "a) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?" Environment and Energy Issues Other or expanded principles: "The development of alternative energy should be left to the private sector. When the marketplace is ready, the "green economy" will appear."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "b) Do you support international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?" Environment and Energy Issues Other or expanded principles: "The development of alternative energy should be left to the private sector. When the marketplace is ready, the "green economy" will appear."
- Dan Sebring signed the NoClimateTax.com Pledge. "I Dan Sebring pledge to the taxpayers of the state of Wisconsin and to the American people that I will oppose any l legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue." (dansebringforcongress.com)
- Dan Sebring. Issue Position: Cap and Trade. 20 April 2012. "Cap and Trade is a mechanism by which the fraud of climate change will be used to generate enormous tax revenues for the government and monumental profits for the private owners of the "carbon exhange" required to redistribute "carbon credits" amongst "carbon emitters". It will also require energy costs "necessarily skyrocket". Driving employers out of business as well as leaving ordinary citizens unable to pay their utlitly bills. Cap & Trade is a wolf in sheep's clothing and a job killer. I am opposed to Cap & Trade!" (votesmart.org)
- "I am opposed to Cap & Trade!" (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "b) Do you believe that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individual citizens to own guns?" Gun Issues Other or expanded principles: "To fully understand the rights guaranteed to the citizenry by the 2nd Amendment, I think it?s important to define ?Militia?. Wikipedia defines ?militia? as ?a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ? I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It's therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?" Gun Issues Other or expanded principles: "To fully understand the rights guaranteed to the citizenry by the 2nd Amendment, I think it?s important to define ?Militia?. Wikipedia defines ?militia? as ?a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ? I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It's therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "d) Do you support a ban on assault rifles?" Gun Issues Other or expanded principles: "To fully understand the rights guaranteed to the citizenry by the 2nd Amendment, I think it?s important to define ?Militia?. Wikipedia defines ?militia? as ?a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ? I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It's therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?" Gun Issues Other or expanded principles: "To fully understand the rights guaranteed to the citizenry by the 2nd Amendment, I think it?s important to define ?Militia?. Wikipedia defines ?militia? as ?a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ? I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It's therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level."
- Dan Sebring. Right to Bear Arms. 20 April 2012. "In 2008, the Supreme Court decided that the right to keep and bear arms as it is stated in the 2nd amendment applies to the individual. I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It is therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level." (dansebringforcongress.com)
- "We must abandon the unconstitutional folly of weapons bans and barring the institution of a National Constitutional Carry program, institute a National Concealed Carry reciprocity program and allow unrestricted interstate travel for concealed carry permit holders. Abolish gun free zones and allow Concealed Carry permit holders to carry anywhere." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "a) Do you support a publicly-administered health insurance option?"
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "No" for: "b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?"
- Dan Sebring. Twitter: NoMoore2012. 29 July 2012. "ObamaCare = Job Killer. Repeal ObamaCare!" (twitter.com)
- Dan Sebring. Twitter: NoMoore2012. 29 July 2012. "2014 Surprise for Seniors....Repeal ObamaCare!" (twitter.com)
- "Simply repealing the President's health care law is not enough--it must be replaced." (votesmart.org)
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?" Immigration Issues Other or expanded principles: "First and foremost, we need to secure our borders. Any pathway to citizenship must include a penalty in recognition of breaking the law coming here illegally in the first place. That means no benfits, no credit cards, no real estate ownership until citizenship has been conferred. A monetary fine or community service must also be a part of the penalty paid for illegals on the path to citizenship. A deadline for illegal immgrants to come forward and get on the pathway to citizenship must be issued. Those who do not come forward must be subject to deportation."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "a) Do you support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants?" Immigration Issues Other or expanded principles: "First and foremost, we need to secure our borders. Any pathway to citizenship must include a penalty in recognition of breaking the law coming here illegally in the first place. That means no benfits, no credit cards, no real estate ownership until citizenship has been conferred. A monetary fine or community service must also be a part of the penalty paid for illegals on the path to citizenship. A deadline for illegal immgrants to come forward and get on the pathway to citizenship must be issued. Those who do not come forward must be subject to deportation."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?"
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "d) Should the United States continue to strike suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan?" International Policy Issues Other or expanded principles: "The fact of the matter is that we're involved in the Afghanistan and Iraq, debating the right or wrong of it does nothing to bring war to an end. The only reason to fight is to bring a swift end to the fight. We need to allow our military to fight unrestricted with the rules of war or bring them home as soon as possible."
- Dan Sebring. Project Vote Smart: 2010 Wisconsin Congressional Political Courage Test. Selected "Yes" for: "a) Do you support privatizing elements of Social Security?" Business and Employment Issues Other or expanded principles: "Rather than federal funding for job-training programs tax incentives should be provided to employers who provide on-the-job training to new hires. Teens in particular are hurt by increases in the minimum wage. Employers are reluctant to hire teens for "summer jobs" due to the expense incurred by increases in the minimum wage. Also, entry level positions have traditionally paid minimum wage. Entry level jobs have all but disappeared due to increases in the minimum wage. This affects the poor particularly harshly."
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | e) Should federal subsidies be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures? | ||
| Regarding d). If a complication occurs during a pregnancy that requires a procedure to protect the life of the mother and the baby dies and has to be removed as a result of that procedure, it is not legally considered an abortion. Therefore, language in any legislation that would include an exemption regarding the life of the mother is unnecessary. | |||
1) SpendingIndicate what federal funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.2) TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category- you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | 1) Intelligence operations | ||
| Greatly Increase | 2) Military hardware | ||
| Maintain Status | 3) National missile defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | 4) Salary and benefits for active duty personnel | ||
| Greatly Increase | 5) Programs to improve troop retention rates | ||
| Maintain Status | 6) Research and development of new weapons | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Eliminate | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | e) Gasoline 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) | ||
| i) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Yes | 3) Do you support the elimination of the federal estate tax? | ||
| Yes | 4) Do you support requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year? | ||
| No | 5) Do you support using government funds in an effort to stimulate and improve the economy? | ||
| 6) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Congress has no Constitutional authority to fund the Arts, Education, International aid, Medical or Scientific research. Many federal programs need to be scaled back or eleminated. The federal government has three responsiblities. To defend the nation, maintain the infrastructure, and protect it's citizens. The responsiblities of the federal government are clearly defined in the U.S. Constitution, and the 10th amendment states that those powers not enumerated in the Constitution are delegated to the states and the citizenry. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support privatizing elements of Social Security? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing the federal minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the ability of workers to unionize? | ||
| No | e) Do you support federal funding for job-training programs that retrain displaced workers? | ||
| Rather than federal funding for job-training programs tax incentives should be provided to employers who provide on-the-job training to new hires. Teens in particular are hurt by increases in the minimum wage. Employers are reluctant to hire teens for "summer jobs" due to the expense incurred by increases in the minimum wage. Also, entry level positions have traditionally paid minimum wage. Entry level jobs have all but disappeared due to increases in the minimum wage. This affects the poor particularly harshly. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns? | ||
| No | b) Should Congress regulate indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support removing all contribution limits on federal campaigns? | ||
| No | d) Should candidates for federal office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning appropriations? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support limiting the President's ability to define how legislation is applied through the use of signing statements? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related training and job-placement assistance when released? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support programs that provide prison inmates with substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support reduced prison sentences for non-violent offenders? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory prison sentences for selling illegal drugs? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles | |||
| No | a) Do you support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students? | ||
| No | b) Do you support federal funding for universal pre-K programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support federal funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | d) Do you support federal funding for K-12 school vouchers? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the federal government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| The federal government has no Constitutional authority to fund education or set educational standards. Education is not one size fits all. The who know best how to educate our children are the parents, the students, then state and local governments. In that order. | |||
| No | a) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| No | b) Do you support international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| No | c) Do you support allowing energy producers to trade carbon credits under a "cap and trade" system? | ||
| No | d) Do you support strengthening fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas? | ||
| No | f) Do you support federal funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the development of nuclear reactors? | ||
| The development of alternative energy should be left to the private sector. When the marketplace is ready, the "green economy" will appear. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you believe that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individual citizens to own guns? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Do you support a ban on assault rifles? | ||
| To fully understand the rights guaranteed to the citizenry by the 2nd Amendment, I think it?s important to define ?Militia?. Wikipedia defines ?militia? as ?a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. ? I believe that means "citizenship" in and of itself and qualifies the individual as a member of a "well regulated militia". It's therefore a right of the people that the government cannot regulate either at the federal, state, or local level. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Should the federal government expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support relaxing regulations on the importation of prescription drugs? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants? | ||
| No | b) Do you support decreasing the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support establishing English as the official national language? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| First and foremost, we need to secure our borders. Any pathway to citizenship must include a penalty in recognition of breaking the law coming here illegally in the first place. That means no benfits, no credit cards, no real estate ownership until citizenship has been conferred. A monetary fine or community service must also be a part of the penalty paid for illegals on the path to citizenship. A deadline for illegal immgrants to come forward and get on the pathway to citizenship must be issued. Those who do not come forward must be subject to deportation. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support United States military action in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increasing military assistance for Afghanistan? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing economic development assistance for Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | d) Should the United States continue to strike suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States? | ||
| No | f) Should the United States support the creation of a Palestinian state? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support increasing sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq? | ||
| No | i) Do you support the United States' involvement in free trade agreements? | ||
| The fact of the matter is that we're involved in the Afghanistan and Iraq, debating the right or wrong of it does nothing to bring war to an end. The only reason to fight is to bring a swift end to the fight. We need to allow our military to fight unrestricted with the rules of war or bring them home as soon as possible. | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Do you support allowing openly-gay men and women to serve in the United States military? | ||
| No | c) Do you support federal funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | d) Should the federal government end affirmative action programs? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles | |||
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