Ray Martin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ray Martin has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
North Carolina State Legislative Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortions be illegal after 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? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| To me, life begins at conception, and every life is precious. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing North Carolina's budget.2) State Spending:Indicate 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.3) State Taxes:Indicate 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.
| Yes | a) Tapping into North Carolina's "rainy day" fund | ||
| Yes | b) Decreasing funding for public universities | ||
| No | c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
| No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| Yes | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) Sales taxes | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Yes | k) Do you support applying sales taxes to all online purchases? | ||
| We shouldn't balance the budget on the backs of state employees and retirees. Nor should we shutout those that can't do for themselves. Excessive rainy day funds, beyond the 5-8% requirements should be returned to the tax payers for them to consider how they would spend. . . Maybe in more charitable means. Funding for Public Universities should be reflective of their graduation rates and the success of improving the lives of citizens of their state. Reduction of failures and drop outs must be accomplished. Working, volunteering, must be included in all public supported programs. | |||
| Government should spend first to improve the citizens status to reach they goals. Improve business climate to encourage investing in employment growth. Save for future needs. Educate the citizenship to be better citizens! Increase mental health services. | |||
| Taxes should be kept as the lowest possible levels, so citizens can provide for their dreams. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| No | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| No | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Corporations contributing to Political Action Committees should be allowed, but donations must be made a public record. | |||
| 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) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
| Assets obtained through illegal gain should become property of the state immediately upon arrest; held in public trust till conviction is obtained, then placed into a public trust fund for the victims of crimes, including the general public in the form of increase public services and public benefit organizations. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Yes | i) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | j) Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them? | ||
| k) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Education is our society's means of changing itself from what it thinks it is to what it thinks it should be. Our education system should lead our new generation of citizens to a more clearer understanding of our Constitution and the rights of our citizens over their government. Training is our society's means of past current and past skills onto future generations so as to improve the society as a whole, and to enable the individual to reach their personal and professional goals. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| 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 state funding for improvements to North Carolina's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| I believe in the free market system for an economy, in which government's role is to maintain public safety and to provide a fair and equal opportunity for its citizens to strive to their goals to improve the society. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| The right to bare arms is only second to the citizen's rights of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly and to petition to redress of grievances. | |||
| 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) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | d) Based on the religious beliefs of the owners, should businesses be allowed to refuse services to their employees and/or customers? | ||
| Yes | e) Should individuals be required to use a bathroom that corresponds with the gender listed on their birth certificates? | ||
| I support current public laws to protect a citizens rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness (as defined by that citizen). But personally, I believe in a loving God and the teachings of Jesus Christ, and therefore trust in this supreme to resolve these issues in everyone's individual minds and souls. I believe gender identity is determined at birth and if the individual pursuit of happiness leads them to changing this, then I believe the governments role is to protect this choice and support its inclusion into society after the change has occurred. | |||
| First and foremost, thank you for this opportunity for the citizens of our district to learn more about this election and their elected representatives. I ask for each voter to weigh their choices, and vote! I respectfully ask for that vote and their support. As per my website, ElectRayMartin.com, the three primary goals is to reduce taxation, reduce small business regulations, and to strongly support all state employees. I strong believe in public education, that religion in a persons life ensures their pursuit of happiness, the umion of marriage, pro-life, pro- 2nd amendment and limited government. |
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