Linda Jones' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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California State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| We need to foster a strength based community built upon a foundation of character, integrity and empowerment of one?s own life choices. I do not struggle with a woman's right to choose. I encourage women to choose, while knowing these choices could be better made with the benefit of preventative and educational services facilitated by public funding which have been proven to have a major impact on reducing the number of unplanned, unwanted pregnancies. This is a less divisive path that will promote a more healthy and socially responsible sexual ethic that protects the dignity and equality of a woman. | |||
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 California's budget.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| No | a) Tapping into California's "rainy day" fund | ||
| No | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| No | e) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| Can't afford to continue to cut the funding levels of the above areas. We will have to do more than fix the deficit. We need to change the entire structure in which we budget and tax. Until this is done, there should be a moratorium on any new legislation that has a fiscal impact until the legislature sits down and determines the State's priorities. Those priorities then must be supported by a strategic budget that will pay for those priorities. | |||
| While unemployment is at an all time high, the need to raise taxes should be limited to infrastructure maintenance (housing, energy, education, health care, and transportation) sectors that will create jobs, and those funds should be targeted and protected against other uses. There should also be a sunset and periodic review of all tax credits/incentives. | |||
| Every line item needs to be on the table as we evaluate for waste and purpose including boards and commissions. We need to curb the use of wasteful tax expenditures and impose stronger performance and accountability standards on all tax expenditures to determine whether or not they are achieving the public's highest general benefit to minimize the restriction on state revenue streams that can be used for education and other infrastructure funding. To often, we avoid having meaningful discussions about making government accountable for the money it already has. | |||
e) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| No | a) Should California hold a constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support changing the requirement for state budget passage from a two-thirds vote to a majority vote? | ||
| No | c) Do you support limits on the number of terms for California governors? | ||
| No | d) Do you support limits on the number of terms for California state legislators? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | f) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Neither the State nor local police have the capacity or resources to enforce federal immigration laws. What we need is a comprehensive immigration policy that is compatible with our global economy and does not leave the burden on our state and local government. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | g) Do you support suspending the sale of bonds that would finance the California high-speed rail? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| No | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| No | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I don't support funding charter schools at the expense of traditional public schools. Charter schools should be held accountable for improved student achievement and sound business practices. Charter school boards and executive officers must comply with the same conflict of interest laws and reporting regulations that public school boards and executive officers follow. Requiring anything less perpetuates a two-tier public education system that takes us back to the policies of “Separate but not equal”. It further undermines our ability to adjust to the needs of our students and the changing demands of our society. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to California'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? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the establishment of a single-payer, publicly-administered health care system for California? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| Yes | e) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in California? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| i) Other or expanded principles | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should California allow same-sex couples to form domestic partnerships? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| I define marriage as a covenant union between a man and woman as defined by the traditional faith based community but don’t believe privileges under the State or Federal government should be given to some and denied to others. Secular government should recognize all civil unions, both same sex and opposite sex as legal civil unions. The state should provide the dignity and legal rights for all couples who want to be joined together for life. The church should continually bless unions that it sees fit to bless according to its traditions, even if that should include same sex couples | |||
| 1. Creating a healthy business climate that attracts and retains jobs here in the High Desert 2. Retain the current employers and expand our clean economy, bringing high paying jobs to the region 3. Protect education funding to prepare students for success and help facilitate transitioning adults for competitive employment with re-training We need balanced solutions and by prioritizing a direction for the state, looking at short and long- term costs and impacts, and committing the necessary funding, we can avoid the current behavior of knee jerk decisions for political expediency that we all end up paying a price for. |
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