Ken Owens refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | |||
c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | |||
d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | |||
e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | |||
f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | |||
g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | |||
h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | |||
h) Abstinence works 100% of the time! |
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 Tennessee's budget.
a) Education (higher) | |||
b) Education (K-12) | |||
c) Environment | |||
d) Health care | |||
e) Law enforcement | |||
f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | |||
g) Welfare | |||
a) Alcohol taxes | |||
b) Cigarette taxes | |||
c) Corporate taxes | |||
d) Gasoline taxes | |||
e) Property taxes | |||
f) Sales taxes | |||
g) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
i) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
No | a) Tapping into Tennessee's "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | |||
d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | |||
e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | |||
f) Privatizing certain government services | |||
e) Better wagers b) Race 2 the Top (f) stimulus d) healthcare Reform | |||
j) I hate sin taxes | |||
b)If they have been Rehabilitated completely. c. Higher education (is) private |
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 Tennessee governors? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Tennessee state legislators? | ||
Yes | 1) Individual | ||
Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
No | 4) Political Party | ||
No | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
No | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
2 terms is enough as is current law in TN. 5 term is plenty service in State legislature |
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? | ||
c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | |||
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? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
(A) Greed murder & in the act Theft also physical Forced Rape (C) It is ilegal to criminalize god's blessed Herbs (D) Depends on crime and age of person E |
Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
No | b) Do you support a state constitutional amendment to ban taxes on personal wages? | ||
c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | |||
d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | |||
e) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | |||
Yes | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
f) as far as the Stimulus bill provides, sure! Government jobs are jobs indeed. g) lengthen their payment plans and reduce their monthly fee. |
Yes | 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? | ||
d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | |||
Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Tennessee high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
D) If Charter is private then No! e) If merit qualifications are true and work can be performed. f) If illegal is true see (f) Crime and Public Safety Issues. |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
No | 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 Tennessee'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? | ||
a) McWerter's speech Solar Panals should be produced. c) in the way of Grants for refining equipment (ethonal) ect.. |
No | 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? | ||
c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | |||
No | d) Do you support allowing guns in public establishments that serve alcohol? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
a) 2nd Amendment c) Where? In Public (non-signed areas) yes D) If signage suggest Ban then no guns, Owner has right to choose here |
Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | |||
No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | |||
f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Tennessee? | |||
g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | |||
B) Private means they dictate what goes on, thus the need for (a) government run seperate polocy (option) chance to gain Insurance. (D) It is their choice and what a choice they have if the government has a choice to offer. |
Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
b) Should Tennessee allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | |||
Yes | 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? | ||
f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Tennessee's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Tennessee's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
(C)yes as stem cell is the *parent cell pior to (fertilization) *Egg or Sperm individually. B. If this means to file Head of house like Judy and Sarah are colledge Roomies and want tax break and visitation rights in case of emergency, maybe. (D) This is close to Abortion,cloning,and or abuse of a life in (stages) & growth pattern. (E) Quotes are wrong and EEO works when managers are highly trained and Skilled. (F) Sexual orientation is a private mattar ? Abstenience works! (g) Your Gender is either Male or Female! |
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