Paul Greenawalt's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Michigan State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.
| X | a) Abortions should always be illegal. | ||
| b) Abortions should always be legal. | |||
| c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy. | |||
| d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape. | |||
| X | e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered. | ||
| f) Abortions should be subject to a mandatory waiting period. | |||
| g) Require clinics to give parental notification before performing abortions on minors. | |||
| I support the right of Choice in the aspect that two consenting adults had intercourse to create the baby. The baby has rights as a US Citizen inside the mother's womb to life and the pursuit of happiness. In the extreme rare instances of rape or incest I support giving the baby up for adoption if the mother does not want to keep the child. The child cannot be punished or terminated for the crimes of the father. | |||
State Budget: Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.State Taxes: Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (Higher) | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Emergency preparedness | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Health care | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Law enforcement | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Welfare | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Eliminate | e) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (incomes above $75,000) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Sales taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Vehicle taxes | ||
| No | 1) Should state sales taxes be extended to Internet sales? | ||
| No | 2) Should accounts such as a "rainy day" fund be used to balance the state budget? | ||
| No | 3) Should fee increases be used to balance the state budget? | ||
| I support getting people back to work and not taking from those who do work hard for there money. I will not vote to get rid of our safety net called welfare but be more cautious of how it is used. | |||
| My New tax system would make our state and economic Powerhouse. I will not have a sales tax system that charges on food at the grocery store. | |||
| We need to cut our budget so we can balance our budget. The people own the government, not the government own the people. On Taxes for Internet sales. I would only vote for a small tax of 2.7% charged to the buyer outside of our state to help bring extra income to our state. I do not support state taxes being charged on items purchased online for Michigan residents from companies inside Michigan. i support only a 2% sales tax on certain items mailed from outside the state of Michigan if greater than $250.00 or higher | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.c) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?
| Yes | a) Do you support the current limit of terms for Michigan governors? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the current limit of terms for Michigan state senators and representatives? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) PAC | ||
| No | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Parties | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| No | e) Do you support imposing spending limits on state-level political campaigns? | ||
| No | f) Should Michigan participate in the federal REAL ID program? | ||
| Candidates who take money from the PAC's and Corporations work for those folks and do not support the intents and good wills of the people mot of the time. | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.
| X | a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and hiring of additional prison staff. | ||
| X | b) Establish the death penalty in Michigan. | ||
| X | c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released. | ||
| d) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. | |||
| e) Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. | |||
| f) Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults. | |||
| X | g) Support state and local law enforcement officials enforcing federal immigration laws. | ||
| h) Support hate crime legislation. | |||
| Hate Crime sounds nice but can be used against the freedom of speech. So i do Not support this as a person or would I vote for it. | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.
| a) Support state funding of universal pre-K programs. | |||
| X | b) Mandate full day kindergarten. | ||
| X | c) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind). | ||
| d) Support state education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students. | |||
| X | e) Support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams. | ||
| X | f) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school. | ||
| X | g) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school. | ||
| X | h) Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries. | ||
| X | i) Support using a merit pay system for teachers. | ||
| X | j) Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable. | ||
| k) Support allowing illegal immigrant high school graduates of Michigan to pay in-state tuition at public universities. | |||
| I support allowing all American citizens, US Born citizens to foreign parents and Permanent residents the same in state tuition fees that regular residents pay. | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.
| X | a) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market. | ||
| X | b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector. | ||
| X | c) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses. | ||
| X | d) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families. | ||
| X | e) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families. | ||
| f) Include sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws. | |||
| g) Include gender identity in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws. | |||
| h) Increase the state minimum wage. | |||
| X | i) Support laws that prevent employers from dismissing employees at will. | ||
| X | j) Support financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants. | ||
| X | k) Support increased work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients. | ||
| X | l) Increase funding for employment and job training programs for welfare recipients. | ||
| m) Other or expanded principles | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.
| X | a) Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology. | ||
| X | b) Support increased production of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil, etc). | ||
| X | c) Support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops. | ||
| X | d) Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, or abandoned. | ||
| X | e) Support funding for improvements to Michigan's power generating and transmission facilities. | ||
| X | f) Support funding for open space preservation. | ||
| g) Limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to global warming. | |||
| h) Enact environmental regulations even if they are stricter than federal law. | |||
| X | i) Enact laws that prevent Great Lakes water diversion outside of the Great Lakes basin. | ||
| j) Other or expanded principles | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.
| Yes | a) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | b) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| Undecided | d) Do you support current levels of enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | e) Do you support current state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| I do not support the private ownership of wartime weapons as there is no need for them here. i do support individuals rights to own guns. I also support a convicted felon. after along waiting period, to be able to own a gun again after years of good behavior. Since his debt to the public has been paid off. As long as he did not commit a crime that was murder. | |||
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health.
| X | a) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary. | ||
| b) Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government. | |||
| c) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits. | |||
| X | d) Allow patients to sue their HMOs. | ||
| X | e) Require hospitals and labs to release reports on infections that are a risk to public health, while not compromising patient confidentiality. | ||
| f) Legalize physician assisted suicide in Michigan. | |||
| g) Support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes. | |||
| h) Other or expanded principles | |||
['Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.', 'Legislative Priorities']
| No | a) Should Michigan recognize civil unions between same-sex couples? | ||
| No | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? | ||
| No | c) Should Michigan provide state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples? | ||
| Undecided | d) Do you support a moment of silence in public schools? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support voluntary prayer in public schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| No | h) Should the state government consider race and gender in state government contracting and hiring decisions? | ||
| No | i) Do you support affirmative action in public college admissions? | ||
| No | j) Should Michigan continue affirmative action programs? | ||
| Undecided | k) Do you support state funding of stem cell research? | ||
| Undecided | l) Do you support state funding of embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | m) Do you support allowing pharmacists who conscientiously object to emergency contraception to refuse to dispense it? | ||
| n) Other or expanded principles | |||
| We need to fix our tax system to fix our economy. As an Independent, We can trust me to represent the people for the betterment of our great state. I will vote to get rid of our state's income taxes. I will also change the way we tax and push more onto tourists to cover our budgeting needs. We will be better off in the long run and since there is more disposable income then inside our state. We can spend more at home. | |||
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