Marvin Sandnes' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Previously known as Marvin J. Sannes
Marvin Sandnes has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Oregon Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I oppose legislatures' intruding upon the relationship of a mother and her child. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Cut defense spending by at least 1/2, eliminate ALL foreign military aid. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Campaign limits on ALL political campaigns - cctv and public radio and print campaigns. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| The corporation is a horrific model barely 150 yrs old; it must be limited/destroyed by government. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| The smaller the group directing the education, the better. The "village" is best - approx. 140. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| We are thru the guardrail and plunging into the abyss. Fukushima demands ALL America's resources and talents. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| The Bill of Rights is Sacred to America and the world, we cannot touch the 1st 10 Amendments. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Single Payer Health Care for ALL people within the US. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| I support legalization of all drugs. | |||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| Violence is the abdication of diplomacy's greatest influence. We are powerful, without violence. Violence is the weapons industry's income. | |||
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