Carolyn Smith's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Arkansas State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| According to the Bible, God is both Pro-Choice and Pro-Life. However, He does tells us what to choose and allows us to decide, with consequences following our choice. He does give us a heads up by saying, "choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live." See Deuteronomy 30:19 | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate 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.2) State TaxesIndicate 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.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Arkansas' budget.
| Greatly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Sales taxes | ||
| Eliminate | f) Sales taxes (grocery) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Property taxes | ||
| Yes | a) Establishing a "rainy day" fund | ||
| Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| Through increase educational training, with skill and job preparation, individuals who have depended upon governmental assistance will be empowered to become self sufficient and less reliant on the government. | |||
| The use of alcohol and cigarettes produces health debilitating diseases which cost lots of money to treat. Many of the users are of the poverty level in society and dependent on the Government for assistance. A great increase of taxes of these substances will become a deterrent for their usage, thus lowering the need for unnecessary dollars for failing health and treatment, of which these individuals are looking to the Government to provide. | |||
| Partnering with Faith based and Community Programs to rehabilitate certain non-violent offenders, who could be reinstated into society as tax paying workers would save tax dollars plus increase State tax revenues. Privatization of government services would stimulate Arkansas' economy through small businesses creating more jobs and increase tax revenue for our State. | |||
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 Arkansas governors? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Arkansas state legislators? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Holding a governmental office too long, having too much control, power and authority often lends to a person thinking too highly of themselves. This produces an elitist demeanor of pride and arrogance. This behavior forfeits God's grace, which is the enabling factor to do justly, show mercy and walk humbly before God and man. Placing a limit on contributions prevent corruption and favoritism in making laws. Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. -Ecclesiastes 7:7 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. -Proverbs 17:23 | |||
| 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 building more state prisons in Arkansas? | ||
| No | d) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
| Yes | e) Should minors accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as adults? | ||
| Yes | f) Should minors who send sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| More people commit crime because they observe the delayed consequences and penalties for evil actions. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. -Ecclesiastes 8:11 | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| In the Bible, we are encouraged to take care of our own business, work with our own hands, and walk in an honest way so that we will not lack for anything. We are also told that if a person does not work, they should not eat. So often, people who will not work are actually busybodies. These people need to work in quietness and eat their own bread. See 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 12 and 2 Thessalonians 3: 10 - 12 | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Arkansas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| 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)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Arkansas' energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| I could not answer the question, "Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns", with a YES or NO. But, for law abiding citizens there should be no restrictions, but for others, such as convicted criminals, and non citizens, I do not support them purchasing or possessing guns. I respect and honor the Constitution of the United States of America, and all of its Amendments for the well being of American citizens in their pursuit life, liberty and happiness | |||
| 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) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Arkansas? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support increasing Arkansas' tax on alcohol to expand substance abuse programs? | ||
| God created male and female to be husband and wife. God's original intent is seen in Genesis when He fashioned Eve for Adam, not Steve! God intend for there to be PROCREATION through the sexual intercourse between a man and a woman. Sodomy has always been a sin, as seen in the Bible, which caused God to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, in that because men were lusting for men and having sex with men. It was an unnatural occurrence then and is yet unnatural, ungodly and abominable. -See Genesis 18:20 - 19:25 and Romans 1:17-32 | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should Arkansas allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Arkansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Arkansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support eliminating the state lottery? | ||
| I understand that the majority of the Lottery monies are going for Administrative purposes. The negative effect the lottery has on low income and poverty stricken people adds a greater burden to our state. The children of parents who loose their money in trying to win more will suffer greatly. I think this is an injustice to the poor who are already at risk for negative behavior. Having the luring affect of the lottery signs drawing them in to spending what little money they have is an outrage and a definite like of caring for these people! | |||
| Create additional Mentoring Centers with After School Programs for Children and Youth to have access to Educational Tutoring, Character Development and Skill Training, with transportation to and from these Centers being provided in order to reduce or eliminate hardships on families that lack adequate or no transportation. Develop more Neighborhood Community Centers, with additional security for the safety and protection of the citizens, with incentives for collaboration between neighbors in order to facilitate bonding relationships, with a willingness to work together on various projects for the redevelopment of nurturing, environmentally safe, attractive and happy neighborhoods. |
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