Pro-life | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
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? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles |
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.
Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Law enforcement | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Eliminate | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Sales taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes (grocery) | ||
Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Greatly Decrease | j) Property taxes | ||
k) Other or expanded categories | |||
Yes | a) Establishing a "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
Yes | c) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
No | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Yes | f) Privatizing certain government services | ||
g) Other or expanded principles | |||
d) Government should not Be in The Healthcare Business; privitise and reform current |
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 | ||
No | 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? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles |
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? | ||
No | 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? | ||
e) Children or young Adults for crimes against humanity murder, rape, should be incarcerated. They are a danger to themselves and others |
Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
No | 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? | ||
No | 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? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles |
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? | ||
No | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
f) What are they doing there in the first place. They should Be deported with parents. |
No | 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)? | ||
No | 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? | ||
No | 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? | ||
f) Regulation of Green house Gases are good as long as it is not cap & trade resulting in higher taxes. |
No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
No | 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? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles |
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? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
No | h) Do you support increasing Arkansas' tax on alcohol to expand substance abuse programs? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles |
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? | ||
No | 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) Other or expanded principles |
The first thing I have on my schedule is to draft legislation for an Economic Stimulus Package. First by reducing corporate taxes, this would create quarterly cash flow without bailouts, or government handouts. Secondly offering incentives to companies through tax credits that hire new employees and maintain payroll records showing they created jobs and not just rotating employees. I want to eliminate income tax for single or head of household tax payers making less $30,000.00 and though's that file jointly the amount would be $70,000.00. Reducing taxes during a recession has been proven to stimulate spending and increase confidence.... |
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