a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | |||
b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | |||
Yes | 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? | ||
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? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
a) see enclosed press release - see enclosed statement on abortion issues, this issue will never be resolved, unless you have a "total abstinence belief system" accepted by a "a total Christian" population of a citizens. I will uphold laws and rulings established by the courts. b) I really don't know f) see press release |
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.
Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
Greatly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
Slightly Increase | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
No | a) Tapping into Tennessee's "rainy day" fund | ||
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 | |||
h) education and creating green jobs and students in K-12 being taught to plant trees is education! | |||
raising taxes on essential live maintence items is not the answer | |||
b) if non-violent offender is 18 and not served in military service, serve a term or stay in jail social issues (d) private funding supported |
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? | ||
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 | ||
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? | ||
b) let the people decide based upon record of service given to voters d) some very qualified people may never get to serve because of limited funding yet thru life experience got more horse sense than money loaded candidates |
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? | |||
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) murder and rape on a full jury verdict,yes. c) really, I don't know what the full solution is d) go on the individual circumstance surrounding the crime e) what is content of photos and exact age of minor accused, straight across the board punishment may not be the total, correct punishment |
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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | |||
g) take this issue on case by case homeowner, because there are some homeowners who learned thru bad money management, some who do want to correct bad judgment past money handling and some who will not try to do better on the second chance. |
Yes | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | |||
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? | ||
No | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Tennessee high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
a) in basic theory, not always on special needs education. b) no c) depends upon quality work of teacher being considered d) let the private sector parents fund the charter schools |
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? | ||
f) the program teaches children K-12 to plant trees in a certain area of their school district year round. teach the students that trees make oxygen humans breath. Teach green related jobs. Make green jobs as done with the CCC during Roosevelt years. |
a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | |||
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) depends upon definition of "guns" b) why not, if honest person c) if person is abiding the laws why need a gun? Many gun issues are not clear cut, black and white |
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? | ||
f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Tennessee? | |||
Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
a) waiting lists could cause discrimination lawsuits due to periods of time,waiting for health cares services of an illness due to even death such as heart conditions, cancer treatments g) a living will by the patient will presently cover the issue if the patient has so filed such a statement. |
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? | ||
e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | |||
Yes | 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? | |||
a) see press release b) see press release e) see press release social issues (h) gender should not be used in any way as to indicate, infer or that gender identity is necessary as a factor in anti-discrimination laws |
1) education 2) jobs 3) environmental issues If this government has a bunch of elected officials in Washington, D.C. that can okay bills to give away millions of dollars at a time then I can justifiable say get the funding from Washington and cut the salaries, perks and whatever pensions they get and live like many people have to live and we would have such funds for many issues in this country. |
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