Patrick Hisel's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Health Care. 1 March 2012. "I support, protect, and defend everyone's right to life, including the unborn." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: National Defense. 1 March 2012 "Patrick Hisel supports the troops. He supports them every day when he says, 'Bring them home in those conflicts where we have not declared war!' As your Representative, Patrick Hisel pledges to: Work to bring our troops home. [¦] Work to end nation building that is draining troop morale, increasing our debt, and sacrificing lives with no end in sight." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Liberty Candidate: 2012 Liberty Candidate Questions. Responded: "We are an overextended empire, with military presence in, I believe, 135 countries around the world. Our government expects to fund our undeclared wars with taxpayer dollars, borrowed money, or printed money. It is unsustainable. I endorse a non-interventionalist foreign policy like our forefathers." to the question: "What is your opinion on current US foreign policy?" (www.liberty-candidates.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: National Defense. 1 March 2012. "National defense is the single most important responsibility the Constitution entrusts to the federal government. We have systems and programs that can be streamlined or cut to ensure we are spending your money wisely without detracting from the mission. [...] As your Representative, Patrick Hisel pledges to: [¦] Work to eliminate waste in a trillion-dollar military budget." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Blog: Occupy the White House and Occupy the FED. 15 December 2011. "All persons are entitled to keep what they rightfully earn. Ideally, I would like to see a repeal of the income tax, the abolishment of the IRS and all federal programs and services not required under the U.S. Constitution. This is not likely to happen any time soon, but we can, right now, identify the problems and stop feeding them." (www.patrickhiselforcongress.com)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 March 2012. "Like our Nation's founders, Patrick Hisel applies a Libertarian approach to taxes. He believes that most taxes are inherently immoral. Patrick will never support higher taxes. The welfare and warfare state continues to grow due to our government's addiction to 'OPM', other people's money [¦] You are a better steward of your money than any Washington bureaucrat. The worst thing that could happen to the economy now would be an increase in taxes." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 March 2012. "Lowering taxes will leave you more money to take care of yourself and your family, and it will allow businesses greater opportunities to create jobs, increase current salaries, and expand their companies." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. About PatrickHisel's channel. 23 December 2011. "I will work to lower taxes and cut spending." (www.youtube.com)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Economy. 1 January 2012. " We must act now to stop the excessive spending, artificial credit, and market manipulation that crashed our economy [¦] As your Congressman, Patrick Hisel pledges to: [¦] Demand a balanced budget through spending cuts and without tax increases [¦] Refuse to further raise the debt ceiling so politicians can no longer spend recklessly." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 March 2012. "Continued nanny state spending will destroy this country, as predicted by our founders. We should heed their warnings." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Economy. 1 March 2012. "Texans need jobs. That's why the economy is my number one priority. We can help entrepreneurs create more jobs by eliminating unnecessary regulations, cutting taxes, and restoring a sound currency." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Education. 1 March 2012. "Education is a local and state issue and the federal government should not be involved in educating your children." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. About PatrickHisel's channel. 23 December 2011. "Education is a state issue and the federal government should not be involved in educating your children." (www.youtube.com)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Economy. 1 January 2012. "As your Congressman, Patrick Hisel pledges to [¦] Support offshore drilling." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Energy. 1 March 2012. "First, the government should get out of the way of our oil and gas industry and let them supply us with the fossil fuel the economy needs right now. With the advent of new technology, increased domestic oil and gas production can be achieved in an environmentally sound way. The free market should direct development, not government spending [¦] As long as we allow federal regulations and bureaucratic red tape to get in the way of energy exploration, our country will never solve its energy crisis, and Americans will continue to pay the price in high costs." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Energy. 1 March 2012. "As your Congressman, Patrick Hisel pledges to: [¦] Strive to eliminate the ineffective EPA. Polluters should answer directly to property owners in court for the damages they create -- not to Washington." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Economy. 1 January 2012. "As your Congressman, Patrick Hisel pledges to: [¦] Oppose all unfunded mandates and unnecessary regulations on small businesses and entrepreneurs." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: 2nd Amendment. 1 March 2012. "The inalienable right to keep and bear arms is not only essential to a free society, but it is the guardian of every other right. For Patrick Hisel's stance on the 2nd Amendment, you can read the last fourteen words of it: 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.' That seems pretty clearly worded. In Congress, Patrick Hisel will stand for law-abiding gun owners, and he will continue protecting your Second Amendment rights." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Liberty Candidates: 2012 Liberty Candidate Questions. Responded: "We should not extend gun laws. This gets out of hand. Just look at Florida last year, where pediatricians are punished for speaking to patients/families about gun safety. The whole issue is politicized and government's answer is to grow itself and extend itself." to the question: "What controls, if any, should be placed on the right to own a gun? Is there an effective way to keep guns out of the hands of madmen and criminals without encroaching on the rights of free, law-abiding citizens?" (www.liberty-candidates.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: Health Care. 1 March 2012. "I am a family physician and I want to get rid of Obamacare. No government should come between the doctor and patient to make medical decisions." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Liberty Candidates: 2012 Liberyt Candidate Questions. Responded: "Make it illegal and enforce it. Even better, stop this whole nanny state business where the government has to take care of us from cradle to grave. Take away the magnet altogether." to the question: "What actions could we take to stop illegal immigrants from taking advantage of social services?" (www.liberty-candidates.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Twitter:@Liberty_Doc. 8 May 2012. "Why do we have to obtain permission from the Govt to get married? #NCPrimary Govt has #NoBusiness messing w marriage, gay or straight #tlot" (twitter.com)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: National Defense. 1 March 2012. "As your Representative, Patrick Hisel pledges to: [¦] Support constitutional means to capture or kill terrorists." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Issue Position: National Defense. 1 March 2012. "The defense of our country requires that we have adequate intelligence to detect and to counter threats to domestic security. This requirement must not take priority over maintaining the civil liberties of our citizens. The Constitution and Bill of Rights cannot be suspended even during time of war. Intelligence agencies that legitimately seek to preserve the security of the nation must be subject to oversight and transparency. We should follow our Constitution, which instructs that we not go to war without a declaration of war. Congress has the authority to declare war. The President cannot be allowed to unilaterally put your children in harms way." (votesmart.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Liberty Candidate: 2012 Liberty Candidate Question. Responded: "If the country is to go to war, the Congress should declare war. We should have clear objectives, achieve those objectives, and leave. Terrorists should be fought with our military, CIA, and intelligence sharing with our trading partners, but we should not build bases on the holy lands of other nations as this just breeds more aggression against us and makes us less safe. Utilize covert ops, submarines, special forces, etc as opposed to full scale invasions of countries with subsequent nation building." to the question: "How should we fight a "war on terror"?" (www.liberty-candidates.org)
- Patrick Hisel. Liberty Candidate: 2012 Liberty Candidate Questions. Responded: "We are an overextended empire, with military presence in, I believe, 135 countries around the world. Our government expects to fund our undeclared wars with taxpayer dollars, borrowed money, or printed money. It is unsustainable. I endorse a non-interventionalist foreign policy like our forefathers." to the question: "What is your opinion on current US foreign policy?" (www.liberty-candidates.org)
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