Daniel Riina's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Daniel Riina. The Issues. "The concept of Abortion will eventually lead humanity down a destructive path, the idea that it is ok to destroy precious and beautiful life is morally reprehensible [¦] Life begins at conception. We should not force people to fund something that they are against. Roe v Wade should be overturned." (www.danriina2012.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "We must close all bases around the world, bring all our troops home, shrink the size of the defense budget and move forward with our plan to restore the Republic. Having troops stationed around the world breeds resentment, costs trillions of dollars, is totally unnecessary and will only create further problems down the road." to the question: "Should the U.S. occupy other countries? If not, would you push to close all bases? Are there any you would keep open?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "We must close all bases around the world, bring all our troops home, shrink the size of the defense budget and move forward with our plan to restore the Republic. Having troops stationed around the world breeds resentment, costs trillions of dollars, is totally unnecessary and will only create further problems down the road." to the question: "Should the U.S. occupy other countries? If not, would you push to close all bases? Are there any you would keep open?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Issue Position: Let's Restore the Free Market. 1 January 2012, Access 24 September 2012. "Eliminate the Income Tax as well as the IRS, eliminate capital gains taxes, you have a right to every penny that you earn." (votesmart.org)
- Daniel Riina. Issue Position: Taxes. 1 January 2012. "Propose legislation to get rid of the Income Tax and repeal the 16th amendment. Get rid of the IRS. Get rid of Capital Gains taxes, which punish those that wish to purchase gold and silver as a means to protecting against the devaluation of the currency For those that argue how will the federal government will fund itself, it is important to note that the federal government funded itself for most of its history without an income tax. Also important to note that the real solution is a shrinking of the size of the federal government to its constitutional size." (votesmart.org)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "Of course, government interference and meddling in the free market distorts it, brews an environment of uncertainty, price increases and unfair market conditions." to the question: "Would you vote to end government subsidies to private industry?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "[¦] As for the market, the government as got to get out of it and stay out of it, allow for the market to function freely, without any interference. That means no regulation, no minimum wage, no mandates, no small business regulation, get rid of the FDIC, get rid of the IRS, lower the corporate tax rate, certainly no bailouts, among other things" to the question: "What corrective actions could we take right now to improve the economy?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "[¦] As for the market, the government as got to get out of it and stay out of it, allow for the market to function freely, without any interference. That means no regulation, no minimum wage, no mandates, no small business regulation, get rid of the FDIC, get rid of the IRS, lower the corporate tax rate, certainly no bailouts, among other things." to the question: "What corrective actions could we take right now to improve the economy?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Issue Position: Homeschooling. 1 January 2012. "Dan Riina believes that the issue to educate future Americans, our children, is an issue that belongs solely in the hands of the local communities and more importantly in the hands of the parents. The idea that the government is the be all, say all with is programs such as head start and others will be the answer to all our problems is flat out not true." (votesmart.org)
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- Daniel Riina. The Issues. "There is nothing more important in safeguarding the rights and liberties of the people than the right to bear arms [¦] Dan Riina as Congressman will never compromise on this issue and will seek to ensure that all Americans are guaranteed the right to bear arms in this country [¦] Propose legislation that across the board people in every state people are ensured of their right to own and bear arms without interference." (www.danriina2012.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "There is no more important issue in the preservation of our liberties than the second amendment. The second amendment is a right guaranteed to ALL Americans, no exceptions." 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?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Issue Position: Health Care. 13 September 2012. "Repeal obamacare, end the unconstitutional mandates that require all American to purchase health insurance or face penalties enforceable by the IRS. This mandate will only lead to more small businesses that are responsible for MOST of the REAL job creation in this country to not only cease to hire people but, lay off people." (votesmart.org)
- Daniel Riina. The Issues. "We must: Stop forcing states to give out free health care and free college education to illegal immigrants; Absolutely no Amnesty; Get rid of birthright citizenship, this creates incentives for immigrants to come here illegally when they know if their child is born here they are automatically U.S. Citizens." (www.danriina2012.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "The problems that face illegal immigration stems from the federal governments refusal to enforce the border but, more importantly in its encouragement of illegal immigration with its policies such as amnesty, birthright citizenship, free college education and health care among other things." to the question: "What do you see as the #1 problem with illegal immigration?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "Our foreign policy has had three major effects, one the growth of the military industrial complex, two, the wars are literally bankrupting us and three, is breeding more fanatics and more fundamentals in the countries we occupy. Lets face it, they don't want us there meddling in their affairs and when we do, they resent us for it. Let us respect their sovereignty, they respect ours. Our foreign policy should be one of trade only, where we conduct business and commerce and entangle in alliance with nobody anywhere. We are sovereign and independent in our own right." to the question: "What is your opinion on current US foreign policy?" (libertycandidates.com)
- Daniel Riina. Liberty Candidates: Dan Riina: Liberty Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New York. 17 June 2012. Responded "The federal government has used the "war on terror" to take away our liberties here at home and they have used it as a tool to keep fighting this boogeyman somewhere in some country. Lets end this and bring our troops home and worry about solving our problems here at home." to the question: "How should we fight a "war on terror"?" (libertycandidates.com)
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