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Willie Carter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

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  • "Protecting our freedom, make no mistake how we care for the people of the United States of America, with a strong military able to thwart off any aggression, and at the same time seeking a peaceable solution to hostility" (www.williecarterforpresident.com)
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  • "Let’s stop the cycle of hunger and homeless across our nation, seriously addressing the Homeless problem across our nation with employment and affordable housing." (www.williecarterforpresident.com)
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  • "Affordable Healthcare without forcing the recipients or providers, a system that is just and fair, and I understand it will take a great deal of time to complete the process" (www.williecarterforpresident.com)
  • "I am against mandatory Healthcare: when a service becomes mandatory, the price is fixed for increases just like any other service. I am pushing for affordable healthcare" (www.williecarterforpresident.com)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Only in the case where the woman's life is at stake, let her make the decision to terminate the pregnancy, I believe that life begins at conception.
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
I will have to comment later on this topic as I do believe in strong Sates laws without Federal Interference when a State is operating within biblical moral standards.
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed., and I also believe that the death penalty must be enforced to discourage those thinking of violence to other persons, (premeditated murder).
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
Yes Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
Only if this is the only means available for curbing illegal immigration into our nation, our laws are expected to be obeyed by everyone in these United States of America, we can work diplomatically to encourage relations with other nations to address the human injury.
Yes Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
No Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
We are a part of the World community and must work together to insure the safety of all the people of the World Community, isolation is not the answer.
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
When there are indications of unfair trade by other nations, we must step in and counter the unfair trade practices with barriers and tariffs.
Protection of Divine Providence, properly address the homeless, a strong Military able to thwart off any enemy invasion or attack upon our land of interest abroad.

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