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Anthony Cannella's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Anthony Cannella refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

What is the Political Courage Test?
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.

California State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test

The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.

X a) Abortions should always be legally available.
b) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
c) Abortions should be legal only when pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.
d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
e) Abortions should always be illegal.
f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.
g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion.
X h) Support "buffer zones" by requiring demonstrators to stay at least 15 feet away from abortion clinic doorways and driveways.
i) Other
Yes j) Should California government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services?

Indicate the principles you support (if any) concerning affirmative action. State government agencies should take race and sex into account in the following sectors:

Yes a) College and university admissions
Yes b) Public employment
Yes c) State contracting
d) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime.

X a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
b) Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons.
X c) End parole for repeat violent felons.
X d) Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating to murder.
e) Oppose the death penalty.
X f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
X g) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
X h) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.
i) Repeal the law which decriminalizes the medicinal use of marijuana.
X j) Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
X k) Strengthen penalties and sentences for sex offenders.
X l) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as adults.
m) Support a centralized system of public records for all juvenile felonies.
X n) Expand substance-abuse treatment for inmates and parolees.
o) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning the economy and employment.

X a) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
c) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
X d) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market.
e) Other
Yes f) Do you favor allowing slot machines and banked card games at tribal casinos?
Yes g) Do you favor basing auto insurance rates primarily on driving record or annual mileage, rather than geography?

1. Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.2. Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning bilingual education in public schools.

X a) Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators.
X b) Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs.
c) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious).
d) Favor charter schools where independent groups receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools.
X e) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
f) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
X g) Increase state funds for school construction and facility maintenance.
X h) Increase state funds for hiring of additional teachers.
i) Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools.
X j) Support mandatory statewide student testing and graduation standards.
X k) Allow local school districts to pass bonds for new construction with a simple majority of the vote rather than the two-thirds majority currently needed.
X l) Support state funding to increase the school year by seven instructional days.
X m) Support mandatory summer school for students who fall below grade-level standards.
n) Make public pre-school available for all 4-year-olds.
X o) Increase funding for after-school programs for elementary and junior high students.
p) Other
a) Classes should be taught in English only.
b) Bilingual education should be available to students for up to one year, as required by Proposition 227.
X c) Bilingual education should be available to students until they are proficient in English.
d) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

X a) Require the use of cleaner burning fuels in order to prevent pollution.
X b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
X c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
X d) Require the state to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land.
X e) Provide funding for recycling programs in California.
f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
g) Suspend participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.
X h) Support a Habitat Conservation Plan that protects the entire Headwaters Forest ecosystem.
X i) Increase state spending on endangered species protection and recovery.
j) Allow pollution control agencies to award tax credits to encourage air pollution reduction.
k) Support a multi-purpose Auburn Dam.
l) Modify Folsom Dam and raise levees on the lower American River to increase flood control for Sacramento.
m) Construct an isolated water conveyance facility around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
n) Other
Yes o) State environmental regulations should not be stricter than federal law.
Yes p) Do you support building a low-level radioactive waste dump at Ward Valley?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding government reform.a) Do you support the current law which limits the number of terms of the following California officials?b) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?

No 1) State Senators and Representatives
No 2) Governor
No 1) Individual
No 2) PAC
No 3) Corporate
Yes c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
Yes d) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
Yes e) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
Yes f) Would you vote to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring an annual balanced federal budget?
No g) In order to reduce the number of ballot initiatives, should the California Legislature be required to vote on qualifying initiatives prior to being placed on the ballot? (Initiatives not enacted by the Legislature would remain on the ballot.)
h) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
X c) Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
d) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
e) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.
f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.
g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
h) Other

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues.

X a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees.
X b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care when needed.
X c) Support the California Healthy Families program, which provides health insurance to uninsured children through state contracts with private health maintenance organizations.
d) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
X e) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants.
f) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
g) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
X h) Require health plans to pay for birth control pills and some other contraceptive devices.
X i) Create a new state regulatory body to oversee health maintenance organizations.
j) Other
No k) Do you support allowing commercial enterprises to sell marijuana to patients with AIDS, cancer, glaucoma and other conditions?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding immigration to California.

X a) Support legislation that would penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.
b) Support legislation to establish English as the official and recognized language of California.
c) Support increasing the immigration quota for computer scientists and other information technology workers.
d) Other
Yes e) Do you support providing publicly-funded basic health care (e.g. immunizations) and education for undocumented immigrant children?
No f) Do you support providing publicly-funded services, such as health care and food stamps, to legal immigrants?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

X a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
X b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
X c) Increase state funds to provide child care to children in low-income working families.
X d) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
X e) Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day.
X f) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
X g) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth, such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.
X h) Provide increased state funding for programs that provide direct care to developmentally disabled people.
X i) Support state funded programs that provide Californians with AIDS/HIV prevention information in schools and workplaces.
j) Other
No k) Do you support banning smoking in bars?
No l) Do you believe that the California government should include sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws?
No m) Do you believe that the California government should recognize same-sex marriages?

Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories. Select one level only.

Slightly Increase a) Agriculture
Greatly Increase b) Border Security
Greatly Increase c) Education (K-12)
Greatly Increase d) Education (Higher)
Maintain Status e) Environment
Greatly Increase f) Health care
Greatly Increase g) Law enforcement
Slightly Increase h) Transportation infrastructure (highways, roads, bridges)
Slightly Decrease i) Welfare
j) Other
No k) Do you support lowering the Gann Limit, setting a tighter limit on state spending?
Yes l) Do you support permitting the state budget to be approved by a majority vote of the Legislature?

Indicate the tax levels you will support. Select one level only.

a) Alcohol taxes
b) Capital gains taxes
c) Cigarette taxes
d) Corporate taxes
e) Gas taxes
f) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000)
g) Income taxes (incomes above $75,000)
h) Property taxes
i) Sales taxes
j) Vehicle license fees
k) Other
No l) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
No m) Do you support modifying Proposition 13 to eliminate inequities between long-time and new property owners?

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare.

X a) Maintain the current time limit on welfare benefits.
X b) Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
X c) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
X d) Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
X e) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
X f) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
g) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
X h) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
i) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
j) Other
Please explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if elected. Please explain how you would obtain any additional government funding needed to implement these priorities.

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