Minnesota Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- pro-life - In any legislation making abortion illegal the penalties should apply equally to both parents of the child.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- other- ONLY ONE BRACKET IN TAX-LAW ! More than one bracket in tax law means all citizens are not equal under tax law. Likewise, loophole-deductions. It is likely that the several state legislatures were mindful of the Equal Protection Clause, Article XIV, when they considered the Income Tax Amendment, Article XVI, for ratification. Perhaps more important than the Constitutionality, Tax Reform bets the expanding economy will outgrow the debt. The rising price of money says the bet has been lost. One bracket in tax law, everybody at same rate. No loophole deductions. Incentive credits used to promote the greater good.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- yes-but the root of the problem with big money's influence on Congress is the direct election of US Senators. Senators move to Washington, spend five years talking to their caucus/rising money with little attention to their State's concerns. Before the 17TH Amendment US Senators were responsive to their State's concerns because State Governments have long institutional memory and the unresponsive Senators would not last.

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- Outlaw the export of America?s money by Banks. 18% corporate tax.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- The Department of Education is a knee jerk reaction to the launch of Sputnik by Russia in 1957. The Department should be phase-out.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- The United States should build a fleet of Lockheed OTECs to convert the energy of tropical storms into useful electricity, this would stop hurricanes like Maria from ever developing.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- In my life four President have been shot at, two were hit, one die, all from conceal gun. CONCEAL GUN ON PERSON 25 YEARS.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- Congress reduced the noncompliance penalty to zero, ACA is now no longer Constitutional. Legislation should be offered to restore preexisting conditions provision.

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- Build wall yes. DACA should be passed by Congress.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- question mute - Thanks to Leader McConnell the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 will soon be law. The proposal ends federal overreaching by returning hemp authority to the States.

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- The United States should not intervene in tribal wars. UN should be used when our national security is not directly at risk.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- (1) One bracket in tax law, everybody at same rate. No loophole deductions. Incentive credits used to promote the greater good. (2) Outlaw the export of America's money by Banks. (3) Outlaw conceal gun on person. (4) Build fleet OTECs to stop tropic storms from becoming another Maria - byproduct useful electricity, sell to fund the construction and operation. (5) 18% corporate rate. (6) Repeal 17TH Amendment, this make US Senator responsive to their respective States.