Issues
The Campaign For Liberty survey is concise and covers many federal areas. For a quick look at where I stand on issues, below are the survey questions and my answers:
1. Will you cosponsor and call for roll call votes on Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed bill, designed to bring transparency to the Federal Reserve (H.R. 1207/ S. 604 in the 111th Congress)?
Yes
2. Will you support legislation removing capital gains and sales taxes on gold and silver coinage?
Yes
3. Will you vote to oppose any legislation that allows the federal government to prohibit the sale, use, or carrying of firearms?
Yes
4. Will you support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that includes hard spending limits and allows for no increase in taxes or other federal revenue enhancements?
Yes, and if current illegal drugs are re-legalized, I would vote for taxes and regulation much like exists with alcohol products.
5. Will you support legislation that forbids U.S. troops from serving under United Nations command?
Yes
6. Do you support and will you vote to protect states asserting their rights under the Tenth Amendment?
Yes, and for people asserting their rights under the 10th Amendment.
7. Will you oppose Big Labor’s Card Check bill and any other legislation designed to empower union bosses?
Yes, because it is amazing to hear in America that someone is afraid of secret ballots.
8. Do you support U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations?
I support the U.N. withdrawing from the U.S. Move the U.N. (at their expense) to Switzerland or other neutral county and calculate U.S. dues as an average of the dues paid by the members of the U.N. Security Council.
9. Will you support the American Sovereignty Act to restrict the Executive’s ability to forge international agreements that lessen our sovereignty?
I would follow Article.2. Section.2. of the U. S. Constitution which allows the president to make Treaties with the advice and consent of 2/3rds of the Senate.
10. Will you oppose using U.S. forces to occupy a foreign nation without a declaration of war?
Yes, and I will vote to require that with any declaration of war a method of concurrently paying for the war be devised.
11. Will you oppose any attempt to nationalize our health care system, including any sort of public option for insurance?
Yes
12. Will you oppose so-called “Cap and Trade” legislation?
Yes
13. Will you vote to eliminate the IRS?
As we decrease taxes at half the rate that we decrease federal spending, there will come a time when the 70,000 page IRC and the IRS itself is not needed.
14. Will you vote against any budget that increases our debt?
Yes
15. Will you oppose federal power grabs like roving wiretaps and warrantless searches, and oppose Patriot Act renewal that includes such items?
Yes
16. Will you oppose any legislation that requires states and citizens to participate in a National Identification Card program?
Yes
17. Will you oppose the so-called “NAFTA Superhighway” and any move toward a North American Union?
I oppose any N.A. Union and since the “NAFTA Superhighway” is not defined and I am for free trade, I would wait to see legislation.
18. Will you support legislation that ensures Members of Congress have at least 72 hours to read any bill before it is allowed to come to the House floor?
Yes, except for declaration of war.
19. Will you oppose all tax increases?
Yes, except for re-legalized drugs as mentioned above.
20. Indicate the tax cuts you are willing to vote for:
- Across the Board Income Tax Cut
Yes, at half the rate of spending cuts.
- Capital Gains Tax Cut
Yes
- Business Tax Cut
These taxes are passed through to consumers. I would eliminate them.
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Estate Tax Cut
