On the Issues Mishou v Farenthold

8/8/2019 On the Issues Mishou v Farenthold

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Farenthold Mishou

Abortiona) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-

life?Pro-life Pro-life

f) Other or expanded principles

I oppose abortion in all instances except when the

life of the mother is in imminent danger, at which

time the mother must make a prayerful decision.

It is my belief that life begins at conception and

must be protected from that point forward.

It is the law of the land but I'm not supportative.

Nevertheless, it is an extremely personal andsensitive decision for the individual, her family,

her faith, etc.

Federal Funding Levelsa) Agriculture Greatly Decrease Eliminate

b) Arts Slightly Decrease Eliminate

c) Defense Maintain Status Maintain Status

1) Intelligence operations Greatly Increase Slightly Increase

2) Military hardware Maintain Status Slightly Increase

3) National missile defense Maintain Status Slightly Increase

4) Salary and benefits for active duty Maintain Status Slightly Increase

5) Programs to improve troop retention Maintain Status Slightly Increase

6) Research and development of new Maintain Status Slightly Increase

d) Education Greatly Decrease Eliminate

e) Environment Greatly Decrease Eliminate

f) Homeland security Slightly Increase Slightly Increase

g) International aid Eliminate Greatly Decrease

No

No

No

Yes

Yesd) Should abortion be legal when the life of

the woman is endangered?

Yese) Should federal subsidies be prohibited from

being used for abortion procedures?

Nob) Should abortion be legal only within thefirst trimester of pregnancy?

Noc) Should abortion be legal when the

pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?


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Federal Funding Levels

(cont.)h) Medical research Greatly Decrease Maintain Status

i) Scientific research Greatly Decrease Maintain Status

j) Space exploration Slightly Decrease Maintain Statusk) United Nations Greatly Decrease Eliminate

l) Welfare Greatly Decrease Eliminate

Comment:

Our social safety net has become a hammock. It is

much too easy to stay at home, collect

unemployment, and sip pina coladas than go out

and get a job. Our welfare programs must be

Taxesa) Alcohol taxes Maintain Status Slightly Decrease

b) Capital gains taxes Eliminate Greatly Decrease

c) Cigarette taxes Maintain Status Greatly Decrease

d) Corporate taxes Greatly Decrease Greatly Decrease

e) Gasoline taxes Maintain Status Greatly Decrease

f) Income taxes (low-income families) Slightly Decrease Slightly Increase

g) Income taxes (middle-income families) Slightly Decrease Slightly Decrease

h) Income taxes (high-income families) Slightly Decrease Slightly Decrease

Comment:

Taxes are too high and must be lowered. Our

existing income tax system has become toocomplicated and burdensome. It must be

simplified. I believe a flat tax or fair tax (national

sales tax) would be better for America and would

support either as a replacement of the current

system. If we maintain the current system, it must

be simplified and rates lowered to encourage

Reform tax program to be more more fair. and

encourage all to carry their part of the burden. I

am against income taxes and support a form of

consumption tax but NOT the VAT.


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Monetary Policy3) Do you support the elimination of the

federal estate tax?Yes Yes

4) Do you support requiring the federal

budget to be balanced each year?Yes Yes

5) Do you support using government funds in

an effort to stimulate and improve the

economy?

No No

Comments:

I support a balanced budget amendment. I

oppose federal stimulus funds, but favor tax cuts

to stimulate the economy.

Only through a reduction of spending not

increased taxation. Also support deficit operation

in the event of a Congressionally declared

National Emergency. Could support some federal

stimulus if it went directly to the private sector

Business andEmployment Issues

a) Do you support privatizing elements of

Social Security?Yes Yes

b) Do you support reducing government

regulations on the private sector?Yes Yes

c) Do you support increasing the federal

minimum wage?No No

d) Do you support the ability of workers tounionize?

Yes Yes

e) Do you support federal funding for job-

training programs that retrain displaced

workers?

No No


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Business and

Employment Issues

Comments:

While I support the right of workers to unionize, I

believe Texas, a right to work state, has it right,you should not be required to join a union in

order to work. I support retraining displaced

workers, but think it should be done by the states,

not the federal government.

Item a: Only as it applies to future involvement.item d: Only through voluntary selection not

through mandated involvement

Campaign Finance and

Government Reform

Issuesa) Do you support increasing the amount

individuals are permitted to contribute to

federal campaigns?

Yes Yes

b) Should Congress regulate indirect campaign

contributions from corporations and unions?

No No

c) Do you support removing all contribution

limits on federal campaigns?No Yes

d) Should candidates for federal office be

encouraged to meet voluntary spending

limits?

Yes Yes

e) Do you support giving the President the

power of the line item veto for items

concerning appropriations?

No No


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Campaign Finance and

Government Reform

Issues (cont.)

f) Do you support limiting the President's

ability to define how legislation is applied

through the use of signing statements?

Yes Yes

Comments:

Current campaign finance law strongly favors

incumbents. While individuals can only contribute

$2,400 per election, PACs, which almost

exclusively contribute to incumbents, have higher

limits. Over regulation of indirect campaigning by

corporations and unions violates the first

amendment. A line item veto is a tempting way

to address pork barrel spending and to balance

the budget. Unfortunately, I think that would give

the president too much authority and interfere

with the balance of power laid in the constitution.

Executive orders limiting or changing laws

enacted by congress are another violation of the

separation of powers doctrine and are

unconstitutional.


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Crime Issuesa) Do you support capital punishment for

certain crimes?Yes Yes

b) Do you support programs that provide

prison inmates with vocational and job-

related training and job-placement assistance

when released?

Yes Yes

c) Do you support programs that provide

prison inmates with substance abuse

treatment?

Yes Yes

d) Do you support reduced prison sentences

for non-violent offenders?No Yes

e) Do you support mandatory prison

sentences for selling illegal drugs?Yes Yes

Education Issues

a) Do you support federal education standards

and testing requirements for K-12 students?

No No

b) Do you support federal funding for

universal pre-K programs?No No

c) Do you support federal funding for charter

schools?No No

d) Do you support federal funding for K-12school vouchers?

No No

e) Do you support the federal government

providing college students with financial aid?

Yes No


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Environment and Energy

Issues (cont.)e) Do you support domestic oil exploration in

federally-protected areas?Yes Yes

f) Do you support federal funding for the

development of alternative energy?No No

g) Do you support the development of nuclear

reactors?Yes Yes

Comments:

I support keeping off shore areas open to oil and

gas exploration. I support tax incentives for

domestic oil and gas exploration and maintaining

the deductibility of indirect drilling costs. Energy

independence is no longer just about fufilling our

energy needs, it is now a matter of nationalsecurity. We must stop buying oil from nations

Gun Issuesa) Do you support restrictions on the purchase

and possession of guns?No No

b) Do you believe that the Second

Amendment guarantees the right of individual

citizens to own guns?

Yes Yes

c) Do you support allowing individuals to carryconcealed guns?

Yes Yes

d) Do you support a ban on assault rifles? No No

Comments:

The second amendment is pretty clear, "... the

right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall

not be infringed."


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Health Issuesa) Do you support a publicly-administered

health insurance option?No No

b) Do you support expanding access to health

care through commercial health insurance

reform?

Yes Yes

c) Should the federal government expand

eligibility for tax-free medical savings

accounts?

Yes Yes

d) Do you support monetary limits on

damages that can be collected in malpractice

lawsuits?

Yes Yes

e) Do you support relaxing regulations on the

importation of prescription drugs?Yes Yes

Comments:

I'm not in favor of sweeping or comprehensivechanges to the pre Obama system. Healthcare is

broken because we have taken personal

responsibility out of it. Employers pay for

insurance, doctors bill insurance companies, and

the consumer is out of the loop. There is no

incentive for anyone to keep costs down. I

support deregulation and opening insurance

markets across state lines. Give consumers an

incentive to keep costs down like a combination

health savings account and high deductable

policies. Once the savings account exceeds the

Immigration Issuesa) Do you support a pathway to citizenship for

illegal immigrants?No No

b) Do you support decreasing the number of

legal immigrants allowed into the country?

No No


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Immigration Issues

(cont.)c) Do you support establishing English as the

official national language?Yes Yes

d) Do you support the enforcement of federal

immigration laws by state and local police?

Yes No

Comments:

It's not fair to people in line to enter this country

legally to grant amnesty. Illegal aliens must line-

up with other applicants and re-enter legally.

Most immigrants don't want to exploit our

welfare system, they want to work. It should be

easy for people with jobs to enter legally and

make a better life for themselves. Once we adopt

a realistic policy with realistic numbers, we must

use technology and personnel to seal the boarder

to keep out drug runners and terrorists. The

existing look the other way system leaves people

exploited and afraid to seek help from police.

International Policy

Issuesa) Do you support United States military

action in Afghanistan?Yes No

b) Do you support increasing military

assistance for Afghanistan?Yes Yes

c) Do you support increasing economic

development assistance for Afghanistan?Yes No

d) Should the United States continue to strike

suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan?

Yes No


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International Policy

Issues (cont.)f) Should the United States support the

creation of a Palestinian state?Yes No

g) Do you support increasing sanctions on Iranif it continues to defy United Nations

mandates?

No Yes

h) Do you support the withdrawal of United

States troops from Iraq?No Yes

i) Do you support the United States'

involvement in free trade agreements?Yes No

Comments:

I generally oppose foreign aid because I believe

you can't buy friends. In countries, like

Afghanistan, where we have conducted military

operations, we have an obligation to help them

stabilize with military and economic aid. I only

support the formation of a Palestinian state if it

furthers the interests of lasting peace in the

Middle East and Palestine recognizes Israel's right

to exist. I believe we must finish the job in Iraq

and then turn Iraq back to the Iraqis. I am

troubled by how long this has taken but am

unwilling to withdraw before the situation isstable.

item b: As requested by the Afgan government

and approved by Congress.

Social Issuesa) Should marriage only be between one man

and one woman?Yes Yes

b) Do you support allowing openly-gay men

and women to serve in the United States

military?

No No


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Social Issues (cont.)c) Do you support federal funding for

embryonic stem cell research?No Yes

d) Should the federal government end

affirmative action programs?Yes Yes

Comments:

I believe marriage is an institution created by God

to be between one man and one woman. I do,

however, support a form of union with rights

similar to marriage for gays and lesbians, but it

must be called something else. Marriage is a

biblically defined term. There are many gays in

the military who have served this country

honorable. Though perhaps not the best solution,

the don't ask, don't tell policy of the past seemsto have been a reasonable compromise for

people on both sides of this issue. Affirmative

action, like other race based distinctions, are

devisive.

item c: with restrictions on source of the cells.


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Legislative 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.

create a climate where businesses flourish and

create good paying jobs and opportunities for

entrepreneurs. This economic growth will

increase tax revenue and lower the debt.

Vigorously defend this country by supporting the

military and intelligence agencies. Create an

immigration system that takes into account

America?s traditional reliance on hard working

immigrants who share our American dream of

making a better life and then secure our boarder

to keep evildoers out. Repeal ObamaCare.

Balance the budget through economic growth.

Return power to the states and respect the

A return to the Constitutionally expressed roles of

Congress. No more exclusion of Congress or any

other special interest group from legislation.

Drastic curtailment of Federal spending.

Significant restriction on bureaucratic legislation.

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