Yeah, this is very old, but I might as well post this now, rather than waiting any longer…sorry for it being rough around the edges…
Q2: Sanctuary City
I will most certainly not make America a ‘sanctuary city’ country. All internationals must be here legally or be elsewhere, under law, and I intend to enforce this law. If they want citizenship, it should be made readily available to them. If they do not want the responsibilities of a citizen, and do not want to accept the limitations of other programs we offer, like green cards and guest worker programs, then they are not welcome in the United States. Simple as that.
Q3: Amnesty for illegal immigrants
I will. Again, if they want to be citizens or legal aliens I have no problem that, but they must come in by the front door like everyone else. It shouldn’t be easy for an illegal alien to work here, but hard for a legal alien to work here, either by obtaining citizenship or by participating in our nation’s guest worker programs.
Q4: Will I have a job?
If it continues to fail, you may not. That is a valid problem. However we will strengthen our borders against illegal immigration while at the same time making legal immigration a process less prone to red tape so that it will cease to be a problem. Let’s let those who are legal into our country, according to our laws, and let’s keep illegals out. If elected, I will persevere in the task of doing both.
Q5: College Rates
–don’t have to answer…I’m not Mike–
Q6: Conspiracy
–don’t have to answer…I’m not Ron–
Q7: National Debt
First, we need to kill pork barrel bills. Next, we need to reform our tax structure in such a big way that the IRS no longer exists. Third, we need to go over government services in an efficient, effective way to cut spending where it is not needed, and re-form agencies as needed for more cost-effective operation. This may mean not hiring on government employees after current ones retire. The solution here is technology. By downsizing government and government spending, which includes doing away with the complex income tax structure in favor of other more direct taxation structures, we can start the debt counter counting downward.
Q8: Top Three Cuts
First, I’d cut out the IRS by reforming tax structures as I said before. Next, I’d privatize social security, leaving it to be conducted in a more businesslike way. Third, I’d reform the education system so that all aspects of the system would be tuned for efficiency without sacrificing performance. Big job I know, but education spending can be cut while maintaining, or even increasing, performance. You just have to break current paradigms of finance in our government, and we can start climbing back out of the hole of debt. It’s that simple.
Q9: Fair Tax
I’m going out on a limb here for people who depend on taking advantage of the current tax structure, but I support it and do so wholeheartedly. Putting taxes out in the open kills overhead on the government end and anxiety on the citizen end. It’s a win-win.
Q10: Never Raise Taxes
I pledge to the people, not to a single organization, to reform taxes so that, while in a different form, your taxes will be the same or lower than what they are now. And I believe, through downsizing of government and government spending, such a goal is imminently attainable.
Q11: Farm Subsidies
This is a tough question. Looking into the situation of energy, farm subsidies aren’t doing anything to help our energy situation. Plant fuel, while better than fossil fuel, is only feasible through government subsidies, riding on the backs of taxpayers. Such a system of wealth redistribution cannot stand; I plan to, at the very least, do away with ethanol-centric farm subsidies during my term. I’m sure you as citizens, taxpayers and observers of the currently growing debt will thank me.
Q12: Lead Toys
This is a big problem due to the low quality of Chinese-made toys. The bigger problem is how we deal with our economy; it is practically tied to that of China’s. Therefore I plan massive China-ralated and generally internationally-related economic reform so China will either be forced to improve its products on a more open market, or will be forced out of the marketplace by someone else. Additionally, the best idea for making sure your toys are not harmful, is by buying American, where quality is of paramount value. But that’s a given…
Q13: Gun Control
Five words: I’ll have none of it. Second-ammendment rights must be preserved as are nationally observed right now, if not to an even larger extent.
Q14: Gun Exam
No. Doing so would infringe upon gun users’ rights. The government should not get into matters like this; at worst it should be left to the states. At best, you might walk into a gun store and they would administer their own tests, for liability’s sake. The more people who have guns, the safer our country is.
Q15: Guns You Own
I have multiple guns. However their models and locations are undisclosed and will remain so until I have need of them.
Q16: Abortion Punishment
If Roe v. Wade was overturned, my personal conviction is that abortion should be treated as a breed of murder. However others may not agree, and therefore I would leave the matter up to the states, as it is not defined anywhere in the Constitution.
Q17: Would you sign a federal abortion ban?
If congress passed such a ban, after overturning Roe v. Wade, I would certainly pass it. Though more likely the matter would simply be left to the states at that point.
Q18: On the Death Penalty, WWJD?
I apologize, but I’m not Jesus and Jesus was, thankfully, not a politician. I can’t put words in His mouth but you can of course, through first amendment rights, decide for yourself the answer to this question.
Q19: Every word of the Bible?
Yes I do believe every word of the Holy Bible. I likely construe it differently than you do, however I do believe every word. I believe it to be inerrant, infallible, inspired, though some parts are obviously, that is to say marked by the text to be, allegorical or symbolic. Again, we don’t decide, except from the text, what is not to be taken literally.
Q20: Repair Image of America
First, we must remain strong, staying the course in Iraq. Second, we must scale down our presence in Iraq as those in the nation feel they are able to grasp the reins of control with no inhibition. We must be, and must be seen as, strong, however by the same token as harbingers of freedom, not a militaristic occupation force seeking to dominate the world.
Q21: Is waterboarding torture?
I will defer to higher authorities on the topic than myself, but upon research of the topic I personally conclude that it is. I would certainly call it so if I were to be afflicted with the methods described by that name.
Q22: Permanent in iRaq
I do make a long-term commitment for those in Iraq, but only for as long as they genuinely want us over there. When the Iraqi government is set up, and they want to take control of the country and feel they have the power to do so, we must in the interest of freedom scale down our involvement there. This is the true meaning of freedom.
Q23: 9/11 Rudy
–I’m not Rudy, don’t have to respond–
Q24: Should the vice president have so much power?
The vice presidency has two uses. The first is as a replacement should the president be put out of commission. The second is as a complement to the president’s abilities, making up by his strengths the president’s weaknesses. So if I have little experience in an area, I have no problem having the vice president helping me. He’s not running the country, but he is in such a powerful position for a reason.
Q25: Gay army
All I can say here is that the armed forces do what is best for the morale and cohesiveness of our troops. If anyone of any particular persuasion detracts from this morale and cohesiveness, gay or not, they should probably be replaced with someone who would contribute to these paramount virtues of military work. Then again, if sexual persuasion does not impact a unit negatively, it can of course keep going, though I personally do not support such a lifestyle.
Q26: Log cabin republicans
I accept your support if your views on all issues line up closer to my policies than those of anyone else running for the office. However I’m not changing these policies for your benefit, as an advance warning, so you may choose to go elsewhere. If you do, I understand your reasoning.
Q27: Social Security
On my agenda is the privatization of social security to make it a more economical undertaking. Also on my agenda is reversing the debt trend of America. This will result in repayment of monies owed to Social Security. The program needs to be fixes, and so does our whole government fiscal system, and I’m ready to do it.
Q28: Space Ex
I absolutely support continuance of the space program. However this comes as second priority to getting the country economically on its feet again. At that point of economic recovery we will have our best efforts to put toward space exploration, and we will of course put renewed efforts in that direction at that time.
Q29: A-A Reps
Because we don’t ask them to, and the Democrats do. I am openly inviting people of all ethnicities and creeds to vote for myself in the upcoming election on the basis of what policies they favor most, not simply shrug me off because they’re women and so is Hillary…I hope…or they’re black and so is Obama…sort of…again, we have to ask minorities to vote for us, and so far we have not done so and Democrats have. That’s why I invite everyone, black, Hispanic or white, to look at what I stand for, and if I stand for what you think I should…and where I stand won’t change…vote for me.
Q30: Stars and Bars
Quite simply, it’s a proud token of Southern heritage. While it probably shouldn’t be flown in public places due to possible misinterpretation, there’s no intrinsic problem with the Dixie battle flag if it reminds you of a noble time, place and system, or if it is placed as a relic in a museum or book with accompanying explanation. I myself celebrate this rich heritage, though I mourn the downfalls that sent the South, and rightly so, to defeat in the War Between the States.
Q31: Infrastructure
It’s a long and drawn out process, but someone has to do it. However “someone” doesn’t necessarily have to be government. If infrastructure is privately owned or otherwise not government-operated, government should merely make sure that progress is going well on reparation of infrastructure, whether by companies, states or our own, limited-involvement crews, and offer incentives for performance that exceeds high expectations. Infrastructure is a problem, however we can fix it and do so in an efficient, effective way.
Last two questions I don’t need to answer.