WhyConservative

ChangePolicyIssue

What one public policy issue is most important to you? If you had the power to do so, how would you change public policy in the United States with respect to this issue?

WritingInfluence

What one piece of writing has most helped to shape your individual political philosophy? (And why?)

Organizations

What organizations do you belong to (or have belonged to) which are active in the public policy process?

purpose

Describe the purpose of each organization and the role you played in that organization.

Short Answers

TeacherUnion

Teachers unions are necessary for positive educational reform in U.S. schools?

TextbookReview

Textbooks should be reviewed by parents and interested groups to determine if their content is suitable for young minds.

SpeechCodes

Speech codes are needed on college campuses to safeguard against racial, ethnic, religious, and sexual verbal abuses.

VoluntaryPrayer

Permitting voluntary prayer in public schools would violate separation of church and state.

TuitionTaxCreditII

School choice would help private schools at too great an expense to the public schools by taking away needed funds.

HSCivics

High school seniors should be required to pass an American civics class before graduating.

CollegeDiversity

Diversity of race should be a primary goal of college admissions.

homeschool2

Homeschooling is a positive alternative for parents who do not trust the public school system to educate their children.

Ttenure

NYT1619Project

The New York Times' 1619 Project is historically false and is racist propaganda.

Education

PACRegulation

Political Action Committees should be further regulated so they cannot abuse our election process.

SameDayVoting

Same-day voter registration is beneficial to encourage more people to vote.

NegativeAdvertising

Negative advertising, when actually based on a candidate's record, is a valuable information source to the electorate.

FinancingPolitical

Financing of political campaigns with taxpayer funds is necessary to prevent the corruption of elections by private donors.

VoterID

Government-issued photo identification should be required to vote.

ElectoralCollege

The Electoral College should be abolished.

Elections

ImportRestriction

Tariffs are an effective tool to protect American jobs.

Census

Undocumented immigrants should be counted in the US Census.

GlobalWarming

The threat of climate change requires strict government limitations on carbon dioxide emission.

Freetrade

Free trade is beneficial to a country's economy.

universalHealthCare

Universal healthcare is a fundamental right that a government should provide for all citizens.

TortReform

Limits on lawsuits are needed to unclog our judicial system.

MinimumWage

Minimum wage laws contribute to unemployment.

StrictConstitutionalist

Judges should interpret the Constitution as a living document that evolves with modern social and moral realities, even beyond its original text.

Bailouts

Financial bailouts by the federal government for large companies and financial institutions are justified during an economic recession.

BalanceBudgetNoTax

Congress should balance the federal budget without raising taxes.

CleanEnergyII

The United States should maximize oil and gas production to maintain America's energy independence.

Energy / Economics / Government Regulation

IllegalVoting

Illegal immigrants should be able to vote in elections because they are affected by government policies.

CommunismNotThreat

Communism has been sent to the trashcan of history. There is no chance it will resurface as a serious threat to world peace.

Borders

By far the most important immigration issue is for the U.S. to regain control of our borders.

RadicalIslam

The U.S. should fight radical Islam at home and abroad.

MilitaryNotUnderUN

U.S. armed forces should not be put under United Nations command.

PalestinianHomeland

Acknowledging Israel's right to exist should be a precondition for any Palestinian state.

Wall

A secure border wall should be constructed on the U.S. southern border.

Foreign Policy

StrongNuclear

A strong American nuclear force remains essential to the preservation of world peace.

IranNuclear

Iran's development of a nuclear weapon should be opposed.

TerrorismResponse

The U.S. should use any appropriate means, including deadly force, to retaliate against sources of international terrorism.

ChinaThreat

China poses no long-term threat to the U.S.

UnApprovalMil

The U.S. should get approval from the United Nations before engaging in any military action abroad.

ExcessiveDefenseII

The United States devotes too great a portion of its budget to defense spending.

SanctuaryCity

Federal funding should be withheld from "sanctuary city" governments that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agencies.

National Defense

GovWorkerStrike

Government workers should have the right to strike.

RequiredUnionDues

If an individual receives benefits from a union-negotiated contract, it is fair for the government to require that person to pay union dues.

ReplaceStrikeWorkers

Employers should be allowed to replace striking workers permanently with new employees.

NoReqUnionDues

No one should be required to pay dues or other fees to a union as a condition of employment.

FederalWorkerOffice

Federal workers should be allowed to run for public office, participate in political campaigns, and raise money for partisan candidates.

UnionExcessInfluence

Union officials exert too much influence on government decision-making at the federal, state, and local levels.

JoinUnions

More should be done to encourage workers to join unions.

SecretBallots

Employees should have the right to vote using secret ballots when deciding whether or not to unionize

Right to Work / Organized Labor

HiringPractices

Hiring practices and admissions standards should not be based on qualifications alone; members of disadvantaged groups should have preference by law to correct past inequities.

Abortion

Since the subject is primarily a question of a woman's control of her own body, she should have the right to an abortion.

NoMandatedLanguage

America is a land of many cultures, therefore no mandated preference for one language over another is acceptable.

Marijuana

The use and possession of small amounts of marijuana should be decriminalized.

HandgunRegistration

Mandatory registration of handguns is needed to make Americans safer.

CourtToopowerful

The federal court system in the United States currently enjoys more power than the framers originally intended.

CriminalSentencing

In general, criminal sentencing in this country is too lenient.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs treat different races differently and should be ended.

GunsMilitia

The Second Amendment was meant to permit members of militias to own guns, it was never meant to allow other citizens to keep and bear arms.

Conception2

Since human life begins at conception, unborn life deserves legal protections.

Conception3

The Supreme Court was correct to overturn a federal right to an abortion and return the issue to the states.

Bathrooms

Men who identify as women should be allowed to play women's sports and use women's bathrooms.

PPFunding

Government funding should be ended for Planned Parenthood.

AssaultWeapons

More gun laws are necessary to reduce the increase in violent shootings.

InalienableRights

Inalienable human rights are given to us by our Creator.

RaceBasedPolicies

To make up for past discrimination, race-based government policies should be used to ensure equality of outcomes.

RaceBasedReparations

Race-based reparations to descendants of enslaved people are necessary to heal America.

Public Policy Questionnaire