Michael Kerr's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Michael Kerr has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
California Congressional Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am strong supporter of a women's right to choose based on Roe vs. Wade guidelines. While I understand that individuals may have honest religious beliefs against abortion. Pro-Choice does not interfere with that right. It is an individual choice. I do not support harassment of women in making that choice. The issue of abortion has been used by both the Democratic and Republican Parties to divide Americans, so people ignore other important issues. The real moto of most politicians and organizations should be "Sanctity of Life Ends at Birth". Wars and Corporate Profits take precedence over needs of People. | |||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Wealth Inequity in America and the World is totally unacceptable. We need to tax billionaires out of existence. We need a guaranteed livable income for all American citizens and a partial one for Green card holders. We need the tax rates of the President Dwight " Ike " Eisenhower administration but without all the loopholes. I don't know what maximum income should be, but $3 million (Minimum top 0.1% 2018) seems a more than adequate reward. Corporation need to pay taxes for the society, workers, consumers and environment they profit from. Remaining profits should be split between workers, investors. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations,unions, and individuals? | ||
| The Citizen's United decision by the Supreme Court demands certain Justice's Impeachment. It is insane to think that our Republic will long survive where big money has free reign over our election system. It is outrageous that a corporation as a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners should have the same, but more rights of people in our election system. To refer a corporation as a "legal person" is insanity! | |||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| There is too much corruption in our government and law enforcement. There are inadequate internal protections, investigations and punishment of individuals in our government who are engaged in misconduct and corruption. If necessary, it is also necessary, we must allow external civil lawsuits to change corrupt policies, activities with personal liability for those individuals involved. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| I would slash military spending drastically. We don't need 800 bases across the globe in over 100 countries. The Military-Industrial-Prison (MIP) complex steals our limited taxes to create more and more weapons. They lobby our Congress on unsubstantiated fears for more wars, continued wars and military sales to other countries. Our foreign Policy is based on providing our tax money to foreign leaders on the condition they buy more U.S. Corporate weapons to threaten neighbors and oppressive their people. The MIP fears a Peaceful oriented Foreign Policy that would help the people of other nations. End mass incarceration! | |||
| Yes | Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt? | ||
| Forgive existing public student debt and negotiate for payment of private loan student debt. Establish program to help reimburse students for school loans already paid if they haven't financially benefited! | |||
| No | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Get money out of politics. All of it. We should have a public financing system with a limited campaign window. Or allow the necessary public financing to balance voter access with candidates campaigns with excessive financial advantage. Pass a Federal Voter Rights Bill to regulate election practices of states that restrict the ability to vote fairly. End gerrymandering. Mandate Independent Commissions to establish voting districts! Implement Ranked Choice Voting. End the 60 vote Senate filibuster. A filibuster should only cause a temporary delay (a week) in the legislative process that allows brief expression of strong dissent by a legislator(s). | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Scientists now say we have 10 years, maybe less with Trump, to prevent a runaway climate catastrophe. The government needs to treat Climate Change like it did the Race to the Moon. We need more International cooperation with Russia and China. We need to end this crazy anti-Russia narrative and promotion of a new "Cold War". We either all unite during next 10 years or we all will suffer the dire consequences. The Green New Deal should not become just an empty slogan! Fossil fuels has always been a known limited resource. Now it's an emergency to end its use! | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Gun safety issues have always been used as wedge issue between Republicans and Democrats. Mental health screenings and treatment, universal background checks, red flag laws and requiring gun licenses all get broad bipartisan support, according to polls, even among a majority of gun owners. Mass killings, especially at schools, seldom respect politics, religion or social standing. We need sensible gun safety regulations. The Supreme Court has ruled that Americans have a right to keep handguns at home. In a National Poll, 73%, believed the Second Amendment guarantees the rights of Americans to own guns. Confiscation of guns is scare tactic. | |||
| Yes | Do you support raising taxes, on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| Tax the billionaires and those with more than $10 million out of existence through aggressive income tax and wealth taxes. These super wealthy people distort our government system by helping elect politicians that cater to their profit-making desires rather than the long term needs of the people and society. | |||
| No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| I believe that all international trade deals should be done if it benefits workers, consumers, the environment of the participating nations. International trade deals should not be done just for the benefit of Multi-National Corporations to make more profit. Trade deals must address worker's fair living wages, working conditions, health and safety in each nation. Trade deals must deal with worker/consumer product safety. Trade deals must be justified in consideration of Green New Deal. No trade deal should in any way supersede the Constitutional Authority of each and all nations. Current trade deals must be scrapped if violating the above. | |||
| 1.Climate Crisis needs to be addressed at same level of emergency as we did for WWII. 2. Implement immediately Medicare for All. 3. Get Big Money out of our Elections via 100% Public financing. Circumvent Citizen United ruling by funding candidates and issues publicly to effectively neutralize big money expenditures. Obtain Funds by special tax on multi-national corporations. Will use my Congressional bullhorn to attack any policies, tax schemes that don't help address these issues above. We have 10 years to save, not just America, but the world from runaway climate catastrophe. |
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