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Nathan Deal MyOcracy topics and responses
Criminal Justice
Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers
2007-11-13
: Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society
2000-06-22
: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
Increase the number of local prosecutors
1995-02-08
: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder
1994-04-14
: Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment
Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities
2001-09-25
: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
Legal age for prosecution as an adult: Decrease
1999-06-17
: Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime
Civil Rights
Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only
2010-08-11
:
Supports
Amendment to prevent same sex marriage
2009-04-02
: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
2007-11-13
: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
2006-12-31
: by the
HRC
, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
2006-07-18
: Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
2004-09-30
: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
1999-07-29
: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
Support for gun rights
2010-08-11
:
Opposes
restrictions on the right to bear arms
2005-10-20
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
2003-04-09
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
Ban abortions except in limited cases
2005-04-27
: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
2004-02-26
: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
2003-10-02
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
Abortion rights: Ban all abortions
2000-04-05
: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
1999-06-30
: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion
Support for gun control measures
1999-06-18
: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1
Economic Issues
Implement a flat tax
2010-08-11
:
Supports
flat-rate federal tax; opposes increased tax rates
2010-07-08
: Adopt a single-rate tax system
2009-01-06
: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
2002-04-18
: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
2001-05-16
: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less
2006-12-31
: by the
CTJ
, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
2005-12-08
: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
2001-04-04
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax (death tax)
2001-03-14
: Phaseout the death tax
Increase taxes for all tax payers
2010-07-08
: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
2009-01-06
: Repeal the Death Tax
Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment
2010-07-08
: Demand a Balanced Budget amendment
2009-01-06
: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override
Taxes for large corporations: Decrease
2000-03-09
: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business
Reduce taxes for small businesses
2003-12-31
: by the
US COC
, indicating a pro-business voting record
Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers
2000-07-12
: Voted YES on eliminating the marriage penalty
Reduce taxes for all tax payers
2012-01-01
: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code
2003-07-30
: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax
Education Issues
Support privatization of mass education
2011-01-12
: $15M for science/tech charter schools
2003-12-31
: by the
NEA
, indicating anti-public education votes
2003-02-05
: Tax deductions for private scholarships to public schools
Support school vouchers
1998-08-06
: Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools
1997-11-04
: Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools
Environmental Issues
Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions
2010-11-02
: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by
AFP
2010-07-08
: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
2009-06-26
: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
2009-01-09
: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
2000-06-26
: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol
Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources
2010-07-08
: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
2001-08-01
: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources
2007-01-18
: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
2006-06-29
: Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Reduce or remove environmental regulations that address oil refinement
2008-09-18
: Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences
2005-09-29
: Voted YES on deauthorizing critical habitat for endangered species
Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry
2008-02-12
: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy
Reduce federal gasoline excise taxes
2001-05-03
: Repeal the gas tax
Healthcare Issues
Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers
2010-08-11
:
Opposes
government-run healthcare
2010-07-08
: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
2008-01-23
: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
2007-10-25
: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
2003-12-31
: by
APHA
, indicating a anti-public health voting record
1999-10-06
: Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts
Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance
2011-01-12
: ObamaCare will cost Georgia $2.5B over next ten years
Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers
2008-07-15
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
Immigration
Increase border security between U.S. and Mexico
2006-09-14
: Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border
2006-06-06
: Voted YES on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project
Oppose in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students
2004-05-20
: Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment
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