Gordon Howie in 2014 Faith2Action iVoterGuides
On Homeland Security:
Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal
Question topic: The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Howie: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Immigration:
Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry
Question topic: Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Howie: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Abortion:
Man does not have the right to destroy innocent life.
Question topic: Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.Howie: Strongly Agree
Question topic: Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Howie: No. The life of an innocent child is always taken in an abortion.
Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.
Howie: Protection of the unborn.
Life is created by God. Man or government does not have the right to destroy innocent life.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Budget & Economy:
Economic survival depends on fiscal responsibility
Question topic: Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and are the key to national prosperity.
Howie: Strongly Agree.
Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.
Howie: Government spending, debt and growth. Our economic survival as a nation depends on fiscal responsibility.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Civil Rights:
Government shouldn't redefine marriage
Question topic: Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Howie: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Energy & Oil:
No subsidies for wind and solar
Question topic: Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Howie: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Government Reform:
Photo ID for voting
Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Howie: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Gun Control:
Opposes more gun restrictions
Question topic: More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Howie: Strongly Disagree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Health Care:
Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility
Question topic: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.Howie: Strongly Disagree
Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.
Howie: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Religious liberty is foundational to our freedom
Question topic: Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.Howie: Strongly Disagree.
Question topic: Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality
which permitted our system of limited government.
Howie: Strongly Agree.
Question topic: Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Howie: My life has been surrendered to Christ. I believe God is pleased by our faith and obedience, and has created us to worship Him and serve our fellow man. The Bible is the inspired, written Word of God which provides a complete guide for our lives.
Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.
Howie: The preservation and protection of religious liberty. It is foundational to our freedom.
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Dakota Senate race
Sep 30, 2014
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