Derrick Grayson in 2016 GA Senate race
On Foreign Policy:
900 military bases in 150 countries is an empire
- 900 military bases in 150 countries is not the answer...that is an empire
- Bring our troops home immediately
- Giving up liberty for safety never works
- Non-intervention, as advocated by our founders, rather than being the world's policeman
- Stop borrowing and printing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars
- Stop sending tax payer money as `foreign aid` to sovereign nations
Source: 2016 Georgia Senate campaign website, grayson2016.com
Oct 9, 2015
On Health Care:
Repeal ObamaCare and replace it with nothing
- Freedom cannot be sub-divided
- Gov't should stay out of our bedrooms
- Protect life & no tax dollars for abortions
- Protect all individual privacy
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Preserve a tax free internet
- Defend private property rights
- Repeal ObamaCare and replace it with nothing
Source: 2016 Georgia Senate campaign website, grayson2016.com
Oct 9, 2015
On Homeland Security:
Stop borrowing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars
- 900 military bases in 150 countries is not the answer...that is an empire
- Bring our troops home immediately
- Giving up liberty for safety never works
- Non-intervention, as advocated by our founders, rather than being the world's policeman
- Stop borrowing and printing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars
- Stop sending tax payer money as `foreign aid` to sovereign nations
Source: 2016 Georgia Senate campaign website, grayson2016.com
Oct 9, 2015
On Homeland Security:
Give veterans priority for treatment and services
- No service member should come home damaged and have to fight for treatment
- No service member should be homeless
- Computerize VA records
- Make information inter-departmentally
available electronically
- Hire civilian doctors to evaluate the urgency of care thus removing the adversarial review board that routinely denies care after service benefits
- Give veterans priority in transitional services
Source: 2016 Georgia Senate campaign website, grayson2016.com
Oct 9, 2015
On War & Peace:
Non-intervention: Bring our troops home immediately
- 900 military bases in 150 countries is not the answer...that is an empire
- Bring our troops home immediately
- Giving up liberty for safety never works
- Non-intervention, as advocated by our founders, rather than being the world's policeman
- Stop borrowing and printing money to fight unjust, undeclared wars
- Stop sending tax payer money as `foreign aid` to sovereign nations
Source: 2016 Georgia Senate campaign website, grayson2016.com
Oct 9, 2015
On Welfare & Poverty:
Welfare policy rips black families apart, like slavery
Derrick Grayson, the only black candidate in the Republican U.S. Senate field, is taking the side of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who ruminated on whether African-Americans were better off under slavery than in the current welfare state.Grayson
says: "When he talked about black people being enslaved, I have been saying this for the last eight years--by liberal Democrat policies. I can say it, but a white person can't? A white person say it, the press is going to use it. Under slavery, families
were ripped apart, and it was a desire of black men & black women to be together with their loved ones. Family meant something. Well, what did government policies do? It broke up the black family, told the black family: `Hey, if you want to receive this
welfare check, the man can't be in the household.' In 1965, prior to that [welfare policy], illegitimacy in then black community was less than 13%. Today it's over 70%. Government liberal Democrat policies: The man was just simply telling you the truth."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2016 Georgia Senate race
May 1, 2014
On Homeland Security:
Reform VA care for veterans to reduce suicides and shootings
In light of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood in Texas, Derrick Grayson is renewing his ongoing concern for America's veterans. "We need to honor our promises to our service members," read a press release from Grayson's office "No service member should
come home damaged and fight for treatment, sometimes for years."Grayson expressed his concern for the number of recent suicides at Ft. Hood: 22 in 2010, 10 in 2011 and 19 in 2012, claiming that the high rates are completely unacceptable. Grayson
suggested that reform of the Department of Veterans Affairs--especially the way it handles the medical records of military members--could offer a solution to the problems that cause shootings such as this one. "Veterans' biggest complaint was it could
take years to get the care they needed," he said. "VA records need to be computerized. Remove the adversarial review board that routinely denies care after service benefits. Give veterans priority in transitional services. I will fight for our veterans."
Source: Communities Digital News on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Apr 6, 2014
On Civil Rights:
Government ain't got no business being involved in marriage
A softened stance on same-sex marriage seems nearly impossible in the ultra-conservative political landscape of Georgia--especially given the fact that Michelle Nunn, the presumed Democratic candidate, won't even voice support for the liberal bedrock.
However, Grayson has managed to find his footing on a middle ground."The government ain't got no business being involved in marriage," he claims. "Any laws that deal with marriage that are on the government's rolls need to be rescinded. Marriage is a
church thing; that's a religious thing. If there are gay people out there that want to get married, let them find a gay church."
In the spirit of a truly unbiased constitutionalist, Grayson goes on to express his approval of civil unions in the eyes of
the law. "Let me be clear now--I do not support same-sex unions as a Christian, but I would not stand in the way of two individuals if that's what they want to do," he says. "If that is their pursuit of happiness, then I want them to have it."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
On Education:
Common Core gets government further entrenched in education
Grayson sees the need for a big fix in Common Core, the reviled federal education package that has conservatives everywhere steaming from the ears. "Common Core is a way to get the government further entrenched in our education by making it a requirement
for all institutional programs," he states. "Everybody's not going to college, but that's the premise of Common Core."Ticking off a list of failed education policies, from President Jimmy Carter's implementation of the Department of Education to
President George W. Bush's defunct No Child Left Behind, Grayson argues that inner-city black schools have been hit the hardest and that the quality of all schools are next on the federal government's chopping block. "Who still enjoys decent schools in
this country? People who are home-schooled, people that are in private schools, and those in religious schools. Common Core will affect all of them, and then you will start to see the same trend that took place in many of the black schools."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
On Government Reform:
Keep Georgians engaged; keep government transparent
On the issues, Grayson maintains a common-sense approach to applying classic constitutionalism to the legislative process. An important component of his Senatorial style would include keeping Georgians engaged, he says. "When legislation comes across the
floor, if I've got to pay somebody out of my own pocket, we will go through that legislation and we will disseminate what's in it to the American people," he states. "Because when you tell people what's really going on in D.C., they tend to do things a
little bit differently.""That transparency that Obama was talking about?" Grayson adds. "We didn't get that." Cutting spending, preserving Second amendment rights, and encouraging devolution in the education system hover at the top of Grayson's policy
to-do list, which focuses on restoring individual freedoms across the board. "I will not compromise on the liberties and freedoms of the American people. Period," he says. "That's not debatable. It's not optional. It's a job requirement."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
On Government Reform:
PACs have agendas; don't take their money
A strong constitutional conservative with the ironclad principles to prove it, Grayson declines to take cash from organizations that would compel him to return the favor down the line. "[PACs] have agendas that they want to see pushed, and
I don't want their money," he says. "You want to give, fine. But the only thing I owe you is 100% of the Constitution. That's all I'll owe anybody who donates to this campaign."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
On Principles & Values:
100% of the Constitution, 100% of the time
Grayson's clear, simple message of strict adherence to constitutional principles resonates with most Georgia Republicans, especially given the bad taste that outgoing incumbent Senator Saxby Chambliss has left in their collective mouth.
Punctuated by the catchy slogan, "100% of the Constitution, 100% of the time," Grayson's social media sobriquet, "Minister of Truth," embodies both his actual experience as a Christian minister and his commitment to bringing the truth about the
political process."There's really not much difference in the agendas of the political royals, regardless of their party. I'm talking about the Republicans and the Democrats. And I've found that they like to keep us divided," he explains. "Because
the longer we're distracted, the more they can push forward their agendas, and we're not any more the wiser." Political 'royals,' according to Grayson, are the "political elites who pull the strings."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Social positions based on strong Christian values
Although Grayson bases his personal position on social issues on his strong Christian values, he refuses to be pulled into the endlessly petty social slog that has tripped up fellow candidates like Rep. Paul Broun and Rep. Phil
Gingrey. "We're not there to deal with the social issues of the country, as senators," he explains. "That's not our call. Our call is to protect the rights of the states."
Source: CommDigiNews.com on 2016 Georgia Senate race
Mar 24, 2014
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