Marcia Squier in Past and present Senate candidates from Michigan

On Abortion: Fund Planned Parenthood; abortion is an unrestricted right

A: Support.

Q: What about federal funding for Planned Parenthood? And for abortion services in general?

A: I support funding for Planned Parenthood and funding for abortion services for poorer women in general. I would also advocate for more sex education and contraceptive availability.

On Civil Rights: Support affirmative action and reparations like urban repair

A: This question is vague with regards to who would be required and what "more" means.

Q: Well, what do you think of affirmative action in hiring practices? In college admissions? I.e., requiring that companies hire "more" women, that colleges admit "more" minorities?

A: I support Affirmative Action i.e. requiring more hiring and admissions into higher education (college, vocational, trade schools).

Q: You responded to the Michigan VotersGuide survey in 2016 that "reparations need to heal the racial divisiveness"--did you mean legal reparations like hiring more minorities? Or financial reparations?

A: I support both legal reparations like affirmative action & financial reparations, along with focusing on repairing urban decay instead of suburban sprawl. The non-white community has suffered enough at the hands of our predominantly white male dominated government. It's time to address it and take responsibility for it.

On Energy & Oil: Green energy is intertwined with job creation and education

A: Strongly support.

Q: You posted on Facebook on July 13 that you would fund renewables by "reappropriating military funding," but included a panoply of other spending items from the same source. How will renewables get funded in comparison to (and in competition with) all of those other spending items? Similarly, you responded to the 2016 Michigan VotersGuide question on job creation that you would "concentrate. efforts in renewable energy," along with another long list of other programs to concentrate on. If you "concentrate" on a long list of programs, how do you "prioritize" green energy over the rest of the programs?

A: Expanding the green energy industry will create jobs. But first, we need an educated workforce that can handle the growing industry. I believe that all of these things are intertwined, and therefore must all happen--somewhat simultaneously or in quick succession.

On Environment: End the War on Oil, for national security AND environment

On Foreign Policy: End our interventionist strategies, and welcome refugees

A: I do not support it. I want to end our interventionist strategies and bring our troops home. I do support giving immigrants a more welcoming path to citizenship, and we need to end the refugee crisis by working towards a ceasefire in the Middle East.

On Government Reform: Easier voter registration; restrict superdelegates

A: Strongly support.

Q: You posted on CrowdPAC on July 13, "Michigan's voice didn't matter because each superdelegate vote negated thousands of votes." How would you change the superdelegate rules?

A: I am not a Democrat, so I would have no pull within that party to change their rules, but I would support legislation that forced the Democratic Party to pay for its own primaries instead of the states if they continue to weight the vote totals this way.

On Budget & Economy: Stimulus counters ever-growing income inequality

A: Support. Stimulus is needed due to the ever-growing income inequality. The middle class is disappearing and the lower class is growing astronomically, while the wealthiest become even wealthier, using tax loopholes and other means to continue this rift. Since the wealthiest people don't seem to be in a hurry to help their fellow man, stimulus is needed to ensure a higher quality of life for the rest of us.

On Civil Rights: Comfortable with same-sex marriage

A: Strongly support.

On Crime: End mass incarceration

A: Oppose. I want to end mass incarceration--not increase it.

On Drugs: Cannabis is a life-saving drug and must be legalized

A: Strongly oppose. Cannabis is a life-saving drug and must be fully, retroactively legalized. In fact, the entire War on Drugs must end, treating drug addictions as a medical issue as opposed to a criminal one.

On Education: No vouchers for schools, but ok for colleges

A: Oppose--except for higher education (college, trade, vocational schools)

On Environment: EPA should regulate for-profit corporations

A: Oppose: I support the EPA regulating businesses/corporations, which are profit-driven and therefore often disregard environmental impacts.

On Free Trade: Replace free trade deals with zero export taxes

A: Oppose--I want zero export taxes and varying import taxes, depending on the percentage of American-made products.

On Gun Control: Graduated licensing & training for guns, like military

A: Support, with graduated licensing/training similar to the military.

On Health Care: Expand ObamaCare towards universal health care

A: Support--if this means universal health care, which I strongly support over health insurance laws requiring people to have policies.

On Homeland Security: Cut the military budget by at least 50%

A: Strongly oppose- I propose we cut the military budget by at least 50%.

On Immigration: Support pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

A: Support

On Principles & Values: Government should be separate from private religion

A: Oppose in the sense that while people have the right to their own religion, or lack thereof, the government should be separate from private religion, and governmental agents/agencies should not promote or vilify any particular religion.

On Social Security: Strongly opposes privatizing Social Security

A: Strongly oppose

On Tax Reform: Wealthiest get wealthier via tax loopholes

A: Strongly support. The middle class is disappearing and the lower class is growing astronomically, while the wealthiest become even wealthier, using tax loopholes and other means to continue this rift.

On War & Peace: No more profit-driven interventionist military strikes

A: Strongly support--no more profit-driven interventionist military strikes/wars.

On Energy & Oil: Fund renewables by defunding the military

On Environment: Repeal the DARK Act: require full GMO labeling

On Government Reform: Dem. superdelegates cheated Michigan voters of their choice

On Homeland Security: Reappropriate military spending to social needs

On Jobs: Stop stiffing tipped worker wages!

On Drugs: Legalization will help utilize the endless benefits of pot

On Education: More funding needed for public schools; now more than ever

On Foreign Policy: We need to support our troops by bringing them home

On Drugs: Legalization of pot will help healthcare costs

A: I think we need to decriminalize cannabis because that would also reduce healthcare costs. For people to be able to get that life saving remedy at a reasonable rate. I think adults should be able to grow it in their backyard and I think cellars should be able to claim it as legal income.

On Health Care: Universal single-payer healthcare is the way to go

A: I really feel the move for single pay, in other words universal healthcare, Medicare for all, public option, all of those are the same thing and I think those are the way to go.

On War & Peace: Refuse donations from the military-industrial complex

A: I am a very anti war candidate. Pro peace. I would refuse any and all donations from the military industrial complex. Similarly to the Green party platform I want to reduce military spending. And thus reduce the refugee crisis.