Tom McClintock MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 04/30/2009: Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition
• 09/03/2003: Natural right to self-defense against violent predators

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 01/04/2013: No family planning assistance that includes abortion
• 05/05/2011: Prohibit federal funding for abortion
• 01/07/2011: Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood
• 07/29/2010: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 01/09/2014: State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 09/03/2003: No legal rights for same-sex couples

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion

Economic Issues

Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution
• 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 01/01/2012: Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
• 08/12/2010: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 11/04/2008: Make permanent the Bush tax cuts

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program
• 03/07/1999: Centralization & consolidation reduce school performance
• 03/07/1999: Parents are most protective guardians of education quality
• 03/07/1999: Decentralized structure is key to improving schools

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 03/07/1999: State bureaucracy isn`t the answer to better education

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 05/12/2011: Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 04/15/2011: Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
• 01/05/2011: Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 09/24/2003: SB-2 costs jobs-healthcare via personal tax credit instead

Immigration

Improve enforcement of existing immigration laws

• 11/04/2008: Complete border fence & enforce all our current laws
• 09/03/2003: No drivers license to illegals-it undermines enforcement

  Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 09/24/2003: Giving driver`s licenses to illegal immigrants is unfair