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Chris McDaniel on Government Reform

 

 


Voter ID yes; rehabilitated felons voting no

Q: Support voting rules that prioritize preventing the possibility of fraud, even if they limit access?

Mike Espy (D): Probable No. Says "I stand firmly for civil rights, voting rights & women's rights."

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R): Yes. Voted for legislation requiring specific forms of voter identification in order to vote.

Chris McDaniel (R): Yes. Helped defeat bill giving felons the right to vote & instituting early voting. Instead, pushed for a stronger voter-ID bill.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org: Mississippi legislative voting records , Oct 9, 2018

Photo ID for voting

Question topic: People should be able to vote without photo identification.

McDaniel: Disagree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Mississippi Senate race , Jul 2, 2014

Defend the 10th Amendment and states' rights

The Tenth Amendment and the concept of States' Rights has been tainted over the past several generations. Despite a federal government that attempts to control, the reality of what the US Constitution provides is that states have authority in a co-sovereign approach to government.

Chris believes now is the time for states to reassert that power. There must be natural tension between the state and federal governments. That tension is a natural protective mechanism to be sure our individual rights are not eroded.

It is time we reminded the President that he has limited authority under the Constitution, and we expect him to obey the Constitution. Chris is a firm believer in the original Constitution and the Tenth Amendment. He believes the government closest to the people is more responsive to the people. He has spoken out against overzealous federal mandates--a one-size-fits-all government approach--that hampers states abilities to best address the needs of their citizens.

Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, chrismcdanielforsenate.com , Oct 17, 2013

Require photo ID to vote

Chris McDaniel voted Yea on Passage of HB 921: Requiring Photo Identification to Vote (Bill Passed Senate 34-14).
Source: VoteSmart summary of Mississippi State Senate voting records , Apr 10, 2012

Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate.

McDaniel signed pledging 6-year term limit

Organizational Self-Description: U.S. Term Limits, the nation's oldest and largest term limits advocacy group, announced that 14 new signers of its congressional term limits amendment pledge have been elected to the 114th Congress. The group includes five new senators, eight new House members and one House incumbent who signed the pledge for the first time this cycle. The pledge calls for members to co-sponsor and vote for a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms (six years) and Senators to two terms (12 years). The USTL President said, "The American people are fed up with career politicians in Washington and strongly embracing term limits as a remedy. Gallup polling shows that 75% of Americans support term limits."

Opposing legal argument: [ACLU, Nov. 7, 2014]: In U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton (May 22, 1995), the Court ended the movement to enact term limits for Congress on a state-by-state basis. The Court held that the qualifications for Congress established in the Constitution itself could not be amended by the states without a constitutional amendment, and that the notion of congressional term limits violates the "fundamental principle of our representative democracy 'that the people should chose whom they please to govern them.'"

Opposing political argument: [Cato Institute Briefing Paper No. 14, Feb. 18, 1992]: Several considerations may explain political scientists' open hostility to term limitation:

Source: Press release from U.S. Term Limits 16-USTL on Nov 8, 2014

CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges.

McDaniel supports the CC survey question on judicial constitutionalism

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Appointing Judges Who Will Adhere to a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution' Christian Coalition's self-description: "Christian Voter Guide is a clearing-house for traditional, pro-family voter guides. We do not create voter guides, nor do we interview or endorse candidates."

Source: Christian Coalition Surve 18CC-1a on Jul 1, 2018

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