Parker Griffith MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 2010-05-18: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message

  Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 2010-07-29: Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 2009-04-02: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes

Economic Issues

Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

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

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 2009-01-06: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 2010-08-12: Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes

  Implement a flat tax

• 2009-01-06: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

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

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 2008-11-04: Support offshore drilling; support more refineries

Healthcare Issues

Eliminate financial penalty from Obamacare for taxpayers that do not have health insurance

• 2010-03-25: Consistently voted against ObamaCare

  Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 2010-07-04: Repeal any federal health care takeover

  Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 2009-01-14: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 2008-11-04: Close our borders; illegals cost us millions