Ken Buck MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Support for gun rights

• 08/11/2010: by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
• 08/11/2010: Opposes restrictions on the right to bear arms
• 08/10/2010: No federal database of gun owners

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 09/19/2010: Supports giving legal protection to unborn children
• 08/11/2010: Opposes both federal abortion funding & judicial activism
• 08/10/2010: Oppose federal funding & protect the unborn

  Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

• 01/28/2010: Prosecute the murder of transgender as a hate crime

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 08/11/2010: Supports Amendment to prevent same sex marriage

Economic Issues

Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 07/08/2010: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 08/10/2010: Endless spending in Congress means higher taxes

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 07/08/2010: Demand a Balanced Budget amendment

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

• 08/11/2010: Opposes both marriage penalty & federal tax increases

  Implement a flat tax

• 07/08/2010: Adopt a single-rate tax system

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 08/24/2010: Federal research, but no federal requirements or funding

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 09/19/2010: Supports less federal & more local control of education

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 09/19/2010: Opposes passage of Cap-and-Trade energy legislation
• 07/08/2010: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures

  Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 07/08/2010: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low

Healthcare Issues

Reduce government involvement in the provision of health insurance for taxpayers

• 10/08/2010: $500B savings in Medicare is heart of health care reform
• 08/11/2010: Opposes government-run healthcare
• 08/10/2010: Government-run system infringes freedom & rations care
• 07/08/2010: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover

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

• 07/31/2013: ObamaCare lets identity thieves see our personal health data

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 10/08/2010: More Border Patrol; finish the fence
• 09/19/2010: Opposes continued funding of sanctuary cities
• 09/19/2010: Opposes granting amnesty to illegal immigrants
• 08/10/2010: Secure the border and say no to amnesty

  Increase border security between U.S. and Mexico

• 09/19/2010: Supports full implementation of current border security laws