Ralph Moody Hall MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Support for the construction of prisons or detention centers

• 11/13/2007: Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society
• 06/22/2000: Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.

  Increase the number of local prosecutors

• 02/08/1995: Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder
• 04/14/1994: Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment

  Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities

• 09/25/2001: Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism

  Legal age for prosecution as an adult: Decrease

• 06/17/1999: Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime

  Use of treatment centers for violators of criminal laws targeting drug-use

• 10/14/1999: Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC

Civil Rights

Ban abortions except in limited cases

• 03/13/2013: Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers
• 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
• 04/27/2005: Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
• 02/26/2004: Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 10/02/2003: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life

  Support marriage rights between a man and a woman only

• 01/09/2014: State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage
• 09/19/2013: Protect anti-same-sex marriage opinions as free speech
• 04/02/2009: Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
• 06/25/2008: Amend Constitution to define traditional marriage
• 11/13/2007: Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
• 12/31/2006: by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance
• 09/30/2004: Voted YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
• 07/29/1999: Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC

  Support for gun rights

• 10/12/2011: Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases
• 01/25/2011: Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad
• 02/03/2009: Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal
• 10/20/2005: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 04/09/2003: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse

  Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 12/01/2011: Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 02/04/2009: Declare preborn as persons under 14th amendment
• 04/05/2000: Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions
• 06/30/1999: Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion

  Support for gun control measures

• 06/18/1999: Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 01/03/2013: Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration
• 01/05/2011: Permanently repeal the estate tax
• 12/31/2006: by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation
• 12/08/2005: Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 04/04/2001: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
• 03/14/2001: Phaseout the death tax

  Implement a flat tax

• 07/08/2010: Adopt a single-rate tax system
• 01/06/2009: Replace income tax & employment tax with FairTax
• 09/23/2004: Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification
• 04/18/2002: Voted YES on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
• 05/16/2001: Voted YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years

  Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
• 01/03/2001: Reduce the capital gains tax
• 03/09/2000: Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business

  Support a balanced federal budget by constitutional amendment

• 01/05/2011: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution
• 07/08/2010: Demand a Balanced Budget amendment
• 01/06/2009: Balanced Budget Amendment with 3/5 vote to override

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 07/08/2010: Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax
• 01/06/2009: Repeal the Death Tax

  Reduce taxes for all tax payers

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

  Reduce taxes for small businesses

• 12/31/2003: by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record

  Reduce taxes for middle class tax payers

• 07/12/2000: Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty"

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 07/30/2003: Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program
• 01/05/2011: Constitutionally guarantee parent's right to educate kids
• 08/06/1998: Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools
• 11/04/1997: Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools

  Increase per pupil funding

• 03/14/2001: Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3

Environmental Issues

Oppose cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 11/02/2010: Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP
• 07/08/2010: Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
• 06/26/2009: Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
• 01/09/2009: Bar greenhouse gases from Clean Air Act rules
• 06/26/2000: Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol

  Support domestic continental drilling to tap new oil sources

• 07/08/2010: Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low
• 08/01/2001: Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR

  Reduce or remove environmental regulations that address oil refinement

• 09/18/2008: Voted NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences
• 09/29/2005: Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species

  Support off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 01/18/2007: Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies

  Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 02/12/2008: Voted NO on tax incentives for renewable energy

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
• 07/08/2010: Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 01/23/2008: Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 10/25/2007: Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
• 12/31/2003: by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record
• 02/08/1999: Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
• 06/28/2000: Prescription drug benefit within Medicare

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

• 07/27/2010: Deauthorize funding for Obamacare

  Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 12/05/2000: Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 01/05/2011: Redefine "birthright citizenship" to exclude illegal aliens

  Increase the number of work visas granted to foreign workers each year

• 09/24/1998: Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers

  Oppose in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 05/20/2004: Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment