John Fleming MyOcracy topics and responses

Civil Rights

Abortion rights: Ban all abortions

• 01/03/2013: Life and human rights begin at fertilization or cloning
• 12/01/2011: Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection
• 05/04/2011: Voted YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
• 01/07/2011: Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization
• 04/21/2009: Report on Medicaid payments to abortion providers
• 12/06/2008: Abortion is a pernicious evil & a national sin

  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

  Support for gun rights

• 05/18/2010: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
• 04/30/2009: Allow reloading spent military small arms ammunition
• 12/06/2008: 2nd Amendment recognizes God-given right to self-defense

  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

Economic Issues

Taxes for large corporations: Decrease

• 05/11/2010: No European-style VAT (value-added tax)
• 12/06/2008: Corporate taxes are an onerous burden on businesses

  Taxes for wealthier tax payers: Less

• 01/05/2011: Permanently repeal the estate tax
• 12/06/2008: No new taxes; support the Fair Tax

  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

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 01/06/2009: Repeal the Death Tax

  Implement a flat tax

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

  Implement national sales tax instead of income-based tax code

• 01/05/2011: Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax

Education Issues

Support school vouchers

• 03/30/2011: Voted YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program

  Reduce federal government involvement with public education

• 02/11/2014: Denounce the Common Core State Standards

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

  Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 05/12/2009: List GHG emissions cost on electric bills

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
• 07/04/2010: Repeal any federal health care takeover
• 12/06/2008: Private insurance driven by free market principles

Immigration

Oppose amnesty for undocumented individuals

• 01/05/2011: Redefine "birthright citizenship" to exclude illegal aliens
• 12/06/2008: No amnesty; secure borders; official English