Thomas Holbrook

Neutral

Dealing only in absolutes is dangerous. Remember the court case in Alabama that put IVF in danger until the state legislature corrected it through additional legislation? We the people need to come up with a solution regarding hot button topics such as abortion instead of relying on politicians as they tend to make things worse instead of better.

Strongly Disagree

We should not be restricting the research of stem cells as they can be used to cure disease and improve our lives. Deriving stem cells is not a form of destruction but repurposing. If someone donates embryos and consents to allowing research from stem cells, the government should butt out!

That should be between the one who is pregnant and their healthcare provider, not nosy politicians wanting to impose their worldview upon others.

Strongly Disagree

I oppose government subsidies in general and would prefer that individuals wanting to support such organizations donate to them instead.

Strongly Disagree

I am against the war on drugs in the first place, so I wouldn't support this law.

Strongly Agree

We don't have free enterprise when idiotic tariffs are imposed upon imports from other countries.

Strongly Disagree

The people shouldn't be taxed to death no matter their income or net worth (or lack thereof).

Strongly Agree

I want to qualify this with a starting point. Unlike "DOGE," I am not wanting to go into a messy room, start rearranging things at random and wonder why a bunch of stuff falls on top of me. We need to start with ending the unconstitutional wars overseas and removing the apparatus that is being used to spy on everyday Americans and residents. Then focus on ending corporate subsidies instead of warring against the poor.

1.) Prohibit gerrymandering by amending the Constitution to only allow states to redraw election maps after the official census by non-partisan commissions. 2.) Prohibit future U.S. Presidents from imposing any tariffs on any imports and only allow Congress to vote upon them, which would require another amendment to the Constitution. 3.) Push to end the war on drugs.

Neutral

Freedom of association is important. That said, if one is open to the public they need to be open to all of the public and not cherry-pick unless it is a private membership club of some sort. If a baker of cakes does not agree with certain marriages, they are just as easily able to not bake any wedding cakes at all for anyone instead of saying that only certain customers can have one.

We are not a theocracy. A religion embedded in a state is a form of authoritarianism that Libertarians oppose. We Libertarians oppose any form of authoritarianism. We the people should be free to exercise our beliefs (or lack thereof) so long as we are not violating the rights of others.

C would be the closest, and I would emphasize that I wouldn't even focus on transitioning our way off such programs until corporate subsidies, the military industrial complex, and the spy apparatus come to an end.

Strongly Disagree

Such databases are open to abuse and we shouldn't be deciding who lives and who dies in that regard.

C would be the closest to my view on foreign policy. We should be able to talk to and trade with other countries. If there is a real threat, Congress should vote to declare war.

Strongly Disagree

We pose the greatest threat to ourselves, particularly when it comes to who we elect to public office.

We should be able to talk to and trade with Israel. Beyond that, we need to not be so entangled in their affairs as that could lead us into a compromising position. This is true of all other countries as well.

Strongly Disagree

"Islamic terrorism," which came about as a result of interventionist foreign policy (Iran Contra, Cold War, etc) is not a true threat to national security for the same reason that Japan did not have a full-scale invasion during World War II. Our access to firearms, even now, would make such an endeavor foolhardy. The interventionism often creates such groups in the first place, so ending such mistakes would go a long way in ensuring that such groups never form ever again.

Anyone as Libertarians believe in Freedom of Association and Freedom of Movement. So long as the individual is not causing problems, they should be free to travel into the U.S. Immigrants are the reason Social Security hasn't gone bankrupt as they are paying into that system while not being allowed to access those benefits until they become citizens.

Strongly Agree

We shouldn't be treating immigrants as criminals just for being here and existing. The majority of citizens, including the current sitting President of the United States, have family members who were immigrants themselves. They aren't taking jobs that most citizens desire (agricultural jobs in extremely hot regions among other hazardous occupations....... most do not want to work in such fields).

Neutral

I am choosing Neutral because the Department of Education does not have that much control over K-12 education (states and local communities are responsible for that). That said, I would support phasing out grants and federal loans which would nullify the 90/10 rule (which has caused tuition rates to spike over the years). Beyond that, the other priorities mentioned earlier would have more focus than the Department of Education.

Strongly Disagree

We shouldn't be telling governments how to spend money in the U.S. seeing as how we're talking about education as opposed to buying arms. Now if a war was declared against another country by Congress, that would be another story.

Neutral

It is already illegal to medically change a minor's gender in half the country. Furthermore, I oppose forcing a change upon someone who doesn't want it. Rage baiting questions such as this do not help the conversation.

Strongly Disagree

There is room to have a definition of marriage for tax purposes and a separate definition for spiritual purposes. If those in polyamorous relationships want to be married to each other, they should be allowed to do so while the government only allows a primary and joint filer for tax purposes. After all, we are not a theocracy.

I believe that I do not know the truth of the ultimate reality that we are actually occupying and will not know until we are dead.

Strongly Agree

We already do in many cases with voter registration cards, and it has worked just fine for a long time. The less centralized our information is, the better.

Strongly Disagree

Such rules should be left up to the sports leagues and property owners, NOT the government. After all, what if the men's bathroom is closed due to problems with sinks and toilets? Does this mean the available restrooms are off limits even if a guy has to relieve their bladder? Intergender sports leagues also exist as well, so why impose such limits in the first place?

Nuclear power would be the most reliable as innovation in that space has taken place. That said, I am not opposed to wind and solar supplementing things unlike the current sitting President.

No.

No.

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Libertarian, which doesn't fit into the prescribed boxes above.

Choose not to answer

I oppose sexual exploitation. That said, politicians use that as an excuse to spy on us and further restrict our rights. There are already laws against such things on the books. We do not need to expand the spy apparatus further than it already has been.

Being a legal adult and a citizen or permanent resident should be the main requirements. Those who served time in prison for crimes they committed should of course limit access (depending on the crime), but beyond that we should not be clamping down so hard on firearms access and ownership.