Kevin Craig
Libertarian | Missouri
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kevin Craig
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1979
Simon Greenleaf School of Law, Orange, CA, M.A.
Simon Greenleaf School of Law, Orange, CA, J.D., 1987
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
Vine & Fig Tree, Founder, Catholic Worker
Co-Director, Colette's Children's Home, Board of Directors
Chalcedon, Scholar
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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Race
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion is murder. Abortion is never medically necessary. http://KevinCraig.us/abortion.htm
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Any politician who makes such a guarantee is either lying or delusional. Social Security is a program invented by Democrats as a way of transferring care of the elderly from families and churches to the government. It is a program which is fundamentally unethical and economically unsustainable. If Corporations like General Motors administered a private pension or insurance program in the way the Democrats designed Social Security to be administered, private sector managers would go to prison. Social Security is theft. There is no trust fund. You have no rights to the money you have already "contributed." It has already been spent to cripple and kill children in Yemen. Wealthy retirees use government aggression to transfer money from young families struggling to get started. Genuinely needy retirees are cut off from face-to-face charity from family and church and must survive on a meager and impersonal check from a faceless bureaucrat. http://KevinCraig.us/social_security.htm
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Entitlement programs http://KevinCraig.us/entitlements.htm Military expenditures which are inconsistent with the "isolationist" perspective of George Washington's Farewell Address and Jefferson's First Inaugural: http://KevinCraig.us/isolation.htm http://KevinCraig.us/defense.htm Elimination of all unconstitutional bureaucracies which the Republican Party has been promising to abolish for decades -- but have never kept their promises. http://KevinCraig.us/promises.htm
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
Under no circumstances.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The modern concept of the "separation" is a myth. It means the separation of GOD and State, which none of the Founding Fathers intended. They were concerned about: 1. A state church officially recognized and protected by the sovereign; 2. A state church whose members alone were eligible to vote, to hold public office, and to practice a profession; 3. A state church which compelled religious orthodoxy under penalty of fine and imprisonment; 4. A state church willing to expel dissenters from the commonwealth; 5. A state church financed by taxes upon all members of the community; 6. A state church which alone could freely hold public worship and evangelize; 7. A state church which alone could perform valid marriages, burials, etc. Nobody in America today wants one ecclesiastical denomination to have legal privileges over another denomination. But that's all the "separation of church and state" originally meant. http://KevinCraig.us/EndTheWall http://KevinCraig.us/estab-clause.htm
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
The same way I would promote foodcare coverage that is adequate, affordable, and accessible for all: by removing all government obstacles to the free functioning of a capitalist economy. http://KevinCraig.us/healthcare.htm http://KevinCraig.us/capitalism.htm Food is more important than doctors -- doctors can't help you if you're starving to death. But that doesn't justify federal involvement in farms and grocery stores. Nor is federal involvement in healthcare justified. The problems we experience in healthcare today are the result of federal intervention in the past.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Disagree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Bring the troops home, if by "United States" is meant "the Federal Government." Send missionaries, if by "United States" is meant "the American people." http://KevinCraig.us/iraq.htm
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Disagree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Agree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Disagree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Anyone who wants to immigrate should be allowed to. Federal immigration laws are unconstitutional. The Declaration of Independence condemns immigration restrictions. No tax funds should be given to immigrants: private property must be respected. A closed-border policy is thoroughly un-American: it creates a “papers please” culture reminiscent of East Germany, national IDs, national work permits, non-stop surveillance, harassment of all businesses, mass deportation, tens of billions in waste, bureaucrats wrecking the American dream, broken families, the rights of Americans and foreigners transgressed at every turn. Ludwig von Mises, the greatest defender of Capitalism in the 20th century, was right: “Without the reestablishment of freedom of migration throughout the world, there can be no lasting peace.” Open Borders would raise the standard of living for everyone in America and billions of people around the world. http://KevinCraig.us/immigration.htm
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Bible-believing Christian. http://KevinCraig.us/bible.htm For many years I was part of the "Christian Reconstruction" movement http://KevinCraig.us/reconstruction.htm I believe Jesus is the Christ. http://JesusIsTheChrist.today I am not an archist http://IamNOTanARCHIST.us More: http://about.KevinCraig.us
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My website is probably the largest candidate website on the internet. It has over 1000 separate pages on every conceivable issue. The home page has a drop-down menu linking to my position on a wide range of issues. A few of these pages are listed here: http://KevinCraig.us/contents.htm You will discover that my position is first of all a Biblical position, and, second, almost always consistent with America's Founding Fathers, even when most so-called "conservatives" today have abandoned the Constitution and the principles that made America the most prosperous and admired nation in history. "Neo-conservative" is not conservative enough. Both the Democrat and the Republican Parties now advocate what the Socialist Party advocated during the early years of the 20th century. http://KevinCraig.us/left-right.htm
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
My campaign theme is "LIBERTY UNDER GOD." I am running against a Republican incumbent who has been in office for ten years. If he had been as clear and vigorous as I am in defending the Constitution and championing America as a Christian nation, he would be vilified by the Left. But because of his moderate views and silence in the face of secular progressive attacks on America, he is virtually unknown. He follows the directions of the Republican Establishment. He will probably win another term in office with 100,000 votes to spare. Voting for him is like throwing a drop of water into an ocean. If you want to send a strong message to Congress and the Media, you should cast your vote for Kevin Craig, the Libertarian Party candidate. Your vote would also shake up the Libertarian Party, which is not unanimously committed to "Liberty *UNDER GOD*." I would be the most consistent and knowledgeable defender of Christianity, Capitalism, and the Constitution in Congress
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. I would investigate the wisdom of amending "The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" of 2005 to include civil liability for gun dealers who knew "or should have known" that such firearm will be used to commit a crime of violence. http://KevinCraig.us/guns.htm
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Agree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1. Ron Paul's "Sanctity of Life Act," defining human life and legal personhood (specifically, natural personhood) as beginning at conception, and amends the federal judicial code to remove Supreme Court and district court jurisdiction to review cases arising out of any statute which protects persons between conception and birth. 2. Abolish the Department of Education. 3. End U.S. wars, bring home the troops, cut the defense budget, freeing up needed private funds for missionary endeavors.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
"Black Lives Matter" is a racist and Marxist organization, and is a threat to domestic security. Anti-white racism among blacks is more widespread and virulent than anti-black racism among whites. Anti-black racism among blacks takes the form of unsuccessful blacks who have made bad life decisions mocking and threatening blacks who aspire to be successful by obeying the Ten Commandments, and are called "Uncle Tom," "race traitor," "white," and "Oreo." This black-on-black racism discourages success among blacks, and this threatens domestic security.
