Norris Dryer
Green | Tennessee
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Norris Dryer
Party
Green
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Incumbent
No
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SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
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OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Disagree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Disagree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Neutral
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Disagree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
If you don't believe in abortion, don't have one.
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
Supreme Court, Voters, Congress, Constitution, Academia, Media, Industry, Professional Sports.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
There is no specific "nature of mankind".
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Graduated from Elkhart High School in Elkhart, Indiana and Indiana University, Bloomington. Did graduate work at Boston University. Had a long career in Public Radio at WFIU, Bloomington, Indiana, WBUR in Boston and WUOT in Knoxville. I play violin in the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. I ran unsuccessfully for Knoxville City Council in 2003.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Green Party of Knoxville and Knox County, Green Party of Tennessee, United Mountain Defense, Save our Cumberland Mountains, Board of Directors, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Opera, member of United Campus Workers, the union of University of Tennessee employees.
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for president, American Civil Liberties Union
