Charlie Sutherland
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Charlie Sutherland
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 6
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Duke, Durham, no, 1960
Greensboro College, Greensboro, no, 1961
Clemson, Clemson, SC, no, 1967
WORK & MILITARY
Navy, seaman, 2.5
AFFILIATIONS
UNCG entrepreneur advisory board, founding member, NRA
Methodist Church
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NC State Senate, 1997
US House, 2006
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
(None listed.)
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 are the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
3. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
4. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
5. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Strongly Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
Strongly Disagree
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
12. The founders established pure democracy in the Constitution because they believed that it is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Question 12 is not valid. The founding fathers did not establish a democracy - pure or otherwise. In fact, they strongly opposed a democracy because it always led to despotism. Instead they (especially Madison who strongly argued against democracy) created a republic with checks and balances to preserve individual freedoms. There is NO mention of democracy in Our Constitution. The founders knew man that is imperfect and created a system that guaranteed individual freedoms.
15. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
The IRS constitutes the means by which politicians and lobbyists control the people. It needs to be abolished. The education department needs to be abolished so that the existence of God can once again be a topic of study and respect in public as well as private schools. The EPA needs to allow fossil fuels to be cleanly used to produce much needed energy.
16. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Yes.... in the case of rape or incest and be a serious consideration in the protection of the mother if continuation of a pregnancy is strongly life threatening to the mother.
17. 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.
God, Constitution, Voters, A Free and fair Media,...Congress........Supreme Court...... Industry...... Academia......Sports.
18. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe that God is real, he knows me and expects me to ask his counsel and heed his wishes. He enjoys my praise when I have made an honest effort to understand his power and grace.
