Tom Whitmire
Republican | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Tom Whitmire
Party
Republican
Election Year
2014
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 5
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI, Bachelor Degree | Interdisciplinary Studies in the, 2002
FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL, FLUSHING, MI, DIPLOMA, 1998
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REPORTED 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 are the key to national prosperity.
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.
Disagree
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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.
Agree
6. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
No Answer
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
No Answer
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America do not pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
No Answer
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
No Answer
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
No Answer
11. More restrictive gun control laws are needed now to protect public safety.
No Answer
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.
No Answer
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
No Answer
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The founders new that people will role over on others for power and money. Also they knew that most people do not want to know the truth about what is really going on around them. People do not want to take their lives into their own hands. They will rather blame someone else then really look within themselves. If not true then why are you upset by reading my heartfelt truthful responses to the questions. “In Times of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Becomes a Revolutionary Act" - Orwell
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
CONSTITUTION '> Creating and voting for bills that benefit the people and not corporations, and special interest. NUTRITION '> Feed our children nutritious foods instead of prepackaged and highly processed foods that create obesity and diabetes. EDUCATION '> Revamp the educational system to find the excellence in kids and to teach to their strengths. AGRICULTURE '> Return to our agricultural roots and start planting real crops like celery, asparagus, apples and blueberries instead of genetically modified crops. I want to create Unity in the Community! What is important to me is creating Unity and not separation within our 5th district. When we only discuss issues that people argue about we do not accomplish anything. While the distracting arguments unfold the government slowly and quietly takes away more of our freedoms and liberties. I am bringing people's attention away from typical issues and putting them on the real crisis that we are encountering.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Instead of talking about abortion today I am going to discuss instead about MISCARRIAGES. Here are the facts that not to many people address. If you include loss that occurs before a positive pregnancy test, some estimate that 40% of all conceptions result in loss 900,000 to 1 Million. (http://www.hopexchange.com/Statistics.htm) Why are woman losing their babies to what are described as unknown circumstances. Because of the vast amounts of toxins in our environment and especially in the foods that pregnant mothers are eating. These mothers are not being properly informed by their doctors about the proper lifestyle of an expecting mothers. I plan to educate woman on these issues and in doing so I plan on paving the lives of thousands of unborn children. Email me and I will tell you how. The 5th District is routinely ranked as one of the most unhealthy areas in the country. If we are going to address anything we need to start with the Health of the People in the 5th District.
18. 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.
It is just as much the role of a congressman to investigate, as it is to legislate. I have found is that we live in a country that is missing the mark. I will hold congressional hearings where people will finally be held accountable for their actions
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
My spiritual path that god ha put me on is to run for congress and to preach to the country what I have learned to be true. What I have learned about life is this: “Shut your face and move out of your head and into your heart and follow it.” Live in the moment and that means without anxiety of the future and without guilt of the past. If you are asked what time is it, you answer, “Now”. If asked where are you, you answer, “Here”. If asked where do you live, you reply “In the Moment”. There is only Love and Fear so why not just choose LOVE. Sometime all it takes is to, “Show Up!” When I changed the way I looked at things the things I look at changed and because of that I decided to be the change I want to see in the world. THY WILL BE DONE!
