Ray Netherwood
Libertarian | Florida
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ray Netherwood
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2014
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 19
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
UNH, Durham, BGS, 78
Troy State, Troy, MPA, 89
WORK & MILITARY
USAF, Captain, 20
AFFILIATIONS
River Valley Civitans
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US House FL CD-2, 2010
Race
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
NRA rating -- A(Q)
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.
Strongly 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 The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) should be repealed by Congress.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.
No Answer
7. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
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.
Agree
10. Governments should pay to develop wind and solar energy solutions when these are not economically feasible.
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.
No Answer
13. People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
14. The federal government should establish nationwide standards (such as Common Core) for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
15. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Greed, fear, and lust for power.
16. Briefly list three (3) political or legislative issues of most concern to you, and explain why each is important to you.
Federal govt overreaches in all areas. Our rights and liberties are under constant attack. It is the Constitution and Bill of Rights that keep us free as a people and united as a Nation. Weakening of our military. We spend untold tax dollars on things which are not Constitutionally justified, where protection of the Nation (military) is actually one of the things the Federal govt is supposed to do. We must remain a military superpower, not for offense, but for defense. War on Drugs. Has been a costly, miserable failure. We've spent probably a trillion over the last 40+ years ... with no improvement other than having incarcerated more of our citizens and ruined countless lives. Substance abuse and addition are medical problems NOT criminal problems.
17. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Abortion is not a Federal issue. If anything, it's a state issue. And, more importantly, it's an issue between patients and physicians, and no one else.
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.
Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
19. Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
We've barely moved out of caves. In general, the masses have zero conception of "our creator" and our interactions and knowledge of it have been tainted by those who have tried to interpret their own spiritual experiences. We are responsible for creating Heaven on Earth, and the creator doesn't choose sides, doesn't reward good or bad behavior, and serves to inspire us. All organized religions are a blot on mankind, and only enslave us. Peace, kindness, charity, love ... aren't in the creator's repretoire, they're human creations to be embraced and practiced.
