Rick Phillips
Republican | Iowa
Candidate Profile
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rick Phillips
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
Primary
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
San Diego Christian, San Diego, CA
Indian Hills, Ottumwa, IA
WORK & MILITARY
USMC, L/Cpl, 1978-82
AFFILIATIONS
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US House, 1996
Mahaska County Sheriff, 2004
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
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
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
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?
Never. Human beings make the choice to have sex and that is the extent of human choice. Often that choice is not for the purpose of reproduction and for self-gratification only. The Almighty makes the choice to use human choices if to reproduce life or not - even in cases of incest and rape. Does man have the right to override the choice of God to initiate the spark of life under any circumstance? I would say not and error on the side of life.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Never. Human beings make the choice to have sex and that is the extent of human choice. Often that choice is not for the purpose of reproduction and for self-gratification only. The Almighty makes the choice to use human choices if to reproduce life or not - even in cases of incest and rape. Does man have the right to override the choice of God to initiate the spark of life under any circumstance? I would say not and error on the side of life.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
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?
Continue the current system for those 35 years of age or older. Develop a new system for those younger. The current system was started in 1935 and needs to be replaced. This would be a good time to look into the Federal Reserve System since we went off the gold standard in 1934 paving the way for Social Security. Fixing things would require looking at the path of how we got here.
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Continue the current system for those 35 years of age or older. Develop a new system for those younger. The current system was started in 1935 and needs to be replaced. This would be a good time to look into the Federal Reserve System since we went off the gold standard in 1934 paving the way for Social Security. Fixing things would require looking at the path of how we got here.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Any and all federal bureaucracies not specifically named in the U.S. Constitution as being federally mandated responsibilities. Education is the tenth plank of the Communist Manifesto. Marxist ideology needs to be dismantled starting there and using a reverse engineering plan in removing it from the American government.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Any and all federal bureaucracies not specifically named in the U.S. Constitution as being federally mandated responsibilities. Education is the tenth plank of the Communist Manifesto. Marxist ideology needs to be dismantled starting there and using a reverse engineering plan in removing it from the American government.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
Only if current loan holders will support abolishing the federal Department of Education, among other useless federal bureaucracies. The offset in funding the federal government has to be GREATER than the collective personal benefit. With this, we need to reexamine the Federal Reserve System while we're at it. There appears to be something unconstitutional going on here.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
Only if current loan holders will support abolishing the federal Department of Education, among other useless federal bureaucracies. The offset in funding the federal government has to be GREATER than the collective personal benefit. With this, we need to reexamine the Federal Reserve System while we're at it. There appears to be something unconstitutional going on here.
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
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
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
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 body of Christ, i.e. the church, has its functions and responsibilities as specified by the Holy Bible (King James Version) and the state (government) has its functions and responsibilities, specifically those codified in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The body of Christ, i.e. the church, has its functions and responsibilities as specified by the Holy Bible (King James Version) and the state (government) has its functions and responsibilities, specifically those codified in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare 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?
Since I'm subject to the same lies as most, I would personally like to find out why medications are so high in cost so that the average person cannot afford them without insurance.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Since I'm subject to the same lies as most, I would personally like to find out why medications are so high in cost so that the average person cannot afford them without insurance.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Reenact a similar McCarran-Walter Act to ban the practice of Islam in the United States. There is no such thing as radical Islam. There is just Islam. Jihad comes in many forms; i.e. militant, political, societal, etc. Islamic mosques are nothing more than military outposts used to propagate Islamic doctrine, Shariah law and install an Islamic Caliphate. Our American Constitutional Republic is doomed by allowing Islam to take root in our country. Islam's Allah and the Holy Bible's God are not the same diety. Allah and his prophet Muhammad are more like the thief that comes to kill, steal and destroy. The Oath should be sworn on the Holy Bible alone. A Muslim cannot do this because they have sworn to uphold Allah's law and consider the Constitution man-made and inferior.
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Reenact a similar McCarran-Walter Act to ban the practice of Islam in the United States. There is no such thing as radical Islam. There is just Islam. Jihad comes in many forms; i.e. militant, political, societal, etc. Islamic mosques are nothing more than military outposts used to propagate Islamic doctrine, Shariah law and install an Islamic Caliphate. Our American Constitutional Republic is doomed by allowing Islam to take root in our country. Islam's Allah and the Holy Bible's God are not the same diety. Allah and his prophet Muhammad are more like the thief that comes to kill, steal and destroy. The Oath should be sworn on the Holy Bible alone. A Muslim cannot do this because they have sworn to uphold Allah's law and consider the Constitution man-made and inferior.
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 Agree
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 Agree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
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.
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.
Strongly Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
No foreign-born national has the "right' to be here. Only those willing to renounce their allegiance to the Marxist, socialist, communist and Islamic ideologies of the country they are leaving; to swear an oath to our Constitution, to obey our laws, to pledge their allegiance to our American Flag, and to stand for our National Anthem: to love our country! They must come through the legal process of becoming an American citizen. All illegals should be deported forfeiting their opportunity to become lawful citizens. Any illegal that comes here to murder, kidnap, rape, or sell poison (large amounts of drugs), should be publicly executed after a speedy trial and short appellate process. We need to show the world we will not tolerate terrorism and capital offenses against our citizens.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
No foreign-born national has the "right' to be here. Only those willing to renounce their allegiance to the Marxist, socialist, communist and Islamic ideologies of the country they are leaving; to swear an oath to our Constitution, to obey our laws, to pledge their allegiance to our American Flag, and to stand for our National Anthem: to love our country! They must come through the legal process of becoming an American citizen. All illegals should be deported forfeiting their opportunity to become lawful citizens. Any illegal that comes here to murder, kidnap, rape, or sell poison (large amounts of drugs), should be publicly executed after a speedy trial and short appellate process. We need to show the world we will not tolerate terrorism and capital offenses against our citizens.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
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.
A very deep subject to cover here. See my 400-page book, "America's Path To Revival," available online at The Book Patch. http://thebp.site/93852
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
A very deep subject to cover here. See my 400-page book, "America's Path To Revival," available online at The Book Patch. http://thebp.site/93852
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?
Conservative
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?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Check the archives of the Oskaloosa Herald in 2004 when I ran for Mahaska County sheriff. I ran on one issue and that was corruption being committed by the then county attorney and sheriff.
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
Check the archives of the Oskaloosa Herald in 2004 when I ran for Mahaska County sheriff. I ran on one issue and that was corruption being committed by the then county attorney and sheriff.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No.
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?
The government will work best if restraining and restricting it to the Constitution. Life will work the best as individuals if imposing the Ten Commandments on one's individual self. In this environment, the concept of self-governance is realized. Therefore, I support term limits to avoid personal corruption. My main interest is to serve for the second term of President Trump; possibly a third House term and then retire from politics. I have no future political ambitions beyond this.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
The government will work best if restraining and restricting it to the Constitution. Life will work the best as individuals if imposing the Ten Commandments on one's individual self. In this environment, the concept of self-governance is realized. Therefore, I support term limits to avoid personal corruption. My main interest is to serve for the second term of President Trump; possibly a third House term and then retire from politics. I have no future political ambitions beyond this.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. If an individual is in custody or institutionalized, they are disarmed. If they are free citizens then they retain the right of self-defense. Gun laws do nothing to stop crime. Now if we want to have a different discussion of a death penalty for those committing capital crimes, that's another discussion altogether.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. If an individual is in custody or institutionalized, they are disarmed. If they are free citizens then they retain the right of self-defense. Gun laws do nothing to stop crime. Now if we want to have a different discussion of a death penalty for those committing capital crimes, that's another discussion altogether.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Disagree
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Neutral
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Neutral
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1) Abolish the federal Department of Education 2) Secure the borders 3) The 2nd Amendment is the "gun control" law of the land; NO red flag laws 4) Deal with the national debt
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
1) Abolish the federal Department of Education 2) Secure the borders 3) The 2nd Amendment is the "gun control" law of the land; NO red flag laws 4) Deal with the national debt
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. racism is a Democrat wedge issue. In the United States, as citizens, we should all be identified as Americans without the hyphen and all with the same equally protected God-given rights. There is no such thing as gay rights because not everyone is gay. That would create an imbalance and grant extra extended rights to a certain class to the detriment of all others. Making identity rights, classes and distinctions is a hallmark of Marxism. The federal government's role is to protect equal rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (private property) for all American citizens.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. racism is a Democrat wedge issue. In the United States, as citizens, we should all be identified as Americans without the hyphen and all with the same equally protected God-given rights. There is no such thing as gay rights because not everyone is gay. That would create an imbalance and grant extra extended rights to a certain class to the detriment of all others. Making identity rights, classes and distinctions is a hallmark of Marxism. The federal government's role is to protect equal rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (private property) for all American citizens.
