Bruce Guthrie
Libertarian | Washington
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bruce Guthrie
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 21 - Pos. 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Seattle U., Seattle, MIT, 2008
JL Kellogg GSM, Evanston, IL, MM, 1992
Cornell U., Ithaca, NY, AB, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
WWU, College of Business and Econ., Adjunct Faculty, 8
EAC Corp, Director of Marketing, 2
Current Inc., Factory Quality Manager, 2
BRK Electronics, Special Markets Manager, 2
AFFILIATIONS
Cato Institute, Advocates For Self Government
International Society for Individual Liberty
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Congress, 2nd District, 2002, 2004
US Senate, WA, 2006
Race
Previous Races
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Agree
Election of judges by the people for a definite term of office is the best way to select judges.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Strongly Agree
There should be a strict constitutional spending limit for state and local governments that would tie the rate of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Neutral
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
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
Where minor children are involved, divorce laws should be reformed to include mutual consent of both parents and an increased waiting period, unless there is fault or abuse.
Neutral
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Strongly Agree
Business owners should be required by law to bake cakes, provide flower arrangements, etc., for same-sex weddings, even when these activities would infringe on their sincerely-held religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Strongly Disagree
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Agree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Neutral
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
The Founders had read history. They had many examples of men being corrupted by power. They sought to reduce that corruption by strictly limiting the power of politicians and of government. The goal, of course, was to defend our equal, individual rights to life, liberty, property and self defense. Indeed, a nation is good to the extent that it defends these rights, and evil to the extent that it leaves them undefended, or violates them.
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.
The highest secular source of authority is the individual. All legitimate government power comes from the consent of the governed. Government has no power that the people do not have. No popular majority may vote away individual rights.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion should only be illegal after 5 months gestation, and in the case of significant threat to the life of the mother. Rape victims will need to act before the 5 months are up if they want an abortion, and no taxpayer money may go to any organization that provides abortions.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
If God is goodness and morality, then I believe in God. If God is the love that exists between people, then I believe in God. If God is the wonderful, marvelous universe, nature, and all of its physical laws, then I believe in God. If God is truth, then I believe in God.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
No Answer
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I am conservative, only in the sense that a believer in the free market, strictly limited government, and the US Constitution is a conservative. I am a fan of entrepreneurship and seek to reduce the taxes and regulatory burden on small businesses. I am concerned about the undue influence large corporations have on our state government. I support a true free market, and lower taxes, not crony capitalism. I want to reduce the size and scope of government at all levels. But I am liberal on gay marriage, abortion, the drug war, and most other social issues. Like Jesus, I am against all but the most defensive wars. So I do not fit on your one-dimensional political spectrum outlined above. I am a Libertarian, which can be thought of as socially liberal and fiscally conservative and a military non-inerventionist. "Blessed are the peacemakers."
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
BruceGu3@gmail.com
Additional comment from candidate:
I will never vote to raise taxes. I will strongly oppose any efforts to introduce an income tax in Washington State. I will work to add lanes to I-5 and I-405, and take the money for these projects from the gas tax revenue that was planned to go to wasteful light rail and bicycle projects in the region. Gas tax money should be used exclusively on roads that cars and buses will use. But I am socially Liberal. I am a supporter of getting government out of the business of granting permission to people to get married. But I oppose forcing any church to perform marriages on gay and lesbian couples. The Unitarians and others will do this if they want it, I am sure. If you want to restrict the right to Liberty that tells us that peaceful gays and lesbians must be allowed to marry each other, then I advise you to vote for the Republican in my race. I defend the right to Liberty.
