David D Schirle
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
David D Schirle
Party
Republican
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 32 - Pos. 2
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Calif. Colege of Podiatric Medicine, California, Doctor, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Major retired, 35
AFFILIATIONS
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Race
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.
Neutral
More restrictive gun control laws are needed to protect public safety.
Disagree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Strongly Agree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
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.
Neutral
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Neutral
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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
Free-market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
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.
Agree
The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in public school buildings.
Neutral
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 Disagree
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.
Disagree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with public funds.
Neutral
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?
man is flawed and our founders knew that mankind would always use the power of the government to tell or make other people live how they lived. In order for man to be free there must be limited government.
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, Voters, Constitution, Congress = Supreme Court = Executive
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
This issue deeply divides the country. To speak about it immediately "labels" you. And the issue is complicated. Placing aside the moral applications of the issue, let me speak of it in term of our country and rule of Law. We are after all a country based on the idea of "from many one" (E Pluribus Unum) At it's core this issue is about 2 things. Our god given right to life as states in the Declaration of Independence and our right to liberty also stated there. Is my right to liberty more important than your right to life? The answer is obvious. Of course not! Life is more important than liberty, without it we have not liberty. So the answer to when should an abortion be allowed is obvious. Only when the mothers life is at risk. One cannot be made to give up their life for the life of another. Although the Bible would say no greater love hath a man than to give up his life. How do we balance this with compassion for the mother? That I do not have an answer.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Love God and Love thy neighbor as thyself
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Conservative
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
Married 35 years, retired US Army 35 years
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
dschirle32@gmail.com
Additional comment from candidate:
Government is not the solution, it is the problem we the people are the solution. We keep electing people to represent us and they let us down. Why. Because they are not rooted in the Principles or individual liberty and limited government. We are Americans. Those are the principles that our country was founded on and we are drifting even running from them at our own peril. I am not a german-american or a conservative-American. I am not a hyphenated American. We must reconcile and come back together.
