John Eddy
No Party Preference | Washington
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Eddy
Party
No Party Preference
Election Year
2016
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 43 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
No
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QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
Strongly Disagree
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.
Agree
Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry into the country.
Neutral
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States.
Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self-interest into the most productive economic system there is.
Neutral
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.
Agree
Marijuana should be legalized and regulated like tobacco and alcohol.
Strongly Agree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
No Answer
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.
Strongly Disagree
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.
Strongly Disagree
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 Agree
Our state should participate in the nationwide Common Core standards for high-school graduation.
Neutral
Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
Strongly Agree
The more people live by Judeo-Christian values, the less government is needed.
Agree
Islamic law (Sharia) does not pose a threat to the United States and its Constitution.
Strongly 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 Agree
Planned Parenthood should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Disagree
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
It was less the nature of mankind than it was agreement with the ideas put forth by Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws, in that should one of the powers 'go off the rails', the other two exist to restrain the infringement upon the populace.
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.
Constitution (as it sets the rules) Voters (as they select congress) Congress -- Supreme Court (equal branches) Constitution (as Congress can change it) Voters (as they are subject to the laws)
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Abortion should always be allowed in the cases of: Severe fetal anomalies Risks to the woman’s health Incest/Rape Abortion should be allowed up to viability of the fetus, however I understand that medical technology makes that difficult to know when viability would be definite. I am willing to start at not allowing abortions past 27 weeks. If it were to be lowered, we (all of us, including you) need to ensure that the less financially stable are able to afford their medical care needed to carry to term.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am theistic agnostic and I refuse to believe in any god who claims to love but is so vain as to require explicit fealty in order to not be eternally damned.
Considering all issues (social, economic, national security, etc.), which of these best describes you?
Somewhat Liberal
Please defend your answer to the previous question by referencing your publicly available track record.
I have no publicly available track record as I've not held public office before and my votes on any issue are not public. All I can do is point you to my web page, www.eddyforwashington.com and to my twitter feed, twitter.com/eddyforwa, where I'm willing to openly discuss any issue with civility.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you.
john@eddyforwashington.com
Additional comment from candidate:
With regards to question 12, I had selected No Answer because the founders did NOT establish a pure democracy but created a republic. Thy felt democracies "have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths." With regards to question 19, I'm assuming Judeo-Christian values are simply John 13:34-35. I welcome all civil discussion at www.eddyforwashington.com and twitter.com/eddyforwa.
