James Noteware

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Life of mother threatened; rape and incest.

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First, we must restore the solvency of the current Social Security system by: gradually increasing the age of participation (recognizing longer and healthier life spans); eliminating the ceiling on income for Social Security payments; and Means test Social Security payments. Second, we must recognize that Social Security was created as a Ponzi scheme so that more and more younger people would support retirement of older Americans. Once solvency is restored (above), we should revise the Ponzi scheme structure to transform the system into private savings and reduce or eliminate the government's role in pension planning. In other words, make people responsible for their own retirement savings.

Eliminate the US Department of Education. Reduce significantly the portions of key other departments and/or programs, such as: Transportation (Urban Mass Transit Grants); HUD (several housing programs); Commerce (Ex-Im Bank); Agriculture (farm subsidies and food stamps); and Interior (land acquisition). And reduce regulation to stimulate economic activity and tax revenue: EPA (permit drilling and pipelines); NLRB (permit US to become "right to work") and HUD (eliminate Davis-Bacon wages).

The Federal government should NOT forgive student loan debt. Students with educational debt should be required to pay what they can reasonably afford, similar to Purdue University's program that specifies the percentage of monthly earnings dedicated to repayment. Students who are unable to meet these payments should, however, be permitted to extinguish this debt through personal bankruptcy. Future Federal guarantees for student debt should be drastically curtailed or eliminated entirely.

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Separation of Church and State means: government protection of Freedom of Religion; and no government participation or insertion in any religious activities. The First Amendment requires government to become ever-vigilant in protecting religious groups experiencing persecution, such as the growing (physical) hate-crime attacks on orthodox Jews and the (legal and financial) attacks on "wedding cake" Christian bakers.

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First, we must recognize the reality of the existing health care system: approximately: - 50% of expenditures are provided by private insurance companies, with premiums controlled by the marketplace and satisfied employers and employees. - 40% of expenditures are made directly by the government: 20% by Medicaid; 15% by Medicare; and 5% by military (VA and Tri-Care). - 10% of the population is thus subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, otherwise known as “Obama-Care.”) The 10% purchased on the ACA exchanges attracts all the attention and controversy. Providing “adequate, affordable and accessible” care for all (as the question requires) necessitates covering pre-existing conditions. While this coverage is overwhelmingly popular, it drives costs beyond affordable premium structures, requiring government subsidies. The key solution is to introduce market reforms that stimulate competition and innovation and continue to improve efficiency by reducing reimbursements to providers.

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Precisely what President Trump did by bombing in Iranian terrorists in Iraq last week! Thus, the first priority is to identify the sects and areas, domestically and internationally, that practice radical Islamic terrorism (RIT). We must appeal to peaceful Islamic religious groups to distance themselves from RIT and help the US enforce domestic laws and international efforts to eliminate RIT. Second priority is to protect US homeland through strong "barriers to entry," beginning with building the wall, also utilizing other technologies such as drones and camera surveillance. We must also enforce existing laws such as e-verify employer requirements, and prohibit overstay of visas. Third priority is to review US foreign relations with countries that harbor RIT, such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and now especially Iran its proxies, to both increase surveillance of RIT groups and their sympathizers and weaken their influence in their home countries.

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The first step for comprehensive immigration reform will be to enforce existing laws, including those for employer responsibility (e-verify); not providing social services and other privileges (drivers' licenses) for illegal aliens; etc., and denying all Federal funds to "Sanctuary" Cities and States. The second step must be to create new programs that reflect our economic and social realities, such as guest worker programs, and permanent residence (NOT citizenship) for some illegal aliens that have been tax-paying with no criminal records. The third step will be to continue efforts to change the current immigration system from "family" linkages to economic need and individual qualifications. We must increase the immigration of people who are financially self-sufficient and have skills required by our economic system and society.

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My personal religious philosophy and personal life strategy has two components: 1. Know Thyself, and 2. Follow the scripture that says: "You should love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first great commandment. And, the second is like it: "You should love your neighbor as yourself." This says it all - and implies good works, tolerance, freedom and responsibility. It requires little to no further explanation.

Conservative

My dedication to "good works" as part of my spiritual beliefs requires my active leadership by example in business, political and social endeavors - to enhance the quality of life of my fellow citizens. I have: - Assumed leadership for two major government agencies - in Washington DC and Houston, Texas, turning around their operations, reducing their budgets and dramatically improving their results by rehabilitating multi-family properties and transforming entire neighborhoods. - Written extensively and spoken publicly about political malpractice and financial mismanagement within the City of Houston, particularly employee pensions. I have advised mayoral candidates and business leaders seeking reform. - Testified in the City of Houston and the State Legislature regarding proposed pension reform and other fiscal matters. - Successfully sued the City of Houston to protect the property tax cap despite the City's use of deceptive ballot language to authorize new bonded indebtedness.

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Yes. “Loving my neighbors as myself” is my moral imperative. Early in my career, I learned that I could scale this love by improving quality of life for the greatest number of people through leadership of private enterprise in the marketplace – creating jobs, improving products, mobilizing investment capital. Later, I also learned that I could improve other lives through reforming governmental agencies and their programs with application of similar business principles and practices, rehabilitating housing and transforming entire communities. People from all walks of life and across the political spectrum have recognized the results of my successful leadership and are now asking me to run for Congress to take my skills to Washington to reform our Federal government. Republican victory requires energizing the conservative base and also securing votes of independents. I am the only candidate that has the proven leadership in business and government, locally, nationally, globally.

Neutral

No new restrictions are necessary for gun ownership. We should, however, enforce our existing laws and have renewed emphasis on mental health issues, with law enforcement more carefully tracking and restraining those with dangerous criminal records (such as the "stabber" in the recent New York Jewish attack).

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The US faces three long-term risks: 1) explosion of public deficits and Federal debt: 2) erosion of the rule of law, particularly with regard to immigration; and 3)break-down of major institutions, especially Congress. Thus my major legislative priorities will be, in order: 1) Federal balanced budget amendment; 2) comprehensive immigration reform-stopping illegal immigration while enhancing LEGAL immigration; and 3)reforming Congress -- leading by example and holding government accountable.

NO. I do not see how any accusation of racism may cause or increase domestic security risks.