Mike Saliba
Libertarian | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Southfield, MI, 2007-
Chippewa Valley High School, Clinton Twp, MI, Diploma, -2002
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Libertarians of Macomb County, Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Clinton Twp Historical Commission, -2017
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
State Rep, -2016
State Senate, -2018
US House, -2020
US House, -2022
Township Trustee, -2024
US House, 2024-
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Libertarian Party of Michigan
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
David Stockman
Scotty Boman
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Neutral
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Disagree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
This has been ruled a states issue and I am not running for state office
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
Private organizations should raise they're own money. Planned Parenthood provides many great services and at least one very controversial service. Either way, it's not a government agency.
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Disagree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Everyone should take the time to read "Economics in One Lesson" by Henry Hazlett it can be found for free as both text and audio all over the internet and it is written in a very clear and easy to understand style.
People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
Neutral
My tax plan is bill HR 25, The FAIRtax. It let's people set their own tax rate with their consumption habits and completely un-taxes basica necessities based on the poverty rate. The more you consume above the poverty rate, the more you are paying in taxes. This usually means rich people will pay more because they tend to consume more, but it doesn't have to be that way. Rich people who choose to live simply and invest their money, rather than over consume, will pay a lower rate.
The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
Strongly Agree
If we take the last balanced budget from 2001 and adjust it for inflation and population growth, you would still have a balanced budget with surpluses that can be used to pay down the debt. That's not so bad is it? We still had plenty of government in 200, but it was government we can afford.
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Fortress America Foreign Policy: Bring defense to the levels prescribed by 5 Star General/ President Eisenhower and end the empire of bases around the world Replace Foreign Aide with Private Charity: We have to take care of ourselves first and we are increasing our debt every day at rates that cannot be sustained Balanced Budget Amendment: Amend the Constitution to require a 4/5 majority of Congress for debt spending. If there is a true emergency it will pass, but only in a true emergency.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
I disagree, but it's usually bad business to turn away costumers, but certainly your right to do so.
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
That government should not act in such away to give preference to any religion over another. As Thomas Jefferson said, “neither Pagan nor Mahometan [Muslim] nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion.”
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded. HOWEVER I do believe it is unfair to let ACA (Obamacare) continue without subsidies. If you want to remove the subsidies from the ACA, you have to abolish the whole thing. Otherwise people are being forced by law to pay for insurance plans that are by law too expensive.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely. My foreign policy plan is called "Fortress America" and it reduces defense spending down to what was prescribed in Eisenhower's farewell address in which he warned of undue influence from the military industrial complex. The US military has only ever produced two 5-Star Generals. Only one has ever served as Commander in Chief. That's Dwight D. Eisenhower. Let's take his advice.
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Neutral
I don't believe China and the United States will ever truly go war if we maintain robust free and fair trade. Unfortunately our government is currently undermining that trade and bringing us closer to the brink of a war that might destroy all of mankind. Trade is the solution.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
The United States should cut off all relations with Israel other than free and fair trade. If Israel wishes to continue military aggression in search of territory, they can do so with out the United States.
Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
Neutral
The worst instances of Islamic terrorism against the US have all been what the C.I.A. calls "blowback" for our interventionist foreign policy. End our military aggression and you end the threat. Jihadis never chant "Death to Switzerland"
IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Anyone who can go to their nearest U.S. embassy and secure a job through online job interviews. If that person maintains regular employment for 10 years without government assistance, they get citizenship.
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Agree
That is the nature of our federal system of government.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Choose not to answer
I'm not a doctor. Any answer I (or anyone else who is not versed in the science) give will be coming from a place of emotion, not science.
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
If you truly believe marriage is God-ordained, then there should be no legal definition or recognition of marriage what so ever. I'm fine with that. My wife and I have already chose not to let the state define our relationship and we are doing just fine with it.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
No. I'm running for an office that requires me to defend and uphold the United States Constitution which itself prohibits religious preference from government, therefore my religious preference is not required to defend and uphold it. I won't be asking any of my constituents their religious preference, as I would be legally bound to treat them all as equal under the law despite their religious preference.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
I don't think it is necessary to prevent fraud to require it, but it if it put the issue to rest, I don't mind it.
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Neutral
I can't find a single line in the Constitution that says any of my duties as a Congressman would involve setting the rules for sports. Almost all organized sports have their own federations which govern them. Who gets to participate is no more the business of government than the proper weight of a baseball or height of a basketball net.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Pocket Nuclear plants for electricity. Ethanol fuel and Biodiesel for motor vehicles. I would work to repeal regulations that are in place to suppress those technologies. Make Alcohol Fuel Again.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
Nope
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
Nope
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Choose not to answer
As a Libertarian, I should not be described as either Conservative or Liberal. Unless you want to use the word Liberal in the manner the Founding Fathers would have, in which case I am a Radical Liberal, but that isn't how we've been using the word in this country for a very long time.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. Only the Libertarian Party will tell you that. The Republicans have removed gun rights from their platform and Democrats have been bad on the subject for a long time.
