Michael Kerner

Libertarian | Kansas

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Michael Kerner


Party

Libertarian


Election Year

2022


Election

General


Race

State Rep., Dist. 17


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

New York University, Brooklyn, NY, BSEE, 1967

WORK & MILITARY

Honeywell International, Sr. Engineer, 49

AFFILIATIONS

Libertarian Party of Kansas, Secretary

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Senate Dist 21, 2016

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

To save the life of the mother and in documented cases of rape or incest.

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

It is horrible to expect someone to pay for a procedure that he/she considers murder.

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Agree

I do not favor forcing someone to suffer in pain till the last moment of life. We would not do that to a dog or horse, so why to humans?


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

No, you do not have to bake a cake for a gay wedding if you don't want to. There are plenty of other suppliers who will happily take the money.

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

None


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

Stop making enemies by minding our own business.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Strongly Disagree

Stop making enemies by minding our own business.


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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded. People who have paid Medicare taxes for years or decades need to be made whole.

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

Taxation is theft. I would work to replace involuntary taxation with subscription payments for services voluntarily chosen.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

All transfer (welfare) payments. Charity is a voluntary choice of the giver, not to be given at the point of a government gun. Defense spending can be severely reduced if we adopt a foreign policy of minding our own business.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree

I advocate the separation of school and state. I recognize that this is a long transition starting with allowing parents to take their kids and the related money to any other educational choice.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

Immigrants must be able to support themselves and be free of communicable diseases. Remove the welfare magnet.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree

As a transition plan to achieve the ultimate goal of the separation of school and state.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Disagree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

None. Both open and concealed carry should be available to all adults.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

Only if the gun had a manufacturing defect. Do you want to sue GM for every car accident?


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

To make laws that prevent people from hurting each other or taking their stuff.

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?

Lean Conservative

Libertarian

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

none

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

Personal freedom is my number one priority. I live by the non-aggression principle.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Agree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

I object to non-discrimination laws in general.

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition

Neutral

Marriage is not to be defined by the government. Adults may make whatever personal agreements they wish. Marital status should have no impact to any government program like income tax or social security. (Neither of which should exist.)

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I consider myself an unaffiliated deist. I believe in a superior being but not in any organized religion.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

That is just asking for ballot box stuffing.

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Primarily in person voting with ID. Absentee ballots only for documented reasons.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No! I am old enough to have seen actual racism, but it has faded away to insignificance.

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

We are far too many generations removed from slavery to even consider that. The majority of people in this nation came from immigration after the civil war, mostly after the 2 world wars.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. Human caused global warming is a fairy tale.

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

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