Brandon Kleinmeyer

Neutral

If they do receive federal funds, they should be subject to yearly audits by the federal government to ensure that any federal funds receive are not used towards abortions.

Neutral

This is a subject I have never been asked about and one I will need to give some thought to. It would be irresponsible to have a strong opinion either way at this point.

I believe it should be allowed in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is threatened.

Strongly Disagree

There is no incentive to work if you are going to be given what someone else has worked for.

Strongly Agree

They should also better prioritize when they do spend. All foreign aid should be given as a loan to that country.

As a tax professional by trade, there is so much I would change. The tax code needs to be simplified and easier to understand. There are more changes that need to be made than can be listed here.

Strongly Agree

Everyone should have the freedom to practice their religion, or non-religion, without interference from the government or any other outside forces.

Strongly Disagree

Most of the businesses in this country are not faith-based and do not object to services. However, should you choose to go to work for an organization that does have faith-based values, you then also choose to accept any restrictions that they put into place in regards to certain services.

The only way for Religious Liberty to exist is a separation of church and state.

If a vaccination is going to be required, it should be made known to the employee, student, etc. BEFORE they join. This way they have a choice if they want to join the organization. Once a person has joined the organization, whatever it may be, new vaccination requirements should not be allowed. The government should not be able to force new vaccines on soldiers, schools should not be able to force new vaccines on students, and employers should not be able to force new vaccines on employees.

Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. In addition, the rules and regulations required to become a health insurer need to be modified to allow cross-state sales. They rules also need to be changed to allow new insurers to enter the market. Both of these changes would lead to increased competition in the health insurance market and drive down costs to the American taxpayer.

The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny.

Neutral

Strongly Agree

The Chinese are our best frenemy. While they own over $1 trillion of US debt, they are also responsible for cyber attacked, ignore copyright and other intellectual property rights, and back countries like North Korea who are a threat to the world.

Give military leaders more autonomy to act. They get the intel, know who the bad guys are, and where they are, but then have to wait for orders from the chain of command. That chain of command usually stops at a politician somewhere who has no real idea what is happening, like our current President. How can we effectively combat terrorism when the Commander in Chief doesn't even know where he is half the time.

Strongly Agree

In 2021 the US budgeted $38 billion for foreign aid, meanwhile the wall on the southern border proposed and started by President Trump would cost between $12 - $22 billion depending on which estimate you believe. So for less than our foreign aid budget, we could secure our border.

Strongly Agree

If a state or city is going to violate federal law, then they should forfeit all federal funding as a result. That is a perfect example of a punishment fitting a crime.

There are stories of immigrants who come here with nothing and become very successful, so I do not think having a prestigious career or special skills should be necessary to be a US citizen, but those people should probably get consideration first as they will begin making contributions to our country right away. Anyone trying to migrate to the US should undergo a very extensive background check, mental health screening, and physical screening to ensure they are not going to move here and immediately put a burden on our society. There is an old saying "When in Rome, do as the Romans do", but too many people move here and then expect the US to adapt to them. There should be a class for all those wanting to migrate that teaches them the basics of our society and presses upon them that they are choosing to come here, so it is their responsibility to adapt.

Strongly Disagree

Sexual orientation is something that if never brought up, nobody would ever know. It doesn't need to be protected because it's not something you should be sharing with your employer or similar organizations anyways. Gender identity should not be a protected class because a lot of businesses try to portray different images, having a man dressed up as a woman may not be the image a business wants to put forward and they shouldn't be legally required to do so.

Strongly Disagree

CRT is a deceptive acronym. Calling Critical Race Theory a "theory" is being generous. That would be like calling the disproven belief that the earth is flat a theory. Something that is untrue, disproven, and just plain wrong but still believed by some is called ignorance. I will only refer to CRT as CRI or Critical Race Ignorance.

While not specifically religious, I believe in right and wrong, good versus evil. My wife is Lutheran and I tend to rely on her judgment in grey areas.

Strongly Disagree

2020 proved that voter ID laws are a necessity. Nobody should be allowed to vote without proving who they are.

An unexpired, government issued, photo ID should have to be shown before voting. If voting by absentee, a service like ID.ME (currently used by the IRS for ID verification) should be used before sending the ballot to the voter.

Strongly Disagree

Nobody alive today was a slave and nobody alive today owned slaves. Time to move past this issue.

Racism is a problem that barely exists. It is kept alive by the media and liberal politicians as a way to keep ratings and secure votes.

Strongly Agree

I support any form of extracting oil that helps the US to be more energy independent.

Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.

Conservative

None exist right now. I am new to the political arena.

I have not.

I am not a politician. I have never held office. This is usually used as an attack by opponents when a politician runs against someone new. They talk about the lack of experience. I consider a lack of political experience to be a good thing. I have not been corrupted and do not owe any favors to anyone. I think we have seen what political experience looks like compared to outsiders. Just look at the differences in our economy when comparing Trump to Biden.

Strongly Agree

Disagree

Maybe in the future, but not currently. We need to fund mental health and community programs first. Ideally those programs would reduce crime and lead to a need for fewer officers. Until those results are achieved though, we still need fully funded police departments.

Those convicted of violent crimes should be stripped of their gun rights. No other restrictions are needed.

Strongly Disagree

That would be like suing a fork manufacture for making you fat. A gun is a tool, like a hammer or a fork. It cannot do anything without a person behind it. You cannot sue a tool manufacturer because a crazy person misuses a tool.