John Fortenberry
Libertarian | Alabama
Candidate Profile*
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
John Fortenberry
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Senate, Dist. 17
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
Mountain View Baptist School, Clay, High School, Graduated
WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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ENDORSEMENTS*
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LIBERAL (3)
*United Auto Workers
*Alabama AFL-CIO
*United Auto Workers Region 8 Community Action Program
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE*
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RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
None. The unborn child has done nothing and, therefore, cannot deserve death.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Disagree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
It should be abolished entirely. Taxation is extortion. If you don't believe me, then stop paying and see what happens.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Government's purpose is to protect its citizens and their property from invasion, assault, theft, or fraud. Nothing else is any of the government's business. Any government spending that doesn't directly and clearly go toward fulfilling that purpose should be done away with.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
Taxation is extortion.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
There should be none. It's none of the government's 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) As illustrated by the Veteran's Administration, the government is very bad at healthcare and should stay out of it.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
The United States should bolster the defense and, if needed, the maintenance of our embassies and consulates, then bring all of our other armed forces home.
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
Nationally speaking, it's none of our business.
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Agree
If we bring the majority of our armed forces home, as previously specified, some of them should be able to be utilized in this context.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Immigration should be available for persons who arrive of their own free will, aren't contagious, and have no known history of aggressive violence nor of thievery.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
Education is not part of the purpose of government, and they should get out of it. As for tax credits, I am entirely in favor of people regaining money that was extorted from them.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
They did establish a framework of morality. A framework of morality certainly is necessary for our system of limited government. Whether that specific framework is the best framework is a matter of individual beliefs.
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
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
Modern marriage, in a legal context, is simply a person telling the government that they and another person want to be stolen from as a unit.
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'm an Independent Baptist. I will be happy to tell you how to get to heaven if you want to know. If you don't, that's ok. Just don't hurt people nor take their stuff.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
We require photo ID for many other things of importance: banking, etc. We should require photo ID for voting.
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Repeal the Seventeenth Amendment. Senators weren't meant to be thinking of appeasing the majority of their state's population.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No. If it were, we would be done for already.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
No one is owed anything because of their race.
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)
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Neutral
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The purpose of government is to protect its citizens and their property from invasion, assault, theft, and fraud.
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
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
There is none. I have not been interviewed.
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?
I would like to reduce the size and influence of government.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Disagree
They should face the consequences of their actions, just like everyone else.
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Agree
Police should be focused on protecting citizens and their property. Their current funds and equipment should prove quite sufficient for that task, once they actually focus on it.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
What a person does with an item is that individual's responsibility, not the manufacturer's nor the seller's. This doesn't change just because the item is a gun.
