Unintended pregnancies as a result of rape, incest, or proof of untenable damage to the fetus, danger to the mother... I feel that it is up to the woman to choose to whether to terminate her pregnancy. Late-term abortions are rare and are always due to emergencies.

Strongly Disagree

Planned Parenthood's primary mission is women's health. I believe that the campaign to close them down is based on religious indoctrination, false flag conspiracies, and misinformation.

Agree

I am a survivor of inoperable lung and bladder cancer. I have been with fellow patients whose pain was 24/7. They begged to die. But they had to die slowly. I was lucky, thanks to the VA, UAB, and medical SCIENCE.

Neutral

Tough question. If we are to be a nation of laws, the laws must be obeyed. I am a strong adherent of the separation of church and state. I really doubt that this is a major issue. I have very religious friends and family who would think that your Religious Liberty question is absurd. This is America, not Iran.

I will say that today, major churches are also among the nation's largest holders of real estate, and real estate is one of the best conduits for money laundering. I question the motives of any church leader who mixes politics with religion. I feel that oligarchs have infected organized religion. In answer to the question, if a religion advocates animal sacrifice, maybe it needs closing down. I see no other circumstances to close down a church.

This is a false flag. The real threat of terrorism is not coming from a peaceful religion, it's coming from religious oligarchs that have taken over the religion. The same situation is occurring in certain Christian sectors in America.

Strongly Agree

I am fortunate to have 100% of my healthcare through the Veterans Administration. I feel all Americans should have the same benefits. They work their entire lives (versus my 4 years) contributing to their communities, schools, churches, and as voters, to the security of our country. Insurance began as community "pools" to help the less fortunate. Where I live, I've seen people die of poverty... and it was not their fault that they were poor. I have relatives who've lost everything because of medical bills. In my state, you're not eligible for Medicaid if you earn more than $18K for a single person. In fact, my state has consistently voted against Medicaid expansion.

When science says it's the best or only way to save lives.

Tax the wealthy the same as the rest of us are taxed. Especially tax capital gains.

Hold the Department of Defense accountable. There are currently almost 5-million citizen defense contractors who work as little as 3 hours a day from their homes studying contracts, checking schedules, etc. Starting pay: $65,000. Average pay, mid 100 thousands.

Strongly Agree

This was standard until the mid-1980s with state colleges. Then banking and consumer protections were deregulated. Nowadays, student debt exceeds $1-trillion. Who really benefits? The lenders. Today, college textbooks cost more than tuition 30 years ago.

Neutral

Put yourselves in the shoes of the people who have traveled by foot thousands of miles through all conditions to escape violence, corruption, joblessness, and hunger. Most illicit drugs, according to the DEA are flown in or shipped in by sea. Our borders are well scrutinized by drones, internet, GPS

Humans who are seeking greater opportunities, fleeing from violence, corruption, hunger, climate change, war, famine, crime...

Neutral

My state requires teachers to continue education or receive ongoing professional development credits after certification. Most religiously affiliated private schools do not require teachers to be state certified.

Neutral

I generally agree with this, but bad apples are bad apples and they need consequences.

Disagree

But there should be funding for mental health and community programs. I also would advocate that each department have an available on-call mental health worker, or training of the officers to handle mental health issues.

The same as obtaining a drivers license, plus certified training on handling a weapon.

Neutral

Just look at the way they advertise their products. If they are glorifying an assault-type weapon and some wacko goes for the hype, then I think the advertiser should be brought to court to let a jury decide.

Overall, I think the most important purpose of government is protection, which includes national security, personal security (i.e., laws that prevent harm & crime), safe infrastructure, care for the sick and elderly, and corporate regulation so that things like airplanes, semi-trucks, medications, and products & premises are safe. Our government should give us the best foundation for achieving freedom and happiness. This requires equal opportunity and safety.

Lean Liberal

Our priority should be the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of public schools—not by the number of millionaires and billionaires who have unreined control and power over politics and opinions.

My Facebook pages should give you a good look at where I'm coming from. My life is an open book.

Never had a problem.

I'm simply a concerned human being, tired of feeling helpless to see what has been unfolding ever since the rise of the Tea Party and worse. We can clearly see the Republican travesty in the nation’s capital, and the ripple effects that result in decisions based on anything but our common good here at home. I’ve learned that politics begins with "local." District 27 needs very serious fixing. Too many issues are being ignored by my opponent. Marshall County is rife with political corruption, including shell real estate corporations, good old boy favors, and worse. We have people without safe drinking water, washed-out roads, and lack of adequate nutrition and health care. We have meth labs, dog fight operators, and low-paying jobs. We have teachers quitting their jobs due to burnout and inadequate tools. The democrats didn't cause this.

Neutral

Judeo-Christian values are part of our culture, but not necessary for limited government. Laws, regulations and policies are what's necessary. For my opponent to profess his Christian faith so often, it’s astonishing to see the pleas from people suffering or caregivers fall on deaf ears. And he repeats falsehoods to advance his agenda.

Disagree

I don't know what this question means.

Disagree

It is a legal union between two human beings. Why should "plumbing" matter? Marriage is more than having sex.

Strongly Disagree

This is a false flag raised first by Steve Bannon, who I'm sure will go to prison for sedition. Critical race theory does not say that any one race is better or worse than another. It merely says that white people tend to benefit from existing social and legal systems in the U.S. -- and that removing disparities requires changing those systems, not just individual people’s hearts and minds.

I was born into the Jewish faith. As I grew older I asked myself, Whose voice am I following? Is it to be the “good me,” or the "authentic me?" We’re raised to see ourselves as others see us. We must allow ourselves to break out of our roles as “good boys” or “good girls” and be ourselves, not what others want our images to be. I believe all life is connected and should be respected. And yes, I believe in God, or as our indigenous people say, The Great Spirit.

Disagree

Having been a poll worker for several years, this is really a dumb question.

We have very effective voting laws on the books. Voter fraud results in extremely harsh penalties, and almost all those who have attempted or succeeded in committing voter fraud have been caught and consequences. Odd that it's been mostly republicans who've been caught at it.

Yes. Amendment One allows hate speech and hate speech foments violence towards innocent others. Jan. 6 is a fine example of the results of racism and phony conspiracies.

Neutral

Reparations—a system of redress for egregious injustices—are not foreign to the United States. Native Americans have received land and billions of dollars for various benefits and programs for being forcibly exiled from their native lands. For Japanese Americans, $1.5 billion was paid to those who were interned during World War II. Additionally, the United States, via the Marshall Plan, helped to ensure that Jews received reparations for the Holocaust.

B. Stricter environmental laws and regulations are already fueling greater employment opportunities in all sectors of the economy.

Neutral

For now, yes, I support this. But the climate crisis is real and I would encourage big energy to explore sustainable solutions for the future. For example, abandoned coal mines can be repurposed to provide hydro energy from wastewater. It's being done in Australia.