
Max Riekse
Libertarian | Michigan
Candidate Profile
Moderate
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Max Riekse
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist. 2
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, B.A., 1972
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, M.A., 1986
Western Michigan University, Kfalamazoo, Michigan, M.A., 1988
WORK & MILITARY
United States Army;, Lt Colonel (Ret), 32 years
US Army Reserve/MI Nat Guard, First LT thru Lt Colonel, 12 years AD
Awarded Legion of Merit at retirement
Michigan Public School Teacher, Retired not endorsed by MEA, 23 years
AFFILIATIONS
Sons of the Revolution; Life Member, Past President & current VP., Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Past Camp Commander, VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post Commander for many years
NRA & Endowment Life Member, Member since 1964, VFW District Legislative & POW - MIA Officer
Chairman for many, many years., Disabled Veterans, Life Member
Libertarian Party member, Ran for State Rep & St Senate as a Libertarian, Past member of Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Fruitport Township Parks Commissioner, 6 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Michigan State Senate
Michigan State Representative
Race
Previous Races
ENDORSEMENTS
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Endorsed in the past by Michigan Right To Life
Endorsed in the past by the NRA - rated A
Endorsed in the past by the non-vaccine PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)
Constitution Party (2008)
Donald Trump (2016)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
I do not NOT support the use of any state or federal tax dollars for abortion for any reason what so ever; Not one Red Cent. zero. If you want an abortion, either pay for it yourself; get someone else to pay for it; or go somewhere else to have it done if you can't get it done in Michigan; abortion will always be out there; Abortion is NOT a Federal issue, but a state issue under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. There will always be around 20 Baby killing Democratic Blue States where one can get an abortion. The best way to get the Federal government and Federal courts out of the abortion issue;, vote to reelect President Donald Trump. Then it becomes a state issue. We need more Trump Federal Judges. When I ran as a Republican for State Representative, both the NRA and Right to Life of Michigan endorsed me, the NRA with an A rating; but neither endorses Libertarians running for office; that is BS.....
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
We need to elect U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressmen & women who will vote to remove ALL illegal and legal aliens who are getting Social Security; and also remove Social Security from the control of Congress which has robbed it for years, giving 'us' worthless IOU pieces of paper. If elected I have a plan to remove Social Security from Federal Government control to the states which, besides preserving SS for future generations, at a higher level them now, would be Constitutional correct. As long as Congress controls our Social Security, we will lose.... We need to urge President Donald Trump to ask Russian President Putin to give us back the remains of the 23,000 WW II American POW's that Communist Russian military forces scarfed up at the end of the war & were held by the Germans; These men were heard from again; along with around 2,500 Americans from the Korean War that ended up in Russia; Bring them home.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
We need to start with reducing the cost of Congress; We need to greatly reduce foreign aid; and President Trump is right in de-funding the WHO which is headed by a non-doctor who is Anti-Christian; anti-American; and very pro- Red Communist China, and he is responsible for taking part in killing thousands of blacks in his home country; and we need to greatly reduce funding for the pro Communist UN - by at least 85%;
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
None; and lets remember that Congress helped banks give students high interest loans which many students will never be able to pay off; those in Congress who sold out to banks and voted to screw students with high loans should be defeated; they took the banks money to screw students. Vote Liberarian.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Not what the liberal federal courts think it means. Teachers should be able to have the Bible on their desks in classrooms; and anti-Christian Public School teachers should be fired. Public school teaches should not NOT be anti-Christian or teach anti-Christian concepts. Our founding fathers did not intend for our schools and government to be anti-Christian; Our county, the United States of American, was founded as a Christian Constitutional Republic; NOT as a Democracy.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
As a Libertarian, I think ones healthcare is ones own responsibility; I would kick off all illegal and legal aliens off ALL government healthcare programs; including Medicare and Medicaid; and ban them from going to the Emergency Room in hospitals with the result that many hospitals along our southern border have went broke. With the billions saved, we could greatly plus up Medicare and Medicaid for only American Citizens. I would also ban all illegal and legal aliens from getting Social Security and with all the money we saved from doing that, increase Social Security for American citizens. & once one draws his or her SS, there should be no income tax on it for any reason and one should be allowed to earn as much as they want and not have their SS cut. They eared every penny of it. And its crazy that under our last president, Americans were forced to buy healthcare; CRAZY & Un-American. Want good healthcare coverage, plan your life with that in mind & don't count on the Government
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
We need to pull back our military from the Middle East; It's a crap whole area and we have no need to be there; and its going to continue to be a mess for years to come. We don't need to get involved in any more wars for Israel; Let Israel fight its own wars; We also need to cut American Foreign Aid by 85%, including cutting aid to Israel by 97%. We have given Israel billions of our hard earned tax dollars for years; Let them make peace; and there are many people in Israel that want peace, and not be continually at war. Israel has around 500 Nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them; and thus can take care of itself; We don't need to be dragged into their issues and endless wars - for the Deep State (Q)
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Strongly Agree
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Fast track white immigration from South Africa. Over 40,000 South African Whites have been killed - murdered since the black communists took over South Africa. Tens of thousands have been robbed and raped. We especially could use white South African farmers here in the US as our farmers are ageing out. We need to think to the future about ensuring that we preserve our farmland and have good people to farm it. America needs these highly productive white South Africans, especially the farmers. Communist black South Africa does not want them and are forcing them off their farms by force; murder, rape and robbery. Remember what happen to Rhodesia; Make Rhodesia Great Again..... Also, all American farmland should be taxes much less then it is; If you like to eat, thanks a farmer; Lets cut their property taxes.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I'm a CHRISTIAN and believe in Christ; Don't like it, go to Hell. I left the Muskegon County Republican Party where I was a member of the County GOP Executive Committee because it rejected having 'In the name of Christ amend.'at its Washington/Lincoln Day dinners. Now, I'm a strong President Donald Trump supporter; Saved 1972 in a Tampa Florida Baptist Church. Reject Christ - go to hell; you can NOT be a good Christian & not support reelecting Donald Trump President and vote for baby killing, slow, creepy, slugs democratic Joe. Don't like Trump, then vote Libertarian for President and feel good about that. If your an old style Democrat and can't stand the current (Red) Dems., then think about voting for Jo Jorgensen. Libertarian; she is well worth your consideration. Repeal the Michigan Republican tax on Senior Citizen's pensions & end the tax status of liberal un-American non-profits that have a Trotskyite communist agenda. Greatly limit no knock warrants that most judges just sign.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
I have been a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and NRA member for over 60 years; BLM is a hard Core Marxist organization with the intention of erasing our history and tearing down our government, along with our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Its funded in part by Communist Red China; BLM could care less for the average black man or woman. Its sad that George Floyd died like he did; but he was a career criminal and drug user who died while in the custody of police who were called 'in' because he was trying to pass a bogus $20 bill; then got into a car under the influence of drugs where he would have been a danger to others on the road. the Toxicology report showed a lethal dose of Fentanyl and another bad drug in his blood. He was a low life drug user and sent to jail, etc many times for his many crimes, including many of which were Black on Black. The policeman did not intend to kill Floyd; had his knee on his neck - which he was taught to do; & had his hands in his pocket
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
NO. I like Malcom X, even if he was not a Christian; Towards the end of his life, he changed for the better; If not for his death by the Deep State (Q), he would have made a good role model for all black America. If you want to be part of an Anti-white group & know that BLM is a anti-Christian Communist farce, then join the Nation of Islam; at least its a 'respectable''group'; & its leader promotes a clean, wholesome outlook for its members; unlike the Communist BLM. This from a white Christian.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I'm a free born American and both a Vietnam War and Iraq War Veteran. I strongly believe in the Second Amendment and the Bill of Rights; and I'm tired of baby killing Communist anti-gun, crazy dem's like AOC, along with RINO, liberal Republicans who don't like Trump. #$$%$^&& them all. My BA was in International Relations and Political Science; and my two MA's were in: International Relations, Political Science; Military History; and Education; I have a k-12 teaching certificate and taught in Michigan Public Schools for 23 years from which I retired. I think there needs to be more males in our public schools, especially ones who are not liberal, but pro-Second Amendment, pro-American; pro-Constitution; pro-hunting Christian conservatives. There are way too many really liberal anti-American women in our public Schools; PS, I'm not endorsed by the pro-Communist MEA; and I'm a past President of my then local MEA chapter.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None; We have way too many state and federal gun laws as it is; we need a whole lot less; I did not vote for the Republican RINO for governor in Michigan in 2018 because he vetoed five pro-Second amendment bills passed by the Republican state Senate and House, and they did not vote to over turn his gun veto's. Very sad.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Strongly Agree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Agree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
Build the entire Wall; Reduce 90% of all Federal Gun Control laws Work for a Free and Independent Tibet. Stop Genocide of Tibetans Read: "Forsaken But Not Forgotten America's Most Shameful National Secret Revealed", by Philip Rife; and Washington's Secret Betrayal of American POW's in the Soviet Union - Soldiers of Misfortune; with Foreword by General William C. Westmoreland; by Sanders, Sauter, & Kirkwood. Also read "An Enormous Crime - The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast Asia" by Former Republican US Representative Bill Hendon & Elizabeth Stewart; Around 800 American POW's were left behind to died in Communist hands & the DEEP STATE knew it; the same anti-Trump Deep State; Q NO trade with Communist Vietnam until they give back all of our POW's. Don't buy anything from Vietnam.
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes, racism is a problem and a threat to domestic security of the US; however we have had racism in this country for over 250 years; but having said that, the United States is one of the best countries in the world for a black person to live and be all he or she can be or want to be. BLM is a Communist, anti-white, racist, anti-American group which is a stain on the American black Christian community. Get and read the Book: White Identity - Racial Consciousness in the 21st Century by Jared Taylor. White Americans are the lest racist in the United States. Read and learn; then vote for President Donald Trump as he has and will continue to do more for black Americans then any previous president. The baby killing democrats and the fake news and deep state are the ones using race in the 2020 election to defeat Trump. Don't like Trump, then vote for Jorgensen, Libertarian for President; She is a good second choice.
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