Brian Irving
Libertarian | North Carolina
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brian Irving
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Rep., Dist 2
Incumbent
No
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QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Disagree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
No Answer
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Disagree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
This is a personal moral decision.
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, the individual (voters). None of the other entities listed are sources of authority. They are sources of influence and power, but not of authority.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
People set up government to protect their rights, but since men and women are not angels, and power corrupts, any such government must be given only specific and limited powers so as to prevent tyranny.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
USAF 1967-1992 Communications Director, United Way of Cumberland (NC) County Administrative Assistant, Catholic Charities, Fayetteville, NC Administrative Assistant, St. Ann Catholic Church, Fayetteville, NC Freelance journalist Fayetteville City Planning Commmission Libertarian candidate several times BS Social Science, University of the Philippines MA Public Administration, Webster University MA Pastoral Studies, Loyola University (New Orleans)
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Catholic Charities United Way Church St Jude's Hospital
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
LibertyCandidates.com Gov. Gary Johnson, Libertarian candidate for President
