Brandon Hawbaker

Strongly Agree

I believe in a couple exceptions such as rape or when the life of the mother is at risk, because the mother has a right to defend her own life, because her life is sacred also.

Strongly Agree

All human lives should be treated with dignity and respect.

I believe in a couple exceptions such as rape or when the life of the mother is at risk, because the mother has a right to defend her own life, because her life is sacred also.

Strongly Disagree

One thing I don't think a lot of people realize is that while the 14th amendment section 1 starts with "All persons born", the second sentence clearly refers to "any person": "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Neutral

While I believe the federal government should enforce any constitutional provisions in the law, this law doesn't sound completely constitutional from a federal perspective because of the 10th amendment and 1st amendment. Any unconstitutional provisions should be challenged. For example, this law seeks to suppress "obscene" information which should fall under 1st amendment protections. Provisions that don't violate the 1st amendment should probably be regulated at the state-level.

Strongly Agree

I'm also not a fan of civil asset forfeiture, imminent domain, or regulations that restrict what people are able to do with their own property as long as such actions don't harm others.

Disagree

Taxing good behavior essentially punishes success rather than encouraging it. More societal objectives can be achieved using voluntarism.

Strongly Agree

Reducing spending is one essential element. Another critical element is stopping the federal government from being able to print endless money to begin with, which may include auditing and eliminating the "federal" reserve system.

1. Reduce/eliminate foreign aid 2. Eliminate all reverse incentives which reward bad behavior and punish good behavior 3. Eliminate federal grants to unnecessary activities 4. Move welfare and most local emergency response responsibilities back to the states 5. Stop military conflicts that are not declared by Congress

Strongly Disagree

Individuals and businesses should be able to choose who they do or do not do business with, who does and does not work for them, and who they do and do not work for.

To me this means not allowing individual church organizations to impose their own individual religious tenants, mandates and requirements upon others and respecting the religious liberties of others. I don't believe this means stopping individuals from expressing their faith, beliefs, and love for the Lord, nor does it require that individuals not seek divine favor, inspiration, or guidance.

In a general sense, I don't think the federal government should be involved with health care at all, which is essentially option D. However, I believe Americans should get back what they put into Medicare, because that's their money. As far as medicaid is concerned, this should be driven and funded by the states. I do have some ideas in this area such as a generic emergency fund that Americans with can contribute to or withdraw from, causing insurance costs to go up or down based on usage.

Disagree

The economic burden of treatment can be assessed without personal identifying information. I believe in protecting the privacy of Americans, but I do think we focus too much on dealing with symptoms rather than root causes, so understanding patterns and trends can help guide helpful policies.

I do think our goal should be to avoid foreign conflicts completely and be an example of peacemaking, but if there's an imminent threat against Americans we need to respond appropriately without getting us sucked into a greater conflict, so probably C. Also, military conflicts should be declared by Congress, so there's a lot of thought, consideration, and representation in these decisions.

Agree

Yes, the CCP does pose a significant potential threat to the US in a variety of ways, but this doesn't mean, making them our enemy in everything we do, will always help Americans. We should aim to increase our own strength and keep a close cautious eye on everything they're doing, gradually boosting our advantages, so that if anything ever did result in conflict, we'd be prepared.

All relationships have some importance because of trade, access to information (assuming it's accurate), etc. but our relationship with Israel also poses significant risks and dangers as well. Israel has too much control and influence over our government. They've planted spying devices, consumed substantial funding from tax payers, and have demonstrated disdain for our nation and way of life. Our partnership with them has also added many other enemies to the United States due to this.

Agree

There are certainly terrorists of all kinds of religious beliefs and we should not be ignorant of them. That being said, we should be very critical of terrorism being framed as coming from one group, when it really comes from another. We can't allow ourselves to be deceived or allow a variety of governments using terrorism to manipulate the will of the public.

We should allow individuals to immigrate to the U.S. who believe in the principles of our Constitution, share our values of liberty, freedom and expression. These individuals should support and share our founding defiance of tyranny, while believing in upholding individual sovereignty. They should be net contributors and not burden tax payers in any way and not pose any danger to Americans. We should measure these things objectively and over time to ensure confidence.

Strongly Disagree

We need to uphold the laws, but this also includes due process and fair legal assessments and evaluation. If one law conflicts with another or some laws violate legal protections afforded by law, we should reevaluate those laws. These laws should always serve the interests of American citizens.

Strongly Agree

The U.S. Constitution doesn't allow the federal government to regulate education per se, but that doesn't mean we as a society can't create, or encourage good national standards that states can leverage if they so desire. Education of our founding principles and the benefits of liberty should be encouraged in every state, so that each generation understands the value of perpetuating these principles.

Agree

Foreign funding can come in a variety of ways and for a variety of purposes and while boosting funding to our nation can theoretically benefit our nation it should never be at the expense of our core principles, values, and way of life, nor should it unfairly influence the minds of our people. That being said, freedom of access to information and freedom of speech should also never be compromised.

Strongly Agree

Children's brains are not fully developed, so they're not capable of making fully developed decisions regarding permanent alterations to their body, so if a parent allows or encourages such alterations without any medical necessity, they are inflicting a physical change that the child may later regret and may not be able to fully reverse.

Strongly Agree

The government has no right to control, manipulate, or decide what constitutes a marriage. These decisions are personal decisions, the government has no business getting involved with them.

I am a Christian and firmly believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. I also believe Jesus Christ's message of love can and will save this world and intend to follow his guidance in terms of how to best conduct myself in serving our brothers and sisters. I've studied a vast number of religious texts and have a fairly thorough understanding of various religious beliefs. I hope to use this knowledge to build unity and understanding. Jesus Christ doesn't want to burden us with a bunch of rules and laws or deny us the enjoyment of all his creations. He wants us to love one another, so such rules are not even necessary anymore.

Strongly Disagree

Without election integrity our nation cannot be peacefully saved, so anything that compromises the integrity of our elections must be stopped immediately. I would support and potentially carefully author a Constitutional amendment to bolster election integrity. I know how to make fraudulent election results impossible, but the only way I can think of that guarantees this is to remove the secret ballot, so it's possible to audit every vote directly with the voter.

Strongly Agree

There are definitely safety concerns for males being in spaces reserved for women and women should be protected from being forced into these situations.

I'm not sure we've fully tapped into the most reliable source of energy. Oil and gas has been the most reliable and abundant source of energy and is likely to be so for quite some time, but flexible, market-driven and diverse sources help.

No

No

Very Conservative

I'm truly a more libertarian conservative and believe in principles of voluntarism, liberty, and persuasion over force.

Agree

Yes, but not by regulating the internet or forcing ID disclosure. The primary responsibility is with the parents.

We need to train and arm trusted staff in more sensitive areas. Virtually all mass shooting crimes occur in gun-free zones, so we should essentially eliminate gun-free zones to some degree. In no location, should innocent Americans be left to be completely defenseless.