Dean Ahmad Ph.D.
Libertarian | Maryland
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Dean Ahmad Ph.D.
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
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Liberty Candidates 2012
Maryland Libertarian Party's candidate for President of the United States, Gov. Gary Johnson.
OTHER INFORMATION
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.
Disagree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
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.
Strongly Disagree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Disagree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
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?
Yes. Save life of mother, incest, and rape.
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, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court.
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Corruptability.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
B.A. cum laude, astronomy, Harvard; Ph.D., astronomy & astrophysics, University of Arizona; Scientist, Harvard College Observatory; Scientist, American Science & Engineering; Scientist, University of Maryland; Scientist subcontracted to Goddard, Andrulis Research Corp.; Consultant, Imad-ad-Dean, Inc.; teacher, University of Maryland; Teacher, Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies; teacher, Georgetown University; teacher; Wesley Theological Seminary; Imam, Dar-adh-Dhikr Mosque; Vice President, Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Coalition; President, East Bethesda Citizens Association; President, Montgomery County Civic Federation; Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland.
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Minaret of Freedom Institute; Islamic-American Zakat Foundation; Dar-adh-Dhikr Mosque; Kay Spiritual Life Center at American University; Islamic Weekend School (Montgomery County, MD); Libertarian Party US; Maryland Libertarian Party
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
Libertarian Party of Maryland; Liberty-Candidates.org; Imam Faizul Khan; Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian Candidate for President); Judge Jim Gray (Libertarian Candidate for Vice-President); Muir Boda (Libertarian Candidate for Congress -- Maryland 1st District)
