James Barr
Constitution | Pennsylvania
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
James Barr
Party
Constitution
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep. , Dist. 20
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.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
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?
No
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
lust for power and the fraility of humans
14. List your six (6) most important political endorsements.
1) Biblical principles 2) Obey the Oath of office 3) Tenth Amendment 4) Eliminate property tax 5) Freeze compensation of legislators 6) Restore the sheriff to the top peace officer of the county
15. 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, Voters, Constitution, Congress, Supreme Court
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Education: North Hills High School graduate 1970, Associate Degree in Child Care from Community College of Allegheny County 1988, Student of Constitutional History and Law (NCCS -National Center for Constitutional Studies) Vocational history: Currently employed as a caregiver to mentally challenged adults for Verland CLA since 1994, co-owner and operator of Barr Group Day Care Home 1982 - 2000. Church leadership: Past council member and president at St. Luke Lutheran Church, West View, PA Political positions: candidate for West View borough council, North Hills School Board, and State Representative 20th legislative district. Committeeman and officer of the West View Republican Party and Constitution Party of Allegheny County, PA
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer.
I am a regular blood donor for Central Blood Bank, contributor to North Hills Food Bank, previous member of National Association for Education of Young Children, former member and council member of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, former committeeman for Republican party and officer and committeeman for Constitution Party of Allegheny County
