Office you are running for: PA House of Representatives - 158th Legislative District
State: PA
County: Chester
District: 158th
Campaign URL: www.reasons2vote.com
1) Do you believe that the 2nd Amendment confers rights
to individuals or only to the Militia / Military?
INDIVIDUALS
2) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of
the United States regardless of the person's sexuality?
YES
3) If elected would you support legislation for the
removal of firearm laws and regulations? Why and to
what extent? YES.
ENTIRELY. The government has no authority granted under our
Constitutions (state and federal) to legislate firearms whatsoever.
The PA Constitution is more specific. "The right of the people to
bear arms in defense of self and the State shall not be QUESTIONED." (emphasis
added)
4) Which of the following would you be willing to
support in regards to same-gender and/or polyamarous marriages and/or civil
unions?
Check as many as apply:
[ ] Domestic
partnerships for same-sex couples
[ ] Domestic
partnerships for opposite-sex couples
[ ] Domestic
partnerships for polyamarous (more than two consenting adults)
[ ] Same-sex
marriages
[ ] Opposite
sex marriages (What we have now)
[ ] Polyamarous
marriages (between more than two consenting adults)
[ ] All
of the above. Everyone should have equal rights under the law.
[ ] None
of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage.
Leave it to the church.
[x]
Other Marriage is a private contract between
people to be determined by those people alone, the state has no reason
to be involved and the church can create whatever requirements it wants
for those seeking its decree.
5) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to
own a firearm?
Check as many as apply:
[x
]
Personal Defense
[x
]
Home Defense
[x
]
Hunting
[x
]
Farm Use
[x
]
Competitive Shooting
[x
] Informal Sport Shooting
[x
]
Informal Target Practice and/or Plinking
[x
]
Collecting
[x
]
Constitutional Rights
[x
]
Other
[x
]
All of the above
[ ]
None of the above
6) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private setting, with other consenting adults?
ENTIRELY, so long as the rights of any participants
or not abrogated.
7) Would you support the banning of some firearms? (IE: Saturday night specials and "assault weapons") Why and to what extent?
NO. As an elected representative, I would
have no authority to do so.
8) In July 2000 the Police Dept. of Attleboro Massachusetts entered a private party without a search warrant. The party was not open to the public or in the business to make a profit. Any donations given were used to pay rent. When the police entered, they arrested two people. The first person who was arrested organized the event. The second person arrested was arrested because she spanked her consenting adult partner with a wooden spoon. Do you support the actions of the Attleboro police as given in this example? Why?
Absolutely not. The 4th Amendment
to the Constitution, made applicable to the states by the 14th Amendment
prohibits such a search. Also, sex between consenting adults is protected
under the 9th Amendment to the Constitution made applicable to the states
by the 14th Amendment.
9) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered? Which ones and why?
No. Registration, as a requirement, is un-Constitutional and voluntary registration would serve no useful purpose.
10) Would you support the banning and/or regulation of ammunition; or of some types of ammunition? (IE: Hollow points, "Safety Slugs", etc.) Why?
No. There is no authority to do so.
I believe in individual freedom and personal responsibility. Former
Senator Daniel Webster said, "Good intentions will always be pleaded for
any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people
against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean
to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters
... but they mean to be masters."
Do you have an additional statement to make that is not covered by this
questionnaire? Use as much space as you wish.