Political Party:  Libertarian

Office you are running for:  US Senate

State:  Alabama

County:

District:

1) Do you believe that the Second Amendment confirms the individual right of every American citizen to possess and use (update of keep and bear) militia/military weapons for individual self-defense, as well as for the defense of the State / National defense?

Yes.

10 Points
 

2) If elected would you support legislation for the removal of firearm laws and regulations? If your answer is yes, and if you are elected, what specific legislation would you propose/support to ensure that this individual right is protected? Which current laws which infringe upon this individual right would you seek to repeal?

Yes.

Proposed Legislation:  Remove all gun registration.  No one should not be allowed to possess firearms unless they have been convicted of a violent crime or are legally insane. The Constitution clearly says all citizens have equal inalienable rights and only through Due Process may they be lost.

10 Points
 

3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?
  Check as many as apply:
    [ ] Personal Defense
    [ ] Home Defense
    [ ] Defense of your country (Unorganized Militia)
    [ ] Hunting
    [ ] Farm Use
    [ ] Competitive Shooting
    [ ] Informal Sport Shooting
    [ ] Informal Target Practice and/or Plinking
    [ ] Collecting
    [ ] Constitutional Rights
    [ ] Other __________________________________
    [X] All of the above
    [ ] None of the above

4) Would you support the banning of some firearms or ammunition? (IE:  Saturday night specials, "assault weapons", Hollow points, and "Safety Slugs") Why and to what extent?

No, none.

10 Points
 

5) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered?  Which ones and why?

No registration.  Registration is a clear violation of the 2nd Amendment.

10 Points
 

6) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of the United States regardless of the person's sexuality / orientation and / or gender identity/expression?

Yes.

10 Points
 

7) Which of the following would you be willing to support in regards to same-gender and/or polyamorous marriages and/or civil unions?
  Check as many as apply:
    [X] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
    [X] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
    [X] Domestic partnerships for polyamorous (more than two consenting adults)
    [?] Same-sex marriages
    [X] 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.
    [ ] Other______________________________________________________________

Comment:  Marriage, in my opinion is between people of the opposite sex.  Domestic partnerships should be completely legal.  Same-sex partners should be allowed the same rights as if they were married.  I see no point in complicating same-sex partnerships with a legal contract of "marriage" but domestic partners should have the same benefits as married people
including any Social Security benefits, (However, I would advocate abandoning Social Security altogether), Domestic partners should not be forced to testify against there partners, just as the right married people have.

5 Points
 

8) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private setting, with other consenting adults?

Absolutely.

10 Points
 

9) 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?

Of course not!   Consenting adults and a victimless crime.

10 Points
 

10) Do you support equal immigration rights for partners of US residents, regardless of their sexuality / orientation and / or gender identity/expression?

Sure.

10 Points
 

Do you have an additional statement to make that is not covered by this questionnaire? Use as much space as you wish.

Government has no business telling peaceful consenting adults how to express themselves.   I believe people involved in domestic partnerships, whether homosexual or heterosexual, should have the same rights as people in a traditional opposite-sex marriage - without the requirement of a legal contract that can only be dissolved through the hassle and expense legal
processes.  I do support Courts of Equity deciding matters relating to custody of minor children.  I also believe that in traditional opposite-sex marriages, Courts of Equity should be consulted regarding the division of marital assets when those marital assets are defined solely as a result of traditional marriage.

Thanks for the opportunity to respond to your questionnaire. We have every right in the world DEFEND ourselves using guns.