Candidate's Name : Michael Cloud

Political Party: Libertarian

Office you are running for: United States Senate

State: Massachusetts

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. Absolutely.

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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. As the first Libertarian US Senator from Massachusetts, I will introduce legislation to repeal every Anti-Gun Freedom law on the books.  Repeal the Assault Weapons ban. Repeal the Brady Bill. Repeal the Gun Control Act of 1968. I will introduce legislation to repeal each and every one of the reputed 20,000 federal anti-gun laws. I will actively initiate
legislation that repeals each and every federal law, regulation, and restriction that infringes or interferes with each person's right to keep and bear arms, on each individual's right to self-defense.

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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

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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. Gun freedom saves lives. Gun Ownership saves lives

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

         No. Neither firearms, nor firearms owners should be registered.

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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. Absolutely.

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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:
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for polyamorous (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.
     [X] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage.  Leave it to the church.
     [ ]  Other_______________________________________________________________

         Marriages, partnerships, and relationships are none of the government's business. The government should keep its laws off consensual relationships. consenting individuals should be free to make their own agreements and contracts.

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

         Yes. Absolutely.

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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?

         No. As my late friend Peter McWilliams entitled his book: Aint Nobody's Business If You Do.

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

         Yes. And, as the first Libertarian U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, I will introduce legislation that makes "equal immigration rights for partners of US residents, regardless of their sexuality/orientation and/or gender identity/expression" the law of the land.

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

        I am the only pro-gun candidate for US Senate in Massacusetts. I advocate personal responsibility, individual liberty, and small government. This gives us back our lives, our choices, and our livelihoods. Personal responsibility sets us free.

Please visit my web site at: www.MichaelCloud.org