Candidate's Questionnaire Page

Candidate's Name : Monica Granger

Political Party: Libertarian Party

Office you are running for: Harris County Clerk

State: Texas

County: Harris County

District: State Representative District 134

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.

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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. I support the right of the people to keep and bear arms regardless of sex, race, or age and all legislation introduced to support this right would be supported as well.

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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. The Constitution of the United States of America does not read "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed unless it's one of those really big, nasty looking ones, to be determined on a case-by-case basis." The government has no constitutional grounding to pass any legislation regarding the types of fire arms the people shall retain.

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

No. Any database of this sort is a violation of privacy. The millions of gun owners in the United States that choose to exercise their right to self-defense should not be forced to register.

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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/statement?

Yes.

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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_____________________________________________________________

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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.

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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. The police, by entering the home without a search warrant, were operating beyond their constitutional duties. The matter is a private one and is not a concern of anyone other than the two consenting adults.

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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/statement?

Yes.

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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.
In addition to supporting equal immigration rights for partners of US residents regardless of their sexuality, I support equal immigration rights for all peaceful peoples.