Thomas Clements in 2016 LA Senate race
On Abortion:
Supreme Court has ruled on abortion
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right"?
A: United States Supreme Court has ruled according that a woman can make a decision. My interpretation.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Civil Rights:
Support Equal Rights Amendment
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Legally require hiring more women/minorities"?
A: Equal Rights Amendment can support basic principles that are embodied in our society.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Civil Rights:
Get government out of marriage business
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Comfortable with same-sex marriage"?
A: Leave people alone, get government out of marriage business.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Corporations:
Eliminate corporate tax to create jobs & avoid more debt
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Stimulus better than market-led recovery"?
A: US National Debt over 19.4 [trillion dollars] is bankrupting us. Refurbish job killing tax code to boost our economy and eliminate corporate income tax to create jobs. Fiscally responsible Americans.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Crime:
Unconstitutionally strict punishment is’a problem
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Stricter punishment reduces crime"?
A: Unconstitutional laws with strict punishment is’a problem. Louisiana is rated #1 in the world for prisoners per capita population percentage. Legalize Marijuana: that reduces crimes.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Drugs:
Marijuana is a benefit to people's health
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Marijuana is a gateway drug"?
A: Marijuana is a benefit to people's health. War on people with prescription marijuana’drugs’should not be a crime. It's health issues rather than crime issue.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Education:
Supports homeschooling and vouchers
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Vouchers for school choice"?
A: Home schooling competition would make our schools better. Vouchers OK for church childcare and church schools.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Energy & Oil:
No cap and trade; no taxing carbon emissions
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Prioritize green energy"?
A: New Technology should [be developed] in a free trade’market of private enterprise.’No cap and trade taxing carbon emissions.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Environment:
States should deal with water quality not federal EPA
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "EPA regulations are too restrictive"?
A: States priority over water quality and quantity issues.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Foreign Policy:
Foreign aid spending only to protect US interests
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Support American Exceptionalism"?
A: US interest should not spend on foreign aid unless it protects our interest.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Free Trade:
No restrictions on trade, but no corporatism
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Support & expand free trade"?
A: No restrictions, but no corporatism. Free Trade should not have any barriers. Jobs lost are those we don't want.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Government Reform:
Term limits for Congress; but voter ID too
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Make voter registration easier"?
A: Congress Term Limits with Voter ID laws required.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Gun Control:
Second Amendment is the law of the land
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Absolute right to gun ownership"?
A: Law of the Land is the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Health Care:
Cost is the only thing that has expanded under ObamaCare
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Expand ObamaCare"?
A: Cost is the only thing that has expanded under Obamacare.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Homeland Security:
Why do we need military bases in the Phillipines?
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Expand the military"?
A: Why are we’building military bases now in Philippines for the next ten years? Sanctions of economics value can send the same message without show of force.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Immigration:
Annex Mexico economically to avoid immigration issues
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens"?
A: Fix our economy to attract the countries of Mexico and Canada--then we could without any aggression annex both countries. Expand America.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Principles & Values:
Why not keep God in the public sphere?
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Keep God in the public sphere"?
A: Why not? vouchers OK for church childcare and church schools.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Social Security:
Privatize Social Security at birth for newborns today
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Privatize Social Security"?
A: We could privatize at birth for newborns today.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On Tax Reform:
Flat rate tax with across-the-board reduction
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Higher taxes on the wealthy"?
A: Suggest a flat rate tax reduction across the board for individuals and businesses. Reduce regulations.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
On War & Peace:
Help prevent genocide abroad, but not with U.S. lives
Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?
A: We are no safer since 9/11/2001. Countries unable [to enforce their own] self defense in this world ask our country for help to prevent genocide--but that should not be at the cost of American lives.
Source: Email interview on 2016 Louisiana Senate race by OnTheIssues
Jul 31, 2016
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