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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Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Jobs
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Social Security
Tax Reform
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