State Results: 2016
State Candidate Survey and Results
1) Will you support a bill that would make spying on any West Virginia Citizen illegal and a felony in our State, unless a warrant is obtained first?
YES____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
In 2013 the State Legislature passed House Bill 2513, which in violation of the 4th Amendment, permits State Police Officers to take a citizens blood on a traffic stop without a warrant.
2) Would you support a bill that would amend HB 2513 and require that a warrant be issued before a blood test?
YES____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
The right to self-defense is one of man’s most basic natural rights. The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution says no law shall be made to infringe on the “right to bear arms.” Eight States currently allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit; these are called “Constitutional Carry” states. These States allow citizens to protect themselves and their families from criminals by not restricting their right to self-defense.
3) Will you support a “Constitutional Carry” bill that would allow any law-abiding citizen to carry a firearm concealed without a permit?
YES____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
Currently there is an effort to install speed cameras in our State, even though they have been exposed as nothing but a source of revenue and do not in fact improve so called 'safety' on our highways. They instead create distracted drivers.
4) Will you oppose any attempt to bring speed cameras to West Virginia?
YES____ NO_____
Currently there is an effort in West Virginia to use the power of the state to force landowners to sell their property rights to private companies. This is called Forced Pooling or Lease Integration.
5) Will you oppose any legislation that would make residents sell their property rights to private corporations, also known as Forced Pooling?
YES____ NO_____
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows a State to “nullify” un-Constitutional laws, making them null and void within a State. Health care is intrastate commerce and as such the Federal Government has no authority to regulate it.
6) Will you support nullifying Obamacare in West Virginia?
YES____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
Currently in West Virginia it is illegal to purchase and consume raw milk and raw milk products, even if labeled as such.
7) Will you support legislation to de-criminalize the sale and consumption of raw milk products?
YES ____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
The EPA is slowly destroying the Coal industry, with many jobs lost due to EPA over reach.
8) Will you support legislation to end the EPA’s regulation of intrastate commerce in West Virginia?
YES____ NO_____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION _______
9) Do you believe as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton did, that a State has the right to nullify un-Constitutional Federal Laws?
YES____ NO_____
The Federal Government has instituted a program called Common Core while attaching Federal Education dollars for those states who implement it. This program is based upon “teaching to the test” and indoctrinating students rather than teaching the skill of critical thinking. Not only does it “dumb down” our educational system, but it unconstitutionally takes educational responsibility away from the State and County School System and most importantly the parents.
10) Will you support legislation to end “Common Core” as well as the rebranded version known as the College and Career Readiness Standards in West Virginia, then create a School Choice Program so that parents can once again control the education their children receive?
YES_____ NO ____ WILL SPONSOR LEGISLATION ____
Legend:
RED : Refused to answer the question, hiding their stance.
YELLOW : Candidate answered 100% in line with the Constitution and individual liberty