Minnesota - 5th Congressional District | Select A Candidate 2006

What should the U.S. strategy be in Iraq?

We should begin the withdrawal immediately and maintain an "over the horizon" presence in the region. We should rebuild what we've destroyed, however.

We should withdraw immediately

We should stay until the situation is stable, but we should get the help of other nations.

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Do you support or oppose the legislation signed by President Bush on October 17, 2006 that eliminates some of the rights terrorism suspects are usually guaranteed under U.S. law, and authorizes continued harsh interrogations of terror suspects?

Support

Oppose

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What is your solution for health care in America?

I favor a single-payer universal health care program.

We should turn HMOs more into a "brokering function" to bring costs down.

Rather than numerous for-profit insurance companies with high administrative costs, a single, non-profit system with equal access for all Americans should be implemented.

I favor delinking health care from employment and using health-care purchasing pools to keep premiums low.

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What is your view of "immigration reform" in the United States?

We are a sovereign country, we have the right to have sovereign borders. We need to screen people who are here illegally, deport criminals, and get the others on a path to immigration that every other immigrant has had to follow. What immigrants go through now is "degrading."

NAFTA and CAFTA should be repealed. A pathway for permanent status for undocumented immigrants should be developed along with access to health care and higher education. Enforcement measures should not simply lead to fear and exploitation.

I support the "McCain-Kennedy bill," which provides emphasis on both border security and a guest worker visa program. Building a fence around our country is a "kneejerk" reaction. The U.S. should also crack down on employers who hire people who've entered the country illegally.

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What do you see as the role of religion in schools and in politics?

I believe faith should be practiced in homes and in church. I oppose any measure that would stop people from challenging others who introduce religious observance into the public school. I oppose the use of vouchers in schools that are primarily religious.

I believe firmly in the separation of church and state. We must promote tolerance of all people and all faiths. This can be promoted in schools and by legislation.

I do not support school vouchers. Schools should be about educating our kids and churches and synogogues should be about faith.

I believe in the separation of church and state in public schools. People shouldn't feel they have to have religion interjected in our public schools.

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Should the U.S. or Minnesota Constitution be amended to ban same-sex marriage or its legal equivalent?

Yes

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What is your opinion on embryonic stem cell research?

I support stem cell research but am concerned about the sanctity of human life in the use of embryonic stem cells.

I am in favor of it.

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Should the U.S. have signed onto the Kyoto Accords on greenhouse gasses and global warming?

Yes

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Do you favor a national consumption tax -- or sales tax -- in place of the current tax system?

Yes

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