The Constitution
a. If elected, you will take an oath to uphold the constitution. Tell us about this
oath and what it means to you.
This is a pledge and promise made to protect our country and our rights as citizens of the United States from any oppressive entity or oppressive laws which infringe on on our unalienable rights.
b. What is your view on the sanctity of private property as it pertains to eminent
domain?
I believe Eminant Domain can be used when the property owner neglects Public Safety. I believe that beyond that , there needs to be a very good reason why the property would be needed by government
c. Do you feel our government has curtailed liberties set forth in the
Constitution? Explain your answer in detail.
Yes.. More and more laws are being passed which take away our right to use our own common sense. Laws are passed to regulate what we say (Political Correctness). Democrats openly try to ban the personal possesion of guns,
d. What can you do at the local level to stop, reverse, or prevent erosion of
constitutionally-protected liberties?
To repeal or not pass any law which infringes on the unalienable rights granted us by God and confirmed by our Constitution
The Environment
a. How should Alachua County move forward with the issues of energy, water
and quality of the environment in general?
I believe Alachua County should bring in Nuclear power which is cheaper and cleaner than coal and the proposed Biomass plant. Our enviroment is fragile and needs to be protected. Although I am not a “tree hugger”, I do believe in protecting nature and our wildlife
b. If elected, what do you propose to do about the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site?
This site has been ignored for over 20 years. I will fight whomever I have to to get this place cleaned up before it creates more harm to our enviroment. It is absolutely crazy that there has not been any urgency to get this site cleaned up.
c. Do you support the biomass plant proposal? Explain your answer.
I do not support the Biomass Plant. Our forests will be depleted, it will not burn cleaner or more efficient than our current coal plant. Our roads will have to endure the excessive weight of more and more trucks which will increase our taxes in order to maintain our roads
Limiting/Expanding The Role of Government
a. When you get to the county or city commission, what specific programs\agencies would you abolish?
I would abolish the Choices program in its current form, I would review County Agencies and eliminate duplicity.
b. What is the proper role of local government?
Local government should be responsible for public safety, maintaining local roads, municipal parks and recreation centers and promote economic growth
c. Do you support International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
(ICLEI)/Local Governments for Sustainability/Agenda 21? Explain.
No … I believe we just need to work together in our communities without getting some UN chartered organization involved. Our local Commission meetings are open to anyone wishing to address issues so I don’t feel we have “underrepresented groups” in our County
Economic Philosophy
a. What do you view as strengths and weaknesses of the free market?
Free markets encourage competition and growth….
b. What would you do to make the city/county more fiscally responsible? Explain.
I would review all County spending and eliminate everything wasteful. I wont roll over and approve every project that comes before the commission, All spending and project funding have to be able to be covered by existing available funds so our taxes are not increased
Are you for or against term limits? Explain.
Yes. Politicians lose site of why they are in office and start putting power over principle to retain office
Yes or No Questions
a. Do you think local taxes are too high? Yes
b: Do you support the Supreme Court's decision regarding eminent domain in the Kelo VS New London case? No I do not… The property that was siezed was occupied and was taken for private economic gain. It was not taken because the property was in shambles and the city was going to improve the land
c. Are municipal unions too powerful? Local level Unions arent but state and federal unions have way too much power
d. Should union membership be voluntary? Yes
e. Do you support the gender identity ordinance? No… If you have Male equipment You do not belong in the female bathroom. It does not matter your personal sexual orientation.
f. Should we allocate more funds to repairing existing roads and building new
ones? Allocation should be on a needs basis. Perhaps we should be more spendwise on the funds we already allocate
g. Do you support more spending on RTS? No
h. Should we privatize the bus system? Yes
i. Would you support privatizing GRU? Yes
k. Do you favor the narrowing of city thoroughfares? No
l. Do you feel our local taxpayers do enough for homeless people? Yes
m. Do you support the one-stop homeless shelter? .No.. Private sector charity is far more efficient and better equiped to handle this issue
n. Do you support spending public funds on Ironwood golf course? No
o. Do you support Alachua County Forever? No..I believe in conservation and protection but can not see taking 1/3 of Alachua County off the tax rolls
p. Do you support non-partisan elections at the county level? Yes
q. Do you support single-member districts at the county level? Yes.. Commissioners already have to live within the district they should be representing
r. D you support Amendment 1 (HJR 81, taxpayer campaign financing)? No
s. Do you support Amendment 2 (additional homestead exemption for deployed
military)? Yes
t. Do you support Amendment 3 (non-homesteaded property rate-of-increase
reduction)? No.. I want to be fair to new homeowners but do not want to decrease funding for schools. If the budget can be cleaned up and the appropriate funds can be found in the budget , I would then support it
u. Do you support Amendment 4 (“Hometown Democracy”)? No
v. Do you support Amendments 5 & 6 (redistricting requirements)? No
w. Do you feel local law enforcement agencies are overreaching? No, I feel they are being held back due to political correctness
