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Introduction[?]Introduce yourself to the voters. Give an overview of your philosophy.
As president and having a great duty and service to the American people, I believe that the President and the Government is nothing without the people. Without the people, the President has nothing and is nothing. Without the President, the government is nothing and has nothing. Everything is based on and derived from the people. Because of that, the people have the power and are the power. This is something that must never be forgotten. I believe the President is not in place to run the country based on his platform and on what he wants, but, what the people's platfrom is and on what they want. The people are the ones who are affected by the decisions of the government. Therefore, the government is put in place to uphold a duty to the people and a service to the people. I believe the President cannot truly bring optimism and goodness to the people without the true love in his heart for the country and the American people. As president, I will uphold a life to serve the people of America, to serve the country through leadership, and, to guide this nation as One Nation Under God. God Bless You and God Bless America.
Abortion[?]What is your stand on abortion?
Overall, I believe Abortion is wrong. In the constitution, it specifically says that everyone has the right to life. Abortion shoud not be allowed except for very few cases or situations. Abortion should only be allowed if, One, a mother will die in child birth and she wishes not to continue the birth, or Two, a woman was raped and the child is not hers. Other than those two cases, Abortion should not be legal and should not be an option. If you can't be responsible in what you do with yourself and others that will cause you to bring another life into this world, then you shouldn't be able to have the responsibiliy or the choice to prevent a life from coming into this world.
Economy[?]How would you address current and future economic issues?
The Economy is not in the best position it can be in. Part of our problem is that, as Americans, we spend so much of our money on materialistic things we do not need. We need to save money and only spend is needed. We have destroyed our own economy. We have created a wasteful economy all by ourselves, and now, we have to live without somethings in order to fix what we have done. It's not going to be easy and it will a couple of years to recover fully. Becasue of this economic crisis, many people are homeless and losing their jobs. Because of that, our nation is falling apart inside, and when something falls apart inside, it is only time before the outside falls apart too, leaving nothing left of something that was once great. We need to reduce spending and investing into things we do not need. By doing this, we are reducing a Wasteful Economy. We need to invest into things that will help us now and/or later on. We need to create jobs that will create capital. We need to help those with nothing so that they may have somthing, a job, add to our economy, save them from poverty, and build to our nation.
Education[?]What are your views on the Education system?
Education is one of the most important and key things in life that will bring you somehwere. The children in the country are our future and they are the future of others to. We need to have adequate funds for Education so that children are never cheated out of an oppurtunity that they may only have once. Children are one of the most important things. God has given us them as a gift for everyone to enjoy and to carry on life as God has given us. By reducing funds for education, we are cheating children out of the oppurtunity to become what they want to be and we are cheating our nation in the long run. To better ensure the stability and effectiveness of our Education System, we must first repeal the "No Child Left Behind Act". That is dumbing down the curriculum for students who can take more Advanced Education in there younger years of life. After doing so, we must then segregate classes in Middle School and High School by level of intelligence that will be discerened by standerized test that will be given in Elementary School. By doing this, we ensure the educational safety for all students. By doing this, we will have teachers that can directly address a student's needs and also surround the student in an enviorment similar to there intelligence and thinking. We then need to establish special classes that will address the very special needs of certain students. Then we must open and widen the Education System. It is proven that you can learn another language within 2 to 5 years. It is also proven that children learn a language faster in there Elementary years. Therefore, we will make it reuired that Elementary students learn Spanish. By doing this, we open another elective or class in Middle School and High School. The elective or class then can be decided by the School District or State.
Energy Policy[?]How would you address the energy needs of the country?
We need cleaner energy. I will be honest. Our Earth, our world, that God has given to us, is being destroyed by the poor choices of energy we are making. God only gave us one world, one Earth to live on. After this one, there is nothing else left. This is our only home, this is it. When this is gone, we are gone too. We need progressively smooth over to cleaner energy. The United States produces more Carbon Dioxide from fossil fuels than all of Europe. We need to progressively move over to cleaner energy. It has already been proven that it is clean and it has already been proven that it is better. We must invest outselves into this. If we want to breath cleaner, if we want our children to live on the same Earth were living on now, and if we want to stay here on the ground, life, and world God has given us, we need to make the choice of cleaner energy.
Environment[?]How would you balance the needs of the environment with the needs of the economy?
The enviorement is being changed, ruined, and destroyed by our choices of energy. I rather keep the enviorment rather than loosing it and oursleves in the process. The truth is, is that we need the enviorment as much as it needs us. It's called Mutualism in science. We need to protect as much as we need to protect ourselevs. We need it as much as it needs us. That's it. It's that simple. We need to take care of the enviorment so we don't die from the consequences that will occur if we don't. It's our nation, it's our world, God gave it to us. All we have to do is take care of it and we will live here until our time.
Foreign Policy[?]What should the United States' role be in the global community?
Foreign Policy and Friendships is something that is key to International Diplomacy. Though, there is something more important. That something is called the Homeland or Country First. We do not need to meet the standards of other nations to be a good nation. We are a good nation when we take care of our nation and it's people. We are a good nation when we realize that government's greatest honor is the people who live in the nation that it runs. The government is a servant to the people, a defender of the people, and a protector of the people. The government is here to ensure the safety, peace, and security for the people. The government's Foreign Policy should be set to defend the American People and nothing else. The Foreign Policy should be set to ensure International Friendships to ensure th security and safety of the American People. That is what Foreign Policy is for and that is what it will be for.
Gay Marriage[?]What are your views on the rights of committed gay couples?
My position on Gay Marriage is that it is totally wrong. It is stated in many religious text that homosexuality is wrong. It is also stated in many political documents that everyone has the right to life and freedom. Therefore, in the Education System, I will hane an adequate Sex Education that teaches about the facts of homosexuality and heterosexuality. It will also teach the affects of intercourse and the sexual diseases that could and will occur. I will grant Homosexuals all of the American Rights as every American deserves to have them, but, I will not establish any hate crimes or discrimination crimes. That choice will be left to the State Government of each State individually.
Health Care[?]How would you address the current health care situation?
Healthcare is something that is needed all across the United States and is a highly argued topic over how much government involvement should be incoporated. The Healthcare System is doing well as it is now. There is no need for much government involvement. As it is the government's duty to serve, defend, protect, and to take care of the people, the government, as in the state, will assist you in any legitimite financial need. States will be given money for Healthcare Subsidies for any legitimate healthcare needs. This money will either be given directly to the people in need or to charities where they will be given to people in need. Healthcare establishments such as Health Insurance companies, Hospitals, Clinics, and Phrmacies will be given tax breaks so they can produce more capital, lower cost, and increase benefits for the people.
Immigration[?]How would you balance immigration and the needs of the workforce?
Illegal Immigration is not acceptable. Illegal Immigrants are taking taking needed jobs aaway from American People and taking money away from the federal government that could be used to benefit the American People. Illegal Immigrants have no rights in America because they are not a citizen of the United States. Legal Immigration is acceptable because they are a American citizen and thhey are contributing to the nation as well as paying taxes that benefit themselves and the American People. We need to establish a strong Border Patrol and Immigration Administration.
Iraq[?]What is your policy regarding the current War in Iraq?
We should have never been in Iraq in the first place. We destroyed everything that can provide the military and soldiers going. The War on Terror is no longer occuring in America. It is occuring worldwide. At this point, we cannot pull out of the war. At this point, we mst win the war. There is no other way now. We have dragged oursleves into a deep hole with everyone fighting, and now, the only way to get out of it is to fight our way out and end it for good. We must do this not only to protect the American people, but, also to protect the citizens of our allies from suicidal terror of evil humans who do not see the right of people to enjoy freedom, peace, and love for their families.
National Security[?]How would you protect the country?
National Security is inevitable. We must protect the American people. It is duty of the government to serve, protect, and defend the people with all power. The American People are the greatest beings in the United States and they are the greatest honor to have. Every family in America has the right to defend themselves, their home, and there nation from harm, evil, and any enemies who wish to endager the Homeland. We should always protect our land, our home, the Homeland at all cost. Wether is is the government protecting, the people protecting, or both in cooperation.
Tax Policy[?]What are your views on taxation?
As part of my tax policy, we will reduce the growth of government spending, reduce income and captial gains marginal tax, reduce government regulation of the economy, and control the money supply to reduce inflation. By cutting spending and lowering taxes, we are increasing economic security for the nation by increasnig the reserve, opening the economy, and allowing citzens to spend more moeny more freely which then is feeding the economy. We can lower the nation deficit and increase financial security in the future for both citizens and the nation. By controling the money supply, we can reduce inflation which cuts cost and lowers cost as well as sustaining them. This will allow citizens to extend there income to more needs and wants which then is putting more into the economy.
Social Security[?]How should Social Security operate in the future?
As part of my Social Security Policy, we will make Social Security optional for citizens and we will make it privitzed so that whatever a citizen puts in, they get back out. By doing this, we offer citizens more freedom to do as they please with there moeny and allow them to choose there own financial security plans freely. We will also offer citizens to choose the rate of which there money shall be withdrawed and put into their private Social Security. by doing this, we are giving more economic freedom, ensuring more income security for citizens, allowing citizens to choose their own financial security plans without tax, and allowing a privitiezed sector so that there will never by used for the financial security of another.
Other Issues[?]Do you have a position on issues not listed above?
I have not decided my position on this issue.
Administration of justice[?]Includes:
  • Federal law enforcement activities
  • Federal litigative and judicial activities
  • Correctional activities
  • Criminal justice assistance
Agriculture[?]Includes:
  • Farm income stabilization
  • Agricultural research and services
Commerce and housing credit[?]Includes:
  • Mortgage credit
  • Payments to the Postal Service fund
  • Deposit insurance
  • Other advancement of commerce
Community and regional development[?]Includes:
  • Community development
  • Area and regional development
  • Disaster relief and insurance
Education, training, employment, & social services[?]Includes:
  • Elementary, secondary, and vocational education
  • Higher education
  • Research and general education aids
  • Training and employment
  • Labor law, statistics, and other administration
  • Social services
Energy[?]Includes:
  • Energy supply
  • Energy conservation and preparedness
  • Energy information, policy, and regulation
General government[?]Includes:
  • Legislative functions
  • Executive direction and management
  • Central fiscal operations
  • General property and records management
  • Central personnel management
  • General purpose fiscal assistance
General science, space, and technology[?]Includes:
  • National Science Foundation programs
  • Department of Energy science programs
  • Space flight, research, and supporting activities
Health[?]Includes:
  • Health care services
  • Health research and training
  • Consumer and occupational health and safety
  • Biodefense
Income security[?]Includes:
  • General retirement and disability insurance
  • Federal employee retirement and disability
  • Unemployment compensation
  • Housing assistance
  • Food and nutrition assistance
  • Other income assistance
International affairs[?]Includes:
  • International development & humanitarian assistance
  • International security assistance
  • Conduct of foreign affairs
  • Foreign information and exchange
  • International financial programs
Natural resources and environment[?]Includes:
  • Water resources
  • Conservation and land management
  • Recreational resources
  • Pollution control and abatement
  • Other natural resources
National defense[?]Includes:
  • Department of Defense—Military
  • Atomic energy defense activities
Transportation[?]Includes:
  • Ground transportation
  • Air transportation
  • Water transportation
  • Other transportation
Veterans benefits and services[?]Includes:
  • Veterans education, training, and rehabilitation
  • Hospital and medical care for veterans
  • Veterans housing
  • Other veterans benefits and services
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Popham
Name:R. J. Popham
Location:Fort Worth, Texas
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