Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Montana At-Large Congressional District in 2018 Montana 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedThe government has no business defining and determining whether a pregnant woman unreasonably risked pregnancy by engaging in risky sexual conduct. However, if under all the circumstances it would be reasonable to conclude that a pregnant woman consented to the pregnancy - if, for example, she knew she was pregnant for months and did not seek an abortion - then she cannot arbitrarily withdraw that consent. If the nature of the pregnancy unexpectedly and substantially changes such that it significantly endangers her health or life, however, the pregnant woman may at that point withdraw consent. Learn more
American taxpayers pay to imprison approximately 1/4 of the world's prisoners, and that is expensive. Mentally competent adults who are not risking harm to anyone other than themselves should not be imprisoned with rapists and murderers. All drugs should be either legalized or decriminalized, with addiction treatment replacing criminal repercussions. Learn more
Polluters should compensate people for the harm that they cause. Wherever environmental harm can be proven and quantified, damages must be paid to the injured parties. Learn more
America has a growing PR problem worldwide: people in our country and abroad do not believe we intervene in other countries' affairs solely for purposes of self-defense or defense of others. That perception, true or false, is a national security risk. We need to closely and honestly examine the sources of that perception and try to change it. Increased transparency is key, whenever disclosures would not pose a risk to national security. In addition, rather than choosing sides, we should fairly call balls and strikes, and own up to our mistakes if and when we make them. Learn more
We should all support Constitutional carry. The right to self-defense and defense of others is an individual right recognized by the Second Amendment. No one should intrude into the lives of peaceful, honest citizens in order to disarm them. Learn more
Even according to the non-partison Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care are not on fiscally sustainable trajectories. We need to either make the money going in match the money coming out, ideally by both decreasing spending and increasing funding in trade for reductions in spending on other programs, or replace them with direct redistribution. Learn more
Border security is a separate issue from how many new immigrants or refugees to welcome into our country. Our country needs strong, safe, secure borders so that we know exactly who is coming into our country, whether they have criminal or terrorist backgrounds, and whether they are carrying biochemical weapons or pose any other risk. Learn more
We need to ramp up border personnel so that we can process immigrants and refugees in a timely fashion. We should significantly increase the number of immigrants legally permitted to come to America, especially families and refugees seeking asylum. In addition, we should provide a restricted and limited form of temporary legal immigration status to those persons already illegally present within our borders so that they have an incentive to undergo security vetting and get in line for the legal immigration process. Learn more
Our debt goes up no matter which party is in charge. The Republican Party claims it is fiscally responsible, yet has completely abandoned budgetary discipline. We deserves an alternative. It's time to live within our means and balance the budget. Learn more
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