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I had been wondering about contenders for US Senate in California. (Rand and Schiff aren't running here!).
CA Assemblyman Chuck DeVore looks like the most serious fiscal conservative candidate. He is declared and running in the Republican Primary. I had a few additional questions for him, and he was happy to answer them. Below is the quick Q&A. You can also check out some links at the bottom.
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Q: I have read that you are a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. How do feel about the rest of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
A: "I'm a supporter of the whole Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Our government exists to secure our rights. I have voted against my own party on the floor of the Assembly specifically over Fourth and Fifth Amendment issues (former State Senator, now Congressman, Tom McClintock did as well on the same bills)."
Q: What's your take on taxes?
A: "High taxes not only harm the economy, they reduce our economic liberty. I support the Fair Tax -- but to really make it work, we have to repeal the 16th Amendment."
Q: How about spending?
A: Spending is way too high (and was under the previous President). I publicly opposed the bailout and the stimulus. Fiorina (the probable Republican Primary opponent) supported the bailout and supported aspects of the stimulus. High spending helps grow big government and leads to massive borrowing which will be a drag on our economy and increase pressure for higher taxes and a debasement of the currency.
Q: What's your position on the TARP and Stimulus programs?
A: "The TARP and Fiscal Stimulus will make things worse in the long run and I have repeatedly said so and written as much. Further, we only encourage moral hazard when government steps in to fix other people's messes."
Q: Do we really need the Federal Reserve? Would you support S. 604 (Audit the Federal Reserve) as a US Senator?
A: "I have publicly stated my support for auditing the Federal Reserve and have already publicly supported S.604. Once we know more about the Fed's operations, we can best determine what its future should be."
Q: What is your take on Foreign Policy?
A: "As for Foreign Policy (my degree is in this and I am an intelligence officer in the Army), I have never been a fan of direct foreign involvement. I liked the Reagan/Weinberger approach: promote freedom and liberty abroad by encouraging local people to work for it themselves (as we did in Poland and Central America)."
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Chuck DeVore on the floor of the State Assembly as he rises to debate against last February’s tax hikes. Assemblyman DeVore was one of a small handful of lawmakers who voted against all of the tax hike measures:
YouTube - Chuck DeVore's last stand against the Tax Hike
YouTube - Chuck DeVore rises to debate against MASSIVE California Tax Hikes
Reason TV interview:
http://reason.tv/video/show/every-last-penny-and-then-some
CA Assemblyman Chuck DeVore looks like the most serious fiscal conservative candidate. He is declared and running in the Republican Primary. I had a few additional questions for him, and he was happy to answer them. Below is the quick Q&A. You can also check out some links at the bottom.
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Q: I have read that you are a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. How do feel about the rest of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
A: "I'm a supporter of the whole Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Our government exists to secure our rights. I have voted against my own party on the floor of the Assembly specifically over Fourth and Fifth Amendment issues (former State Senator, now Congressman, Tom McClintock did as well on the same bills)."
Q: What's your take on taxes?
A: "High taxes not only harm the economy, they reduce our economic liberty. I support the Fair Tax -- but to really make it work, we have to repeal the 16th Amendment."
Q: How about spending?
A: Spending is way too high (and was under the previous President). I publicly opposed the bailout and the stimulus. Fiorina (the probable Republican Primary opponent) supported the bailout and supported aspects of the stimulus. High spending helps grow big government and leads to massive borrowing which will be a drag on our economy and increase pressure for higher taxes and a debasement of the currency.
Q: What's your position on the TARP and Stimulus programs?
A: "The TARP and Fiscal Stimulus will make things worse in the long run and I have repeatedly said so and written as much. Further, we only encourage moral hazard when government steps in to fix other people's messes."
Q: Do we really need the Federal Reserve? Would you support S. 604 (Audit the Federal Reserve) as a US Senator?
A: "I have publicly stated my support for auditing the Federal Reserve and have already publicly supported S.604. Once we know more about the Fed's operations, we can best determine what its future should be."
Q: What is your take on Foreign Policy?
A: "As for Foreign Policy (my degree is in this and I am an intelligence officer in the Army), I have never been a fan of direct foreign involvement. I liked the Reagan/Weinberger approach: promote freedom and liberty abroad by encouraging local people to work for it themselves (as we did in Poland and Central America)."
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Chuck DeVore on the floor of the State Assembly as he rises to debate against last February’s tax hikes. Assemblyman DeVore was one of a small handful of lawmakers who voted against all of the tax hike measures:
YouTube - Chuck DeVore's last stand against the Tax Hike
YouTube - Chuck DeVore rises to debate against MASSIVE California Tax Hikes
Reason TV interview:
http://reason.tv/video/show/every-last-penny-and-then-some
(Obama is losing points for sending more troops to Afghanistan.)
